Can we all take a moment to appreciate Yohan Blake who made up so much ground in the 3rd leg. That is probably the best 3rd leg run i've ever seen. INSANE!!!
@@hocineretiel6068 Who said anything about hating? I love Bolt. But do you ever see people praising Blake near as much as they praise Bolt? No. In this race, Blake made it a lot easier for Bolt. The finisher normally gets all the attention. And if that finisher is as big a name as Usain Bolt, people simply forget the contribution of others. That's what I am against
@@guhadebojyoti ah okey i totally agree with you but when i saw you saying blake the real hero i thaught you meant he did faster time than bolt which is not true but ok.
Yohan Blake bend excellence helped the team to smash the world record......the best bend ever ran in history of relay................have been watching this for last 9 years, and it still remain magical
Personal best(s): 100 m: 9.69 (Lausanne 2012); 200 m: 19.26 (Brussels 2011); 400 m: 46.32 (Kingston 2013) - Every sprinter could only dream of such accomplishments today.
i had to watch the video a couple times to understand... This is so true... i watched the change off and how he caught buddy on the stagger... amazing!!!!
Yohan Blake is a phenomenal sprinter and a great teammate. His third leg run in the 4x100m relay at the 2012 London Olympics was one of the best I have ever seen. He ran like a beast and gave Usain Bolt a slight lead over the Americans, who had a strong team as well. Blake showed his speed, strength, and determination to help Jamaica win the gold medal and break the world record. He deserves a lot of respect and admiration for his performance. Yohan Blake, you are a legend! 👏👏👏
In reality First guys runs more than 100m with baton in his hand rest of them run less 100m with baton in their hand cause after first guy, rest of them start running even before getting the baton.
I was there to witness this. The slow build up of crowd noise anticipating Usain Bolt, and then the roar at 4:28 was absolutely spine tingling!!!! In 41 years of living, I've never experienced anything like it, and probably never will!!!!
My partner and I traveled from Washington, DC to London for this Olympics. We had tickets to the heats, but could not get tickets for the Final 4x100. Great to know this experience will be somewhere at the top of your memory books...Blessings!
The baton hand-over from Michael Frater to Yohan Blake was as perfect as perfect can be. Frater made up some ground, Yohan Blake was already in 3rd gear when he got the baton and he flew. Insanely fast. Bolt ran hard to finish it off. The US had no chance.
@@reubenjoseph7228 Yeah no one can't doubt Bolt's greatness but Blake on the bend is the quickest imo but he just doesn't have the natural dash in himself compared to Bolt, Bolt is the most complete while Blake is 2nd fastest & could've seriously threaten Usain records if not for that 2014 heavy injury he suffered
Blake was an absolute beast in this one, running so fast and his part of the race wasn't running in a straight line which is much harder imo...dem that speed
I'm not so sure. If you're right handed you may actually run a counter clockwise curve faster than a straightaway because you're non dominant right leg has less strain on it. I'm super right handed and I run much faster around a crtve
@@dajosco115 Jamaica broke it twice in the 1968 Olympic games in the heats + semi-finals. However we came in 4th in the finals. USA won Gold but did NOT break the WR set by Jamaica. 1952 Jamaica broke both the 4x100 & 4x400 World Records at those games. Beijing 2208, Daegu 2011 & London 2012. I can't account for the rest though.
11 years later and this continues to be the greatest moment in the history of the Olympics. London 2012 seems like yesterday. Can't believe so many years have passed since that time.
The 4x100m women's WR by the American team in London is not too bad either! Epic moment when Carmelita Jeter points at the clock on the finishing line.
Yohan Blake is the winner!! look at how fast he bridge that gap and extended it by far, he's the superstar in this event. His legs has wheels, lol amazing run!!
I remember in Beijing, men's 4x100 swimming for team usa. it was a showdown between usa and france. usa won because of John Lezak. that made phelps got 8 golds. if not for Lezak, i think phelps will get only 7 gold. same here, because of Yohan Blake also. in relay it's not just a team effort, but it's obvious too that some other individuals are exerting their very best for the team.
Blake received the Baton at 19.1, gave it to bolt at 28.1. He ran 9 sec. Bolt received at 29.1, finished at 36.84, he ran 100m at 8.74! … Bolt is the winner
If you watch a lot of bolts solo runs most of the time he starts to slow down at the end because he cares about winning but not so much about breaking records But in this race he does his best to the end because he knows his team ran their hardest and deserved to get the best results they could
I don't agree with you fully here. Every athelete play the sport to break the record(automatically means winning) whether they accept it or not. Record is what that get recognition, fame. Records is what motivate athletes to give their best, it is what make lengeds out of winners. Also think about it if it was not about records then what's the point of WR, OR etc. People have watched this video because it is about breaking the record. In 2016 Rio Olympics, Bolt didn't break any record but the expectations were always there.
@@tawchaentertainment1488 Could also be that he was playing it safe, when he has confidence he is a lot faster than the American he's up against, it would be stupid to try a perfect exchange when a mediocre safe one will secure the win anyway.
Now would have been the perfect time for Blake to shine, but because of how disrespectful he was to his coach and he's level of arrogance he's not going anywhere. Sad
The man who does the second leg and switches onto Blake does a phenomenal job. The race was won there and then the last two were just pure demons of power athleticism!
