Usain Bolt cemented his status as The World’s Fastest Man in the 100m final at the Beijing Olympics. Bolt’s record setting time of 9.69 was .003 seconds faster than the mark he set in May, and it could have been better if Usain hadn’t slowed down to glorify himself the final 20 meters.

Physicist from the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo decided to take on the task of figuring out exactly how fast Usain Bolt could have run. The physicist analyzed position, speed, and acceleration using footage of Bolt and runner-up Richard Thompson. Read the full story

The theme of today’s BBT is “hot”. Erin Andrews, Olympians, and Cubs fans are hot, and Usain Bolt has been burning up the track. Click on the pictures for the stories.

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After an at least 6 month break Bloggas Be Typin’ returns to You Been Blinded. BBT is YBB’s version of the popular link dump. Click the pictures to be taken to the stories.

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Iranian authorities are considering whether or not to allow state television to broadcast women’s events at the upcoming Beijing Olympics. In question is the dress of the female competitors. Iranian women are required to wear an Islamic hijab when participating in sporting events, which must cover the head and hair and hide the female form. Since the other countries don’t follow Iran’s Islamic dress code the events can not be shown on television. Read the full story

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Leo Walcott is lucky to be alive let alone playing high school sports. When he was 5 years old he fell 4 stories and landed on his feet. According to a witness, he jumped up right away even with a broken leg. He immediately fell unconscious when the blood rushed to his brain. Doctors had to drill holes into his head to drain blood. He had to have some of his skull removed, and was told he would never play contact sports again.

He began to play soccer at 13, but his mom took him off the team because she feared for his health. A few years later the family learned of a way for Leo to participate in sports… He could have a titanium plate put in his head.

The surgery was a success and Leo returned to his high school track practice two weeks after his surgery. He ran in the 800 meters last Tuesday, clocking in at 2:23. That’s 8 seconds off of his normal pace, but damn good considering everything he’s been through. Proving that he’s tougher than the average bear, Leo Walcott is going to play football in the fall.

Four-story fall didn’t slow Middletown athlete. Courtesy of The Times Herald-Record

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