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Blake beats Bolt again

By DANIA BOGLE

Sunday, July 01, 2012 | 7:36 PM



A new king was crowned this evening at the National Stadium as Yohan Blake captured the sprint double, winning the men's 200m title in a time of 19.80 seconds at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Championships.

Blake, who earlier beat the Olympic champion Usain Bolt to claim the 100m title, added the longer sprint again beating Bolt, rushing past the taller sprinter on the curve and powering away to victory.

Bolt was second in 19.82 seconds while Warren Weir qualified for his first Olympic Games in third.

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