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Your support makes all the difference.Usain Bolt has advanced to the semi-finals of the Olympic men's 200 meters, finishing his quarter-final heat in 20.29 seconds and keeping alive his hopes of the first 100-200 sprint sweep since 1988.
Bolt, the Jamaican who already has run a world-record time of 9.69 in the 100m to take the gold, won Monday's 200 quarter-final heat, finishing 0.13 second ahead of defending Olympic champion Shawn Crawford.
The semi-finals are set for Tuesday, with Crawford among the few believed to have a chance at stopping Bolt's quest for a double.
Carl Lewis was the last sprinter to pull off the gold-medal double at the 1988 Seoul Games.
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