The Bolt Supremacy - Inside Jamaica's Sprint Factory

Informationen zum Autor Richard Moore is a freelance journalist and author. His first book, In Search of Robert Millar , won Best Biography at the 2008 British Sports Book Awards. He is the author of six books, three of which have been long-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. As a freelance journalist he has contributed to the Guardian , Esquire , the BBC and The Scotsman . He is also a former racing cyclist who represented Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Klappentext Award-winning writer Richard Moore uncovers the secrets of Usain Bolt and the Jamaican sprinting phenomenon. Moore doesn't shy away from the doping suspicions that surround the principal characters, talking to anti-doping agencies and sceptics as well as to the athletes, the trainers, the gurus and the hangers-on. Now in paperback. Zusammenfassung Beijing 2008, the 100 metres final: Usain Bolt slows down, beats his chest, metres clear of his nearest rival, his face filled with the euphoria of a young man utterly in thrall to his extraordinary physical talent.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Moore, Moore Richard
• Publisher: Yellow Jersey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9780224092319
• ISBN: 978-0-224-09231-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Track and field athletics, gymnastics; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, SPORTS & RECREATION / Track & Field, Track & Field Sports, Athletics, Track and field sports, athletics