The cherry on top must have been the jubilant skip over the finish line, but sports officials didn’t seem to share the joy.
It’s a little tiresome that every new sprint sensation is compared to Bolt. However, 19-year-old Letsile Tebogo from Botswana doesn’t seem to mind.
In April, 17-year-old Viwe Jingqi set new national Under-18 times in both the 100-metre and 200-metre events, clocking times that broke decades-old records.
You have to possess serious gas to beat Jamaican sprint legend Asafa Powell, which is why the world should take notice of Akani Simbine.
The 100 metre sprint is the most coveted record in the athletics world, although how on earth is anyone going to best Usain? Turns out they might.
We know that Usain Bolt is one man that does his surname justice. Officially the fastest man on the planet, and with four Olympic gold medals behind his name, he may arguably be the best sprinter that the world has ever seen. But how does he stack up against former medalists?