100m record

In his international debut, Suriname’s Issam Asinga became the first South American athlete to run sub-10 in the 100m

Bouwahjie Nkrumie, 19, who is nicknamed “Dr. Speed,” became the youngest Jamaican sprinter to break the 10-second barrier

Jamaica’s Asafa Powell broke the men’s 100m world record four times during his 20-year career