Usain Bolt Qualifies For Men's 200m Final (3 Heats) - London 2012 Olympics

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Highlights of the 3 heats of the men's 200m featuring Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Wallace Spearmon and Christophe LeMaitre at the London 2012 Olympic Games (8 August).
Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women's events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men's programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men.
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[@freshorange4325]

I love how when Usain Bolt is racing the commentator says 'Who's going to get second?'

[@chenpod123]

They keep the Jamaicans seperate in these heats so that they can avoid breaking the world records in the semi final rounds haha

[@anthonyjoshua1603]

Anthony that’s so true 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jgoat4250]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@medhanjaisaxena4960]

Thats not the case at all dude.... No two runners from same country can be in. Same heat thats a rule...

[@fritz0vall425]

@@medhanjaisaxena4960 it’s a joke

[@Vinnicombe1]

@@medhanjaisaxena4960 you’re fun at parties..

[@tzouse]

After Blake's race at 03:42 Blake was causally walking off the field while Lemaitre and the Norwegian looked like they both contracted ASTHMA!! What a difference of fitness!!!

[@niesalloyd3855]

🤣

[@ep.1646]

3:42

[@mingsiu9936]

Men's 200 jogging race

[@jolennsylvester2642]

ming siu Sloan’s Stephens I’m going to

[@islandgirlruby2750]

Awesome

[@jonandmichellefey9094]

😂

[@surajiyer180]

Usain Bolt looks as though he is actually jogging through the finish line !!

[@SaianaRose]

He is!!

[@hazerdxhd4373]

Usain bolt makes it look so easy

[@iwantpeace1310]

Suraj Iyer actually he is

[@TobyHar]

Commentator saying "There he goes" and "Who will come second" says it all!

[@gamalhzumorris6964]

Nu go z e

[@gamalhzumorris6964]

Ok lakerst

[@gamalhzumorris6964]

Llakers

[@Liamjlm]

King

[@Derp___]

Imagine training hard your entire life, then qualifying for the olympics. Your dreams of arriving at the olympics have come true. You’re an elite now. You line up, hear the gun go off. You run as hard and as fast as you can, just like you’ve trained to do. Only to LITERALLY watch Bolt JOG away from you 😂 11:19

[@fyufiy4703]

that must hurt aha

[@carlosblanco2955]

They say hard work beats talent... not against Bolt though 😂

[@Exodianotforbidden]

@@carlosblanco2955 😂😂😂

[@magalawn]

@@Exodianotforbidden 😆😅😅🤣🤣🤣

[@jehovahrohi969]

Then u gonna train hard again for d next four yrs 😆

[@Bronzebk]

Blake took a helluva chance slowing down that much before the finish line. Hope he sees the video & never do that again. Somewhat careless!

[@thlgnd]

For real!

[@eduardoeliascanela7588]

They do it on purpose if they know they’re winning. Save those last efforts for the final

[@lewisjd]

Bronzebk oh my god he did to

[@heroe1486]

​@@eduardoeliascanela7588 Not to reduce the gap to 0.01 second tho, that's the careless part

[@Someone-hi1nt]

@@heroe1486 0.02, but yes

[@miguepreza5870]

I dont know why but i really loved the London olympics

[@Silligk]

does slowing down in the end really save THAT much energy?

[@izzyraj]

no it doesn't lol. come on, you know why they do it, its to say"Look how fast i am, i can slow down and still win while these guys are gunning for it" XD kinda douchy but oh well

[@sincitydude31]

No. And despite what a couple people said defending it, most track coaches hate when their runners do it. I ran track in both high school and college, and slowing down was something i had a habit of doing when i knew i had a race won. The 200 was my best race and i would slow down when i was far enough ahead and it drove my sprint coach in college crazy! He literally yelled at me a couple of times until he was red in the face to stop doing it. If i did i would have to do extra conditioning the next practice. A lot of sprint coaches feel like even if you have a race won, that you should at least try to improve on your time as much as possible, so slowing down is pointless to them. But i guess when you are a world-class sprinter like these guys are then you can get away with it. But despite what people may tell you, no, slowing down really does not save that much energy.