That's Michael Frater - one of the best relay back stretch runners of all time. He didn't have the speed of some of our best but a more steady hand and reliable pace you couldn't ask for.
The simple fact that such a small country can produce this amount of track and field talent is mind boggling. Imagine if they had the USA population and money... the Olympics would be a national competition lol
I firmly believe if the Jamaicans funded swimming like they do track & field, with world-class coaches and everything, they can be a swimming powerhouse too.
It's not that mind boggling if you know history. Most Jamaicans are of Ibo ancestry. The Ibo are a tribe in Nigeria world-renowned for their great intelligence and extreme physical strength. Most Jamaicans are descendants of Ibo slaves from the slave trade era. The igbo language constitutes a significant part of Jamaican Patois
Funny how the happiest medal winners are gold and bronze. Gold because they beat everyone else, bronze because they're glad they got a medal at all. Getting silver is never satisfying because it's not gold.
APPLE SEEDS 360 the worst thing that can happen is what happened to Husillos last year tho. He won the world championship with NR AR and WL and he was disqualified for almost not touching the line
I remember Jimmy Fallon saying that Silver is worst that Bronze because with a bronze medal you can pretend it’s gold with its similar color scheme and say “It’s Gold Ladies 😏.” What a funny guy
Listen I will never get tired of watching this. Bolt killed this as usual but I loved that Blake got a gold for this because his performance was phenomenal.
I'm USA all the way, but when I saw that smooth handoff to Blake, I shook my head and I knew what was going to happen. Much respect to Team Jamaica! Best Men's race ever!
Agreed but Usain had to run the way he did because USA Ryan Bailey pushed him really hard. The USA ran the world record Usain broke on the night, they ran their socks off so I appreciate their effort too 👏🏾
Thank you for gracious comments Jackbo ..Jamaican here. Sometimes I find it sad when there seems to be conflict between Jamaican and American Athletes. I have grown up being very proud of all that American athletes have achieved. There needs to be healthy competition but also healthy respect.. we are proud of you and you should be proud of us..
To me the LONDON 2012 remains one of the best olympics yet .. The atmosphere , the fans the coverage , And as a PROUD KENYAN , I cannot leave without the mention of our own DAVID RUDISHA ... This was epic ... Jamaicans really came through
He might be a shmuck. He likes hogging spotlite for self. Hardley acknowlege. Blake n others. When he got dusted he pretend he injured. Act like he did it alone.
Blake and Bolt are the reason the record was broken, it wouldn't have happened without the other. But Dude even if Bolt was 5-7m behind he still would have won.
King David , and why is he a fool ? It’s sports man... banter goes with the territory. If the USA do indeed take the record next and you revel in that victory should we take you for a fool too ?
@@kingdavid3318 aw thats cute remember the last world record the americans had in sprinting was taken by jamaicans lol so if u break it another bolt ver2.0 will break it so have fun while it lasts
After 9 years this race is still EPIC! I've watched it over and over again. Strait outta Jamaica 🇯🇲 🇯🇲 . Noun Jamaica Definition:Sprint Factory of the World 🌎.
This is one record I can safely say will never be broken. Bolt & Blake in the same team, unstoppable. The 2 fastest men we’ve ever seen over the 100m & 200m. 36.84 is absolutely unreal!
Imagine training your whole life to become one of the fastest people ever, getting the baton in first place and sprinting as hard as possible, then watching usain bolt cruise past you
Nesta Carter was so important to the Jamaicans. He gave the team breathing room to make safe exchanges while the other teams were over striding, trying to keep up. He is truly one of the greatest and one of the most underrated sprinters.
The medicine he took in 2008 was not prohibited at that time. After months the medicine was put into the prohibited list. So I think that he is not on purpose since Jamaica could win without any medicines at that time obviously.@@matveymitsik1707
Hold on hold on, if you pay attention to the time that Bolt got the baton you'll see that it's about 28.4 seconds, he finished at 36.84, so...that means bolt ran his leg in like 8 seconds, that insane
@@deonmorris5934 err, that's not really 'evolution'. Yea it's evolution that we got to this point but these people are fast because they train and push their body's to the limit. We're not really made to sprint
I'm not sure, perhaps it could be angular acceleration. There's a difference between running on the straight line and curved line. The velocity changes in angular motion, because the displacement changes. This is my opinion, I could be wrong
I love that everyone in the comments is giving Yohan the credit he deserves. Can see hardly any comments for Bolt. Respect Yohan. You practically ran sideways around that bend! 👏
Yohan was indeed the 2nd fastest sprinter before his big injury in 2014 & for me on the bend he was the quickest (marginally than Bolt on the bend) but Yohan even during his peak he just doesn't have the natural extra dash in himself compared to Bolt Bolt is the most complete well rounded sprinter while Yohan is the toughest competitor & 2nd fastest men (i think he was quicker than Tyson & Gatlin)
I know Yohan Blake's bend is the most talked about point in this race but for me it is Ryan Bailey putting in his 200% and still failing to catch Usain Bolt.
I was actually vary impressed by Bailey. Usually Usain bolt pulls away but allot more but Ryan Bailey actually did very well against bolt. His top speed is ridiculous.
I keep watching Blake’s leg - just incredible - his lower centre of gravity helping absolutely blitz the bend to then hand it to Bolt who beat the American Bailey as if he was an also ran - an athlete who qualified for the Olympics 100 metres with a time of 9.88 is just mind blowing!!!
