LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 30 (Reuters) - Asafa Powell ran the fastest 100 metres of the year as he won at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday.
Powell, clear favourite after Usain Bolt chose to skip the meeting and with American Tyson Gay injured, charged out of the blocks to win in 9.78 seconds, one
hundredth of a second better than Gay’s time in Florida earlier this month.
Fellow Jamaican Michael Frater finished a further 0.10 seconds behind while European champion Christoph Lemaitre recovered from a poor start to take third in 9.95, not nearly enough to trouble Powell although he equalled the French record.
World record hold David Rudisha of Kenya comfortably won the 800 metres in his first Diamond League race of the season, having missed part of the season with an ankle injury.
Olympic silver medallist Sally Pearson of Australia set a personal best as she won the women’s 100 metres hurdles in 12.47 seconds, holding off Danielle Carruthers of the United States who was one hundredth of a second behind.
Powell, clear favourite after Usain Bolt chose to skip the meeting and with American Tyson Gay injured, charged out of the blocks to win in 9.78 seconds, one
hundredth of a second better than Gay’s time in Florida earlier this month.
Fellow Jamaican Michael Frater finished a further 0.10 seconds behind while European champion Christoph Lemaitre recovered from a poor start to take third in 9.95, not nearly enough to trouble Powell although he equalled the French record.
World record hold David Rudisha of Kenya comfortably won the 800 metres in his first Diamond League race of the season, having missed part of the season with an ankle injury.
Olympic silver medallist Sally Pearson of Australia set a personal best as she won the women’s 100 metres hurdles in 12.47 seconds, holding off Danielle Carruthers of the United States who was one hundredth of a second behind.
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