Olympic men's 100m heats in Beijing
(L-R) Norway's Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, Nigeria's Obinna Metu, USA's Darvis Patton, Portugal's Francis Obikwelu, Canada's Anson Henry and Spain's Angel David Rodriguez sprint for the finish line in round two of the Olympic men's 100m heats in Beijing August 15, 2008. Bolt won with a time of 9.92. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
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