Bolt's blistering 9.76 100m highlights Jamaica International

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

KINGSTON (AFP) — Usain Bolt posted a sizzling 9.76sec - second fastest 100m time in history - to top four world leading times Saturday at the Jamaica International Invitation athletics meeting.

Americans Lashinda Demus, Kerron Clement, along with Jamaican Kerron Stewart were the other athletes to achieve world leading times in this season geared toward the Beijing Olympics in August.

World sprint double champion Tyson Gay of the United States won the men's 200m in 20.00 seconds, beating Chris Williams of Jamaica (20.78) while Bianca Knight (22.62) beat Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown (22.93) in the women's event.

American Sanya Richards won the women's 400m in 50.60sec.

But Jamaica's Bolt was the undisputed star of the night.

He was...

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