Blake set to face Bolt's wrath after Commonwealth flop

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AFP Gold Coast
Last Updated : Apr 12 2018 | 10:55 PM IST

Sprint legend Usain Bolt today accused fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake of "panicking" in the Commonwealth Games 100 metres final -- and can't wait to tease him about it.

The eight-time Olympic champion, who retired from the sport last year after almost a decade of freakish dominance, had warned Blake not to bother returning to the Caribbean if he failed to win the Gold Coast title.

And after Blake stumbled out of the blocks on Monday to finish third in a 100m final won by South Africa's Akani Simbine, Bolt confirmed that he would be having words with his former Jamaica team-mate about his choke.

"I haven't seen him, I haven't texted him," said Bolt, who is in Australia in an ambassadorial role.

"I'm waiting until I go the village and actually see him because I'm definitely going to make fun of him and stuff like that -- that's definitely going to be a good conversation!"
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"South African athletes have shown they're ready for the world and as Jamaicans we have to keep our eyes open."

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First Published: Apr 12 2018 | 10:55 PM IST

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