August 16, 2009. At the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt shatters the 100-meter world record in an astonishing 9.58 seconds.
Maarten gains insight into the Jamaican sprinter's unique genetic profile in Martine Thomis's lab. A system that measures sprinters' inimitable reflexes in the starting blocks is used during a sprint training session by Rudi Diels.
At Ghent University Hospital, Maarten undergoes one of the world's first scanners that can accurately read the number of fast muscles in a human, the Muscle Talent Scan. And with Professor Christophe Delecluse in Leuven, he discovers Bolt's remarkable talent, which allows him to outpace the entire competition after 30 meters.