Bolt’s 100m debut win in wind-aided 9.93
March 15, 2009 - 7:49AM
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, ran his first 100 meters of the season in a wind-aided 9.93 seconds in a meet at Foster College.
Bolt, who set world records to win the 100 and 200 at the Beijing Olympics last August, won with a tailwind of 2.3m/sec, edging his training partner Daniel Bailey of Antigua on Saturday.
While it was the first 100 of the year for Bolt, it was far from the first race of the season for the Jamaican sprint star, who also helped Jamaica’s 4x100 relay to a world record at Beijing.
Bolt had previously run two 400-meter races and ran as part of 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
Last year, Bolt ran his first 100 of the season at this same meet and won in 10.03.
© 2009 AFP