May 30, 2008
By LetsRun.com
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Thursday was media day at the Reebok Grand Prix and the attention rightfully was on the Tyson Gay-Usain Bolt showdown at 100m (and the Veronica Campbell-Brown, Lauryn Williams (1 and 2 at worlds last year) showdown in the 100m.

There is a lot of mainstream news coverage on the 100m showdowns so we won't overdo it here. The meet website has a nice little video player with highlights you can select of the press conference. We talk a little about the 100s and then give our distane previews.

Gay vs Bolt 100m
Both Bolt and Gay have had great success at 100m after having more initial success 200. Michael Johnson's 200m world record came up and Tyson Gay was full of praise, "When you think about Michale Johsnon you're going to think about one thing, the world record...It was so amazing, so out there."