Blake is the MVP of this match, he was the one who helped Jamaica outrun America and then Bolt ran his best and made the world record. Mad respect to both of them.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nick DeVita I don't know if it was so much that Bolt was pulling away as he had the baton first and and started his sprinting phases earlier. As you know there is not much you can do until you get the baton and if you start pushing to early the person passing it to you can't catch up. Baily obviously got beat but Baily held his own.. That Jamaican team is a Beast!!!
Blake to Bolt...
The two fastest humans ever handing the batton to one another...
Spectacular!
Lol look at that gap Jamaica and usa give them lol😂
@@botskype9386 if Blake didnt have injury problems a fter this he would take usain bolt place as the best sprinter right now.
Current best sprinter
@@reaganthai9529 True bolt also had a injury
@@reaganthai9529 Nah, blake was nowhere close.
Can we all take a moment to appreciate Yohan Blake who made up so much ground in the 3rd leg. That is probably the best 3rd leg run i've ever seen. INSANE!!!
was thinking the exact same thing
WOW just f. . . . . g wow
Yes, it was. I was in the stadium and saw this race, I will never forget this experience or attending the 2012 Olympics in London...Priceless😍
@@lornabeckford5419 oh wow mam
@@lornabeckford5419 will you friendship with me
Yohan Blake was the real hero of this race. He always gets overshadowed by the glory of Bolt. He should get more recognition.
Facts
True
No blake did 9.01 in here and bolt did 8.56 the fastest of all time stop hating
@@hocineretiel6068 Who said anything about hating? I love Bolt. But do you ever see people praising Blake near as much as they praise Bolt? No. In this race, Blake made it a lot easier for Bolt. The finisher normally gets all the attention. And if that finisher is as big a name as Usain Bolt, people simply forget the contribution of others. That's what I am against
@@guhadebojyoti ah okey i totally agree with you but when i saw you saying blake the real hero i thaught you meant he did faster time than bolt which is not true but ok.
Came here to talk about Yohan Blake ... I see everyone is already talking about him.. I'm happy
Blake was brutal!
Yohan Blake bend excellence helped the team to smash the world record......the best bend ever ran in history of relay................have been watching this for last 9 years, and it still remain magical
Same
True
Really was!!! 100%
Everyday i watch this😂
@@botskype9386 me too multiple times a day 🤣
Yohan Blake running the greatest bend of all time
Easily Amused that was awesome
Easily Amused he really did run a great 👍🏾 3rd leg and Veronica Campbell-Brown is one of the best for women and she’s Jamaican.
Best that I've EVER SEEN.
Surprised he didn't disappear into another dimension!👀😁
@@nrw7734 ...lol
Yohan Blake ran the best bend of all time, that was incredible to watch
そうだ！
貴様の言う通りだ！
UN SPECTACLE
Awe inspiring
Then what about Bolt 😂😂nonone can match bolt 😂😂😂
it’s tradition to come back to this video every olympic
Yes I just did the same. It will be a while again we can see speed like that again
Bolt 🔥
im thinking when Bolt was in the olympics they use to fight for Silver cause no one was touching gold except him. Jamaica was untouchable.
Real talk. Greatest 4*100 in history and not just because of the WR.
Paris is clown show
Blake without a doubt ran the best 3rd leg in the history of the 4x100m relay. He absolutely blitzed it. The fastest bend I've seen anyone run.
Agreed it was truly remarkable. He was running around that bend so fast I don’t know how he stayed on his feet.
it was amazing bend I agree, you need to watch Bolt's 2008 Olympics 3rd leg, the dude was flying
What’s a bend?
Renzo running in a curved line
@@Renzo8375867 , running in curves as opposed to straight....
I think Yohan Blake is the most underrated runner in history
Agreed...but the fact is..he's the 2nd fastest man in the world..dont forget that..peace...
so true
Yeah because he existed at the same time as Bolt so ofcourse his gonna be under his shadow
Personal best(s): 100 m: 9.69 (Lausanne 2012); 200 m: 19.26 (Brussels 2011); 400 m: 46.32 (Kingston 2013) - Every sprinter could only dream of such accomplishments today.
@@danielh3179 shame you jealous
No one will ever run a bend like that ever again. Yohan Blake was and always will be the most underrated sprinter of all time because of Usain Bolt.
He tore up that bend.
when you're born in the wrong era 😢
i had to watch the video a couple times to understand... This is so true... i watched the change off and how he caught buddy on the stagger... amazing!!!!
Yohan Blake is one of the greatest but got overshadowed by bolt
@@Nerdyplaneresident so ibi bolt's fault 😂😅
2024 and still watching this incredible history race.
Me too😅
Mee too
Same here
Unforgetable day. Never can forget
Usa made an incredible 37.04 too...
So, usa and Jamaica broke the previous wr...
One of the best races until today ever
Always blows my mind watching Yohan Blake run that bend, he literally activated human nos
He knew Ryan Bailey was nothing to take lightly. Bolt needed every edge. Blake gave him that edge. Gaye was outgunned. Not a curve runner
He sure did!
@@ckelly9747Gay ran the exact same split time as Blake in this race.
Will forever be the Best Relay of All time🙌🏽 We all had goosebumps!
