Measuring Zohri's Opportunity In Men's 100 Meters After Usain Bolt No Longer Shows

Then Muhammad Zohri will show his achievements at the Tokyo Olympics in the men's 100 meters. (KOI Doc)

JAKARTA - For the first time since 2004, the Olympics will give birth to a new champion in the men's 100 meters after in the last three editions the World's Fastest Man, Usain Bolt, dominated with a clean sweep of gold. Indonesia's proud runner Lalu Muhammad Zohri took part in this sector. What are the chances of winning the championship?

Without Bolt, the competition map in the men's 100 meters at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is predicted to be fierce and Indonesian sprinter Lalu Muhammad Zohri will also participate in the competition, even though he is not present in Sakura Country as a favorite.

Zohri's best time was 10.03 seconds which he carved in the 2019 Osaka Golden Grand Prix series in Japan, which also led him to win a ticket for the Tokyo Olympics.

Zohri is only 0.03 seconds adrift of the United States runner Justin Gatlin who occupies the first position in the event and 0.02 seconds from the representative of the host Yoshihide Kiryu.

Jamaican runner Usain Bolt in one of the matches he won. (Intermediate Doc)

Considering that athletics is a measurable sport, the athlete's achievement in an event can be a benchmark for the next competition. Zohri last competed in the Tokyo Olympics test event in May. At that time, he recorded a time of 10.34 seconds.

Reflecting on these records, Zohri is predicted to find it difficult to compete with competitors who have a report card time of under 10 seconds. For example, United States sprinter Trayvon Bromell is a strong candidate for champion in the men's 100 meters.

Bromell had recorded a record 9.77 seconds while performing in Miramal, Florida, last June, which made him included in the list of the world's seven fastest sprinters in history.

After that, Bromell secured a place at the Tokyo Olympics after winning the 100 meters event at the US Olympic Trials with a time of 9.80 seconds. He was ahead of compatriots Ronnie Baker (9.85 seconds) and Fred Kerley (9.86 seconds).

"I'm motivated for something bigger than just a medal. That's beyond the material side. There is a bigger purpose behind all of this. Obviously if I win a gold medal it will give me more opportunities," said Bromell quoted from the official World website. Athletics, Thursday 29 July.

Then Muhammad Zohri became Indonesia's hope in the Tokyo Olympics. (Intermediate Doc)

Athletics analyst Neil Duncanson said Bromell had a great chance of winning Tokyo Olympic gold. Based on his analysis, Duncanson said Bromell just needed to focus and not make mistakes during the race later. "I think Trayvon will win it (Tokyo Olympic gold) if he gets it right," Duncanson said.

Besides Bromell, Zohri will also compete with Ronnie Baker and Fred Kerley. As mentioned above, both of them were behind Bromell when competing in the US Olympic Trials with a time of under 10 seconds, making the three Uncle Sam Country sprinters a difficult opponent for Zohri on the Olympic Stadium track.

Competition

Outside the ranks of Uncle Sam's country sprinters, a number of other participants also have report cards of under 10 seconds.

For example, Akani Simbine from South Africa who has the second fastest time this year and the African record holder when she competed at the Gyulai István Memorial, Szekesfehervar, Hungary, last July, with 9.84 seconds.

Simbine's ambitions at the Tokyo Olympics are also quite big as he wants to become the first African sprinter to win Olympic gold in the men's 100 meters since Reggie Walker at the 1908 London Olympics.

In addition, Simbine also has a mission to make up for the failure at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Brazil, 2016 when he finished fifth in the men's 100 meters with a record time of 9.94 seconds.

In the list of rivalries, do not forget the name Andre De Grasse from Canada. He is the bronze medalist of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the men's 100 meters by pocketing 9.91 seconds.

This season, De Grasse won the best time of 9.92 seconds while competing at the Duval County Challenge, Jacksonville, last May.

Then there is Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake, who won two silver medals at the 2012 London Olympics for the men's 100 and 200 meters. He also had great determination in Tokyon to avenge the failure at the Rio Olympics, which at that time finished fourth.

So far this year, the gold medalist in the 4×100 m relay at the London and Rio de Janeiro Olympics has won 10 of 13 men's 100 meter events, including the fastest time of 9.95 seconds when competing at the Stars and Stripes Classic, Marietta, last July. .

Host sprinter Ryota Yamagata is also included in the list of owners of the 100 meters run report card in under 10 seconds. He became Japan's hope after setting a national record of 9.95 in Tottori last June.

Realistic

Seeing the tight competition map, the Executive Board of the All-Indonesia Athletics Association (PB PASI) was not grandiose about Zohri's target at the Tokyo Olympics.

In preparation for the biggest sporting event in the world, PB PASI has provided a series of programs to improve Zohri's performance. On the other hand, the sprinter from Lombok also said he wanted to improve the time record by breaking through the numbers under 10 seconds.

Then Muhammad Zohri will fight as hard as he can against his opponents. (KOI Doc)

For Zohri who is still 21 years old, the Tokyo Olympics can be a valuable experience to continue to improve technical and mental abilities. This was reported by Antara.

It is worth waiting for the debut of Indonesia's proud sprinter at the Tokyo Olympics. With the sprinter's siege under 10 seconds, can Zohri show off?

Zohri is scheduled to start competing in the first round at the Olympic Stadium, Saturday at 19.45 local time. Prior to that, the men's 100-meter number will first present the athlete's competition in the qualifying round starting at 11:35 local time.