LilShorty5 i understand what you mean, it almost seems­ inconceivable that anyone can beat BOLT but GAY will­ give him a run for his money and will not be far behind­ him in the 100m or 200m

Let's also not forget­ ASAFA in the 100m, the pressure is not on him anymore­ and he seems to do better when is not under pressure.­ my predictions for the 100m if the weather is good,­ BOLT 9.65s, GAY 9.71s, ASAFA 9.74s (Maybe wishful­ thinking but what a race that would be)

ochiemeka2003, both those times Gay did, he had a tail­ wind (which assists the runner having faster times) and­ bold was running in not-so-great conditions. The 9.86­ he did in the Jamaican trails, he was running in a head­ wind (which causes runners to have slower times) and he­ wasn't running all-out, seemed quite reserved.­ Also, in the 19.59 he did was in the rain... and­ EVERYBODY knows that rain is not the best weather­ situation for sprinters. But ur point is taken tho, but­ even tho Gay has the better times now, I would watch­ the person doin gr8 times in bad conditions than the­ person doin gr8 times in an advantageous situation.­ Can't wait to see these races!!!

Funny Mohawk, I see nothing in Tyson's very­ successful history(He's the reigning World Champ,­ Bolt is the defending runner up) that would suggest you­ have any idea to what you speak of

As a coach, this makes perfect sense from both­ physiological and psychological perspective. The­ effects of a loss so close to the WC could be immense­ and also with the multi rounds of both 100/200m in­ Berlin, the longer 200m provides a sharpener for speed­ endurance for Gay while Bolt needs more focus on the­ first 30m. In the end, Bolt wins 100m handily running­ through the finish line for the first time ever and the­ 200m will be closer but both will duck under existing­ WR.
Bottom line, we are being spoiled as fans and­ hopefully these 2 can resurrect track and field, stay­ clean and let the media focus on the positive­ competitive rivalry that these superb athletes will­ bring to the track.
Phil

Berlin is just 4 weeks away. It would not make sense­ for GAY and BOLT to race each other before then because­ it will have a psychological effect on whoever loses­ and it will affect them in the world championships. You­ cannot accuse GAY of being scared of BOLT. He ran 9.77s­ last week and the fastest bolt has run this season is­ 9.86. GAY also ran 19.58s in the 200m this season and­ BOLT ran 19.59s, so you cannot say that BOLT has the­ gold yet, it will be a very interesting championships­ in the 100 and 200m. Lets not forget that 9.77s has­ only being run by three men since the history of the­ 100m event. It will be wrong to think that someone­ running this season 9.77s in the 100m and 19.58s in the­ 200m is incapable of winning the gold, even though last­ season BOLT seemed invincible.

I believe he (Mr Gay) might be involved in about 20% of­ the decisions made for what races he runs and where ...­ the other 80% are his coaches and agents. It makes­ sense for him to run 2, 100 meters and 2, 200 meters­ before the Championships. If the shoe was on the other­ foot and Gay entered the meet first in the 200, I am­ sure Mr Bolts coaches and agents would make the­ decision for him to run the 100, since he just ran the­ 200 in Oslo. The press just wants to make more of the­ story thats not there.

He's avoiding the competition, he can't touch­ Usain Bolt in 100 or 200 meters, and ain't looking­ to take a knock in confidence before Berlin World­ Championships.

To me, it makes sense for Gay to avoid Bolt for now. A­ defeat to the Olympics champion will affect his­ confidence towards the build-up to Berlin. It is better­ to leave it till the big stage where an upset might not­ be out of place.

Fred, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

He's just scared is all and he should be cause­ there's no way he'll have the speed or the­ nerve to beat Bolt

It's natural none wants to break the WR before the­ big game