Jamaica's Usain Bolt is one of the stories of the Olympic Games, a stunning sprinter whose world record performance in winning the gold medal in the 100-meter dash won't soon be forgotten.Unfortunately, the way Bolt finished the 100-meter dash -- by celebrating, yelling and slapping his chest before crossing the finish line -- won't soon be forgotten, either. There is talk that Bolt might have intentionally slowed down in an attempt to keep the world record within reach of him breaking it again, and today on NBC, both Olympics host Bob Costas and track and field commentator (and former Olympic sprinter) Ato Boldon criticized Bolt's actions.
Costas called Bolt's disrespectful to his competitors, to the Olympic Games and to the fans who deserved to see Bolt at his best. And Boldon went even further: "It was a display that should not have been there," Boldon said. "You kids at home, this is not how you behave as an Olympic champion."
Although I love watching Bolt run and think he seems like a fine young man, I have to agree with Costas and Boldon: Bolt didn't finish the race the way he should have. I hope he wins the gold in the 200 meters, and I hope he runs at full speed until he crosses the finish line.





























Reader Comments (Page 1 of 20)
8-18-2008 @ 9:06PM
steve schell said...
i thought it was exciting and great to see him having so much fun and making it look so easy.. i loved his celebration and everythign about it.. oh yeha i had $200 on him to win and that didnt hurt either lol
get over costas and go back to your boring baseball games.
Reply
8-19-2008 @ 1:10AM
Mike said...
Hey, I am glad you won some money on the best man in the 100m this Olympics.
Why wont Cotas and Boldon, Bolon or whatever that small mided asshole name is, comment on the unsportsman like behaviour of Team USA when they tried to push around the IOC to get a medal in the women's 100m.
Their first claim was that since the Jamaican girls (created Olympic & Track history) won gold, silver, silver that they should be awarded a bronze medal. When that failed, they then suggested that their athlete false started and the race should be rerun.
In the first instance there is enough field events precedence for gold, silver and silver to be awarded with no bronze medal given. Secondly, a race has never been rerun in the history of the games or anyother international event if the starter and/or offcials do not call a false start.
This unsportsmanlike behaviour is what "Costic" and "Bowlout" should be discussing... Two assholes Blow-out being real jealous since he never had a chance to beat his chest....
8-19-2008 @ 8:12PM
evon said...
happy for you man..it's sad to hear a jealous over the hill wannabe track star criticising bolt for celebrating his LARGE WIN.. i sat there in disbelief listening to ato boldon bad mouthing a historical event something he has never been able to do..SHAME ON YOU ATO BOLDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8-20-2008 @ 12:46AM
Tony said...
If there is any time in your life that you are going to "show out" or be completely happy and excited about your accomplishment, then this is the place to do it. The Olympics, the most important race in the biggest Athletics Festival in history!!
8-21-2008 @ 10:22PM
ladyd said...
I am so glad people can see Otto Bolden for what he is. He has been negative through out the entire Olympics I hate to even here his voice when he starts talking because you know he is going to say something negative and stupid.
8-29-2008 @ 5:09PM
Ron Morgan said...
I would have liked for Bolt to have finished strong and then beat his chest and celebrate than pussyfoot across the finish line, throwing away a tenth of a second. Who knows, injuries or death may prevent him from getting another opportunity to push the record to another level.
8-18-2008 @ 9:08PM
Dr Huxtable said...
There is no tape
Reply
8-18-2008 @ 9:21PM
Dr Huxtable said...
Why isn't there a visible edit in this post?
8-18-2008 @ 9:14PM
Phantom 30 said...
To pull up and celebrate with 20 meteres to go and still break the world record seems awful fishy to me. It reeks of cheating.
Reply
8-22-2008 @ 1:09AM
Gee said...
Phantom the removal of the cheats with the crack down of Balco is why u see true talent and not drug up athletes that u praise
8-18-2008 @ 11:40PM
Mike said...
Listen you asshole, if it were an anthlete from the USA you all like to call "America" while forgetting that the whole region is America divided in North, Central and South America, nobody would say anyhting about drugs. Its amazing how the "Americans" are not dominating since atheletes are being tested 4 times before the game and several times after winning.
How come is it appears to be cheating when Bolt wins but not when Phelps sweep 8 gold medals?
You go Bolt! Beat your chest again. To hell with Phantom, Bolan and Costas... Assholes all...
In closing, I have clips of Gatlin and his team mate 'grand standing' and having a converversation while winning a 100meters 1-2 at the world games while Bolon was still competing. Where was he and Costas then?
To hell with you all... Go Bolt, go!!!
8-19-2008 @ 1:18PM
Meg said...
Cheating where? We do not need to cheat. We are natural - yam, dumpling and cassava -have some and you'll see.
We are now realising how we were being cheated in the other years. The chicken has come home to roose.
We are the best - NATURAL!
8-19-2008 @ 2:12PM
Heyngel said...
CHEATING? Jackass, cheating is what Marion, Kelly and all the rest of the AMERICANS did for years.
8-19-2008 @ 5:53PM
Horane Brown said...
www.jasports.net for your Jamaican Olympic Information
8-19-2008 @ 7:36PM
LeoK said...
I guess there are a number of bitter olympic camps out there,
most notably 2:
1 - the phelps used peformance drugs
2 - the bolt used performance drugs
8-20-2008 @ 7:07AM
SPOON said...
Why don't this asshole "phandumbass 30" keep his comment to his self. Why is it cheating, how can he cheat by slowing down, wouldn't he be cheating himself? I'm going to out on the lim and guess your are one of the few "Dumbmericans", just another guess, your related to Bush, right?
Did anyone see the opening ceremony, to see the amount of american athletes that were there. They probable have more than all the other countries combined including China, LOL.
Sorry but USA is going dominate any track even this time (NO DRUGS)
Another thing, why do they want a bronze medal in the women 100m, weren't they the FORTH one's over the line, please can't someone remind them that we don't offer medals for FORTH place.
Please BOLT, when you win the 200m, PLEASE beat yu CHEAT twice. And for the 4x1 four time
OUT
8-20-2008 @ 10:06AM
Sajoune said...
Think about what you wrote smart ass, cheating....? if anyone is doing this and has done this before is the very pompous AMericans who previously fooled the world into thinking that they were the best but now we see that they were all DRUGGED up to achieve the feats they did...so think about that if you never did before...just a thought!
8-20-2008 @ 3:46PM
Jamaican said...
Phantom my dear you did not do well isn school did you? Go back and study what cheating is. But I see you know what bad-mind and hipocracy means though, you have that down well.
8-20-2008 @ 4:35PM
Ramaz said...
Listen Asshole.....you are going to be tired of seeing our faces all over your tv screens. This is just the beginning of the on-slat dumb ass.
8-21-2008 @ 1:12PM
CMH said...
I agree with you...at this level of competition I just don't see how he "blows" everyone away like that.
The American girls got gyped in gymnastics too and the diving scores were way questionable. BUT...as long as the host country is the beneficiary of the unfairness I guess that's how it will stay!