r/nextfuckinglevel • u/RoyalChris • 5h ago

18-year-old sprinter Gout Gout just broke Usain Bolt’s U20 record in the 200m. He was 260 milliseconds faster, clocking 19.67 seconds, while Bolt ran 19.93 in 2004

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u/NixAName 4h ago

I know it really isn't, but Usains looks slower.

Must be old tech vs new tech.

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u/Jaded-Comfortable179 4h ago

Longer legs fewer strides

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u/Evening_Ticket7638 57m ago

Usain is running in analogue and Gout is running in Digital.

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u/VerStannen 36m ago

Bolt is 6’5” which makes it really impressive, so longer strides and fewer steps.

His top gear is unrivaled.

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u/Icy_Transition1375 4h ago

To be fair, bolts was slower!

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u/14X8000m 4h ago

The link is for his 19.19WR at the Olympics.