Bolt, VCB sweep 100m in Ostrava
FOLLOWING his winning 9.91 seconds 100 metres time in Rome last week, Olympic champion Usain Bolt repeated the exact same feat today, beating countryman Steve Mullings into second place in 9.97.
Fellow Jamaican Lerone Clarke finished sixth in 10.19 in what was a strong showing from Caribbean athletes with Daniel Bailey of Antigua third in 10.08 and Kim Collins of St Kitts fourth in 10.09.
Bolt’s next stop will be the Bislett Games, a Diamond League meeting in Oslo on June 9 as he warms up for the August 27 to September IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Also running today, Jamaica’s sprint queen, Veronica Campbell-Brown won the women’s 100m in 10.76. Compatriot Schillonie Calvert in 11.13 was denied second by Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas in 11.09.