Gay runs fastest ever 100m

The 100 metre sprint has always intrigued me, as previously unbreakable records are inevitably bettered. Doping has obviously yielded some quick times, but the biggest variable seems to be wind. It makes sense that a strong gust from behind will improve times, the way it did for Tyson Gay at the US Track and Field Trials over the weekend.

Gay, who probably has the quickest final 50 metres in the sprint, ran the 100 metres in 9.68 seconds. That's .04 seconds faster than the world record of 9.72 held by Usain Bolt. It's also the quickest time ever recorded. It won't count as a world record though, as the wind was measured at 4.1 metres per second. Times only count if the wind speed is less than 2 metres per second.

Gay's time however is still an indication that the world's fastest men are consistent and improving and Gay himself has not ruled out a legal 9.6. Regardless, the Olympic sprint final will be a highlight at the Beijing Games with Gay, Bolt and ! Asafa Powell all able to lay claim to the title of the world's fastest man - ever.