Nothing lasts forever
@@LakpriyaKottahachchi 878
Yes, it was. I was in the stadium and saw this race, I will never forget this experience or attending the 2012 Olympics in London...Priceless😍
@@amangulia4916 Yeah bro Fr, I personally feel like Jamaica would never be #1 in Track and Field again like they were back then I dont know...
@@amangulia4916 🙄 duh
Yohan Blake’s 3rd leg run was unbelievable.
Ayo! 😳📸 sussy baka
@@elonmosque4294😂😂😂😂😂
No foul on the pleat…he included the word “run” after third leg. Play on!
😂😂😂
For real
Unreal.
Yea he made it happen
Yohan Blake is a phenomenal sprinter and a great teammate. His third leg run in the 4x100m relay at the 2012 London Olympics was one of the best I have ever seen. He ran like a beast and gave Usain Bolt a slight lead over the Americans, who had a strong team as well. Blake showed his speed, strength, and determination to help Jamaica win the gold medal and break the world record. He deserves a lot of respect and admiration for his performance. Yohan Blake, you are a legend! 👏👏👏
This looks like it was written by chat GPT
@@SsSoutlaw4SsSfr
The US had a very strong team. The Jamaicans were just historical here.
Lovr your cimment. Was abdolute truth
Great comment and a testament to Yohan Blake
Blake's run was simply out of this world
Agreed🤗🙌
Possibly abs probably the greatest relay 3rd leg that has and ever will be run until I’m dead that’s for sure
Correct. Blake is great ....
No doubts
Whenever I’m in a bad mood I rewatch these glorious moments and just smile from ear to ear
Me too. Watching Jamaican athletics between 2008 and 2015 has lifted me out of many depressed moments.
Me too
Same!
🎉Jamaican and proud!😊
Me too. These are some of the most magical moments ever, not just in this sport, but in any sport.
Blake received the Baton at 19.1, gave it to bolt at 28.1. He ran 9 sec.
Bolt received at 28.1, finished at 36.84, he ran 100m at 8.74! 😳
That’s because in relay you don’t have to bend as low as you do in the beginning. The initial start takes that time
19+8=27 🤨
19.10+9+8.74=36.84
In reality First guys runs more than 100m with baton in his hand rest of them run less 100m with baton in their hand cause after first guy, rest of them start running even before getting the baton.
@@AmitYadav-yo5ce nahh first leg runs 80 2nd runs 120 3rd runs 80 4th runs 100
The roar from the crowd as Blake hands the baton to Bolt...USA and Jamaica neck and neck...goosebumps.
now itali dominates not USA and jamaica anymore😢
I was there to witness this. The slow build up of crowd noise anticipating Usain Bolt, and then the roar at 4:28 was absolutely spine tingling!!!! In 41 years of living, I've never experienced anything like it, and probably never will!!!!
My partner and I traveled from Washington, DC to London for this Olympics. We had tickets to the heats, but could not get tickets for the Final 4x100. Great to know this experience will be somewhere at the top of your memory books...Blessings!
Can you imagine, being there? Goddamn I hate being broke
@@lornabeckford5419 sad
That must have truly been a fantastic feeling!
@@no.5179 Lol
The baton hand-over from Michael Frater to Yohan Blake was as perfect as perfect can be. Frater made up some ground, Yohan Blake was already in 3rd gear when he got the baton and he flew. Insanely fast. Bolt ran hard to finish it off. The US had no chance.
This comment 🙌🏾
This race just sends you chill s
Love this race 🥳🥳👍
Brutally speeds.
🏃🏾♂️💨💨💨💨
Blake is perfect for 3rd leg. Due to his low center gravity, he is made for running in curves.
Agreed
@@jacejohnson7113 Yes. Bolt is formidable in the bends in 200m. It is one of his greatest advantages too!
@@reubenjoseph7228 Yeah no one can't doubt Bolt's greatness but Blake on the bend is the quickest imo but he just doesn't have the natural dash in himself compared to Bolt, Bolt is the most complete while Blake is 2nd fastest & could've seriously threaten Usain records if not for that 2014 heavy injury he suffered
Yohan Blake maintaining his balance while bending like that at that pace is so incredible to watch
🎉yeappppp incredible ❤❤❤
been watching this for 8 years and still an unbelievable performance by Jamaica.. especially third leg by Blake!
Word
🇿🇼 greetings from byo days!
I do too. Every once in a while I watch this and the US Swim Team when the last second touch won it.
This will forever be the GREATEST relay race of all time.
Ikr!!!!
FACTSSS
Powell's anchor leg in Osaka 2007 is my fav
Fact!!!
Unbelievable!!!
FF
Agreed but Canada in 1996 transitions were flawless.
Blake was an absolute beast in this one, running so fast and his part of the race wasn't running in a straight line which is much harder imo...dem that speed
Can you send me the fottlget
I'm not so sure. If you're right handed you may actually run a counter clockwise curve faster than a straightaway because you're non dominant right leg has less strain on it. I'm super right handed and I run much faster around a crtve
@@brianstark2219 na
I strongly agree to this comment. Blake really did a great job at the curve
@@brianstark2219 huh?
Bolt and Blake era was just peak. Nobody comes even close anymore.
Ofcourse, that's the golden era
NOBODY!!!!!!!!!
