| 26.08.2008 |
Running on the inner lane was a 21-year-old Jamaican sub-human sprinting machine named Usain Bolt, and aiming to be the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the Olympic sprint titles, having already won the 100m last Saturday with a new world record.
For Dzingai, the weight of Zimbabwe’s last medal hope on his shoulders, the sight of Bolt flashing past him at the first bend must have carried the hopelessness with which a VW Beatle driver attacks a Ferrari.
Once on the straight, Bolt accelerated away into the history books as he beat Michael Johnson’s 12-year-old record set at the Atlanta Olympics. Bolt was past the finish line in 19.30 seconds, smashing Johnson’s mark of 19.32.
Dzingai arrived in 20.22, and took fifth position out of eight runners. The fact Dzingai got to the final is an achievement on its own. Billions around the world were watching. And whenever Bolt's history making sprint is replayed, Dzingai will be part of it. Like the Ferrari, he is by all accounts in a small class of super sprinters.
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