JAMAICAN sprinter Yohan Blake believes the country’s dominance of the sprint events could falter following the exit of the world’s fastest Usain Bolt.

Bolt, the dominant force in athletics for the last 10 years, has promised to step aside following the London World Championships.
The 30-year-old is however only halfway through the door and it seems the dominance that the Caribbean country has enjoyed for the better part of a decade could already be under threat from traditional sprint powerhouse, the United States.
For once the big Jamaican himself failed to deliver on the world stage, finishing third in the men’s 100m final behind Americans Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman.
Since then there have been a number of disastrous results with heavy favourite Elaine Thompson not only failing to claim the women’s 100m gold but missing the podium entirely, an event won by American Torie Bowie.
Yohan Blake who was fourth in the 100m final, then failing to qualify for the 200m final. The event marked the first time since 2003 that the Jamaicans had no representation in the men’s 200m final, unfamiliar territory for the dominant Caribbean island.
“A little. The big man’s leaving and there’s a lot riding on our shoulders. So far I’m still the man in Jamaica, the fastest this year. I want to keep focused and keep getting my times better. If I run more races, I think I’ll be much better,” Blake said.”The guys have to really step up. Of course, I do too. It was a very disappointing championship for me.”
Blake will team up with Bolt for the men’s 4x100m final.