They made the Olympics so exciting
*Just a friendly reminder that Jamaica have broken the 4×100 world record ten times*
@Omar Williams mens
Please produce your source for this info.
@@dajosco115 Jamaica broke it twice in the 1968 Olympic games in the heats + semi-finals. However we came in 4th in the finals. USA won Gold but did NOT break the WR set by Jamaica. 1952 Jamaica broke both the 4x100 & 4x400 World Records at those games. Beijing 2208, Daegu 2011 & London 2012. I can't account for the rest though.
@@st3wi3D6x is commendable no need to embellish.
Don’t be a hater !! Ok grammar police .
11 years later and this continues to be the greatest moment in the history of the Olympics. London 2012 seems like yesterday. Can't believe so many years have passed since that time.
Time is flying men !
The 4x100m women's WR by the American team in London is not too bad either! Epic moment when Carmelita Jeter points at the clock on the finishing line.
There are many moments like this
Time truly flies.....here am I still watching this video in 2024...and it still gives me chills
I so wish i could watch it live in the ground. I was 12 back then
That Yohan Blake Sprint is magical⚡ What a finish by Bolt🔥
Bro was flying, crazy
Yes. Flying
Lies again? Fake Records
@@NazriB cry
@@NazriB if you want cry louder because we are not hearing ur crying sounds 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ur entire generation can't never beat this record
“The world record has been TAKEN APART!!!”….what a great announcer. Almost a decade I still play it again and again
Yohan Blake is the winner!! look at how fast he bridge that gap and extended it by far, he's the superstar in this event. His legs has wheels, lol amazing run!!
I remember in Beijing, men's 4x100 swimming for team usa. it was a showdown between usa and france. usa won because of John Lezak. that made phelps got 8 golds. if not for Lezak, i think phelps will get only 7 gold.
same here, because of Yohan Blake also. in relay it's not just a team effort, but it's obvious too that some other individuals are exerting their very best for the team.
Ediots bolt and the American get the botton the same time he deserves credit too
That’s cause the bend is probably 80 meters where as bolt prob ran 110 meters
Blake received the Baton at 19.1, gave it to bolt at 28.1. He ran 9 sec.
Bolt received at 29.1, finished at 36.84, he ran 100m at 8.74! … Bolt is the winner
Blake will always be underated but for me, no one in history of sprinters has ever ran a bend that fast...thumbs up Yohane Blake
Running a 4 man race with the 2 fastest men in history is like a cheat code
Lol
Nope, it's rubberband AI
@@skydivemaniac that comment was brilliant! "Cheetah code" indeed.
Then I think basketball should be removed from Olympic games, US as a country is a cheat code!!!!
David Olalekan they would have had the third or fourth if asafa didn’t get injured
Greatest 3rd leg in athletics history.
Best ever
Blake is a monster that was an amazing third leg
Literally
@@thecoach11 was it quicker than Bolt third leg in Beijing 2008?
Blake's run was amazing
Blake"s Run was Mind Blowing🙀, Probably the Greatest bend of all time⚡
Sad People don't recognise his greatness because of Bolt....
Considering every other comment is about Blake i think people finally are!
@@Celtic-Saxon Well said.
Did you read any other comments before posting this...??
Obviously not.
True, that's the greatest bend of all time
Yohan Blake made sure this race was a world record, what a change over and accelerating master class
When Bolt doesn’t jog, it’s a new world record.
True🤣
Pretty much lol
Paul C how about when Bolt walks?
Paul C he’s not jogging
😂😂😂facts
If you watch a lot of bolts solo runs most of the time he starts to slow down at the end because he cares about winning but not so much about breaking records
But in this race he does his best to the end because he knows his team ran their hardest and deserved to get the best results they could
But Bolt started slow, the receiving baton from Blake was not smooth enough. Bolt should start moving bit earlier
I don't agree with you fully here. Every athelete play the sport to break the record(automatically means winning) whether they accept it or not.
Record is what that get recognition, fame. Records is what motivate athletes to give their best, it is what make lengeds out of winners.
Also think about it if it was not about records then what's the point of WR, OR etc.
People have watched this video because it is about breaking the record.
In 2016 Rio Olympics, Bolt didn't break any record but the expectations were always there.
@@tawchaentertainment1488 Could also be that he was playing it safe, when he has confidence he is a lot faster than the American he's up against, it would be stupid to try a perfect exchange when a mediocre safe one will secure the win anyway.
That’s an extremely nice thing to say
Spot on.
This race still gives me goosebumps...jamaica really went all out in here 🔥
Blake made it all possible for Bolt to kill it.
True
Without Blake game over
Agreed
Oo
whatever still a team🇯🇲
Bolt was the hero but Blake was the real mvp in this race.
Blake turned *Super Saiyan* mode in this one
@@mayattv4986 hahahaha yea!
That 3rd exchange is WOW.
Yes, you are right!
@@mayattv4986 I swear
That bend run by Blake was amazing!!!
Now would have been the perfect time for Blake to shine, but because of how disrespectful he was to his coach and he's level of arrogance he's not going anywhere. Sad
@@jennifersturridge8802 maybe your not going anywhere how about that🤭
@@Anna-346 you're such a fool
@@jennifersturridge8802 silence is the best answer to a fool so if I was a fool why would I get an answer? Now look who's the fool
@@Anna-346 STFU
Those baton changes were so smooth. Probably the two best runs ever by Jamaica and USA
Still gives me goosebumps every single time. Blake deserves a lot of credit
So much more credit.
