The Men's 400m Sprint Final
Although the competition had not yet started, there was no doubt who would win. Everyone knew that the gold medal of the Men's 400m Sprint belonged to the new sprinting king, Nick Zouma.
In terms of strength, Zouma was certainly ahead of the others by a significant margin.
None of the other seven contestants could finish the race within 44 seconds. Their historical best results were longer than 44 seconds. Zouma did not even need to exert his full strength to run it within 44 seconds.
If Zouma ran without restraining himself, he would obtain a lead of more than one second. This sort of gap in this event signified that he was at a much higher level than the other athletes.
This was the finals in the Olympics, the highest level of competition in the world. The fact he was significantly better than his competition was proof of Zouma's might.