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The [[Manchester City Games]] in England – a competition featuring a long, raised track on one of the city's major streets – has provided many of the event's highlights since 2009, including the men's world best of 14.35 seconds, set by [[Usain Bolt]] in 2009.<ref>Hart, Simon (2009-05-17). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/5339860/Usain-Bolt-clocks-fastest-ever-150m.html Usain Bolt clocks fastest ever 150m]. ''Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.</ref> [[Allyson Felix]] ran the fastest ever 150 m race by a woman in 2013 (16.36 seconds),<ref>[http://www.finishlynx.com/2013/06/allyson-felix-sprints-to-150m-world-record-at-the-great-city-games/ Allyson Felix Sprints to 150m World Record at the Great City Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050608/http://www.finishlynx.com/2013/06/allyson-felix-sprints-to-150m-world-record-at-the-great-city-games/ |date=2017-02-02 }}. Finish Lynx (2013-06-03). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.</ref> although faster times have been recorded at intermediate stages of the 200 m event. The [[Great North City Games]] (held variously in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] and [[Gateshead]]) features a similar setup to the Manchester event and has provided several of the best men's and women's times.<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/News/Team-USA-takes-Great-North-City-Games-trophy.aspx?feed=news Team USA takes Great North City Games trophy]. [[USATF]] (2017-09-17). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.</ref> The British events typically attracted American, British and Caribbean competitors, and athletes from these places account for nearly all the top 25 best times for men and women. A one-off 150 m race on [[Copacabana Beach]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] was held in 2013 and Bolt finished in a time close to his own world record.<ref>Biscayart, Eduardo (2013-03-31). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/bolt-blazes-to-victory-in-rio-beach-race Bolt blazes to victory in Rio beach race ]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.</ref>
The 150 m had some significance as a regular indoor event in the 1960s and 1970s as a result of indoor tracks matching that distance. [[Wales]] held a national championship over the distance up to 1972 and [[Finland]] briefly had a women's national championship in the mid
==All-time top 25==
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