It's Showtime - Top 5 rivalries of 2012 London Olympics

Chelsea won the Champions League, the Spanish Armada successfully defended the Euros and Roger Federer regained his supremacy in Wimbledon. If this is not enough for you sports enthusiasts, then wait till July 27th for the world’s foremost sporting competition.

The time is ticking and the pressure is mounting up. With the training sessions going at full flow, there’s no time to look back. The athletes will be counting the days until the games begin, the wait will surely be torturous. With added pressure of high expectations from everyone back there in their homeland, with their fans and beloved ones praying their hearts out so that they return with a medal for their motherland, all of them would be aiming for nothing less than a podium finish. They are just one step closer from adding another feather to their cap, doubtlessly the biggest and the most appealing of them all. So let’s take a peek into some of the most anticipating rivalries that we should keep an eye on at London.

1. Usain Bolt vs Yohan Blake

‘The’ event of London 2012 would be the men’s blue ribbon event. The Beijing edition saw Bolt overpowering his rivals without even breaking a sweat. The superhuman athlete seemed to be unbeatable, but numerous injuries and absences from the track has set the 25 year old back. The tides have changed since then. At London 2012, the odds are definitely stacked against the defending champion. The spotlight now shifts to his fellow Jamaican training partner and the defending world champion Yohan Blake. Having conceded defeat to Blake, not just once but twice, during the Jamaican trials in both 100m and 200m, Bolt will find the going tough in London. While other rivals like Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin haven’t been consistent enough to push themselves to be a strong contender for the numero uno spot at London. That being said, what we will witness on August 5th will be pure awesome entertainment. It will be even more electric than usual in London.