Bolt on top after semis
Usain Bolt casually glances over to eye his rivals while heading to the finish line in his 100m sprint semfinal in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Photo: REUTERS
Usain Bolt found himself atop in a familiar position, atop the leaderboard, as the semifinals of the men's 100m sprint concluded.
Cruising to a win in his semifinal in 9.86 seconds Semifinal 1, the Jamaican was 0.06 seconds ahead of his nearest rival on the standings, Canadian Andre De Grasse -- who faced off against Bolt.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Justin Gatlin found himself in third place overall, despite besting Yohan Blake in the Semifinal 3.
Semifinal 1 winner, Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut, with a time of 9.95 seconds, was fourth in the standings.
The final will begin at 7:25 BST.
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