Audio By Carbonatix
Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell easily reached the 100m semi-finals at Jamaica's World Championships trials.
Olympic champion Bolt won in 10.00 seconds and Powell clocked 10.02, with Yohan Blake qualifying automatically after winning the 2012 trials.
Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin also made it through the opening 100m round at the United States trials
“
Happy to complete my first race in a year. It was quite easy
”
Asafa Powell
Gay, the year's fastest man, won his heat in 10.28secs while Gatlin finished behind Charles Silmon in 10.37.
"I didn't really have a great start," said former world champion Gay. "But I wanted to the get the kinks out, get the nerves out."
Olympic bronze medallist Gatlin, who surprised Bolt in Rome, was not concerned about a fast time, especially with a strong head wind.
"There was a little hurricane out there, the head wind, but it felt good to come out here and shake the legs out a little bit," said the 2004 Olympic 100m gold medallist.
World record holder and Olympic champion Bolt made a strong start and took control of his heat by the 40m mark.
Powell, who had previously failed to complete a competitive race this season because of hamstring problems, also looked comfortable.
"Happy to complete my first race in a year," said Powell. "It was quite easy."
The semi-finals and finals are on Friday, with the top three finishers advancing to the 10-18 August World Championships in Moscow.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Ministry of Communication and GIFEC support NACOC with ICT equipment
5 minutes -
GIPC takes investment opportunity mapping roadshow to Central and Western Regions
15 minutes -
Metro Mass to receive more than 350 new buses in February 2026
18 minutes -
Energy Minister urges staff to sustain power sector gains in 2026
21 minutes -
Work for freedom: Interior Ministry proposes 25% sentence reduction for productive inmates
21 minutes -
Vice President hosts Japanese gov’t delegation at Jubilee House
28 minutes -
Mr Daniel Ampadu Nyarko (aka Yaw Mensah)
29 minutes -
Pharmacy licensing to shift from distance to population-based system – Akandoh
33 minutes -
NPA CEO leads management team on working visit to Tema Oil Refinery
33 minutes -
GPRTU distances itself from calls to remove Transport Minister
38 minutes -
Bodies of Cubans killed during US raid on Venezuela returned
43 minutes -
Sefwi Asuopiri to hold mass burial for 7 community members killed in road crash
47 minutes -
IGP promotes 35 Police Officers for their role in Adabraka gold robbery arrests
56 minutes -
Fuel tanker carrying 54,000 litres of petrol crashes at Dominasi Toboasi on Mankessim–Fosu road
1 hour -
3,000% increase in Ghana Publishing assets in 2023 attributed to revaluation,not retooling – Mgt responds to former MD
2 hours
