Sprinters
      Set
      For
      Olympic
      Stage
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Adam
      Gauthier
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Last
      Friday
      morning,
      many
     
     
      Canadians
      woke
      up
      to
      watch
      the
     
     
      opening
      ceremonies
      of
      the
      twenty-
     
     
      seventh
      Olympic
      Summer
      Games
     
     
      in
      Sydney,
      Australia.
      The
      hopes
     
     
      and
      dreams
      of
      many
      young
      and
     
     
      veteran
      athletes
      will
      be
      realized
     
     
      over
      the
      fifteen
      days
      of
      competi-
     
     
      tion.
     
    

    
     
      The
      powerhouse
      that
      is
      the
     
     
      United
      States
      of
      America
      is
      most
     
     
      likely
      to
      finish
      on
      top
      of
      the
      medal
     
     
      standings
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      games
     
     
      as
      they
      did
      at
      the
      1996
      Games
      in
     
     
      Atlanta.
      Canada
      finished
      with
      22
     
     
      medals
      at
      the
      Atlanta
      Games,
      the
     
     
      best
      finish
      ever
      for
      Canada
      at
      a
     
     
      non-protested
      Games.
     
    

    
     
      The
      most
      memorable
      event
      in
     
     
      Atlanta,
      besides
      Mohammed
      Ali
     
     
      lighting
      the
      Olympic
      Flame,
      was
     
     
      the
      100
      meter
      dash
      which
      featured
     
     
      Canadian
      sprinter
      Donovan
      Bailey.
     
     
      Bailey
      won
      the
      gold
      medal
      in
      the
     
     
      race
      and
      set
      a
      world
      record
      time
      of
     
     
      9.84
      seconds
      in
      the
      process.
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      week
      later,
      Bailey
      won
      his
      second
     
     
      gold
      of
      the
      games
      when
      he
      ran
      the
     
     
      anchor
      leg
      of
      the
      4X100
      relay
      for
     
     
      the
      Canadian
      team.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      Atlanta,
      Bailey
      has
      gone
     
     
      through
      a
      rash
      of
      injuries
      including
     
     
      a
      devastating
      break
      of
      his
      Achilles
     
     
      tendon
      which
      he
      hurt
      playing
      bas-
     
     
      ketball.
      Although
      he
      claims
      that
     
     
      rehab
      has
      made
      him
      even
      stronger
     
     
      than
      he
      has
      ever
      been,
      Bailey
      has-
     
     
      n’t
      been
      the
      same
      since
      the
      injury.
     
    

    
     
      He
      is
      yet
      to
      win
      a
      significant
     
     
      race
      against
      some
      of
      the
      best
      run-
     
     
      ners
      in
      the
      world
      including
      his
      new
     
    
   
   
    
     
      arch
      riva,
      American
      sprinter
     
     
      Maurice
      Greene.
     
    

    
     
      Greene,
      who
      is
      the
      current
      world
     
     
      record
      holder
      in
      the
      100
      meters
     
     
      with
      a
      time
      of
      9.79
      seconds,
      has
     
     
      been
      tearing
      up
      track
      meets;
      win-
     
     
      ning
      almost
      every
      competition
      that
     
     
      he
      has
      entered
      in
      the
      last
      year.
     
     
      Along
      with
      his
      athletic
      ability,
     
     
      Greene
      has
      an
      undeniable
      cocki-
     
     
      ness
      that
      will
      no
      doubt
      help
      his
     
     
      chances
      of
      winning
      the
      gold.
     
    

    
     
      Bailey
      is
      also
      very
      cocky,
      which
     
     
      has
      been
      obvious
      since
      he
      defeated
     
     
      Michael
      Johnson
      in
      150
      meter
      race
     
     
      in
      Toronto
      in
      1997,
      which
      was
      to
     
     
      determine
      who
      was
      the
      fastest
      man
     
     
      in
      the
      world.
      He
      is
      also
      the
      defend-
     
     
      ing
      Olympic
      champion,
      which
      is
     
     
      not
      to
      be
      lost
      on
      the
      minds
      of
      many,
     
     
      including
      Bailey’s
      competition.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      one
      of
      Bailey’s
      com-
     
     
      petitors
      is
      also
      his
      Canadian
      team-
     
     
      mate,
      Bruny
      Surin.
      Surin,
      who
      did
     
     
      not
      qualify
      for
      the
      championship
     
     
      race
      in
      1996
      but
      did
      win
      gold
      on
     
     
      the
      4X100
      team,
      has
      improved
     
     
      greatly
      over
      the
      past
      four
      years.
     
    

    
     
      Earlier
      this
      year,
      Surin
      tied
     
     
      Bailey’s
      Olympic
      time
      of
      9.84
      sec-
     
     
      onds
      in
      a
      competition
      in
      which
      he
     
     
      finished
      second
      to
      Maurice
     
     
      Greene.
      Surin
      has
      to
      be
      considered
     
     
      Canada’s
      best
      sprinter
      going
      into
     
     
      the
      Games.
     
    

    
     
      What
      Surin
      has
      going
      against
     
     
      him
      is
      the
      hype
      surrounding
      Bailey
     
     
      and
      Greene,
      but
      that
      isn’t
      necessar-
     
     
      ily
      a
      bad
      thing.
     
    

    
     
      Within
      the
      last
      month,
      all
      three
     
     
      runners
      have
      had
      leg
      problems,
     
     
      particularly
      with
      their
      quad
      mus-
     
     
      cles.
      But
      all
      three
      runners
      say
      that
     
     
      they
      will
      be
      ready
      for
      the
     
     
      Olympics,
      which
      is
      great
      news
      for
     
     
      the
      most
      anticipated
      and
      hyped
     
     
      event
      in
      Olympic
      history.
     
    

    
     
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