Most popular Olympic sprinters and the shoes they wear

Like always, this year too we’re having high hopes for the London Olympics, with over 10,000 athletes from around the world coming close on the same platform and competing on for that coveted gold medal. From the 26 sporting events in this year’s summer Olympics, racing events get the most eyes. We all have a list of our favorite sprinters whom we’ll watch out for this year and it’s always good to know more about them, especially the kind of shoes they wear that gives them wings at the sound of “Go”. Here is a list of some of the most favored sprinters of the world and the brand of shoes that they actually wear.

·         Usain Bolt:

Any discussion about sprinting won’t be complete without naming Usain Bolt. This 25 year old Jamaican is five time world and three times Olympic gold medalist apart from being the current world and Olympic record holder in 100 meters and 200 meters racing events. Usain Bolt wears a lightweight pair of “Golden Spikes” carved to perfection especially for him by sportswear brand Puma. To celebrate Bolt’s success Puma went on to create an entire collection of sportswear under the name “The Bolt Collection”.

·         Yohan Blake:

Another Jamaican to watch out for in this year’s Summer Olympics is Yohan Blake. Currently the world champion and the fourth fastest man ever, Blake wears custom racing shoes designed by world famous brand Adidas Footwear.

·         Tyson Gay:

This 29-year-old American sprint athlete has numerous medals in major international competitions under his belt. This American record holder in 100 meter sprint hails from Kentucky and is one of the American favorites in this year’s Olympic events too. Tyson, just like Yohan Blake, wears custom designed shoes by Adidas. Yohan also launched Adidas adiZero Prime, which are the lightest commercial sprint spikes ever made.

·         Aries Merritt

Aries Merritt specializes in 110 meters hurdles and is currently the US National Indoor champion in the 60 meter hurdle race. With couple of international gold medals under his belt, the entire USA will be keeping a keen eye on his performance during this Olympic season. To keep things lightweight and comfortable for him, Reebok has been sponsoring this athlete and has provided Merritt with custom designed Reebok shoes.

·         Mohammed Farah

Better known as Mo Farah, this Somali-born English athlete is currently the 5000 meter world champion. The 29 year old, who races with a British flag adorning his jersey, was also voted the 2011 European athlete of the year. This famous British athlete runs in a specially designed pair of Nike Zoom Streak and his favorite spike shoes are the Nike Zoom Victory.