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– Fear factor –
Blake insisted he would bounce back this season.
“I was in record-breaking shape, and I’m still in that,” he said. “We were dominating worldwide, and my coach is working to get me back to that level so I can dominate again.”
While Jamaica appeared to have lost the fear factor, Blake dismissed the threat to their recent sprinting dominance.
It’s an upset in the men’s 100m Final! South Africa go 1-2 with ?? Akani Simbine taking gold, ?? Henricho Bruintjies silver and ?? Yohan Blake bronze.#7CommGames #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/SR6eEJ6Wbl
— 7CommGames (@7CommGames) April 9, 2018
“It’s not that they’re getting better,” he said. “It’s that we’re not performing.”
England’s sprinters stormed to a golden double in the 4×100 metres relays, boding well for the British at the European championships in August.
Zharnel Hughes, stripped of gold in the 200m for impeding Richards, could be one to watch in Berlin after showing impressive speed in Australia.
South Africa’s Caster Semenya completed a middle-distance double as rival athletes continued to grumble about whether or not she should be allowed to compete.
But with her future still clouded by controversy, Semenya — who identifies as a woman but has unusually elevated testosterone levels — revealed she could be tempted to step up from the 800 and 1,500 metres and tackle longer distances.
The track and field threw up its fair share of feel-good stories — from Neeraj Chopra, the farmer’s son who won a historic javelin gold for India, to Levern Spencer, who captured the women’s high jump title to give Saint Lucia their first Commonwealth title in any sport.
But for Jamaica, life after Bolt began with a jolt — one that could ultimately change the landscape of world sprinting.
