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Usain Bolt amused by ‘Robot beats Bolt’ headlines

TimesLIVE · 13 September 2026 at 20:13

Usain Bolt amused by ‘Robot beats Bolt’ headlines

When eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt learned that a robot in China had eclipsed his 100-metres world record by almost a second, he was rather amused by the turn of events.

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