Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Jamaican Sprinters Are STILL Really Fast

Usain Bolt ran in the 200m finals today. And he set another world record. He covered the distance in 19.3, breaking the old record set by Michael Johnson in 1996. These photos below show just how much faster he is than his competition. He now has 2 world records, 2 gold medals and is officially the fastest man on the planet. He's the first man to win both the 100m and 200m finals since Carl Lewis did it in 1984. And he's the first man ever to break the world records in both the 100m and 200m at an Olympics. And, he's only 21. Very exciting stuff. For me, at least.

3 comments:

Tiffany said...

Glad you are enjoying the olympics--us as well. But now I want to know--what are your thoughts on the synchronized swimming competitions?

mare said...

i have to say, this was truly incredible. also i feel bound to say that the extended family shot below is perhaps the worst all of those particular people have ever looked. go ahead and inspect and get back to me on that. it's really quite something.

oh yeah, and i hope er is feeling better!

Melissa said...

Maybe he's got some 'special' stuff he's eating in Jamacia.