Athlete to watch
Published: Wed, Aug. 20, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Wed, Aug. 20, 2008 02:45AM
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closeUsain Bolt, the newly crowned world's fastest man after his astonishing performance in the men's 100 meters, competes today in the 200.
He actually started out as a 200-meter sprinter and had to talk his coaches into letting him run the 100, for "speed work." Bolt says the 200, not the 100, is still his best event, and he could challenge Michael Johnson's world record of 19.32 seconds, set at the Atlanta Games in 1996 -- if he decides to run hard through the finish line.
American Shawn Crawford won't concede gold to Bolt.
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"Everyone is beatable," Crawford said. "I'm ready to fight. If I wasn't ready to fight, I wouldn't be here."
-MIKE PERSINGER
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