Usain Bolt has firmed from $1.57 into $1.20 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to take out the men’s 200m event at the London Olympics on the back of his blistering performance in the 100m final.
Fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake is on the second line of betting, but has eased from $2.70 out to $4.33, while Christophe LeMaitre is next in the market at a distant $41.
“Unsurprisingly, there was a major surge in interest from punters for Bolt to win the 200m following his breathtaking win in the 100m,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.
“He’s now attracted 83 percent of all bets wagered on the 200m market.”
Jamaica remains the firm favourite to take out the men’s 4 x 100m relay despite easing from $1.30 to $1.33, ahead of the USA, who’ve firmed from $4.00 into $3.40, while Australia remains the biggest outsider at $501.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
(prices in brackets from 5 August)
Men’s 200m final
$1.20 Usain Bolt (in from $1.57)
$4.33 Yohan Blake (out from $2.70)
$41 Christophe LeMaitre (out from $31)
$67 Churundy Martina (steady)
$67 Wallace Spearman (out from $34)
$151 Maurice Mitchell (out from $67)
$176 Ramon Miller (out from $101)
$176 Isiah Young (out from $101)
$176 Warren Weir (out from $91)
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Others quoted
Men’s 4 x 100m Relay
$1.33 Jamaica (out from $1.30)
$3.40 USA (in from $4.00)
$34 Great Britain (steady)
$46 France (out from $36)
$67 Trinidad & Tobago (out from $19)
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$501 Australia (steady)