Aths: Pressure heightens for Gay in Olympic preparation

AAP Sports News (Australia), May, 2008

AAP Sports News (Australia) 05-16-2008 Aths: Pressure heightens for Gay in Olympic preparation CARSON, California, May 15 Reuters/AAP - Double world sprint champion Tyson Gay is already feeling the pressure of expectation in his build-up to the Beijing Olympics. Although the softly-spoken American ruled the roost at last year's world championships by winning the 100m-200m double, he is wary of entering uncharted territory in Beijing. "I am real nervous about this year," Gay, 25, said today in the build-up to Sunday's Adidas Track Classic. "I have never been to the Olympics before so I don't really know what to expect. "People tell me: 'Hey, in the world champs, you can look to the right of you and see some empty stands, look to the left and see a...

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