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Stories about sports, told with sourced figures from the rankings.
Sports6 min read
Inside Usain Bolt's 9.58 world record in Berlin in 2009: 20-meter splits, a laser-measured top speed of about 27.5 mph (44 km/h), 41 steps, a slow reaction time, and how he finished.
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The live lists these stories draw on, then more of the most-read, each with its current #1.
#1Usain Bolt9.58sOfficial
#1Usain Bolt19.19sOfficial
#1Yangwang U9 Xtreme496.22km/h308mph138m/s268knClaimed
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