Some of the highlights of London 2012 Olympics betting will be the sprint races. Usain Bolt is geared up to defend his Olympic titles and not only will eyes be on the athletes, but on the clock as well. Online bookmaker Paddy Power are offering a great Olympics Betting Money Back Special just in case there are any records broken at the London 2012 Games.
In the Men’s 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay races, if a world record is broken in any of the above events, then Paddy Power will refund all losing outright bets placed on an athlete or team that finishes second in the race bet on. So that means if you back Usain Bolt in a 100m race and there is a shock with him coming home second, you would get your lost stake refunded if he finishes second to a race winner that breaks the world record.
This Paddy Power Money Back Special does only apply to bets placed before the qualifying rounds of the events though and the coverage on the lost stake refunds will be up to a maximum of £100. In both the 100m and the 200m events, Usain bolt is favourite. His closest challenger in both of the race will be his fellow countryman Yohan Blake, so Jamaica are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the sprint and this of course, will translate across to 4x100m relay. So with the Paddy Power Money Back Special, it may well be worth taking a look at Blake to cause an upset, and let’s face it, he’s likely going to need an World Record to edge past Bolt. In the 4x100m relay race, the USA will be the ones who will push Jamaica hard there, so again, may be worth a outside punt with the coverage being offered by online bookmaker Paddy Power for your Olympic betting.
Mens 100m Odds
Usain Bolt 8/11, Yohan Blake 6/4, Tyson Gay 14/1, Justin Gatlin 18/1, Asafa Powell 28/1
Mens 200m Odds
Usain Bolt 4/7, Yohan Blake 13/8, Wallace Spearmon 22/1, Warren Weir 40/1, Christophe Lemaitre
Mens 4x100m Relay Odds
Jamaica 3/10, USA 3/1, Trinidad and Tobago 18/1 Bahamas 33/1, GB 33/1, France 40/1
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