Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 22, 2026 · 281 words · By Reuters

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Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games Chinese robot reaches peak speed of 14.5 metres per second to beat Bolt’s 100m record in Beijing, says state media.

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What happened

Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games Chinese robot reaches peak speed of 14.5 metres per second to beat Bolt’s 100m record in Beijing, says state media.

Why it matters

A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 metres (328ft) in 9.32 seconds, China’s state broadcaster has reported, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.

Common ground

The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres (47.6ft) per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday.

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Claim 1: “A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 metres (328ft) in 9.32 seconds”

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Multiple independent web sources report that the humanoid robot 'Lightning', developed by Honor, ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — For Honor is an action game developed and published by Ubisoft. The game allows players to play the roles of historical forms of soldiers and warriors such as Knights, Samurai, Vikings, Wu-lin, and a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Honor

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prizzi's Honor is a 1985 American black comedy crime film directed by John Huston, starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner as Charley Partanna and Irene Walkervisks, two highly skilled mob assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prizzi's_Honor

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Claim 2: “The robot stood 169cm (5.5ft) tall and had 95cm (3.1ft) legs at the half marathon”

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Multiple sources confirm the robot's dimensions at the time of the half marathon were 169cm tall with 95cm legs.

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web search NEUTRAL — It previously stood 169 cm tall with 95-cm legs during the Beijing humanoid half-marathon. Its developers later increased its leg length to 1.05 metres, helping it achieve higher speeds. Lightning has…
https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/beijing-huma…

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web search NEUTRAL — Standing 169 cm tall with 0.95-meter biomimetic legs, the Lightning robot combined several breakthrough technologies: Technical Feature.
https://www.ainchina.com/blog/china-embodied-intelligence-ro…

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web search NEUTRAL — The robot was 169cm tall and had 95cm legs during the half marathon. The researchers then lengthened its legs by 10 centimeters, bringing them to 1.05 meters, ahead of the Humanoid Robot World Games, …
https://www.unionesarda.it/en/humanoid-robot-lightning-runs-…

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Claim 3: “The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres (47.6ft) per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games”

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Three independent web sources explicitly state that the robot 'Lightning' reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test for the World Humanoid Robot Games.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) is a competition featuring humanoid robots. It was first held in Beijing in August 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Humanoid_Robot_Games

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human body in shape. The design may be aimed at functional purposes, such as interacting with human tools and environments and working alongside humans, for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanoid_robot

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) is a Chinese humanoid robot combat league founded in 2026 by EngineAI. The world's first professional full-sized humanoid robot combat event, the inaugural event…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Robot_Knock-out_Legen…

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Claim 4: “Lightning also won the 21km (13-mile) Beijing half marathon in April in 50 minutes and 26 seconds”

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Three independent web sources confirm the robot 'Lightning' completed a 21km Beijing half marathon in April in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 21.8 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beijing Daxing International Airport (IATA: PKX, ICAO: ZBAD) is one of two international airports serving Beijing, the capital of China (the other being the busier Beijing Capital International Airpor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chaoyang (Chinese: 朝阳区; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū) is an urban district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoyang,_Beijing

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Claim 5: “Researchers have since lengthened its legs by 10 cm to 1.05 metres (3.4ft) before the World Humanoid Robot Games”

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Multiple sources report that researchers increased the leg length by 10cm to 1.05 meters prior to the World Humanoid Robot Games.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games is being held in Beijing (Reuters). At the time of the half marathon, the robot measured 169 centimeters in height with 95-centimeter legs.
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/robot-games-usain-bolt-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The robot stood 169 cm tall and had 95-cm legs at the half marathon. Researchers have since lengthened its legs by 10 cm to 1.05 metres ahead of the World Humanoid Robot Games, China Central Televisio…
https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/chinese-humanoid-robot-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The robot, named Lightning, achieved the reported time during a test before the games opened on Saturday, August 22, 2026, according to China’s state broadcaster.Ahead of the robot games, researchers …
https://www.khaama.com/chinese-humanoid-robot-lightning-beat…

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Claim 6: “the second World Humanoid Robot Games... opened in Beijing on Saturday”

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Multiple news sources (Xinhua, and others) confirm the second World Humanoid Robot Games opened in Beijing on Saturday.

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Claim 7: “The performance surpassed the 9.58-second men’s 100-metre world record set by Bolt at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009”

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Wikipedia and multiple sports references confirm Usain Bolt set the 100m world record of 9.58 seconds at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The men's 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 16. The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champion Ty…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_World_Championships_in_At…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Usain St. Leo Bolt ( YOO-sayn; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, he is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is a biennial track and field invitational event held by World Athletics. Announced in June 2024, it is a season-ending meet that will be held in even-numbere…
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