Usain Bolt has broken the 100 meter tarck record with a time of 9.72s.

Due to his lanky frame and height of 6 foot 4, Usain Bolt was more of a two hundred meter specialist. He was using to 100 meter race as a tune up and hadn’t yet decided to run the 100 meter race at the upcoming Beijing Olymoics. I’m pretty certain that a decision was reached tonight after his blazing performance in the 100 meter.

Bolt’s countryman Asafa Powell was the reigning 100 meter record holder but has been out for a bit with an injury. Many tarck critics say that the US team trials are more exciting than the actual Olympics due to the depth of the field and the abundance of raw talent. It looks like this year’s attention for the 100 meter will be on the Jamaican Nationals with Powell and Bolt both competing.

Even though Bolt is only twenty one he is no stranger to the podium. At fiftenn he won the World Junior Championship. At seventeen he became the first junior to run under the twenty second mark in the 200 meter. With the Olympics coming up this summer in China and the World’s Fastest Man label typically assigned to the winner of the prestigeous Olympic 100 meter race, Bolt’s timing could not be better. There’s nothing like a bit of drama leading into a marquee event. With Powell and Bolt lining up against an always strong and deep American squad this could be a meet that will be remembered for quite a while. Until then Usain Bolt can lay claim to being The World’s Fastest Man.