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Usain Bolt: I Just Went Out There And Ran My Best Race

June 4th, 2008

Lightning Bolt Becomes Fastest Man On Earth

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt ran a world record 9.72 seconds for the 100 metres in the Reebok grand prix meet at the Icahn Stadium in New York last night. The 21-year-old Bolt lowered the previous best held by compatriot Asafa Powell, who had ran 9.74secs on three separate occasions.

World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka - Jamaican 200 metres runner Usain Bolt

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Incredibly, Bolt was running only his fifth 100m race and was competing in the lane next to America’s 100m world champion Tyson Gay on a still night following thunderstorms earlier in the evening. Gay was second in a personal best of 9.85sec with Darvis ‘Doc’ Patton of the USA third in 10.07sec. The historic run sent a huge Jamaican contingent of fans wild with celebrations.

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