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Olympics - World's Fastest Man (100m)

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Who wins the Olympic Gold Medal in Beijing in the 100-meters on the track, to claim the unofficial title of "World's Fastest Man"?

EDIT - Once the medals are awarded, the vBet is permanently settled.
 
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Gay: I'm ready to run 100 meters*in Beijing - 2008 Olympics - SI.com

U.S. sprinter Gay says he's healthy, ready to run 100m at Olympics

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  • Gay, the defending 100 and 200 champ, hurt his hammy at the Olympic Trials
  • Gay is expected to contend along with world-record holder Usain Bolt

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Tyson Gay will be competing in the open 100 and 4x100 relay events at the Beijing Games.
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DALIAN, China (AP -- American sprinter Tyson Gay says his hamstring is feeling better and he'll be healthy and ready to go when the Olympic 100-meter races start next week.

"When I step on the line in Beijing, don't worry. I'll be ready to go," Gay said Monday before departing for China from Munich, where he had been training.

He has decided to fly to Beijing and skip going to the U.S. Track team's training camp in Dalian because he wants be at Friday's opening ceremonies. Qualifying in the highly anticipated 100-meter dash starts Aug. 15.

Gay, the defending world champion in the 100 and 200 meters, hurt his hamstring early last month at U.S. Olympic trials while running in preliminary heats in the 200 meters. He already had qualified for the 100. He pulled out of a race in London on July 25, saying he wanted to rest to ensure he was healthy for the Olympics.

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BTW, what kind of editor lets "hammy" through the editorial process? :lol:
 
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OHSportsFan9;1231620; said:
The race ran earlier this morning, but I won't spoil for everyone. :biggrin:

About to start on NBC.
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That's why I didn't settle the vbet earlier.

What an impressive run. 9.69 for a new world record, and he broke form (arm swing) for about the last 5 steps as he knew he was cruising to the win.
 
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BB73;1231624; said:
That's why I didn't settle the vbet earlier.

What an impressive run. 9.69 for a new world record, and he broke form (arm swing) for about the last 5 steps as he knew he was cruising to the win.
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Wow. What a performance! That is the most impressive sprint I've ever seen. He just destroyed the field with the ease, looking like he was putting forth the effort of your average baseball player running out a ground ball.

I had read about the result earlier in the day, but that didn't make watching it any less entertaining.
 
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An amazing Olympic performance.

It reminded me of Bob Beamon's 29' 2.5" long jump 40 years ago in Mexico City, and Michael Johnson's world record 19.32 in the 200-meter final in Atlanta.
 
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OHSportsFan9;1231639; said:
I'd love to see a breakdown of his fastest 40 yard split...just for kicks.
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I was going to say the same thing, except not the fastest 40 yards within his race, but instead his initial 40 yards. Based on the 4.38 40-yard start for Ben Johnson's 9.79 world record 100m time at the Seoul Olympics, Bolt's first 40 yards would probably be around 4.35.

Still nowhere near as fast as Morgan Trent... :roll1:
 
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