Yohan Blake Beats Usain Bolt In Jamaican 100M Olympic Trials

Usain Bolt suffered a big upset in the 100m final at the Jamaican Olympic trials when he was beaten by Yohan Blake who clocked 9.75 seconds. Blake stormed past defending Olympic champion Bolt - who ran 9.86 seconds - to set the year's fastest time and a personal best. Former world record holder Asafa Powell was third with 9.88 seconds at Kingston's National Stadium. We were expecting something special but this was truly something else. Yohan Blake's electric 9.75 left Jamaica in a state of shock. Blake describes himself as "The Beast" and he tucked into the 100m final like he hadn't eaten for days. Usain Bolt was supposed to win this one. It would be his statement of intent to tear up London 2012. But he just didn't look himself. Before both the semi and final there was no joking, smiling or fooling about. We assumed it suggested a real focus. But on reflection something wasn't right. Asafa Powell will complete Jamaica's big three going into the London Olympics. He had flown to Florida for treatment on the morning of the race and, soon after he crossed the line in the final, he collapsed and had to be helped off the track for medical attention. The result sees all three men qualify for the London 2012 Olympics. The 9.75 time also makes Blake the fourth fastest man of all time behind Bolt's world record of 9.58, American Tyson Gay's 9.69 and Asafa Powell's 9.72. "No pressure at all... everything is good. I'm just fortunate," Blake said after beating his personal best of 9.82. "I'm the national champion of Jamaica now, I go into the Olympics like this." Bolt was slow out of the blocks in both the final and earlier semi-final. He said afterwards of his start: "I had to ignore it. I had trouble getting out, but I kept feeling like I could not give up." It was the first time Bolt and Blake had faced each other since Blake took the world title in Daegu last year, after the Olympic champion was disqualified for a false start.