Congrats to U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay, who won the 100-meter event on Sunday at the world championships in Osaka, Japan, and set off a whirlwind of eye-catching headlines in the world press, including:
American Gay wins 100 metres at track worlds (CBC)
Gay Cements Status as World’s Fastest Man with Help From Mom (Bloomberg)
Gay destroys Powell to win world 100m title (Reuters Canada)
Gay wins battle of the sprint kings (Times Online, UK)
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YaY for Gay! As Aretha would say Honey you are “Young Gifted and Black…. And that a fact!”
Whoop whoop!
When I was in high school, there were kids named Gay, Butts, and of course me, Dix!
Too bad, we didn’t all become lawyers and open a practice together.
He’s looking good in 200m preliminary round tonight so I think he’ll do it again tomorrow night for another GOLD.