Christophe Lemaitre "White Lightning" 9.92 and 19.80!

[backrow]

i know Christophe is doing what he (and his team) thinks is best for him, but i just don't get it ... to me, this is a blown opportunity to run against the best in the world in the biggest venue in the world. opportunities like that don't come along very often, and AT BEST they only come along once every four years.

and it's not as if he's guaranteed to run in 2016. injuries happen all the time.

you can't win if you don't run, and the fastest man on the planet not from Yamaica or the USA has thrown in the white flag before the meet even starts. it's a sad day for me ... hopefully Christophe's decision will work out for him, though.

hey Jimmy, long time, man!

i gotta say i agree with the decision once i got over the initial disappointment. his 10.04 is 25th result in the world this season, however in 200 his result is 3rd, hence a much better chance at a medal.

 

[Christophe Lemaitre]

Yes, good choice for Lemaitre :happy:
He will have his main focus in 200m, where he has big options for bronze medal.
Although Carraz told that if some big runners(Bolt,Blake,Powell,Gay,Gatlin,Bledman,...) are injuried before begin 100m series Lemaitre could to try finally to run 100.

But in this moment, he will run only 200.
Come on Lemaitre, bronze medal,19.7 and european record¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

Asafa has a nagging groin injury and may not last through the rounds. He bearly made it through the jamaican trials. He has been babying the injury since then. Tyson gay will never be the same sprinter again and has pain in the surgical labrum after every 100m. If either of them drop out after a round or two it will be a big missed opportunity

 

[ZELLGADISS]

i dont understand some people here telling that if perhaps could be his last chance for to run 100m in OG HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH
He is 22 years, he will run 100 with 26,with 30 and until with 34 year perhaps.
He is a prodigy and in the next OG people like Powell,Gay or Gatlin probably will be retired.
And he will can to try medals in 100m in the future, no problem.
You dont worry Lemaitre is very very young :happy:

injuries?we dont to know the future,perhaps tomorrow Lemaitre is injuried and he can not run in London, all is possible, but in my opinion it is really stupid run only because perhaps in the future by injuries he can not run in OG, he is 22 years and he will get bronze medal in 200, THE END.

 

[albinosprint]

What a ****ing dumb decision. they need to pull their heads out of there asses. I hope Vicaut medals just so CL can kick himself in his ass for the rest of his life. I'm just disgusted right now.

 

[Christophe Lemaitre]

I really hope Christophe is able to get bronze in the 200m! I would love to see him crush his PB. I do believe he is in shape to run a 19.7 with good to fair conditions. Olympics start soon!

 

[frederic38]

What a ****ing dumb decision. they need to pull their heads out of there asses. I hope Vicaut medals just so CL can kick himself in his ass for the rest of his life. I'm just disgusted right now.

i agree
that guy from st kittis and nevis will medal whithout going sub 10 like at the world champs and lemaitre will have missed this oportunity

he also puts a huge pressure on his shoulders on t he 200m

 

[dwid]

I reply you.
Because by example they dont have the big option like Lemaitre for to get bronze medal in 200m :icon_tongue:

yes but if he false starts that is it

 

[ZELLGADISS]

very very very few people false start in 200m, it is really rare.
It is not important to get great start in 200m, in 100 is important of course.
So im not worried by false starts in 200m hehe :shy:

 

[white lightning]

I'm bummed out. Horrible decision and even though I knew it was probably coming, I hoped it would turn out different.


Even if he gets the bronze medal, it's still a bad decision as he got the bronze at the World Champs even after running rounds of the 100. He also would have got the bronze in the 100 at the World Championships if he had a better start. He was very close to winning two bronze medals in the individual 100 & 200 meters. It wouldn't have hurt to try again. Nothing to lose and everything to gain.

 

[Keyser Soze]

It was expected and logical !!!

Apparently he will run 100m & 4x100m

 

[Colonel_Reb]

CL needs to be in the 100M because there needs to be a larger White presence in that event. Even if he didn't medal, it doesn't matter. Just by being there, he would be an example to other White sprinters or kids who may consider it one day. I don't understand his decision at all.

 

[RAUL]

i'm not agreed his decision,but i respect him and any decision he will take i will be with him and all of us must to do same,the biggest chance of a caucasian sprinter to make final is adam gemili without a doubt,i think he will make final!!! and he will make a pb,maybe a sub 10,anyway go CHRISTOPHE!!! go GEMILI!!!

 

[RAUL]

guy's dont think bronze medal is a sure thing,because he will have preety good opponents,of course he is slight favorit for 3 place but is not something sure
spearmon,ashmede and martina will give anything to beat lemaitre,if he take a bronze medal and make a new european record will be a great result and a great og,really if he dont run 100

 

[white is right]

I'm bummed out. Horrible decision and even though I knew it was probably coming, I hoped it would turn out different.


Even if he gets the bronze medal, it's still a bad decision as he got the bronze at the World Champs even after running rounds of the 100. He also would have got the bronze in the 100 at the World Championships if he had a better start. He was very close to winning two bronze medals in the individual 100 & 200 meters. It wouldn't have hurt to try again. Nothing to lose and everything to gain.