Yes he does that's why they won he made up soooooooo much ground
The man who does the second leg and switches onto Blake does a phenomenal job. The race was won there and then the last two were just pure demons of power athleticism!
That's Michael Frater - one of the best relay back stretch runners of all time. He didn't have the speed of some of our best but a more steady hand and reliable pace you couldn't ask for.
Frater. A legend
Yea it was a good exchange. The US had a very bad handoff
The simple fact that such a small country can produce this amount of track and field talent is mind boggling. Imagine if they had the USA population and money... the Olympics would be a national competition lol
😂 True that
That is why badmind wont end
I firmly believe if the Jamaicans funded swimming like they do track & field, with world-class coaches and everything, they can be a swimming powerhouse too.
It's not that mind boggling if you know history.
Most Jamaicans are of Ibo ancestry. The Ibo are a tribe in Nigeria world-renowned for their great intelligence and extreme physical strength.
Most Jamaicans are descendants of Ibo slaves from the slave trade era.
The igbo language constitutes a significant part of Jamaican Patois
The best relay. I have watched it a hundred times.I'm South African, but still feel the pride and chills
I agree, I can't count the times I have watched this.
Fam. Jamaica is our second home.😂😂😂
Funny how the happiest medal winners are gold and bronze. Gold because they beat everyone else, bronze because they're glad they got a medal at all. Getting silver is never satisfying because it's not gold.
plumeria66 Very dead comment thread, but this isn’t always the case. Check out the 3k steeple from 2016, Evan Jager was extremely happy lol
But the worst place to get is fourth. Can you imagine being one place away from an Olympic medal?
Ha wrong
APPLE SEEDS 360 the worst thing that can happen is what happened to Husillos last year tho. He won the world championship with NR AR and WL and he was disqualified for almost not touching the line
I remember Jimmy Fallon saying that Silver is worst that Bronze because with a bronze medal you can pretend it’s gold with its similar color scheme and say “It’s Gold Ladies 😏.” What a funny guy
Listen
I will never get tired of watching this. Bolt killed this as usual but I loved that Blake got a gold for this because his performance was phenomenal.
I'm USA all the way, but when I saw that smooth handoff to Blake, I shook my head and I knew what was going to happen. Much respect to Team Jamaica! Best Men's race ever!
Agreed but Usain had to run the way he did because USA Ryan Bailey pushed him really hard. The USA ran the world record Usain broke on the night, they ran their socks off so I appreciate their effort too 👏🏾
@@BelleSebbboth teams were insane.
Thank you for gracious comments Jackbo ..Jamaican here. Sometimes I find it sad when there seems to be conflict between Jamaican and American Athletes. I have grown up being very proud of all that American athletes have achieved. There needs to be healthy competition but also healthy respect.. we are proud of you and you should be proud of us..
This is the best Olympic of all time,2024 and still watching it 🔥
Blake's leg was easily the best, set up Bolt ftw
No he handed the baton to Usain before Gay handed his over
+Cleo Ruthan 4th to 1st you mean?
It's only because he had the corner?
They were already leading....
+MrKarlozz Nah they were behind the Americans and Blake got them in front of them with 100 meters to go
Best 36.85 seconds of my life.
Lmao
its rounded down so you mean 36.84s
including your wedding night?
+shelby3024's Commenting ahahahah
Sul Wa
Who’s watching this in 2021?
It's still 🔥
Bolt ☄️
WITHOUT BLAKE BRILLIANT COVERAGE NO BREAKING THE WR!...GIVE IT TO BLAKE PLEASE! HIS MOVE WAS OUT OF THIS 🌎WORLD..SUPERSONIC
Here I am....
💁🖐️
@@boladeannajike7002 I think each one of the team absolutely cruised and battered to the world record. Respect to each of them
Me!!!🔥🔥🔥
I watched this live 11 years ago. Still gives chills whenever I watch this again.
This is out of this world. Wow 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Watch and learn 😀✌️
Street 👑
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No otherwise it will be an out of this world record
To me the LONDON 2012 remains one of the best olympics yet .. The atmosphere , the fans the coverage , And as a PROUD KENYAN , I cannot leave without the mention of our own DAVID RUDISHA ... This was epic ... Jamaicans really came through
Hail up brother hail up!
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Exactly, however my country not taken Gold 😢 London 2012 is amazing with crowd and some many great athlete ❤
Best Olympics hands down! That’s what made me leave Canada, move to the UK and study event management
Athens 2004 was better.
Ej Guerrouj getting gold in the 1500 m and 5000 m was terrific
London was not the best, Beijing 4 years earlier was.
It's funny how other countries forget their own Athletes when Usain Bolt starts running.... Greatest of all time who's watching in 2021😂
He might be a shmuck. He likes hogging spotlite for self. Hardley acknowlege. Blake n others. When he got dusted he pretend he injured. Act like he did it alone.
