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Sunday, 23 August 2026

HUMANOID ROBOT BREAKS USAIN BOLTS 100M RECORD IN BEIJING GAMES

Thursday, 2 July 2026

Saturday, 14 December 2024

USAIN IN BOLT ROCORD BROKEN BY A 16-YEAR OLD

Saturday, 23 November 2024

Saturday, 29 June 2024

THOMPSON SETS WORLD-LEADING MARK TO WIN JAMAICA 100M

Kishane Thompson - Ian Allen photo

Kishane Thompson registered a sizzling world-leading mark of 9.77 seconds to win the men's 100 metres at the Jamaican Olympic trials on Friday, becoming the joint ninth fastest man in history.

Two-time World Championships finalist Oblique Seville was second in 9.82, while World Indoor 60m bronze medallist Ackeem Blake finished third in 9.92.

Thompson, who is in only his second season as a professional, had not raced at all this season before the Jamaican championship and told Reuters he believes he can go faster.

"My coach instructed me just to run the first 60 metre, nothing more, after that, shut it down," he said.

"If I came second or third, I would’ve made the team. The goal wasn’t to prove anything tonight, just run the 70 or 60 metres and see where I was."

Thompson, now the fourth fastest Jamaican - behind Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell - said he had much to improve on making his Olympic debut in Paris.

“It's kind of new to me, but I'm getting it slowly,” he said.

Shericka Jackson recovered from a poor start to win the women's 100m in 10.84, clawing her way from the back of the field after 30 metres to power past Tia Clayton (10.90) and twice Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (10.94).

Jackson, the back-to-back world champion in the 200m, said winning was more important than running a faster time.

“Coach and I sat down and talked about how we wanted the approach the season, and I think we did pretty good, having only ran one 100m prior to the national trials,” Jackson told Reuters.

“It’s a work in progress and I will now turn my attention to retaining my 200m title over the next two days."

Malik James-King won the 400m hurdles in 47.42, moving up to number five in the world this season as he crossed the finish 0.62 seconds ahead of national record holder Roshawn Clarke, while Jaheel Hyde was third in 48.35.

James-King said he never panicked, even as he left it until hurdle number nine to catch Clarke.

"I was actually focusing on my lane and the hurdles in front of me while biding my time to execute down the home stretch," he said.

On the women's side, twice world championship bronze medallist Rushell Clayton sped to a lifetime best 52.51, the second-fastest time this season, to secure her first Olympic berth.

"My aim was to execute an awesome race... and I think I got my stride 99% close to perfect tonight to move up to 52.51," she said.

Janieve Russell (53.33) and Shiann Salmon (53.71) completed the podium spots.

Deandre Watkin ran a massive personal best of 44.48 to win the men’s 400m, while Sean Bailey finished second in 44.65, while JeVaughn Powell ended third in 44.79.

- Kayon Raynor

Saturday, 27 April 2024

AMERICAN COLEMAN BELIEVES BOLT'S 100M RECORD COUKD FALL SOON

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American sprinter Christian Coleman believes that Usain Bolt's 100-metres record of 9.58 seconds that has stood for 15 years is within reach and said there are several athletes fast enough to break it.

"It seems like the times being run, 9.58 is obviously an extraordinary time but honestly I feel like it's a lot of guys who are competing today who are not that far off, if the track gods see fit for it to happen," Coleman told reporters on Friday ahead of Saturday's Shanghai Diamond League meet.

"But it has to be perfect conditions, on the right day, the right competition and the right venue ... if you're focusing on running properly, like executing a good race, I feel like those type of magical moments happen.

"I feel like it's in my wheelhouse, but I don't try to put too much emphasis or thought on it. I try to just focus on the next practice, the next rep, the next meet and just trying to improve and get better and better and the times will come."

Jamaica's Bolt set his 100m record in Berlin in 2009. American Tyson Gay is the second quickest after Bolt with a time of 9.69 set in Shanghai the same year.

Christian Miller, a 17-year-old from the U.S., ran 9.93 -- the fastest time in the world this year -- at a high school meet in Florida last weekend.

Coleman, a five-times world champion who has a 100m personal best of 9.76 set in 2019, takes on U.S. rival Fred Kerley, silver medallist in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics, for the first time this outdoor season at the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Saturday.

"I'm the fittest I've ever been," said Kerley, who clocked his quickest 100m of 9.76 in 2022. "I'm learning how to run the 100 still, me and my coaches are working on the phases of the races instead of just running the race like I always have."

The 28-year-old Coleman raced to gold in the 60m at the world indoor championships earlier this season in Glasgow.

- Reuters

Sunday, 7 April 2024

"IT'S A WONDERFUL FEELING' - USAIN BOLT'S 22 YEAR WORLD RECORD BROKEN BY JAMAICAN 16-YEAR-OLD NICKECOY BRAMWELL

A Jamaican teenager has made history by breaking Usian Bolt's world record in the Under-17 400m event.

Nickecoy Bramwell has shattered the eight-time Olympic gold medallist's time by 0.07 seconds.

Bolt set a time of 47.33 seconds in the event 22-years ago, which had stood as the record - until now.

At just 16-years old, Bramwell is the new U17 record holder having come home in 47.26 seconds.

It was at the 51st Carifta Games at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in Grenada that the teenager etched his name into the history books.

Bramwell had come into the race with a number of concerns around his fitness.

But he put them all to bed when he beat his nearest opponent by an impressive 0.7 seconds.

Reflecting on his outstanding achievement, Bramwell said: "It's a wonderful feeling to break the record.

Since last summer, I have been eyeing the record.

So it's a great feeling I could come out here and get it.

"I just took my mind off it and focused on the record."

Bramwell, who is still a student at Calabar High in Kingston, looks set to follow in the steps of greatness after breaking one of Bolt's records.

In addition to Bolt's Olympic medals, he holds 11 World Championship titles and remains a world-record holder in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay.

Bolt is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all-time and the 400m distance was never his true speciality beyond youth level.

The 37-year-old, who retired in 2017, now spends most of his time with family and often appears in charitable events such as Soccer Aid.

"He is also keen to help develop the next generation of athletes. Speaking last year, Bolt said: "I spend my time doing a lot of family things, when it comes to track and field, not as much as I would want to but I still try and stay in touch with what is going on.

"I'm still waiting on a position from (World Athletics), I've reached out to them and let them know I would love to make a bigger impact in sports, as long as they want me to.

"We've been in talks but we'll have to wait and see what comes around."

Bolt added: "After me, it kind of went down because of who I was as a person, and how big my personality was.

"But I think over time it will be better. I think young athletes are coming up and I see a few personalities that are needed in sport, hopefully in the upcoming years it will change."

"Hopefully I can play a part and help the sport to grow."

If Bramwell's career turns out to be anything like Bolt's, then the world of athletics could be in for a treat.

- Uma Guray, talkSPORT

Friday, 24 March 2023

USAIN BOLT TO ERIK TEN HAG | VIA THE INDEPENDENCE

Friday, 23 March 2018

USAIN BOLT: ATHLETICS LEGEND PRACTICES WITH BORUSSIA DORTMUND | PICTURES

(All Pictures: Borussia Dortmund)

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USAIN BOLT: BOLT ANSWERS CRITICS OVER HIS FINAL RACE INJURY

World Champ Usain Bolt has come out lashing at his critics who questioned his final race injury at the World Athletics Championship in London...