Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 5:03 PM | 6 comments |
 

Photos and video of Usain Bolt's 100m world record
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You might have seen it a few hours ago, and kudos to NBC for actually showing it live.

Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt set a new world record in the 100-meter sprint today, crossing the line in an astounding 9.58 seconds at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany. 

There was no easing up at the finish this time, unlike Bolt's previous record-setting run at the Olympics last year. But there was a slight look to the side.

Which makes you wonder: Can he go below 9.5? How low will the record eventually go? Surely there has to be a limit of some kind on how fast a human being can run.

But we don't know, and Usain Bolt keeps making us wonder.

You can see photos from the race above and video highlights below. Since the meet was in Berlin, let's see how the announcer for German national broadcaster ZDF called the race:


Some of it makes sense even if you don't speak German. Here's how NBC announcer Tom Hammond called the race for the U.S. audience:

Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald @ 5:03 PM  Permalink | File Under: Penn Relays | 6 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:49 PM, 08/16/2009
    Wow.
    — joe$
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:10 PM, 08/16/2009
    surprised this gets mentioned on Philly.com, it has nothing to do with Michael Vick or the Phillies. Remarkable performance by Bolt. Also great performance by Tyson Gay for the silver. 9.71, I believe that is a new American record.
    — wolfburn
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:06 AM, 08/17/2009
    Truly awesome. Wow. Breaking the 100 meter record by .11 seconds is like breaking the marathon record by 5 minutes. Incredible.
    — philly2sf
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:50 AM, 08/17/2009
    Imagine him in a three receiver set with DeSean and Maclin all running fly patterns......it would be a thing of beauty.
    — Troy Winston
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:29 PM, 08/17/2009
    Imagine a 3 wide receiver set with Bolt, Jackson and Maclin.
    — Troy Winston


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About Jonathan Tannenwald
I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

I write primarily about the University of Pennsylvania and the Ivy League, but I also cover the other basketball and football teams across the city from time to time. In the spring, you'll find coverage of the Penn Relays here.

In addition to all of that, I write Philly.com's soccer blog, The Goalkeeper.

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