[@Toetothunder]

Rogene Roper no not really, its more of a psychological thing. It strikes fear in the other sprinters as they think 'woah he must be really fast when he tries' thats what i think anyway lol and you dont want to let the cat out of the bag too early so they save their best performance for the final

[@meeko9811]

lol yes it does it takes ALOT of energy to finish a race.and why waste energy on heats when you have semifinals and finals to do

[@PMGKey]

It does. You don't want go tire yourself or risk injury when it's only a semifinal

[@ThePhobiaCrew]

Blake tried to be like bolt not realizing that bolt can afford to pull up with his insane stride length.

[@ryderwashington4199]

+ThePhobiaCrew So can Blake, lol. Blake is right there with Usain Bolt.

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

+Ryder Washington He is close to him in speed but his legs aren't long enough to do that slow down that far back, he doesn't have the stride.

[@solo6810]

Blake is as close to bolt as gay, gatlin and powell

[@XxDAOGJAYYxX]

They are training partners what do you espec

[@helenmcleish3893]

@Ange H kcc. CNN new

[@shawnwaynewt]

Bolt had sufficient top speed to jog through the final but Blake obviously didn’t have enough, he almost blew it! Good he was able to jog like bolt and win lol

[@dhowa862]

I hate the new false start rules. The first false start use to get charged to the field and the second was a disqualification. Now you are done after just one false start.

[@MrTracythomas1]

Just like in life ;)

[@Chryogenome17]

Yea. I think they should go back to the old rules because some people false start just because it's so nerve-racking and stressful. I mean, they're competing on the biggest stage in the world. Cut them some slack.

[@aravindradhakrishna8660]

Tracy Thomas that's harsh :(

[@เรวัตรุ่งเรืองศรี-ต4บ]

Daniel Howard

[@st3wi3D]

Yep. Just imagine 4 years of hard work flushed down the drain in an instant. Harsh.

[@SaianaRose]

He was jogging

[@mh0Ang95]

Lol people think the guys running behind Bolt are pretty close, but its only cuz he let them. He didn't care as long as he gets the win for the auto Q (:

[@b.vardeva7090]

Matt Hoang yeahh

[@CHA-dn5yx]

Lolololol

[@edwardgutierrez9072]

Dang let’s jog the last 100m and still run a 20.18

[@faustinepauvarel4821]

3:08 Yohan Blake with 20.01 (35.98 km/h ) 11:08 Usain bolt with 20.18 (35.68 km/h ) 19:05 False start 21:03 Churandy Martina with 20.17 (35.70 km/h )

[@ep.1646]

3:08 11:08 19:05 21:03

[@teejah7785]

Usain Bolt...forever the great!

[@juniorjhonson3747]

tamaitai olemotu

[@edenGZZZ]

Usain was jogging on them😁😁

[@luigillo]

at 2:40 Yohan Blake running with a Richard Mille watch (100k $ at least)

[@prettydopegirl-146]

He is fast. I can see why his last name is Bolt! 😃

[@yoseff1191]

That’s so sad, he trained for 4 years and he got disqualified

[@derekwong5253]

A lot of pressure. unlucky

[@Clammeister003]

Who

[@ShoaibKhan-bz5qm]

@Zayne simard moore It is ruthless but the best rule IMO - problem was athletes would exploit the false starts allowed to put pressure on those faster

[@glenxoseph]

@Zayne simard moore “the stupid rule” has actually been changed twice. Before 2003, every athlete had two chances of false start. In 2003, because of the rampant false starts that wastes everyone’s time, they changed it to, if anyone false starts, then everyone gets a warning, and whoever did it the second time gets dq. But still, many athletes take a risk to false start. Either they get away with it and be like 0.02 seconds faster, or they get caught and get a warning and simply restart, they have nothing to lose. That’s why in 2009, the rule changed to whoever false starts gets disqualified immediately.

[@kyleatherton88]

@@glenxoseph yeah i remember the change in 2003. John drummond of the USA got dq in the rounds in the wc in paris. And he caused a scene claiming he didnt move and wouldnt leave the track. 🤣

[@3dakainsane]

eww it would have been nasty if Blake slowed up too much. Makes me cringe.

