In Short

Blake’s bolt from the blue stuns Bolt

Yohan Blake delivered a shock that will be felt all the way to London by exploding past world record holder Usain Bolt to claim 100 metres victory at the Jamaican Olympic trials on Friday. The showdown between triple Olympic champion Bolt and world champion Blake lived up to its billing as the highlight of the four-day meeting as ‘The Beast’ tamed Bolt in a dazzling 9.75 seconds,a personal best and fastest in the world this year. Bolt,who was unable to reel in his training partner,settled for second in 9.86 followed by former wr holder Asafa Powell in 9.88.

Tracks ‘n field

A few of the popular songs from London’s official 86-track soundtrack for the opening ceremony

Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen

Oasis – The Hindu Times

Radiohead – Creep

Pink Floyd – Eclipse

David Bowie – Starman

The Rolling Stones – Satisfaction

Led Zep – Trampled Under Foot

The Who – My Generation

The Beatles – Hey Jude

Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody

Hamstring snaps,spirit doesn’t

Barcelona 1992 witnessed one of the most emotional moments in Olympic history. British athlete Derek Redmond collapsed midway through the 800m event with a torn hamstring. As volunteers rushed to help him get off the track,Redmond pushed them away as he attempted to complete the race. Security officials stood aside as his father rushed to Redmond’s aid. Hobbling forward in obvious pain,Redmond made it to the finish line using his father for a crutch,as 65,000 spectators stood up in applause. The moment found an echo at Sydney 2000. Eric ‘the eel’ Moussambani from little known Equatorial Guinea strove to finish the 100m freestyle event at twice the timing of the winner,a good while after all his competitors had cleared the pool.