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Advances in spike technology are laughable and unfair, says Bolt

Retired Jamaican Olympic and World champion sprinter Usain Bolt [PHOTO COURTESY]

Usain Bolt said that advances in spike technology that could help wipe out his world records are laughable and that the new shoes also give an unfair advantage over any athletes not wearing them.

After athletes ripped through the record books in distance running with carbon-plated, thick-soled shoes, the technology has now moved into sprint spikes, where - although there is less time in a race for the advantage to make an impact - it is still enough to make a difference.

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