The 1992 Olympic champion vs the 1996 Olympic champion....epic. Linford is 35 years old in this video, running against an entire line up of sprinters in their 20's...VERY impressive!
@@NightShooter87what they eat in Jamaica 😂 btw just curious why west African runners didn't come into the mix for best sprinters since most Jamaican can trace their roots from Western Africa
In the slo-mo replay Donovan looks smooth and relaxed. Christie looks like that crazy muthafcker running you down for stealing a donut from his lunchbox.
It was after the world championships so they had already peaked. And back then 10.10 wasn't considered all that slow. Bailey won the World Championships that year in 9.97, the only guy under 10.00. Christie had run 10.12. So it wasn't that unusual to see them only running 10.10 and slower. Maybe it was cooler or with a slight headwind, as is often the case in late-season European meets.
Like he was at the Atlanta Olympics? Give me a break. Donovan broke the world record in Atlanta and even if Linford wasn't disqualified, there was no way he was catching Donovan in that race.
@@delby66agreed, Linford was 36 and he was not going to beat a peak Bailey but to say Bailey had a better résumé at top level sprinting than Linford is delusional. Bailey was effectively at the or near the top of sprinting for a 3year period between the 1995 season to the 1997 season. In 1998 he had a poor season then ruptured his Achilles after that season. He wasn't the same after that.
We never hear anything of Linford Christie anymore....where is he living? After the drugs revelation he has totally disappeared. Maybe he is living out his life in JA....surrounded by tropical flowers and lush vegetation. I wanted to believe he was innocent...but who knows....a positive drugs result is pretty damning.
@DrCrabfing. You are so ignorant! Christie left Jamaica when he was 10 years old. He acquired British citizenship. his parents were British immigrant. (From Jamaica) You don't really read, which is why u don't know that he was an affiliate with British Athletics team.he was even into coaching .. Jamaica Jamaica cannot pay him...
The 1992 Olympic champion vs the 1996 Olympic champion....epic. Linford is 35 years old in this video, running against an entire line up of sprinters in their 20's...VERY impressive!
Didn’t know this race existed. Awesome thanks for posting.
Bailey’s running style is like an art, watching the slo-mo he looks like a Greek God galloping …
😂😂 what a description and it’s accurate
What about Linford Christie's style out of the blocks? Great technique.
Bailey never mixed with other runners win or a loss
Interesting fact is that both Bailey and Christie are Jamaican born.
....and so was Ben Johnson.
@@tommytempo1 Бен Джонсон высший класс
That's with most sprinters, they have Jamaican roots.
@@NightShooter87what they eat in Jamaica 😂 btw just curious why west African runners didn't come into the mix for best sprinters since most Jamaican can trace their roots from Western Africa
@NightShooter87 Not most but a lot of black sprinters running for Europe and or Canada were
2:04 the two girls in background checking linford Christie out as he shows off his abs😂
Haha I noticed that as well.👍🏻
Donovan Bailey needs some Chapstick
Nearly 30 years ago, and still unchanged today, two JAMAICAN TRANSPLANTS are dominating the sprint scene for both Great Britain and Canada.
Amazing lineup
In the slo-mo replay Donovan looks smooth and relaxed. Christie looks like that crazy muthafcker running you down for stealing a donut from his lunchbox.
10.1 was before the juice. After the juice it became 9.8. Yes, that is what the juice does for sprinters.
Bailey ran 9.91 a few weeks before this race.
Jamaica 🇯🇲 fyah fyah
WHY SO SLOW?
It was after the world championships so they had already peaked. And back then 10.10 wasn't considered all that slow. Bailey won the World Championships that year in 9.97, the only guy under 10.00. Christie had run 10.12. So it wasn't that unusual to see them only running 10.10 and slower. Maybe it was cooler or with a slight headwind, as is often the case in late-season European meets.
10.10 seconds.. I had time to order a pizza
Yeah looks relatively slow in today's standards.
Slow by Bailey's and Christie's standards too!
@@tommytempo1 Christie very rarely ran under 10 seconds. He's a legend of the sport of course but he very rarely ran under 10 seconds.
@@Revolver1981 Quite a few times I can recall.
Linford was always better in my eyes!
no
@@WhiteGuysMadderyes
Like he was at the Atlanta Olympics? Give me a break. Donovan broke the world record in Atlanta and even if Linford wasn't disqualified, there was no way he was catching Donovan in that race.
@@delby66agreed, Linford was 36 and he was not going to beat a peak Bailey but to say Bailey had a better résumé at top level sprinting than Linford is delusional. Bailey was effectively at the or near the top of sprinting for a 3year period between the 1995 season to the 1997 season. In 1998 he had a poor season then ruptured his Achilles after that season. He wasn't the same after that.
And we now know that Christie was on drugs as he failed a test for steroids a few years after this. This isn't the body he had in the late 1980's.
All were juiced feel sorry for Ben.
I'm sorry. I know Christie never officially tested positive... But does this body look natural for a 36 year old?
We never hear anything of Linford Christie anymore....where is he living? After the drugs revelation he has totally disappeared. Maybe he is living out his life in JA....surrounded by tropical flowers and lush vegetation. I wanted to believe he was innocent...but who knows....a positive drugs result is pretty damning.
@DrCrabfing.
You are so ignorant! Christie left Jamaica when he was 10 years old.
He acquired British citizenship. his parents were British immigrant. (From Jamaica)
You don't really read, which is why u don't know that he was an affiliate with British Athletics team.he was even into coaching ..
Jamaica Jamaica cannot pay him...
Linford is doing positive things, coaching youngsters and mentoring them to be the best they can. Good person.
3 Jamaicans in that race
So? He learned to run fast in Canada. Canadian coaches.
Donovan Bailey’s coach was American
Christie was disgraced no mention of that.....