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This is surely the year of Usain Bolt. Usain Bolt not only the world records in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 meters (set in Bejing China) but now the was awarded the International Athletic Foundation Award for 'Athlete of the Year Award' yesterday in Monte Carlo.
"You have Einstein. You have Isaac Newton. You have Beethoven. You have Usain Bolt. It's not explainable how and what they do," said Jamaican athletics coach Stephen Francis in Beijing as the world struggled for superlatives on the 22-year-old.
Source: IAAF
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