I honestly cannot wait for olympics this year in Tokyo
@@lilyrose8007 Well I hope it's as interesting as the hype. 💯💯
Here here
@@cynthiacromwell8002 lol. You’re a hateful MESS. And it’s *acknowledge 🙄
This 4x100m relay will always remain the greatest relay of all time... full of superstar in their prime delivering the most entertaining race ever
when USA runs a 37.04 and ties the old record and Jamaica beats the world record, what a great race
blizzero96 yeah
@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN Who cares im still trying to figure out why the Seahawks didn't run the play
@@FirefighterLoverNIL266 you bro made my day lmaoo
@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN
Someone’s very salty.
@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN
Um...
News flash, kiddo...
__EVERYONE CHEATS.__
damn Blake tore up that 3rd leg, his leg was insane wow
He was the reason they won in my opinion
+Emmanuel ya got that right they might as well give Blake a gold medal called the reason they broke the record
He was magnificent!!
Blake and Bolt are the reason the record was broken, it wouldn't have happened without the other. But Dude even if Bolt was 5-7m behind he still would have won.
ik his run was mad he got them back in it
Having Blake and Bolt to do your last 2 legs is like playing the Olympics with a cheat code.
The real mvp was the coach who organized the leg order he knew who to put where
Baron Gueye so true. Race looked competitive until Yohan got the baton. It was the beginning of the end for everyone else
@Roscoe Hoffman
Wym? USA was ahead on Blake’s leg.
@@pcmld2267 no Blake beat him half way through
Blake on them drugs.
anyone from 2024 here?
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Yes, can’t stop watching this race. Jamaica all the way
Me, sadly after 11 years at 2am-
Still here🎉
Yeah
This is the absolutely most amazing relay. Yohan Blake ran a blazing leg.
America : I just tied the world record.
Jamaica: That's cute.
😁😁
Where is Jamaica in 2019? lol! the USA will break that, fool!
King David , and why is he a fool ? It’s sports man... banter goes with the territory. If the USA do indeed take the record next and you revel in that victory should we take you for a fool too ?
@@mazvimbakupa.chihota PREACH to the fool himself!
@@kingdavid3318 aw thats cute remember the last world record the americans had in sprinting was taken by jamaicans lol so if u break it another bolt ver2.0 will break it so have fun while it lasts
After 9 years this race is still EPIC! I've watched it over and over again. Strait outta Jamaica 🇯🇲 🇯🇲 .
Noun Jamaica
Definition:Sprint Factory of the World 🌎.
I love this
i love it
Soooooh true
Big up Jamaica
This race was epic indeed. Smooth baton change all around. I think everyone was cheering for Jamaica.
There's more to come Singing Nurse🇯🇲
I honestly think that this world record might just never be broken again.
Only one day by Aliens my friend !
Yeah, you’ll need the perfect combo of very fast runners, which is hard to come by at the same time.
It’s possible but may not be for a while.
True dat
I'm very happy to see in this comment section Yohan taking the recognition he deserves, I hope he somehow sees it one day, really incredible!!
I can never get tired of this race. I miss this U.S.-Jamaica rivalry.
Great. The huge selection base the US v the high quality that comes from Jamaica. Always going to be a great one.
It's freaking wild that this happened in 2012 and here we all are, still losing our minds over it. Absolutely awesome...
That’s the beauty of the Olympics.
A rare event in world history where we’re all united for the same cause
11 years on and still no team comes close to beating it
This is one record I can safely say will never be broken. Bolt & Blake in the same team, unstoppable. The 2 fastest men we’ve ever seen over the 100m & 200m. 36.84 is absolutely unreal!
Bolt's parents must have been time travelers to give him that name
Lol
Speedsters can time travel so..
same with mo'farah, the winner of the marathon can't remember when
Lol he’s name is Usain
“Dis boy looks FAST. Honey whacha think?”
Yohan Blake ran an insane leg!
Imagine training your whole life to become one of the fastest people ever, getting the baton in first place and sprinting as hard as possible, then watching usain bolt cruise past you
He would have expected it, he knew who was next to him...
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Definitely did not get the baton in first place
Not sure if you are making reference to the race above but Blake handed the baton to Bolt first.
@@keemo8330 But the US hand off was smoother
I'm proud to share blood, heritage and history with the peculiar people of Jamaica.
Nesta Carter was so important to the Jamaicans. He gave the team breathing room to make safe exchanges while the other teams were over striding, trying to keep up. He is truly one of the greatest and one of the most underrated sprinters.
Agreed!
he burden the long run in the team he run almost 110m and almost 2nd runner experience that. it's a part of a plan
and he cheated :)
The medicine he took in 2008 was not prohibited at that time. After months the medicine was put into the prohibited list. So I think that he is not on purpose since Jamaica could win without any medicines at that time obviously.@@matveymitsik1707
what @@matveymitsik1707
Hold on hold on, if you pay attention to the time that Bolt got the baton you'll see that it's about 28.4 seconds, he finished at 36.84, so...that means bolt ran his leg in like 8 seconds, that insane
Maximillian Ullstrom yes I did see that! Unreal
He had a running start. Makes a big difference from standing.
Each leg avg 9.2 secs. Forget about a running start! These speeds are incredible. Evolution at it's finest before our eyes.
