Black men have dominated the sprints again. All the finalists in the 100 metres were black, as they have been at every Olympic final for more than a quarter of a century.
The past 25 holders of the world record for the 100 metres have been black and data compiled in 2007 revealed that 494 of the 500 best 100 metres times were recorded by black athletes.
The 200 metres will doubtless be won by a black man tonight, too. Usain Bolt is the hot favourite and Yohan Blake, his fellow Jamaican, could take silver, as he did in the 100 metres. Christophe Lemaitre, of France, who reached the final as a fastest loser last night with a time of 20.03sec, is, perhaps, the only