AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2008
Oly: Bolt after Olympic golden double
With only 11 gold medals to be presented today at the Beijing Olympics .. the fewest
since the first day of competition .. and USAIN BOLT in line to collect one of them ..
it's a distinct case of quality over quantity.
The Jamaican sprinter will try to add the 200m gold medal to his world-record performance
in the 100m .. where he coasted over the final metres en route to a 9.69-second time.
The 200m .. however .. is his favourite event.
It he wins both the 100m and 200m at the Bird's Nest .. he'l be the first Olympic athlete
since CARL LEWIS in 1984 to achieve the feat .. while MICHAEL JOHNSON'S 12-year-old world
record of 19.32 could fall in the process.
The women's 400 hurdles final and hammer throw will also be held today.
Elsewhere swimmers are back in the water .. with the women's 10-kilometre open water
race being held for the first time at the Olympics.
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KEYWORD: OLY08 (BEIJING)
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