[@BackyardGrower350]

he could have broken the record there

[@MartinE5200]

yes, and i think that Bolt could be broken many times his own records, but he slowed many times at the end...

[@Toetothunder]

ndo no one breaks world records in semi finals.

[@kennethtukes1234]

3dakainsane .

[@charlesverg2184]

Makes me laugh, blake is an idiot who is jealous of Bolt and tries to show off.

[@dabreyon]

I swear Jamaica be joggin

[@Steveiegaming]

Gotta love how he jogs 20.18.... most people would kill just to be able to proudly display that as their pr

[@annishkadennis3122]

we love you Usain bolt and jamaica

[@ying6251]

wrong title, it should be "Men's 200m Final qualifies to have Usain Bolt"

[@tubbystarr]

HAHA

[@rickieroberts1527]

Usain would walk with a missing leg faster than I run

[@manjago1070]

bolt and blake toying other sprinters hahahahaha lol

[@traven64]

if u look at almost al the other athletes..they do alot of back drag in the transitions of legs....but usain does it a little less then them...so he gets a faster rotation

[@fuzzywuzzy1544]

H guy U

[@trevors5216]

Really enjoying the races and all , but seeing them slide-in the Woman's Long Jump ..........and Then watching one of them jump 2 cm PAST or FARTHER than what I jumped to win the Senior Provincial Championship when I was 17 , .......a little HUMBLING..... ( especially when I think back and remember how I was feeling like I was ALL THAT and SOME..) LOL.....but really , 7.12m. is CRAZY IMPRESSIVE for Man or Woman..!!....and she MAY have jumped even farther.??

[@trevors5216]

Brendan Jackson Exactly..!! Cheers

[@yvarjansen5595]

further*

[@yvarjansen5595]

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[@yvarjansen5595]

further*

[@trevors5216]

Yvar Jansen TOUCHÉ. You've correctly found my grammar error , ....... Enjoy the rest of your Night.

[@iheartheenim]

Props to the crowd giving Bahamas support after his false start. It's sad, but the rules.... :(

[@ThaSpeedsterZ]

How scary was it that when Blake got done, he just smiled and walked near the camera.. Lemeitre doubled over to catch his breath. Talk about intimidation

[@kikibeneme]

Why did Blake slow down so much at the end, he was almost beaten...lol

[@Liamjlm]

Hello do you still use this account?

[@villageboy83]

God gifted really a legend.

[@imamgiuseppe5103]

Who heard that part about "Jobudwana's eye balls out" 😂😂😂I was so dead

[@imamgiuseppe5103]

Blake risked it all😂😂😂

[@mario-cv1tw]

Did Blake really stop running 5m away from the finish line and almost lose?🤦🏾‍♂️

[@runnersguide5490]

Bolt makes it look so easy, but he just that fast

[@everzen6837]

Out Of the 10 fastest people of all time 5 of them were jamacan and ran in the same relay team, not hard to see why they won gold eh

[@shoaibheesam1577]

Don't take it for granted that Usane's last name is bolt

[@monicaaglin9550]

shoaib heesam that is usain

[@LuckyHapps888]

Usain st leo bolt is his full name

[@josephc.pedrana5121]

So with all these comments I'm guessing all of can obviously win olympic gold, train every day for 10 years with unbelievable pain and go through heats like a true sportsman.

[@greatestpotatoever907]

Joseph C.Pedrana exactly

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

What?

[@lamarcusharris2998]

How can a guy be that fast just amazing

[@jboynerf3458]

"Usian Bolt strolling along, strolling along"

[@prajwalrajeev9012]

11:17 "who's gonna get second??!!" 😁😅

[@Tone202]

What's crazy is these guys are all fast and he makes it seem like their on a play ground. Wow.

