The Secret of World best Sprinter, Usain Bolt.


Usain Bolt became the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in world record times in 2008. Despite coming from a densely populated Jamaica, he portrays a phenomenal talent the world is yet to see.

The United States' population might be 100 times the size of Jamaica's, but when it comes to the development of sprint talent the Caribbean island is in a league of its own.
Of the 12 sprint gold medals on offer at the last two Olympic Games. In the 100 meters, 200m and 4x100m -- Jamaica's men and women won nine, plus five silvers, while they performed a clean sweep of titles at the last World Athletics Championships in Moscow two years ago. It's an astonishing haul and, on the eve of the 2015 worlds in Beijing, which start Saturday, the question is: Who can stop Jamaica? ...continue reading

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