The world record in running for 100 meters has been holding for more than 6 years. Stometrovka is the traditional and the most famous discipline of athletics.
Мужские забеги на сто метров проводятся с ancient antiquity. Some historians believe that such competitions can be safely called the first sport. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the competitions were held almost without time. That is, the main attention was paid to the primacy of the participants at each particular tournament. In most cases, the races were conducted on a hard part of the ground, which was not always straight or even. As shoes were leather sandals, in which you can rub your feet to the blood with ordinary walking, not to mention running. Therefore, a modern amateur athlete can easily beat the world record by running for 100 meters, for example, the 1860s.
Professional training and comfortable conditionsfor the competitions were created only in 1912, with the appearance of the first federation of athletics. The world record for running 100 meters was set by Donald Lippiknott, who overcame the distance in 10.6 seconds. Since then, the record has fought with different gaps. Time was reduced literally by a tenth of a second. A simple inhabitant of such a difference seems to be unimportant, but every athlete knows how hard it is to remove even the extra hundredths of a second on sprint distances.
The world record in running for 100 meters, since the 2000s, belongs to the Jamaicans. Usain Bolt in 2009 ran the distance for 9.58. Prior to this record belonged to his fellow citizen Asafa Powell.
The women's 100 meters race does not have such deep roots as the male. But the competitions are held regularly since the 20th century and are included in the official program of the Summer Olympic Games.
