Asafa almost went out in the first round, running 10.38! He stopped running so early he got passed by 2 guys, and almost 3. Qualification is first 3 automatically, and next 4 fastest. 4th was 10.40. Derek Atkins didn’t make it in 10.44.
Dwain Chambers won his comfortably in 10.18, looking pretty good.
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4th place finishers are building up that are faster than 10.38. Asafa almost blew it! His .120 reaction time helped him make it to the 2nd round, as the guy he beat by 0.02 had a 0.03 slower reaction, with a respectable 0.148.