How Usain Bolt Could Break his World Record Without Running Faster in the Olympics
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Will the fastest man in the world be able to top his previous time-stopping performance in the 100m final Sunday? Scientist John Barrow, author of Mathletics, not only says it’s probable—but the Jamaican can do it without having to even run any faster.
Usain Bolt is the best human sprinter there has ever been. Yet, few would have guessed that he would run so fast over 100m after he started out running the 400m and 200m races when in his mid teens.