On Sunday evening, we all sat transfixed in front of our flat screens whilst the Men's 100 metres race at the ongoing Olympics was about to begin. Who was going to win it? Would Usain Bolt lose out like he had during the past meets or was he going to show he was still the world's fastest man?
These questions raced through my mind, as the runners took their places at the start line. "Runners on your marks" and my heart started beating faster, my mouth went dry and my eyes widened as I did not want to miss a movement.. The gun was fired and they were off! It did not appear as if Usain had the best of starts but suddenly as they neared the 30 metres point, he burst forth and was ahead of the pack. Asafa Powell looked like he had pulled a muscle and hobbled to a stop, whilst Yohan Blake was in second place. As Bolt got closer to the finish line, he could be seen looking at the clock: he looked once, twice and the third time, he had crossed the finish line! First the time keeper posted 9.64 secs on the screen but then changed it to 9.63 secs.
WOW! What a rush that was and Bolt is still the world's fastest man!
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