Bolt storms to 100m victory in London, Farah wins 3,000m
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E-mail Xinhua, July 25, 2015
Six-time Olympic champion Usaine Bolt stormed to the men's 100 meters win at the IAAF Diamond League London meeting at the Olympic Stadium in London on Friday.
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| Six-time Olympic champion Usaine Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line during the men's 100 meters final of IAAF Diamond League London meeting at the Olympic Stadium in London, Britain on July 24, 2015. Bolt claimed the title with a time of 9.87 seconds. (Xinhua/Han Yan) |
Britain's most glittering star Mo Farah, competing in his first race at home since allegations of doping were made against coach Albert Salazar, won the 3,000m and received same cheers as loud as those to Bolt from the boisterous crowd.
Bolt, who claimed three gold medals on the same track at the 2012 Olympic Games, powered home in a stunning time of 9.87 seconds, his best performance of the season.
The Jamaican, running his second 100m race this season, had braved rain and headwinds to win the heat, also in 9.87 seconds, despite loosening the stride in the final meters.
"The heats were good, but the finals not so good," he said after the race.
"In the final I got a really bad start, I kind of lost focus for a minute and I lost my form but I got it back at the end. So it taught me a lot, these two races.
"I wasn't looking for a specific time but I knew I could have gone faster if I had got the start I wanted. The key thing coming into this race was trying to get everything right on the track."
American Michael Rodgers finished second in 9.90 seconds while Bolt's fellow Jamaican Kemar Bailey-Cole was third in 9.92.
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