SPRINT: The world’s fastest humans

AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX

There was a time when athletics was box office even amongst the most casual of sports fans.

However, after a few years of supposed wilderness, athletics has become exciting again and a new generation of characters running at super speeds has emerged.

It was enough for Netflix to commission a documentary of the sport, much like they have done for F1 and tennis.

Sprint - a six-part documentary – profiles the men and women competing in 100m and 200m in the build up to last years’ world championships in Budapest.

Noah Lyles is undoubtably the star on the men’s side. He is the great entertainer that athletics has missed since Usain Bolt’s retirement in 2017.

A confident brash trash talker, perhaps.

But what you get is an insider’s view of the mental tactics that are used within the protected confines of the hotel and call room.

The documentary also features the best field of women’s sprinters in decades.

The show dives into Sha’Carri Richardson’s fascinating life and her road to redemption after being suspended for the Tokyo Olympics for testing positive for cannabis.

Jamaican sprinters Elaine-Thompson Herrah, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson lives are also documented.

But the most intriguing is their rivalries within Jamaican athletics. Are they capable of putting these issues aside to beat the Americans?

With contributions from Michael Johnson and Alyson Felix, amongst others, Sprint is a must see for fans of athletics and those who wondered what exactly goes into winning races with the finest of margins.