Bolt, Jelimo light up Zurich Golden League track meet

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

ZURICH (AFP) — Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt continued his unstoppable streak of form with a comprehensive win in the 100 metres at the Zurich Golden League meeting here on Friday.

In the packed 26,000-capacity Letzigrund Stadium, Pamela Jelimo of Kenya also went close to beating the oldest track and field world record in the books in the women's 800m.

Bolt, who set an unprecedented three world records en route to Olympic 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay golds, beat a field that included six of the Olympic finalists plus 200m silver medallist Shawn Crawford.

The 22-year-old timed 9.83sec, the 14th fastest time ever, and a time bested by only three other sprinters - the now-retired Maurice Greene, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay.

"It was good: a nice track...