The "super track" has the opportunity to allow runners to run 100 meters in 9 seconds, which is poised to change the global track and field landscape

The world record of 9.58 seconds in the men's 100m dash set by Usain Bolt may be threatened by the introduction of the "smart track". Recently, a British company has developed a new type of smart track, known as a "super track", which can not only provide training data for athletes, but also improve the performance of runners, and the track manufacturer claims that the "super track" has the opportunity to allow athletes to run 100 meters in 9 seconds.

"Jamaican Lightning" Usain Bolt once set the world record of 9.58 seconds in the men's 100m sprint

Since Usain Bolt set the world record of 9.58 seconds in August 2009, no runner has been able to reach it for nearly 16 years, with the closest being an American runnerTyson·Guy, who ran 9.69 seconds in September 2009. The fastest time after 2020 is 9.76 secondsBromellRan out in September 2021.

For years, Usain Bolt's world record was considered difficult to break, but the smart track launched by British company Feldspar Sport could change that. Feldspar Sport reports that the existing track would cause runners to lose about 30% of their energy per step, and their track will reduce that to just 10%, thus increasing runners' speed by 20%.

Cheng Xiaohui said that running on the "super track" would be 20 percent faster than the track at the Paris Olympics

According to Feldspar Sport's website, Sheung Hsiao-wai, founder and chief executive of Feldspar Sport, is "from a multi-generational family of entrepreneurs in Hong Kong" and graduated from Warwick University in the United Kingdom. She is also a former sprinter and has competed in Hong Kong and many countries overseas.

However, she later suffered from myasthenia gravis, which affected her career as a runner, and she turned to the development of smart tracks after recovery. Cheng Xiaohui believes that not everyone can afford carbon plate shoes, "but everyone can run on the same track and in the same conditions", "Human beings can run [on this track] to the beginning of 9 seconds, or even within 9 seconds." ”

According to The Telegraph, Feldspar Sport said the IAAF had "positive talks" with them on whether to use the "supertrack" in the future.

If the "super track" is finally approved for use, it will change the global track and field landscape

A British runner who won the Olympic gold medal in the 4x100mDarren CampbellJoining the British company last year as director of global athletics strategy, he believes athletics has been waiting for innovation: "What was the last time we got a technology other than running shoes? Suddenly, within 9 seconds (100 meters) it became no longer crazy. ”