Usain Bolt recorded a new seasons best of 9.76 seconds in the 100-metre race at the Golden Gala on Thursday.
The World record-holder who was disappointed with his 10.04 in Ostrava last week, was back in form.
Asafa Powell finished second in 9.91 while European champion Christophe Lemaitre finished strongly to take third place in 10.04 seconds.Read Full Story
Christophe Lemaitre of France ran a 10.09 in the men's 100 meters at the IAAF Diamond League meet today. Asafa Powell couldn't stop Usain Bolt today and ended up in second. Bolt won the men’s 100 meter race in 9.84 seconds. Asafa Powell was 0.07 seconds behind. Bolt and Powell are considered two of the fastest men on earth.Men's 100m 1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.84 secs 2. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.91 3. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) 9.95 4. Daniel Bailey (Antigua and Barbuda) 10.00 5. Christophe...Read Full Story
incredible race, during which Usain Bolt was disqualified due to an enormous false start!! Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay didnʾt compete at theese championships due to injuries, an other athletes were disqualified for doping reasons... Yohan Blake was the stronger and won easily the final in 9.92 with a 1.4m/s headwind. Walter Dix (USA) took 2nd place in 10.08; Kim Collins, the 2003 world champion, 3rd place in 10.09 at 35!! Frenchmen Christophe Lemaitre and junior Jimmy Vicaut took 4th and 6th...Read Full Story
le 100m du meeting de Montreuil le 7 juin 2011, par une température de 14°. Course remportée par le jamaïquain Blake (dʾailleurs bien dégouté que tous les photographes soient sur Lemaitre) en 9.95, Christophe étant tout proche. Cʾest le 4eme 100m sous les 10 secondes pour Lemaitre (le 1er en 2011) et donc un nouveau record de France espoir, senior ainsi que le record dʾEurope espoir
100m of the ʾʾMeeting de Montreuilʾʾ on june 7th 2011, the outside temperature was 14°. The race was won by...Read Full Story
Christophe Lemaitre wins his 100m heat with a time of 10.14 into a 1.0m/s headwind to enter the Semi-Finals in Daegu World Championships.
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Just as it was last year, the 100m will provide the highlight of the Diamond League meeting at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday with Usain Bolt the main draw once again.And just as was the case last year his main competition will come from compatriot Asafa Powell and European champion Christophe Lemaitre.It may not be an unusual highlight but that won't make it any less anticipated or explosive.
Christophe Lemaitre is not your ordinary world-class sprinter. For starters, he was a late arrival to the sport, only taking part in organized track events a half dozen years ago at age 15. A top-notch performer in other sports like rugby and handball as a ...
Christophe Lemaitre knows Usain Bolt and other sprinters may monopolize the Olympic medals in London. But Europe's best hope of thwarting the Jamaican and American men over 100 or 200 metres still expects to make an impression, by continuing to prove that ...
Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Christophe Lemaitre are heading to Rome for the Compeed Golden Gala on May 31st. ROME, ITALY, May 04, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt will be in action at next month's Compeed Golden Gala in Rome.