posted Sep 22, 2008

Looking at Bolt's progressions, I think it is interesting to see how rapidly his times were falling during his teenage years - a 21.81 at age 15 became a 19.93 at the age of 18. That certainly does predict some impressive times later in his career. An 18-year old who runs 19.90 is quite conceivably a 22 year old running sub-19.5 seconds...could he have been on drugs at that age already? Even the hardest sceptic would not think it likely.
http://www.sportsscientists.com/2008/08/beijing-2008-discovering-usain-bolt.html

Lewis may have been cleared but Bolt's never had to BE cleared. How many people knew about Gatlin's first indiscretion? Or all those suddenly needing some (cloaking?) stuff to sort out their asthma?

Would have thought that an external body doing the testing would've suited even more people than having our national body doing it? Surely the sceptics would put more faith in the IAAF than in JADCO?
Analogy to our having Privy Council (external body) as the final arbiter in serious crime cases - rather than a local body?
So how soon before people start criticising JADCO as anybody on the board could have a link with someone else involved in local track? We're after all a small nation - like JADCO-UTech and UTech-MVP? There's nothing wrong but the same people who're dissing the local regime won't stop there...nothing will be good enough...
Anyhow, now it's setup, don't think that will shut them up anyway...

Bolt initially used the 100 as sharpener for the 200 - remember there was possibility of him doing the 400 which he didn't want to...he was still unsure he was doing the 100 at Olympics...if you take a thing on 1 year with massive potential to do it well your INITIAL times will be rough - then once you hone it, times should fall...

Certainly, Clyde Hart thinks he could do very well at 400...and Michael Johnson doesn't have the same opinion as that Lewis geezer...and I'd more listen to the more balanced less egotistical one...

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posted Sep 22, 2008

Bolt is currently coached by sprint guru Glen Mills, who guided Kim Collins to gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 World Championships. Previously, he received instructions from 1964 Olympian Pablo McNeil and Dwayne Barrett at William Knibb high school and from experienced Fitz Coleman during 2004, when the world junior record was set.

Bolt says he likes watching tennis when Serena Williams plays.

Yearly Progression
200/400: 2001 – 21.81, 48.28; 2002 – 20.58, 47.12; 2003 – 20.13, 45.35; 2004 – 19.93; 2005 – 19.99; 2006 – 19.98; 2007 – 19.75 (NR), 45.28.

Personal bests
100: 10.03 (2007)
200: 19.75, NR (2007)
400: 45.28 (2007)

Career Highlights
2001: 2nd, Under 17 Carifta 200/400
2002: 1st. World Junior Championships 200;
2002: 1st, Under 17 Carifta and CAC Juniors, 200/400
2003: 1st, World Youth Championships 200
2003: 1st Pan-Am Junior 200
2003: 1st Carifta, 200/400
2004: 1st Carifta 200 (WJR19.93)
2005: 1st CAC senior, 200
http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=36356.html

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posted Sep 23, 2008

Is this Lewis' backhanded way of admitting his own guilt?

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posted Sep 23, 2008

Personally speaking i dont think there is anything wrong with what carl lewis said. Im sure there were millions of people saying the same thing when they saw the 100metre final on TV. Im sure 100% of the people on this forum questioned his gold medal in their heart of hearts. But at the same time i dont think BOLT is on drugs. I think he is a clean athelte. I also say CARL LEWIS himself has been clean all his life. If you look at drug cheats, their build is like heavyweight boxers, Carl Lewis has had almost the same body since his teens. Thats the reason why i say BOLT is clean as well. They dont look like they are on drugs...

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posted Sep 23, 2008

Pre '88
"Sorry, Mr. C, there's a problem with your test results"
"O, it's that dashed cough syrup I took. Let me take another one"
"That one's a problem too"
"Let me take another one"
"That one's a problem too"
What's that Wilde quip, once might be careless but thrice? Anyhow, sure it was all ok...they retracted the Bild article stuff...

BTW, Maid Marion wasn't bulky either.

Anyhow, "to the world"...Mr. Bolt will prob do the "nuh linga" on Letterman tonight!

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posted Sep 24, 2008

Carl Lewis failed 3 drugs tests in 1988 to substances which are NOT BANNED in todays athletic world.

Also he was cleared in 1988 of any wrongdoing.

Guys here are talking as if he took anabolic steriods like Ben Johnson.

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posted Oct 8, 2008

Eight athletes have been banned during Olympic Games for taking the substances that Lewis took (as recently as 2000 when it was proven that it was given by a doctor as a cold remedy).

These substances are still on the WADA list and if the rules had been followed he would have been banned in '88 regardless of how they were taken (herbal remedy doesn't sound likely) as you are guilty if it is in your system no matter how it got there.

This doesn't mean that there shouldn't be random test for Jamaicans, there should, but Carl Lewis is not the person to call for them.

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posted Oct 8, 2008

The suspicion that greeted Bolt's stunning victories is sad but thoroughly understanable. To take so much time off world records will always raise eyebrows in this day and age. But for Carl Lewis to be the one to voice them positively reeks of hypocrisy and for him to hold up the US as a bastion of drug testing is staggering.

With the resources they US have at their disposal, the whole Jones/Montgomery scenario should have never happened but it did and the fact it went on for so long without it being detected or punished is shameful. Certailny not something to be proud of Carl.

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posted Oct 8, 2008

Lewis may have sinned but he raised doubts about Ben Johnson and came off best.
I felt sorry for Johnson he deserved a better deal

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