Singer Britney Spears had claimed on social media that she has run one hundred meters in less than 6 seconds. However, the singer later said that she was joking about it.
"Toxic" singer Britney Spears, who is now also a runner had made a claim, which if verified could have placed her ahead of the renowned Olympian Usain Bolt. Bolt has covered the same distance in 9.58 seconds.
The 38-year-old singer shared with her fans on social media that while she manages to cover the same distance between 6-7 seconds, she recently outclassed herself. The songstress claimed she completed 100 meters in less than 6 seconds, The Sun reports.
The actress posted her achievement on her Instagram page. Spears also mentioned that, while she typically completes the distance within 6 to 7 seconds, she ran 100 meters in 9 seconds during her first attempt. For a brief period, many of her fans all over the world perhaps thought that the singer also has a secret sprinting talent.
To prove her point, the singer stated that her run was completed within 5.97 seconds. However, many of her fans were slightly doubtful of her claim to have achieved that feat.
One of the singer’s fans asked whether the distance she mentioned was correct or not. The fan added that Olympian Usain Bolt holds the world record for 100 meters, which is a meager 9.58 seconds.
Another fan called her the new record holder for 100 meters. Even Wikipedia amended its entry and included the bold claim of this chart-topping singer.
However, as mentioned before, it is pertinent to mention that her claim is yet to be substantiated. Spears has now removed the screenshot of her stopwatch that read 5.97 seconds from her Instagram page, Billboard states. It was less than an hour later that she clarified not being faster than Bolt.
The singer had earlier captioned the deleted screenshot as “Ran my first 5!!!.” The pop star had added, “Getting over your fear of pushing it in the beginning is key …. once I did that I hit 5 !!!!! “ Spears also mentioned, “Usually I run 6 or 7 …. my first try was 9 …. and now I did it whoop !!!!! 100 meter dash.”
Britney Spears has uploaded a new clip on her Instagram Page on Mar. 26. Spears was found trying on dresses in that latest video. There, she noted that she was joking about completing 100 meters in just 5.97 seconds. However, she did say that she will be trying to create a new world record.