World record follow-ups for Bolt, Dibaba on tap in Ostrava – IAAF World Athletics Tour

Ostrava, Czech Republic – Two World records* have been set on the track thus far in this Olympic season, and both of the record breakers will be making their eagerly-anticipated follow-up appearances when the IAAF World Athletics Tour resumes at the Golden Spike Grand Prix in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Thursday.

Bolt’s 2008 200m debut

At the Reebok Grand Prix 11 days ago, Usain Bolt captured the world’s imagination with his scintillating 9.72 dash, making the 21-year-old the world’s fastest man. The run was hardly a ‘Bolt out of the blue’, but rather a follow-up to his sizzling 9.76 victory at the Jamaica International in Kingston from early May. The Jamaican is clearly the quickest man on the planet at the moment, which leaves people wondering: how fast can he now cover 200 metres, the event he still considers his favourite? That answer will come just after 8:20 p.m.CET on Thursday.