Bolt, Blake unlikely to meet before Trials
KINGSTON, Jamaica - If we're to go by Yohan Blake's comment, a clash with Usain Bolt, which many would expect to fill the National Stadium here, will not take place at the Jamaica International Invitational Meet on May 5th
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World 100m champion Blake, in a recent interview said it's likely he will run a different event from World 200m champion Usain Bolt. They went the entire 2011 season without meeting, mainly because Bolt false started in the men's 100m final at the Daegu World Championships.
When asked which it's going to be, the 100m or 200m at the May meet, he only said "that is something me and my coach is concerned about because Usain is there .... So we don't sure who is going to run the 100 or 200m" while adding "the coach is kind of unpredictable ..." The two may not clash before Jamaica Olympic Trials (June 28-July 1).
Blake, who ran a stunning 19.26 seconds, the second fastest time over the distance ever, very late in last season, said he would also like to double at the Olympic Games, but is unsure if Coach Glen Mills will allow it.
"I would love to double, but coach Glen Mills have something else in store for me, so I don't know what his plan is yet, so I am just waiting on that..."
And Blake, who considers himself a cricketer, played well when asked if he thinks he can beat Bolt for the Olympic 100m title. He says they have a good chemistry going and Bolt encourages him, especially since its going to be his first Olympic Games, but added when it comes onto the track "its business"
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