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'It was almost as if he pressed the turbo button': Racing Usain Bolt
Richard Thompson won silver behind Usain Bolt at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Speaking to Sportsworld the Trinidad and Tobago sprinter explains that he "was the fastest starter in the world that year" and when the Jamaican got going "It was almost as though he pressed a turbo button".
(Photo: Richard Thompson and Usain Bolt racing, Credit: Getty Images)
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