In 1997, Bailey lost his world sprint crown when he was beaten by Maurice Greene, who clocked 9.86 s at a track meet in Athens. Greene's wind-corrected time was roughly 9.88 s. Such efforts have put him into the prognostication game, predicting the outcome of races under various conditions and extrapolating trends to future world records. Mathematical models, however, only suggest possibilities, based on present data and understanding. Athletes set the records.
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W.H. Freeman, 1998.