Usain Bolt sets new 100m record
The previous mark was set by Bolt at the 2008 Summer Olympics. From AP-
Usain Bolt has captured another world record, winning the 100-meter race in 9.58 seconds at the world championships.
Bolt shaved 0.11 seconds off the record he set at the Beijing Olympics, beating defending champion Tyson Gay on Sunday, who set a U.S. record of 9.71 seconds.
In the fastest 100 ever, Asafa Powell earned a bronze with a time of 9.84 in Berlin.
The race had been the most anticipated event of the world championships and lived up to its billing.
Bolt won the Olympic gold in Beijing last year with a world record performance of 9.69.
That big an improvement in these days of drug scandals in sports always makes fans suspicious.
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