Yohan Blake stuns oblique Seville at The 2022 Jamaica Athletics championships

The second-fastest man in history in both the 100 and 200m, Jamaica’s Yohan Blake beats Oblique Seville in the 100m at the Jamaica national Athletics championships in a season,s best of 9.85 seconds.

The only other man to run faster than Yohan Blake in both the 100m and the 200m, is his former training partner and fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt. Yohan Blake, who is the 2011 world champion in the 100m came from behind and caught Seville before the finishing line. Prior to this night, Oblique Seville was the fastest Jamaican male in the 100m and was by far the favorite to win. Seville came in second place behind Yohan Blake in a time of 9.88 seconds followed by Yohan’s training partner Akeem Blake in a time of 9.93 seconds, Jelani walker in 10.00 seconds, Kemar Bailey-Coles in 10.10 seconds, Conroy Jones 10.10 seconds and Nigel Ellis 10.13 seconds

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