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He's done the math, and says Usain Bolt could have run the 100-meter Olympic final in 9.55 seconds had he not slowed down to showboat.“We estimate that he could have finished the race in a time between 9.55 and 9.61,” said Hans Eriksen, a physicist at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Bolt won the final in 9.69 seconds, shaving 0.03 seconds off the record he set in May.

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As much a fairy tale as the gymnastics competition has been for China, with the country snagging men's and women's team event golds and 14 of the 42 medals awarded in the sport in Beijing, the story may not have such a happy ending. Allegations that at least five of the six women's team members are younger than the International Olympic Committee (IOC) minimum age of 16 continue to fester, as documents with later birthdates for some of the girls have surfaced.

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Usain Bolt may have just broken the human speed limit. Last week, he took two gold medals in the Olympic 100m, shattering his own world record with a time of 9.69 secs., and the 200m with a time of 19.3 secs., obliterating by two-hundredths of a second the long-standing world record Michael Johnson set at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

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time.com — Usain Bolt may have just broken the human speed limit. Last week, he took two gold medals in the Olympic 100m, shattering his own world record with a time of 9.69 secs., and the 200m with a time of 19.3 secs., obliterating by two-hundredths of a second the long-standing world record Michael Johnson set at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

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fficial timekeeper Omega released a digital photo sequence of last week’s riveting 100-meter butterfly finish at the Olympics—and it’s still not clear to the naked eye just who won.Photo Phelps (left) and Cavic (right).(AP Photo/Omega)However, according to Omega timer Silvio Chianese, the results are clear.“In the third set of images, with Phelps on the left, it is clear he is really pushing hard, while Cavic, on the right, is just arriving,” Chianese told The Associated Press on Saturday.

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Triple Beijing Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt says Jamaica's best ever Games is the result of hard work and not doping.The 22-year-old's sensational performance in winning 100, 200 and 4x100 metres gold in world record times spearheaded a Jamaican dominance of the Bird's Nest track.He and his team mate's record-breaking exploits have raised eyebrows, however, with suggestions that Jamaica's undeveloped anti-doping system might be behind their success.

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The people of the United States of America issued a formal request Monday, seeking permission to stop watching the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. "We have dutifully watched segments of the XXIX Olympiad for at least two hours a day for nearly two consecutive weeks, including aquatic events, track and field, and even stupid stuff such as synchronized diving, and while we fully and openly admit that we have enjoyed far more than we had initially expected, we must reiterate—it has been two weeks," the appeal drafted by the U.S. populace read in part. "Can we please stop now?" The 300 million U.S.

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BEIJING — The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into allegations Chinese authorities covered up the age of a double gold medal winning gymnast because she was too young to compete.

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close windowWhen photos of Kerri Walsh appeared, it looked like she had a large tattoo, not particularly attractive and definitely very large, on one shoulder during the Olympic games. But now it seems that she has actually been wearing a special kinesthetic tape also known as Kinesio - instead of a permanent tattoo. Photos of her with what appears to be kinesio tape can be seen at the Kinesiotaping website here kinesiotaping.com/olympic-watch.php, with information indicating that the mysterious black material is indeed tape and not a tattoo.

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Usain Bolt high-stepped to the finish of the 100-meter race and started his celebration early, throwing out his arms and thumping his chest.

He obliterated the world record in the 100 meters with a 9.69 second performance on Saturday night, turning his Olympic gold medal performance into a show of astounding talent.

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