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By Melissa Camacho
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Runners chase dreams in lively docu; has cursing, drinking.
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Sprint: The World's Fastest Human
What's the Story?
SPRINT: THE WORLD'S FASTEST HUMAN follows seven top track and field athletes as they run their way from the 2023 World Championships to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Cameras follow United States runners Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson, Jamaican athletes Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Elaine Thompson, Italy's Marcell Jacobs, and Anguilla-born British runner Zharnel Hughes as they exercise, work with coaches, and run major races around the world attempting to win and reduce their finishing times. Interviews with the runners, their coaches, and family members about their careers, goals, and setbacks are featured. In addition, archive footage of previous races, reactions, and other notable moments are shown.
Is It Any Good?
This spirited docuseries features seven track and field runners chasing their 2024 Olympic dream by racing in key meets around the world in preparation for qualifying for their national teams. Some of them reveal bits of their personal lives off the track, but most of what's presented here centers on who they are as athletes, and the mental, physical, and emotional challenges that come with competing at the elite level. Conversations about what it's like to cope with unexpected losses and the pressures placed on them after winning are accompanied by archive footage evidencing what they've had to deal with. Also discussed are some of the rivalries and friendships that exist between the runners. But what makes Sprint: The World's Fastest Human worth watching are the adrenaline-pumping races themselves, the wins and losses of which are both exciting and heartbreaking. Fans of the sport will find these athletes' stories worth chasing.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what it takes to qualify as an elite track and field athlete. What are the benefits of competing at that level? Drawbacks?
What does Sprint: The World's Fastest Human reveal about the way athletes have to negotiate what media says about them when they compete? What about comments posted by the public on social media?
TV Details
- Premiere date : July 2, 2024
- Cast : Sha’Carri Richardson , Shericka Jackson , Noah Lyles
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Reality TV
- Character Strengths : Gratitude , Perseverance , Teamwork
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- Last updated : April 25, 2025
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