sprint record
Top racing time
A sprint record is the fastest officially verified time for a short-distance race, typically in track and field events like the 100-meter or 200-meter dash.
Sprint records exist at various levels—personal, school, national, world—and are measured to hundredths of a second: She broke the state sprint record by two hundredths.
The term sometimes extends to other sports where speed over short distances is timed.
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- trackPath or monitored route
- stopwatchInterval timing device
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