Speed limit: How fast can a human being run 100 meters?
As athletes continue to evolve and sports science develops, the time
it takes humans to travel 100 meters is reducing, which leaves us
pondering the age-old question: How low can it go?
Australian
physiologist and sports scientist Jeremy Richmond says there are a
number of new techniques sprinters are employing in an attempt to run
even faster. In fact, he is confident the 100-meter record can be
lowered below 9.3 seconds, possibly by the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Despite Richmond's confidence that we will see faster times, limits exist.
"Without
a doubt [the world record] can still get lower," he said. "If we can
get the tallest sprinters to strengthen their hip flexors and the
shorter sprinters to contract their muscles faster, then we should be
able to see times around 9.27 seconds.
"It's certainly not
possible for Rio, but maybe by Tokyo. Having said that, I doubt we'd
really get past 9.2, because the loading involved at those speeds would
force us to have super heavy bones, but then of course the weight
becomes a negative factor."
(ESPN.com)
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