If comic book superheroes came to a sports field near you

Modified Apr 13, 2017 15:07 IST

Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms and mankind’s protection

#8 Flash (Barry Allen)

Sport: Sprinting

Move over, Usain Bolt. Flash, the fastest person alive on earth, a founding member of the Justice League of America, is here.

An avid scientist as a young boy, he got his powers when chemicals from one of his experiments got charged by a lightning strike and ended up all over him. Ever since, he’s had difficulty in slowing down.

If the USA ever decide to put him on their Olympic track and field team, that would be the day they break Jamaica’s stranglehold on sprint events.

About the author

I have worked as a Sports Writer for more than a decade with Indian Express, New Delhi, and Qatar-based sports magazine Doha Stadium Plus.

I like to write primarily about track and field and other Olympic sports.

I have covered two Asian Games (Doha, 2006, Guangzhou, 2010), the 2010 IAAF Indoor Athletics World Championships (Doha), 2011 AFC Asian Cup (Doha), 2015 IAAF Outdoor World Championships (Beijing) and the 2015 IHF Handball World Championship (Doha).

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