Nature Championne du sprint

Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world. He ran the 100 metres in 9 seconds 58 (2009 at the World Championships in Berlin). He also holds the Olympic record in 9'63'' (2012 in London).

American Florence Griffith Joyner holds the record in 10'49'', set in 1988 in Indianapolis (USA).

The women's Olympic record is held by Jamaican Elaine Thompson, in 10'61'' at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Ireland's Jason Smyth is the fastest Paralympic athlete in history since the 100m final at the 2012 Paralympic Games, with a world record of 10'46" in the T13 (visually impaired) category.

And what about nature?

The cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world. To catch its prey, it can reach speeds of 120 km/h. But not for very long, around 300 or 400m, so he'd better calculate his move carefully if he doesn't want to miss his prey! If lined up at the start of the 100m event, he would run the distance in 3 seconds... a new world record! Who can beat that?

Yes, Nature is definitely stronger than we are!

Nature is our best model for performance, excellence and resilience, and the essential ally of our future. Through "biomimicry", let's take inspiration from living things and protect them to reinvent a sustainable world of shared prosperity for humanity and all life.