Bonkers 3D simulation shows how race between Ronaldo, Bolt and Ostrich would go
I know what you’ve been wondering – who would win in a race between Usain Bolt, Cristiano Ronaldo and an ostrich?
Thankfully we can all relax as the answer has now been revealed, sort of.
In a bizarre video shared by Vividat on YouTube, the unlikely trio took their places on the starting line for the race of the century.
Unsurprisingly, it was the ostrich who took off at astounding speed and stormed to victory.
The ostrich can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour and showed every inch of that pace by crossing the 100m finish line in just 7.3 seconds.
Next over the line was the fastest man on the planet.
Bolt famously holds the world record for the men’s 100m event having completed the race in 9.58 seconds back in 2009.
In the 15 years that have followed, no one even came close to beating that time with Cristiano Ronaldo struggling too.
The Portuguese star is renowned for his fast feet on the football pitch, but by comparison, it wasn’t a good day at the office as he crossed the line in 11.22 seconds.
Being beaten by Bolt is no disaster, particularly given the Jamaican’s list of accolades in the sport.
Bolt is regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time with eight Olympic gold medals in the sport.
This includes world records in both the men’s 100m and 200m.
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A time of 9.58 seconds in the 100m was set in 2009 and is yet to be beaten, while a time of 19.19 in the 200m also remains unbeaten having been set in the same year.
He also holds the world record for the 4x100m relay with a time of 36.84 which was set at the London 2012 Olympics alongside his Jamaican teammates.
Bolt is undoubtedly the fastest man on the planet, but put alongside a rapid flightless bird like the ostrich and even the Jamaican will find it tough.
He did, however, earn a victory against current 100m gold medalist Noah Lyles in another 3D animated race.
Lyles won Olympic gold at Paris 2024 with a time of 9.79 seconds to secure a new personal best.
But with time on the American’s side, he’ll be hoping to challenge Bolt’s famous 9.58-second world record in the years ahead.
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