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Strong winds negate sprinter's world record
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by Rob Peters | June 29, 2008 at 04:30 pm
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Tyson Gay ran like the wind, but the officials didn't like it one bit.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Tyson Gay was a blur in blue, sprinting 100 meters faster than anyone ever has.
His time of 9.68 seconds at the U.S. Olympic trials Sunday doesn't count as a world record, because it was run with the help of a too-strong tailwind. Here's what does matter: Gay qualified for the team and served notice that he is certainly someone to watch at the Beijing Games.
Wearing a royal blue uniform with red and white diagonal stripes across the front, along with matching shoes, all in a tribute to 1936 Olympic star Jesse Owens, Gay dominated the competition. He started well and pulled out to a comfortable lead by the 40-meter mark.
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at 16:46 on June 30th, 2008
Poor guy. I think it should have counted. How much help could the wind have been?
at 01:04 on July 1st, 2008
It was a great honour to watch Tyson Gay run 9.86sec in the final of the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan last year. Nobody could come near him. An incredible athlete.
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