Six years since his retirement in London, the sizeable figure of Usain Bolt still looms large. No one has lifted the sport of athletics to the extent of the fastest man of all time. And for all the sport’s cumulative efforts since, he has been impossible to replace.
And yet it is the sprinters aiming to emulate Bolt who lead track and field’s fight to stay relevant among a myriad other sports. Netflix cameras will be rolling at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest when they get under way in Budapest on Saturday as part of a series following the fastest men and women of the sport.