[@evemodeste4915]

Ye

[@kanthector]

3:31 commentator ooohh..ooo...ulppp . Lmfao 😂

[@dilanoclarke8114]

Excited for 2020 Olympic Games

[@whatsupbrethren7991]

Hello I’m Coronavirus

[@MegaHaberci]

Bolt'un hızlı ve starta uyumununun en büyük nedeni boyu ve refleksi! Özellikle de boyunun uzun olması adımlarını büyüterek daha hızlı olmasını sağlıyor!

[@anmolsowdi8852]

I think bolt should have been given direct qualification to final in all races

[@BackyardGrower350]

i hate when althletes slow down in heats... blake was 20.1 ... he could have possibly gone below 19.19 ... when u get the chance to do things like that you better take it.. youth is valuable

[@Cbreeze59]

It's a nice thought but he wouldn't have gone below 19.19 because that's the world record that was set by Bolt and besides the heats don't matter so much as long as they win or qualify. The time to go all out is in the finals so it's best to save the energy for that.

[@messiahmaberry5641]

Yeah there’s no point in breaking the record on semi finals or qualifying

[@tysonlewis1853]

What youdont realise is they don't lose as much speed as it looks, there was no chance of Blake doing a world record and he would've known that otherwise he would've gone for it

[@TH-cx2yx]

omg you idiots. you do realize that just one second is over 10 meters in sprinting.. he would be nowhere close

[@taymore7030]

Xd

[@shehryar221]

Didnt even try :D

[@darrylwong2122]

Bruh, if it’s not a championship run or Olympic Finals it’s just practice for Usain Bolt

[@Traveling290]

swear to God, the commentators make it more interesting to watch lol

[@DG-lx1jy]

3:26 after such a big slowdown 20.01 if he ran the whole thing he might have beaten the world record no hate to bolt i like him more than blake

[@wisdomenake242]

What a joke 😂😂😂😂😂 u guys don’t like Bolt getting all the attention.

[@LATAZ09]

wtf headline said Bolt why did I have to wait so long to see the man?

[@lucksonmbao2078]

I just love this man

[@dannymorgan7252]

Hate that False start rule. A second chance is deserved especially in the Olympics.

[@BjtheLawyer_]

bolt just toyed with dis dudes smh. #greatnessisuponus

[@susheelasusheela520]

London olimpics coverage is better than rio and tokyo

[@molaminbarrow9529]

Bolt is very fast

[@Abeni28]

If Blake had run that out he would almost have beaten the WR...

[@ShoaibKhan-bz5qm]

I swear every US sprinter wears shades lol (Dix, Spearman, Young)

[@PMGKey]

Usain Bolt was Jogging the ENTIRE time.

[@arnavsharma9150]

Bolt is best.and inspirational

[@justinchristian4767]

How to run a 200 m dash Step one stride 50 m Step to jog 150 m Boom ya done now

[@firedude2106]

bolt stop trying where there was 75m left in the race. ahahahaha bolt u funny guy.

[@phenamenol]

Both Blake and Bolt got bad starts in the 100m finals ..both flew at the end ...Blake came from seventh to fourth and lost a medal by 200th of a second ..we all saw what Bolt did ..the 200m is a bit more forgiving ...What time will Bolt do ....would be happy for the world record but there are variables ...

[@trefrancis4029]

Blake came 2nd in 100m final what u talking about

[@trefrancis4029]

Now realise it is Rio Olympics u talking about sorry

[@chekyplyer2880]

Imagine if Blake would lost the match due to his over confidence

[@alien4693]

hahaha! 😂

[@Someone-hi1nt]

still wouldve qualified

[@Dizzyj360]

Blake slowed down way to quick he almost came 2nd lol

[@larryjablinski3570]

forget 2nd, he almost came third. if he slowed down a tiny bit more he might not have even qualified

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

​@@larryjablinski3570spearmon qualified what are u even talking about Blake would have still qualified but only with a bad lane 7 Blake would have been In front of (Usain lane 6) in the 200 meter final

[@legend1725]

Usain bolt! JAMAICA ALWAYS WITH YUHH MAN

[@TheSupergirl_25]

Yea JAMAICA we sehhh!!!!

[@cshekararkatikharvi]

Jamaica king Usain Bolt💞👍👏

[@thesage1621]

when Yohan was on his special cocktail...