I agree he ran a poor final in Daegu. If he ran close to a perfect race he probably pips Kim Collins. Just even running the 100 could keep him race sharp.

 

[white is right]

guy's dont think bronze medal is a sure thing,because he will have preety good opponents,of course he is slight favorit for 3 place but is not something sure
spearmon,ashmede and martina will give anything to beat lemaitre,if he take a bronze medal and make a new european record will be a great result and a great og,really if he dont run 100

Aside from Spearmon he has shown that he has been at least marginally better than the other two. By the way isn't Ashmede off the Jamaican team as he failed to qualify for London?

 

[RAUL]

Aside from Spearmon he has shown that he has been at least marginally better than the other two. By the way isn't Ashmede off the Jamaican team as he failed to qualify for London?

yes ashmeade isnt qualify to 200m in london,my foul but anyway christophe will not have a eazy mission to win bronze medal but he is the favorit for 3 place,i want to take silver or gold medal but will be very very hard with bolt and blake but not impossible,anyway blake and bolt at trials dont run super times.

 

[jacknyc]

Lemaitre's coach said he won't run the 100m unless some of the big names pull out or get injured. I guess they figure it's not worth it, unless he has a realistic chance for the medals.

"Christophe will arrive on August 4 so he won't be running the 100m," Pierre Carraz told AFP, adding however that there remained a window of opportunity for the 22-year-old to compete in the blue ribbon event of track and field.
"We're sticking with the same idea that, if some of his rivals pull out, we'll register him for the 100m anyway and see if he can get here earlier."

 

[ZELLGADISS]

I love the decission of Lemaitre, he is clever.
This year will be harder to get bronze medal in 200, Bolt and Blake probably will run very fast, and Spearmon almost sure will be in range 19.7-19.8.
Perhaps other runners like Martina,Weir or some runner more could be in sub20.
If the last year with a lot of men injuried,with bad shape or with false start of Bolt only was 4th with very bad time, it is stupid to run 100m this year for to be 5th or 6th being optimistic.
Gay with only 1 leg will run faster that Lemaitre in 100, it is the reality.
He is very far of the top5 runners in the world.
And for me it is really stupid run several series 100m for NOTHING.
Gemili in the final?i doubt it so much, only with injuries i see it possible.

Lemaitre will be with his focus in 200m, and with very possible bronze medal.
And if he gets 19.7 and european record, it will be HISTORY

 

[mastermulti]

I love the decission of Lemaitre, he is clever.
This year will be harder to get bronze medal in 200, Bolt and Blake probably will run very fast, and Spearmon almost sure will be in range 19.7-19.8.
Perhaps other runners like Martina,Weir or some runner more could be in sub20.
If the last year with a lot of men injuried,with bad shape or with false start of Bolt only was 4th with very bad time, it is stupid to run 100m this year for to be 5th or 6th being optimistic.
Gay with only 1 leg will run faster that Lemaitre in 100, it is the reality.
He is very far of the top5 runners in the world.
And for me it is really stupid run several series 100m for NOTHING.
Gemili in the final?i doubt it so much, only with injuries i see it possible.

Lemaitre will be with his focus in 200m, and with very possible bronze medal.
And if he gets 19.7 and european record, it will be HISTORY

Gotta agree here. If three big names pull out "injured" it may be worth a go in the 100m. As it is he'll be struggling to make the final depending on the draw (he's number 25 in the world this year and, yes, I know the other 24 aren't all coming) .
Good on his coach. Be pragmatic and use it to his own advantage.
I know WE want to see him run the blue riband event but he doesn't owe us anything.

A fresh Lemaitre can run a great 200 and be fired up for the relay.
As the Beatles said, "Let it be"

 

[Vanilla_Sky]

T&F News, whose choices are usually pretty accurate, is predicting Lemaitre to place fourth in the 200m final and sixth in the 100m final.

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/1297

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/1298

 

[ZELLGADISS]

If Bolt is healthy he will win 100 and 200 and if Lemaitre save his energy only for 200 he will get bronze, i see it very sure

 

[frederic38]

If Bolt is healthy he will win 100 and 200 and if Lemaitre save his energy only for 200 he will get bronze, i see it very sure

blake is better than bolt

 

[Keyser Soze]

T&F News, whose choices are usually pretty accurate, is predicting Lemaitre to place fourth in the 200m final and sixth in the 100m final.

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/1297

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/1298

I see predictions according to the PB of each athlete... nothing serious

 

[ZELLGADISS]

blake is better than bolt

better?hehehe
Bolt with good shape got 9.76 -0.1 in Rome, being a lof of better that 9.75 +1.1 blake in trials.
Bolt was injuried in the trials.
If Bolt is healthy, i REPEAT YOU, bolt will win both events.
If Bolt has problems in his body, he can to lose perfectly of course...

 

[RAUL]

better?hehehe
Bolt with good shape got 9.76 -0.1 in Rome, being a lof of better that 9.75 +1.1 blake in trials.
Bolt was injuried in the trials.
If Bolt is healthy, i REPEAT YOU, bolt will win both events.
If Bolt has problems in his body, he can to lose perfectly of course...

if BOLT is in his normal shape anybody cant beat him,if bolt is injured blake will smoke him,but if bolt is in his normal shape he will beat blake and everybody else!!!