Bolt Sets 100M Record

Usain Bolt of Jamaica set a record for the fastest time ever at the 100m, completing the race in 9.58 seconds. This is the third time Bolt has set the record in the 100m. He previously set the record the first time with a 9.72 time and then broke that with a 9.69 time. Bolt continues to shine after his impressive performance in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Tyson Gay of the United States came in second with a 9.71 time, which is a record for an American performer in the event.

Bolt, along with swimmer Michael Phelps, are continuing to perform at a high level. Gay's performance was pretty good as well. His time would've been the world record had Bolt not broken the record the first time. Last summer in the Olympics, some people felt Bolt was disrespecting his opponents and the sport by celebrating before the race was even finished. Others welcomed it because track and field needed a spark with all of the mess involving Marion Jones and the lack of a star in the sport.

I believe track and field is a sport that has been suffering, not because of the Jones situation with performance-enhancing drugs however. I believe track and field lacks the American superstar that gives the sport more viewers. In the late 1990s, Jones was a dominant track and field star and was beating almost everyone. Michael Johnson was doing the same in the mens competitions. He was constantly winning all of his track meets and that is why it was getting recognition in the United States. Now, there isn't that star in America that brings American viewers.