Gay beats Powell in 100 mts at World Final
Tyson Gay clocked 9.88 in his last major race of the season to beat Asafa Powell in the 100 meters at the World Athletics Final.
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Thessaloniki: Tyson Gay clocked 9.88
in his last major race of the season to beat Asafa Powell in
the 100 meters at the World Athletics Final.
Gay overcame a slow start to pull away from Powell, who
clocked 9.90 yesterday. American Darvis Patton who finished
third in 10.00, with world champion and world record-holder
Usain Bolt skipping the race.
"It was a tough race,`` Gay said. "I think Asafa kind of
relaxed ... I didn`t quit the race, even though I was far
behind him."
The American has beaten Powell four times this season,
with the Jamaican winning once.
> Bolt, who smashed the 100 and 200 records at last month`s
World Championships in Berlin, will race in the 200 meters
today.
Yesterday, the Jamaican star ran onto the track to
enthusiastic applause from a crowd of 20,000 at Kaftanzoglio
stadium.
Allyson Felix won the women`s 200, beating fellow
American Sanya Richards in a photo finish after both runners
clocked 22.29 seconds. Kerron Stewart of Jamaica was third in
22.42.
In the women`s pole vault, world record-holder Yelena
Isinbayeva cleared a modest 4.80 meters for an easy win.
The Russian star, who has broken the world record 27
times in her career, then had a failed attempt at 5.07 meters.
Fabiana Murer of Brazil and Poland`s Monika Pyrek shared
second place with 4.60.
Isinbayeva said her win felt like "revenge" for her
surprise loss last month in Berlin, when she failed to clear a
height.
She rebounded days later to set a new world record of
5.06 in Zurich. She said yesterday her aim is set much higher
in the future.
"I still think that a 5.20-meter jump is possible," she
said. "This season was very up-and-down. ... I tried my best
today."
In the 400, Olympic and world champion LaShawn Merritt of
the United States won in 44.93 seconds. Chris Brown of the
Bahamas clocked 45.49 in second and American David Neville
came third in 45.60.
The 23-year-old Merritt extended his unbeaten streak to
12 races, but was unhappy with his time after clocking 44.06
at the worlds.
"All that matters in these races is victory. I think I
can be called the best 400-meter runner (this season), I`ve
earned it."
Brittney Reese of the United States won the long jump
with 7.08 meters, pushing Russian duo Elena Sokolova and
Tatyana Lebedeva to second and third place with jumps of 6.81
and 6.79 respectively.
Javelin world champion Steffi Nerius of Germany announced
the end of her international career after throwing 62.59 for
third place.
Maria Abakumova of Russia won the event, throwing 64.63,
while world record-holder Barbora Spotakova of the Czech
Republic was third with 63.45.
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