Last updated on December 2nd, 2022 at 09:45 pm
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
I must confess, I didn’t think the world record would fall. I was pretty sure he’d win, by far, but I felt a 19.4 would be enough, and that another record was just out of reach.
Bolt didn’t – he ran 19.19s, winning by 0.62 seconds, and with it, won his 5th gold medal in a 5th world record, and how has a double-double gold-WR combination between Beijing and Berlin. And the chance still exists for it to become a treble-treble, with the relay to come, which is absolutely astounding. You can read the report on it here – he talks of how he ran his heart out, which is evident on the clip, which you can see below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjHQZ2VNUyw
From the Science of Sport point of view, there’s not much to post on it right now (and besides, I’m tired!), but when the IAAF research becomes available, then it will be a fascinating topic. We have Bolt's data from the 100m final, already analysed, and now we will have the chance to compare his 200m race using the same method. For that, we can thank Usain Bolt for delivering another astonishing performance!
Until that analysis, enjoy the video clip, and join us tomorrow for Wariner vs Merritt, and much more!
Ross