To keep things in perspective, Ben Johnson was 5’9"-5’10"? Bolt is 6’5". The already blatent physical differences between them makes you wonder what advantages Bolt would retain whether the technology today is better or not. If Bolt was just tall, and nothing else then his physical stature wouldn’t matter. But he clearly brings more to the table than that.
Also Jamaica wasn’t/isn’t dominating sprinting. You’ve let yourself get caught up in the hype surrounding the U.S. not knowing how to react when they lose a couple events. The U.S. won or placed in the top 3 in every sprint/hurdles. The U.S. didn’t win the 4x1’s, but they won both 4x4’s. Jamaica placed 3rd & 8th.
Jamaica had nothing to do with Torri flinching in the blocks. Jamaica had nothing to do with the U.S. dropping the baton’s. The 4x1 record that Jamaica broke, should have been broken 2-3 times already by 3 different U.S. teams in the past 10 years.
Asafa has been fast for the past 4-5 years. Nothing new. Nesta Carter, Michael Frater? How much better did they get than Walter Dix, Richard Thompson, Darvis Patton, Travis Padgett, etc. Get my point?
If more people stopped being so sterotypical, there would be more athletes over 6’2" running the 100m. It’s ok for a tall athlete to have an amazing start. Instead we have them all being shoved into the 400m because that’s what seems right.