@@deonmorris5934 err, that's not really 'evolution'. Yea it's evolution that we got to this point but these people are fast because they train and push their body's to the limit. We're not really made to sprint
I'm not sure, perhaps it could be angular acceleration. There's a difference between running on the straight line and curved line. The velocity changes in angular motion, because the displacement changes. This is my opinion, I could be wrong
Who heard when the commentator said “at this stage I don’t know who came third”😂😂😂😂😂 killed me
I went back to rewind the race and still can't see who came in 3rd lol
Me either..lol
Canada got third place but no one was really paying attention to that... let’s be honest everyone was watching Jamaica vs USA lol
The announcer is a twat.
The commentator is a comedian
I love that everyone in the comments is giving Yohan the credit he deserves. Can see hardly any comments for Bolt. Respect Yohan. You practically ran sideways around that bend! 👏
Yohan was indeed the 2nd fastest sprinter before his big injury in 2014 & for me on the bend he was the quickest (marginally than Bolt on the bend) but Yohan even during his peak he just doesn't have the natural extra dash in himself compared to Bolt
Bolt is the most complete well rounded sprinter while Yohan is the toughest competitor & 2nd fastest men (i think he was quicker than Tyson & Gatlin)
I know Yohan Blake's bend is the most talked about point in this race but for me it is Ryan Bailey putting in his 200% and still failing to catch Usain Bolt.
Haha
Bollocks!! Give the Jamaican his due.
Hahahahahah bawling 😭 hahahaha
Bailey wasn't that far off. After Bailey, everyone else was at least 20 yards back.
I was actually vary impressed by Bailey. Usually Usain bolt pulls away but allot more but Ryan Bailey actually did very well against bolt. His top speed is ridiculous.
Blake ran so fast he could barely open his eyes from all that head wind hitting his face.
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That Blake leg will go down in history. Could watch this race over n over again!
I keep watching Blake’s leg - just incredible - his lower centre of gravity helping absolutely blitz the bend to then hand it to Bolt who beat the American Bailey as if he was an also ran - an athlete who qualified for the Olympics 100 metres with a time of 9.88 is just mind blowing!!!
These Jamaican men... born to run, especially short distance
Indeed
Something in their water, convinced
my best friend in middle school was Jamaican, I was super fast in track, but he always obliterated everyone..
@@nofood1 When I was at school (in Britain) all the Jamaican kids would always outrun us,I don't know what they eat/drink to get that fast!
@@hlonimangena8812 lol
Blake is the MVP of this match, he was the one who helped Jamaica outrun America and then Bolt ran his best and made the world record. Mad respect to both of them.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yohan ate Tyson"s lunch on that 3rd leg. That was a brilliant run by Blake
Reliving the Golden Years of Track! Cure for depression!
Crazy how 2nd place got the exact same time as the previous WR. We could visibly see how far ahead Jamaica beat it.
Imagine seeing Blake and Bolt in the same team against you .
Heart attack lol
Nightmare
Fight for second because u already know
@@zashawnwilliams8734 right
Lol. I would just give up, because I know I done lose. I wouldn't even make an attempt to try to run Lol
I think yohan blake brought it home for jamaica, he ran the 3rd leg very fast
Yess he did if he didn't do great USA should have won good job Yohan even tho he is in the shadow of usain
emmanuel kamara Not really in his shadow, given he has the 2nd fastest times in history in both the 100 and 200m.
december akins Without a doubt, Jamaica was behind the US and Blake brought them even and Bolt finished by pulling away
december akins I agree...He ran sub 9 on that leg but wasn't mentioned...
Nick DeVita I don't know if it was so much that Bolt was pulling away as he had the baton first and and started his sprinting phases earlier. As you know there is not much you can do until you get the baton and if you start pushing to early the person passing it to you can't catch up. Baily obviously got beat but Baily held his own.. That Jamaican team is a Beast!!!
2024 and I still get chills watching this🇯🇲❗
This race is timeless..never get tired of watching it.
Me neither
Its just some guys running fast
Each time I feel low and I need inspiration I come and watch this video, I don't know why but it always uplifts me.
Blessings. Dem Yard bwoy Dem FA
Blessing because your watching greatness. Pure energy
LMAOOO, at 6:40. The big controversy everyone thought, was bolt saying. "I need it to put up on my shelf " this man is hilarious
The uptight English didn't want to give him the baton that he wanted for breaking the world record smh
it's against the rules you'll get disqualified if you don't hand it back, also i know they guy he starts of my races 😂
Very pathetic ..the official should have handed it over to mr bolt..he is a world record holder.
Jacob thomas he would have been disqualified. The official was helping bolt.
@@zoegreen905 What type of stupid rule is that?
I didn't get tired watching this race it was phenomenon. The changeover from Blake to Usain bolt was so quick.
5:35, You know it is a legendary race when the commentator goes like; "At this stage, I have to say that I do not know who came third."
Little did he know then. Who came third will change twice! T&T then France, after US gets DQed on doping charges!
@@nat5112really?
WR before was 37:04. American team matched the record (37:04) but Jamaican team was superb (36:84). Respect.
imagina asafa powel starter i think i going to be 36.72
USA were doped!
Atharva Thatte Yes USA later DQd
I have watched this a thousand times and I can watch it a thousand times more, just Epic!!
Blake's leg was nothing short of amazing
@@thecoach11 it was everything
@@reinhardmoyo8907 It will be while before this record is broken this race was flawless
@@thecoach11 that's true
Yes me too
I often watch this relay just to watch Yohan Blake on the bend in the third leg. This race was just phenomenal.