smoore99 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Happened a couple of days ago but Justin Gatlin has now broke the world 100m record clocking 9.76 sec to break Asafa Powell's mark by one-hundredth of a second. Source: BBC SPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiff Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 not any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 not any more :rofl: Equalling is still pretty good though! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 If only he had been 0.002 seconds quicker, he could of been the new world record holder. I still find it hard to imagine someone can run 10 metres every second :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 If only he had been 0.002 seconds quicker, he could of been the new world record holder. I still find it hard to imagine someone can run 10 metres every second :blink: No he wouldn't, he'd still be at 9.77. In track, you round up no matter what. If he ran a 9.761, it'd be a 9.77. He has to run 9.751 to 9.760 to actually get 9.76. It's strange, I know, but this is basically to compensate for how fast the track itself is. .001 converts to a centimeter or less, if I remember correctly, which can be the difference between a rough track and a fast one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Just think if Ben Johson had not got caught the world record could be under 9 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Just think if Ben Johson had not got caught the world record could be under 9 seconds. No it couldn't. Even with steroids, it wouldn't be under 9, I promise you that. Same story with Tim Montgomery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Z Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 No it couldn't. Even with steroids, it wouldn't be under 9, I promise you that. Same story with Tim Montgomery. Ill second that, no way it could be under 9. .77 is a huge amount of time when it comes to the 100m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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