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The 5 Slowest People in Sports

During the Beijing Olympics, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt proved that he is, without a doubt, the fastest man in the world. It was fun watching him run, but I think I'd prefer to watch a race to determine the slowest man in sports, where whoever finishes... ...full story at digg

from digg on Wed, Aug 27 2008

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25 Sep 08 visit See Beijing Olympics fastest man  »  YouTube videoBeijing Olympics fastest man on earth is Jamaican. Watch this video by Puma to see just how proud Jamaicans are of Beijing Olympics fastest man, Usain Bolt. Watch Bolt as his countrymen swarm around him just wanting to be near Beijing Olympics fastest man...
02 Aug 08 visit The race is on — Bolt confirms he’ll run 100 metres  »  Countdown to Beijing The big race is on for Beijing, after Usain Bolt’s coach confirmed to Reuters that the Jamaican 100 metres world record holder would run both the 100 and 200 metres at the Beijing Olympics. As my colleague Gene Cherry reports, neither the coach,...
26 Aug 08 visit Jamaica's Wonderful Party  »  People's Daily Today (Aug. 24) many Jamaican sports celebrities, including flying man Usain Bolt, Powell Asafa, and Sports Minister Olivia Grange, gathered at Block Eight near the west gate of Chaoyang Park, to celebrate their remarkable achievements at the Beijing...
17 Aug 08 visit McYam meals fuel fastest man  »  Countdown to Beijing Yesterday I took a mean swipe at sports journalists for the vacuous questions they put to athletes. I must tip my baseball cap today, however, to the reporter who asked Usain Bolt how the fastest man in the world had spent his day. It seems the Jamaic...
22 Aug 08 visit The good Bolt and the bad Bolt  »  Danwei Chutian Metropolis DailyAugust 22, 2008 Today's Chutian Metropolis Daily reported that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was criticized by the IOC President Jacques Rogge on Thursday for lack of respect to the other competitors. Rogge commented: "I...
21 Aug 08 visit "Inhuman" Bolt, the flying man  »  Danwei Dongguan Times, August 21, 2008 Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter who followed his record-breaking 100m win with yet another record in the 200m dash yesterday, made the front page of quite a few of today's papers. The Dongguan Times ran the headline...

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