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Olympic champion choose Bolt for 100

Published:Friday | July 25, 2008 | 10:03 AM

Donovan Bailey, the 1996 Olympic champion, said Jamaican world 100-metre record holder Usain Bolt would win the gold medal in 100 metres the Beijing Olympics.



Bailey, whose gold medal run in Atlanta was a world-record 9.84, believes it is going to take something flawless from American Tyson Gay or former 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell to stop Bolt.



The Jamaican-born Bailey said Bolt’s strong finish would be hard to withstand at the Olympics.