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Usain Bolt can achieve faster running times with no extra effort on his part or improvement to his fitness, according to a study published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical Association. Cambridge Professor of Mathematical Sciences John D. Barrow illustrates how, based on concrete mathematical evidence, Bolt can cut his world record from 9.58 seconds to 9.45. Usain Bolt holds the current 100m world record, at 9.58s, and has...
When will runners and swimmers reach their physical limitRunning and swimming records are broken again and again at almost every international athletics event. But, can human performance continue to improve indefinitely? Will runners continue to accelerate off the starting blocks and reach the finish line in faster and faster times? Will swimmers always be able to dive into the record books with a quicker kick?Writing in the International Journal of Applied Management Science, researchers...
MILAN, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Jamaican sprint superhero, world record holder and Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt took a break from his training today to visit the Ferrari headquarters in Maranello, Italy and experience a different kind of speed. The World's Fastest Man, who was at the San Siro in Milan yesterday to see the Inter-Milan football squad, has a long-standing admiration for high performance sports cars, and was clearly delighted to test some of the legendary cars of...
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CampInteractive, a nonprofit organization serving inner city youth in the Bronx, has a 14-member team running in the New York City Marathon Sunday, November 7. The team is working to raise $140,000 for CampInteractive programs through Crowdrise, the online fundraising platform started by Edward Norton (www.crowdrise.com/teaminteractive/fundraiser/campinteractive). Jamaican sprinter and Olympic and World Championship gold medalist Usain Bolt...
VASTERAS, Sweden, March 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --- Press Invitation to a New Guinness World Record Attempt in the Category of "Fastest 100 Metre Rap Jumping" 2010, Vasteras, SwedenSwedish adventurer Tony Berglund will run down the wall of a skyscraper on May 8 2010 in central Vasteras 100 km west of Stockholm, Sweden. He will not only attempt to crush the current record of 36.25 seconds, but he will try to do it faster than Usain Bolt's 100 m world record of 9.58 seconds.With a...
NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- From April 3 - 5, 2010, the Cayman Islands will welcome more than 500 athletes from 25 different nations to participate in the prestigious junior athletics competition, the 2010 CARIFTA Games. Over Easter weekend, participants and spectators alike will enjoy the festive atmosphere and beautiful scenery of the Cayman Islands, while enjoying the competitions taking place at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in vibrant George Town, Grand Cayman. The annual...
World record-holder Usain Bolt sprinted to a another victory Sunday, winning a 200-meter race in Greece. The Jamaican star covered the distance in 19.68 seconds. Wallace Spearmon of the United States finished second in 20.21. Bolt's world mark in the 200, established in the recent World Championships, is 19.19.
BERLIN, August 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As the sponsor of the Jamaican track & field team at the World Athletics Championships 2009 in Berlin, Sportlifestyle company PUMA achieved a tremendous track record by endorsing sprint hero Usain Bolt who wrote sports history in Germany's capital when he smashed the 100m and 200m world records. Three-time Olympic gold medallist Usain 'Lightning' Bolt broke the 100m world record with an amazing time of 9.58 seconds, when he seemingly...
Usain Bolt turned in another record-shattering performance Thursday at the World Track Championship. The Jamaican sprinter won the 200-meter dash for his second gold medal of the competition and once again lowered a world record by a staggering .11 of a second. American Trey Hardee, meanwhile, won the decathlon, while Terrence Trammell settled for silver and David Payne, bronze in the 110-meter hurdles. In a year, Bolt has gone from being a superb sprinter to one of the most famous athletes...
Bernard Lagat and Dawn Harper, hoping to win gold medals for the United States, suffered major disappointments Wednesday at the World Track Championship. Usain Bolt, meanwhile, coasted into the semifinals of the 200-meter dash and LaShawn Merritt set up another duel with rival Jeremy Wariner in the 400. Lagat found himself boxed in on the final turn of the 1,500-meter run and by the time he got clear, his strong finishing kick could bring him only a third-place finish. Yusuf Kamel of Bahrain...
