Bolt wins first race of season, Asafa takes 100m in Gaudeloupe
World Record holder Usain Bolt and former World Record holder Asafa Powell both opened their 100m seasons with wins at low-keyed meets in the Cayman Islands and Guadeloupe respectively tonight.
Bolt who was running his first competitive race of the season, clocked 10.05 seconds (0.1m/s) to win at the Cayman Invitational, beating American Dentarus Locke 10.12 with Kemar Bailey-Cole third in 10.18 seconds and another Jamaican Jevaughn Minzie who was making his debut, fourth in 10.22 seconds.
Bolt got off to a good start and caught the field by 40 meters and then pulled away to win easily.
Powell who won the 200m at last week-end’s JII meet at the National Stadium, broke the meet record at the Meeting Athletisme Guadeloupe with a time of 10.04 seconds.
American Diondre Batson was second in 10.15 seconds and Canadian Andre De Grasse third in 10.20 seconds.
PAUL A REID
Observer Writer
