'Lightning' Bolt

A lot of you, or almost every one of you now knows, the name Michael Phelps, he broke almost every world record available for him to break, and he achieved 8 gold medals, a feat, no one had done before. 

Well, the swimming meets are over now, and the olympics are focused on another really interesting and really followed sport: the track and field. And another name that you will soon get to know, and most of you already know: Usain Bolt. The 21 year old Jamaican, who broke the world record on the 100m dash a couple of weeks ago, and 'celebrated' even before crossing the finish line, which many saw as a mockery of sorts. Many say his secret is due to his incredible size which stands at 6'5 contrary to many professional athletes who compete in the olympics, who are regularly 5'9 or 5'10. The average steps a normal competitor takes to finish the 100 meter dash are 46, Bolt did it in just 41 steps!

His time to make history has come now, he will run the men's 200m final today, and he is looking to crush Michael Johnson's world record of 19.32 seconds which has been there since 1996, Bolt's personal best is 19.67 which he ran last month, but many believe he has been holding out for the olympics so he can break the record on international television. He already beat the defending Champion Shawn Crawford last night in the qualifying rounds, as he finished jogging. 

Whatever happens, Im sure that we will be hearing a lot from this kid, Usain 'Lightning' Bolt at least for the next 2 olympic games. 

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