Dwain Chambers Mistaken For Bolt
A picture of banned and disgraced British sprinter, Dwain Chambers, was mistakenly identified as that of Jamaica's world record holder Usain Bolt by a Chinese newspaper.
Undoubtedly an extreme case of mistaken identity, on the same day which saw Bolt break his own world record, a full colour picture of Chambers looking pumped up and ready for action dominated the front page of the Beijing Youth Daily. The headline above the image read: 'Especially Special'.
The newspaper, which has a daily circulation of over half a million copies, had meant to make a reference to Bolt in the run up to one of the most anticipated races of the Olympics (the 100M finals). However, when it came to selecting an image, it seems there was some confusion about Chambers and Bolt (despite there being no distinct similarities between the two), and Chambers' picture was published (see below).
- From the U.K. Telegraph
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Former 200m world record holder Michael Johnson, commentating for the BBC on Thursday, August 20, 2009: said that Usain Bolt will not break his 200 metres world record later on that day (in the 200M World Championships final) because he's been exerting himself a lot and showing signs of fatigue.
Bolt smashed 0.11 seconds of his own record in the race later that day!