It comes down to a photo finish but Dwain Chambers manages to edge out Heat Storm over 100mSun Bets
Now the 38-year-old has taken on his toughest opponent yet – a thoroughbred racehorse.
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Sun Bets pitted Chambers, who was on the track when Usain Bolt set the current 100 metres world record in 2009, against Heat Storm at Wolverhampton Racecourse in the build up to the Cheltenham Festival.
Incredibly, Chambers beat the beast in a time of 10.36 seconds.
Chambers said: “I was actually quite nervous. As an athlete I wanted to win and ran as fast as I could for as long as I could.”
So what does it feel like to go up against one of nature’s most intimidating animals?
Dwain Chambers takes on horse Heat Storm in a footraceDwain Chambers raced Heat Storm in a bid to prove once and for all if a man is faster than a horseSun BetsDwain Chambers celebrates after winning two of his three races against the horseSun Bets
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Chambers added: “In the first part of the race I wasn’t really aware of the horse because I was concentrating on getting out as quickly as possible and maintaining my form.
“In the latter part of the race I could hear the horse’s hooves, the deep panting and I felt the presence of the him near me.
“Dipping over the line for the win was exciting and a relief. Beating the horse was an unexpected bonus and a real sense of achievement.
Dwain Chambers celebrates winning the 100 metres at the British Athletics Championships in 2014Getty ImagesDwain Chambers represented Team GB at the 2012 Olympics in LondonAPDwain Chambers gets into the blocks under starter’s ordersSun BetsHeat Storm gets set to face Dwain Chambers over a 100-metre raceSun Bets
“It was a privilege to take part and I will look back on the whole experience very fondly in years to come.”
Chambers has competed at two Olympics, finishing fourth in the 100m in Sydney in 2000 and reaching the semi-finals in London 2012.
He currently holds the European Indoor 60m record of 6.42sec.
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