Yohan Blake completes sprint double at trials

Yohan Blake completed the sprint double at the Jamaican Olympic trials, winning the 200 metres on Sunday.

Published : Jul 04, 2016 15:36 IST

With Usain Bolt sidelined due to a hamstring injury, Yohan Blake added to his 100m win by taking out the 200m in a time of 20.29 seconds.
With Usain Bolt sidelined due to a hamstring injury, Yohan Blake added to his 100m win by taking out the 200m in a time of 20.29 seconds.
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With Usain Bolt sidelined due to a hamstring injury, Yohan Blake added to his 100m win by taking out the 200m in a time of 20.29 seconds.

Yohan Blake completed the sprint double at the Jamaican Olympic trials, winning the 200 metres on Sunday.

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With Usain Bolt sidelined due to a hamstring injury, Blake added to his 100m win by taking out the 200m in a time of 20.29 seconds.

Nickel Ashmeade and Julian Forte finished behind the 26-year-old, who is a one-time Olympic gold medallist.

Blake took out the 100m in 9.95secs on Friday after Bolt withdrew, having torn his hamstring.

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