Olympic champion and world-record holder Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 9.77 seconds at the Golden Spike meet on Wednesday. Bolt had a strong tail wind of 2.1 meters per second – too fast to make the time count officially – but he wasn't complaining. After a seemingly slow start he wasn't happy about, Bolt cruised to victory ahead of Britain's Craig Pickering, who finished well behind in 10.08. Ronald Pogon of France was third in 10.17. Bolt established himself as the world's fastest man by winning the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay at the Beijing Olympics in world record times. He won the 100 gold medal in 9.69. Bolt ran 9.93 in Spanish Town, Jamaica on March 14, but the tail wind was also above the maximum allowed. Olympic 110 hurdles champ Dayron Robles of Cuba, who set the world record at 12.87 seconds in Ostrava last year, won this year in 13.04 seconds, the world's best time this season. He was followed by Dexter Faulk of the United States in 13.13 and Shamar Sands of Bahamas in 13.38. The 2005 world champion, American Bershawn Jackson won the men's 400 hurdles in 48.32 seconds, also in the best time of the season, with Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic second in 49.20 and Marek Plawgo of Poland third in 49.59. Meselech Melkamu of Ethiopia was running neck and neck with Kenya's Linet Masai in the women's 5,000 until she reached the finish in 14 minutes, 34.17 seconds. Masai was just 0.19 second behind followed by another Kenyan, Vivian Cheruiyot, in 14:38.26. Paul Hession of Ireland took the men's 200 with a strong finish, beating Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe by one hundredth of a second in 20.44 seconds. Double world champ Michelle Perry of the United States was beaten by Jamaica's Delloreen Ennis-London in the women's 100 hurdles. Delloreen crossed in 12.79 seconds. Perry, who hit a hurdle, finished in 12.86 while another American Danielle Carruthers was third in 12.90. In the rarely contested women's 20,000, Dire Tune of Ethiopia targeted the world record of 1 hour, 5 minutes, 26.6 seconds set by Tegla Loroupe of Kenya in 2000 but finished well outside in 1:05:35.3. Olympic silver medalist Maria Abakumova of Russia disappointed the crowd of some 22,000 by winning the women's javelin with a throw of 66.89 meters, beating Czech Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova, who was third with 65.92. Christina Obergfoell of Germany was second with 66.88.
