16 year old Sorato Shimizu runs 10.00 (+1.7) for new age-16 world record

Wtfk

And they say the Japanese and highschoolers don't use pharmaceutical products.

Why go there, high school kids have been running fast for a long long time. World records, Olympic medals.

A Japanese woman was caught using last year or two years ago, iirc

Yeah, not this fast. Sure it was a +1.7, but still he’s only 16. see where the field finished?

Japanese have been thought of as squeaky clean, including by myself. This is a head-scratcher…don’t know what to make of it yet

A 16 year old won that Olympic 100 meters.

Kiryu ran 10.01 back in 2013 (with only a +0.9 wind) as a high schooler (I forget if he was 17 or 18)

And I believe Shimizu ran 10.20 as a 15 year old

I have no idea if Shimizu doped or not but it's silly to think there aren't individuals within a culture known for playing by the rules that will cheat given the right circumstances. Floyd Landis, a Mennonite, comes to mind.

Japanese aren't all clean (Olympic silver medalist just got banned) but are demonstrably much more clean than most countries in the world

Also, there has been a huge culture shift in Japan towards track and field over the last decade, following the relay medal in Rio, Olympics in Tokyo, and now world championships in a few months. More popularity = more turnout = more talent.

Awesome! Love the sound the crowd makes when his time flashes.

At least we know he's actually 16.

How do we KNOW that? Let us not presume to know that which we remain ignorant of.

What does he weigh? He might be one of the lighter in weight men to run that fast.

I know you're talking about Koech, but that's a cheap shot, and you should be ashamed of yourself, so are your parents for failing at their job.

Since letsrun can't let me post links. Just google "black boys viewed as older than they actually are" and educate yourself

All that shows is they're just better at PR, not that they're "cleaner" or anything.

He looks more like he's taking estrogen and plastic surgery than androgen gear, with utmost respect.

But obviously just because he has a clean cut stylish image, that doesn't preclude him exogenous androgen use, technically. Or EPO, etc

The downvotes show the amount of copium on this board. They have to have "heroes" like the Japanese, so they can project their hero/villain dynamic against the East Africans.

He looks built more like a distance runner than a sprinter.