The Jamaican's 4 x 100 meter man relay team broke a 16 years old world record previously held by Carl Lewis and his fellow American team mates.
The new world record made at the Bird Nest Stadium at Beijing Olympic yesterday on August 22 was 37.1 second slashing the previous record by a hefty 0.3 second.
The victory is even more special to Usain Bolt who ran the third leg, it is a tripple-tripple to him. ( see the earlier post).
Jamaica's 6 gold from the track events with just 2.8 million population makes this small island country really extraordinary.
Is it simply fortuitous to have all the very best athletes in a generation? The answer is perhaps not as simple.
It is perhaps a combination of gene, sporting science and determination (whether inspired by central planning or market forces)
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