A tense hush falls on the Olympic stadium as the sprinters crouch on the starting blocks for the men's 100-metres final. With the 2008 Olympic games in full swing, athletes have shattered records as never before, usually by an ample margin. Television ratings are soaring, and as the finalists prepare to compete for the title of world's fastest man, the crowd expects the winner to obliterate this record, too.
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