[@tajaun3467]

When he wasn't injured. You people are so salty it's unbelievable😁😁😁😁.

[@antony6637]

Quiñónez 🇪🇨❤

[@bevenawilliams8491]

Bolt's race @11:10..thank me later..

[@soinqueharry6895]

Wehwlli a ms

[@Chromedawgg]

just noticing that some of the Q's for qualify are in caps and some lower case, why is that?

[@dusanaleksic3085]

Did the word Bolt (thunder) get the name from Usain?

[@rhyspotter3576]

No 😂😂

[@19031960ful]

"The King is in his Kingdom alright" haha...

[@Trishwilson]

The commentator..."Hes just sensing theres people around him somewhere" lol

[@yorgi.k.2130]

didnt it look like around the last couple metes he wasnt trying

[@larryjablinski3570]

Lmao blake had no idea how close the other 2 behind him were

[@kaitlynly]

Idk anything about track, but why do they have people start further back? Isn’t that unfair?

[@trefrancis4029]

😂😂😂😂😂 They all run the same distance cause all the lanes are at different angles

[@itzelbaizan5250]

I was confused too lmao I found out it was just the angle

[@nov3m472]

10:50 Usain Bolt cant take the semis serious Lul

[@adrianbento3298]

200m jog.ah jogging 20.18 so normal 👌🏼🏅😂

[@TheLordSnowbro]

Lemaitre needs more muscle. Look at guys like Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay, even Bolt with his height, they're muscular. He's fast but he could be way better.

[@19031960ful]

I don't know... Warren Weir is real skinny though. I think he looks even slimmer than Lamaitre

[@TheLordSnowbro]

Different genetics though man. Jamaicans are naturally fast, even being skinny. I'm not exactly sure if he needs muscle to give him more explosiveness, just a guess. I do see what you're saying though.

[@19031960ful]

TheLordSnowbro Yah... Something for us to think about as you suggest. Lets see if Lamaitre and Weir do more weight training.

[@Kloud9reacher]

the whole aspect of it is that you want to be as light as posible but as strong as possible in terms of fast twitch. Which is why all weight lifting, drills and power training is all done and lifted quickly for explosivnesss, not to build mass of muscle. Naturaly your muscle size will increase but that is not the aim. a good example is harry akins, he used to be very big and didnt need that size (he is extreemly strong) but i think now hes gone down in size. Different athletes develop differently though, and you can see this at different times of the season with the athletes their size sometimes is bigger early season rather than late season as their weight sessions and reps may decrease, but things like their core and quick movement of high weight but less reps increase, which is why they may look a bit more lean and ripped. But again its just different athletes

[@Kloud9reacher]

Kloud9reacher the size of your muscle does not determine how strong you are. People need to understand this when it comes to even general training and in the gym. Especially with athletes.....dont underestemate athletes at all

[@firedude2106]

christophe is my FAVORITE white athlete!! he is also the best!!!

[@Akshay.K0]

Why the flip did I click the title if it already tell me who wins?

[@RandomGuy-il8ec]

3:34 Blake looks reaaaally unsure here

[@statecentraljobforassam3793]

3.31 Commentator was really shocked why Yohan Blake Slow down😮😮😮😮

[@Anonymous-bx2zj]

Yohan Blake was in form!!!

[@swamiviveknand8441]

Good race

[@ZZ-ns6vy]

If u want to become the fastest man on Earth you have to have an iconic name.

[@ジャンボ-n1k]

😂

[@鏡さん鏡さん]

3:00 11:00

[@ThePhobiaCrew]

yeah you're right...i just checked...it's 27 mph.

[@eokino]

Isaiah Young's from Ole miss (Mississippi) not Missouri

[@simonwong4822]

Handsome lengjai bolt

[@behnamkh4702]

usain bolt

[@liquidfps9068]

He could easily defend his record or break his record again

[@1Gieko]

Yohan thinking he's Usain almost not getting qualified 💀

[@Saysay.1K]

Bolt started jogging and still won 😭

[@dionisiolima9636]

Bolt could've beaten his current wr 19.19 if he wanted to