TOW #29: Documentary

Recently I watched the documentary Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man Alive, which is about the fastest sprinter in the world. Usain Bolt has won several world championship and olympic titles and is planning to continue his legacy. Bolt has made history, and holds the World Records in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m. In the documentary, the director focuses on Bolt's journey with his family, training, and competing leading up until the 2012 London Olympic Games. Throughout the documentary, many claims are made, but the biggest one is obviously that Usain Bolt is and remains to be the fastest man alive. I, as a huge fan of Bolt, agree with this statement. If one were to look at all of Bolt's successes, the evidence is there. Beginning from his teenage years, he won the Junior World Championships in the 200m and set a new record! From 2002-2012, Bolt has set records and won gold medals. More specifically, according to usainbolt.com, in 2002, Usain set the world junior record in the 200m while also snatching the gold medal. After a harsh hamstring injury in 2006, Bolt finally bounced back in 2008 Olympic Games winning the 100m and 200m dashes and the 4x100m relay. With the fire lit, Bolt went on to set two new world records (the old ones being his own) in 2009 in the 100 and 200m dash. Finally, in London of 2012, he won gold for the second olympics in a row in the 100, 200, and 4x100, setting a new world record with his relay team. It's very clear that Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world, although some argue that he may not be. Perhaps a man who has never thought to run track is faster than Bolt, but that is very difficult to determine and therefore makes Usain Bolt the fastest man alive. Maybe one day he won't be, but as long as he's alive and those records stand, Bolt will continue to be the great legacy of the fastest man in the world.