The Lightning Bolt

There are a number of talented athletes who work hard and achieve greatness, but every once in a while, there is someone with so much natural talent that everything seems to come so easily to them and they seem to be a cut above the rest. Usian Bolt, nicknamed Lightening Bolt, is one of them.

Born and raised in Jamaica, Bolt showed his natural talent at a young age. He was an amazing runner at 15 and now, at 21 years old, is considered one of the fastest men on earth. His specialty is the 200 meter race and he currently holds the fifth fastest time in the world for that event. Only one man faster than him, Wallace Spearmon, will be racing in the 2008 Olympics.

In Beijing this summer, Bolt is expected to come away with one, if not two, gold medals. He will be running the 200 meters, his signature event, and most likely the 100 meters as well. He started running the 100 meters last year and in his fifth 100 meter race, he set the world record at 9.72 seconds. His FIFTH 100 meter race. His FIFTH, and he set the WORLD RECORD. Up against runners who have lots of natural talent themselves and train extremely hard, Bolt managed to come out on top, only his fifth time around! Although he has the world record in the 100 meters, he may not be running in that event in Beijing because of his relative inexperience with it.

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