- Title: CZECH REPUBLIC: ATHLETICS: Upbeat Bolt leads Jamaican success in Ostrava
- Date: 8th June 2011
- Summary: BOLT WITH JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) JAMAICAN 100M AND 200M WORLD CHAMPION AND RECORD HOLDER USAIN BOLT SAYING: "Well, it was overall a good race I think. I got a better start I think I went through my drive phase a little bit better. Last part of the race wasn't perfect but I am working on a lot of things so so I am just trying to get through it and I can analyse it and see what I need to do" BOLT WITH JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOUTH AFRICAN PARALYMPIAN OSCAR PISTORIUS, KNOWN AS THE BLADE RUNNER BECAUSE HE USES ARTIFICAL LIMBS, SAYING: "I am a little bit disappointed with myself today. I went out very, very hard on the first 300 and I faded at the end. But the crowd and the support has been unbelievable and amazing. A great opportunity and experience. I'll keep this fondly in my memories" SPECTATORS JOURNALISTS AROUND CUBAN HURDLER DAYRON ROBLES (SOUNDBITE) (English) DAYRON ROBLES, CUBAN HURDLER, SAYING: "It's ok but I feel so tired in the race. I feel happy because I come five times here and I win the last four races here. So I am very happy for that" PHOTOGRAPHERS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) JAVELIN THROWER MARYIA ABAKUMA SAYING: "I was thinking I can do better than this, but I had problems with running and I don't know why. I have to speak with my coach and it is a point to work on and think on" SPECTATORS JAMAICAN 100M SPRINTER VERONICA CAMPBELL-BROWN POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS BY TIME BOARD BECAUSE OF PERSONAL BEST AND WORLD LEADING TIME (SOUNDBITE) (English) JAMAICAN SPRINTER VERONICA CAMPBELL-BROWN SAYING: "I did a personal best so (indistinct) I am very thankful and the atmosphere is great. As many said, the track is fast and (indistinct) to be true because I get a personal record, so I am thankful"
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- Location: Czech Republic, Czech Republic
- Country: Czech Republic
- Topics: Sports
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- Story Text: The Jamaican world record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt again seemed a little slow off the blocks on Tuesday in Ostrava but recovered as he did in Rome to finish in the same time of 9.91 seconds.
However, he was content with his overall performance in front of capacity crowd of 18,000 who witnessed a string of Jamaican successes on a dry night.
Fellow Jamaican Steve Mullings, who has a world leading 9.89 seconds, finished in second place in 9.97 seconds.
Bolt, three-times gold medallist at both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2009 world championships in Berlin holds the world record of 9.58 seconds set in Germany in 2009.
Cuba's Dayron Robles took his favourite sixth lane and won the 110 metres hurdles in 13.14 seconds, but fell short of his shared leading time this year of 13.07 and his world record of 12.87 set in Ostrava three years ago.
"I felt very tired," he said.
Another Jamaican, Veronica Campbell-Brown, won the women's 100 metres with a world leading time of 10.76 seconds.
Their compatriots Marvin Anderson and Jermaine Gonzales won the men's 200 and 400 metres respectively.
Gonzales won the 400 metres in 45.07 seconds although the focus was largely on South Africa's Oscar Pistorius who famously competes in able-bodied events despite losing both his legs.
Pistorius, called "Blade Runner" due to his prosthetic blades, was sixth in 46.19 seconds, not good enough to fulfil his aim of qualifying for this year's world championships.
Marvin Anderson led a Jamaican clean sweeep in the 200 metres by winning in 20.27 seconds ahead of Yohan Blake and Mario Forsythe.
Australia's Jeff Riseley won the 1,000 metres in a world leading time of 2:16.75.
L.J. van Zyl of South Africa won the 400 metres hurdles, his third victory in a row, and matched his world leading time of 47.66 seconds from February.
Ivan Ukhov of Russia won the high jump with 2.32 metres.
Kenyan Paul Kipsiele Koech was way ahead on his own in the second half of the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase which he won in 8:02.55, behind the world leading time of 8:02.28.
Francena McCoroy of the United States took the women's 400 metres in 50.64 seconds.
Russia's Mariya Abakumova won the javelin, beating Czech world record holder Barbora Spotakova with a 65.81 metres final attempt.
Ethiopia's Meselech Melkamu claimed the women's 10km title in 31:14.83. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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