OlympicTalk · Aug 18, 2016
Bolt, De Grasse easily qualify for 200 final, USA’s Gatlin misses out
Usain Bolt on the track has been must-see television for quite some time, with the question not being whether or not he’ll win but by how much.
Wednesday night the Jamaican sprint king did what was expected in the semifinals of the 200, qualifying for the final with a time of 19.78 seconds. He slowed down towards the end of his heat, smiling at Canada’s Andre De Grasse as they approached the finish line with De Grasse finishing in 19.80 seconds. Bolt and De Grasse posted the two fastest times of the semifinal heats, with American LaShawn Merritt finishing in 19.94 seconds.
WATCH: Bolt, De Grasse move on to 200 final with a few smiles