Bolt repeats time and wins in Ostrava.
In his second race after returning to the track, the Jamaican crossed the finish line in the Czech Republic with a time of 9.91 seconds.
Agência Estado – Olympic champion and world record holder in the 100 meters sprint, Usain Bolt, is still recovering his best form, but his sprints are already enough to guarantee him the top of the podium in the most valued event in athletics. This Tuesday, the Jamaican repeated the performance of his season debut and won the 100 meters sprint at the Ostrava Meeting, in the Czech Republic, with a time of 9.91 seconds, the same time recorded in the Rome stage of the Diamond League, last Thursday (26).
As happened in Rome, Bolt had a poor start and had to work hard to catch his rivals and cross the finish line first. After the scare, the Jamaican slowed down in the final meters. His compatriot Steve Mullings finished second, with 9.97 seconds, followed by Daniel Bailey of Antigua and Barbuda, with 10.08 seconds.
At the start of the season, Bolt is still far from his best time of 9.58 seconds, which is the current world record. This week, the Jamaican stated that his goal in Ostrava was to run faster than in Italy. Since he didn't achieve that goal, matching his time from the previous race, Bolt postponed his objective to his next competition, on June 9th, at the Oslo stage of the Diamond League.
Also in Ostrava, Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius recorded a time of 46.19 seconds in the 400 meters, falling short of the qualifying time for the World Championships in South Korea in August of this year and the London Olympic Games in 2012.
The South African, who runs with two prosthetic legs because he doesn't have both legs, needs to repeat his best time of 45.25 seconds to secure places in the next major competitions. "I'm a little disappointed with my time, I thought I could do better," lamented Pistorius, who will still have other chances to achieve the qualifying times.