Great City Games: Yohan Blake fails to break Bolts 150m record Double Olympic silver medallist Yohan Blake won the mens 150m at the Great City Games but failed to break Usain Bolts world best over the distance. The Jamaican, 24, clocked 14.71 seconds, finishing ahead of compatriot Kemar Bailey Cole (15.00 secs). It wasnt a good day but to have an injury-free race is good, Blake, returning from injury, told BBC Sport. Elsewhere, Olympic champion Greg Rutherford won the mens long jump with a best leap of 8.02m. Its always nice to win, said Rutherford, who became the British record holder last month with an 8.51m jump in San Diego. The performance itself was way down on where I wanted to be. Technically I didnt look good, but its good to go up against top competitors and pull it out of the bag somehow.It was Blake - the second fastest man in history and the 2011 100m world champion - who took top billing in Manchester but he was some distance from bettering the world best of 14.35 seconds set by Bolt in 2009. I didnt get to warm up properly but I wont use that as an excuse, added Blake, who missed most of last season with a hamstring injury.
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 15:09:44 +0000
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