Usain Bolt demolishes 100m world record AGAIN

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  1. RickDeckard

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    RickDeckard, Aug 16, 2009
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  2. Ash

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    He can definitely go faster. He was looking around for challengers with 30 meters left. He's inhuman. Gay ran like a 9.71, a fantastic time, and wasn't even close. I actually feel sorry for Gay. If not for Bolt, he would be a really big deal right now.
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    9.71 was a new American record, wasn't it?

    I heard this morning that Bolt reckons he'll break 9.4 seconds.
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    I think he might have something that's giving him a little "boost"
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    Me too. "Bolt" is probably the best name ever for a sprinter. The only thing better is if it turns out "Usain" is Swahili for "Lightning". On the other hand, "Gay" is just...:brokeback:
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    looks like he's done it again. 19.19 in 200m today, shattering his own previous record by 0.11 of a second and over half a second faster than the rest of the competitors. I have no superlatives. Let it be writ in ages to come: "What a Guy!"
    Dave, Aug 20, 2009
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    Yep, that was pretty damn awesome. This guy really is something else
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    Bah! I could do that. I got the wheels.

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    Surprisingly he also notched up one of the fastest times around the Top Gear track. If you watch the show much you'd know they have a section called "Star in a reasonably priced car" which involves a famous person racing around the track in a fairly normal everyday car (not a supercar or turbo-anything). They have a leaderboard with dozens of names on it.

    Here's what happened the time Bolt came on:

    [yt=The fastest man on two legs tries his hand at four wheels]HTk17C8jL5w[/yt]
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    On Saturday, 8/22, NBC will broadcast the World Track and Field Championships - LIVE

    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern
    12:00 noon - 2:00 PM Central
    10:00 AM - 12:00 noon Pacific

    The Mens 4x100 Relay featuring Jamaica and the USA is scheduled to start at 2:45 PM Eastern.
    Adjust for your time zone, and tune in early. The race will take 38 seconds.
    Cobalt, Aug 21, 2009
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    Before posting the above, I waited to make sure that the United States didn't drop the baton in the semi-finals.
    They didn't.

    But a review of the race showed the U.S. made a pass outside of the zone, so they were disqualified.
    The United States will not be in the 4x100 meter final.
    Cobalt, Aug 22, 2009
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