At just 17 years-old, Yoshihide Kiryu is a new, lightning-fast star of the sprinting world. On April 29, the teen from Japan finished a 100-meter race in an incredible 10.01 seconds -- which means he tied for the junior world record and he is one of only three men in the world (under-20) to have ever run that fast.
"It's like a dream. Honestly, I am surprised," Kiryu said after the race in Hiroshima, Japan, according to Hurriyet Daily News (http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/teen-sprint-sensation-tipped--to-become--japans-bolt.aspx?pageID=238&nID=46102&NewsCatID=371).
Watch Kiryu's amazing race in the video above.
Now, the teen has set his sights (http://www.nst.com.my/latest/japan-teen-sprinter-targets-9-96-seconds-1.273013) on a new goal: he wants to beat his own world record. According to New Straits Times (http://www.nst.com.my/latest/japan-teen-sprinter-targets-9-96-seconds-1.273013), Kiryu wrote down the new time he's aiming to achieve, 9.96 seconds, on a blackboard in his high school. If Kiryu accomplishes his goal he will also break Japan's national record.
In women's sprinting, a junior from Oregon named English Gardner has just broken an impressive record, as well. At the Penn Relays on April 26, Gardner set the fastest 100-meter time (http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-26/sports/38819782_1_penn-relays-casimir-loxsom-anne-kesselring) for this year: 11.00 seconds. Jamaica's Stephanie McPherson also turned heads at the recent Jamaica International Invitational track and field (http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130506/sports/sports2.html) event -- she captured a new world record time of 50.43 seconds for 400m.
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Via: HuffingtonPost