Thursday, August 21, 2008

Usain Bolt is a Freak, part 2

See Usain Bolt's world record-breaking gold medal performance in the 200m here: http://www.nbcolympics.com/drivetothefinish/

I think that breaking this world record was more impressive than the 100m WR, because Michael Johnson's record set in Atlanta in 1996 was a really impressive performance that many thought would last much longer in the record books. Bolt even broke this WR running into a slight headwind! It was great to see him push to the end hard to get the record. Good for him!

Since Bolt is only 21, and most sprinters reach their peak in their mid 20s, it will be cool to see how many more WRs Bolt can put up before his career ends.

This was as cool to watch as Phelps' performances ... I don't think you can really say which one is greater (I perhaps give a slight edge to Phelps for having to keep it up over 8 different races), I'm just enjoying both.

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