Usain Bolt claims he would have beaten his long-standing 100m world record if he could have run in the carbon-plated "super spikes" worn by today's sprinters.

The Jamaican sprinting icon , who won eight Olympic gold medals before he retired in 2017, is the fastest man to ever run the 100m after finishing in 9.58 seconds at the 2009 world championships in Berlin.

The record has stood for 16 years, with the closest efforts coming from American sprinter Tyson Gay and Jamaican runner Yohan Blake, who both completed the distance in 9.69 seconds in 2009 and 2012, respectively.

Now, research by sportswear company Puma has claimed Bolt, 39, would have ran the 100m in 9.42 seconds if he was wearing the kind of footwear available to athletes today.

Asked about the findings at a Puma event ahea

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