100m world record

Usain Bolt famously won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with a shockingly exceptional time of 9.69 seconds, iconically jogging to the line after ...

A study has been done by Sport Biomechanics at the University of Bath to see if a sub-nine second time will ever be achieved. A fair few sprinters have managed to join Bolt in posting times below 10 seconds, but can anyone get close to the record Bolt set and become the first athlete to post a time under nine seconds? Usain Bolt famously won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with a shockingly exceptional time of 9.69 seconds, iconically jogging to the line after obliterating the field in the early stages of the race.