NEW YORK -- Jamaica's Usain Bolt is officially the fastest man on the planet as he set a new 100 meters world record of 9.72 seconds at an international meeting in New York.
Bolt served notice of his immense talent ahead of the Beijing Olympics by breaking the world 100m record. Bolt was trimming two hundredths of a second off the record previously held by fellow-Jamaican Asafa Powell and for good measure relegated world champion Tyson Gay to a distant second.
The 21-year-old had served notice of his excellent form by running a world's second fastest time of 9.76 seconds in Jamaica last month and he quickly took control of Saturday night's Reebok Grand Prix showdown with Gay, who finished in 9.85 seconds, still a personal best.
VIEW USAIN BOLT 9.72 100m WORLD RECORD RACE (5/31/2008) New York.
VIEW BOLT'S PREVIOUS RECORD RACE OF 9.76 100m - BOLT IN LANE #3.
VIEW BOLT'S 19.75 200m RACE.
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