Jamaican Sprinter Ties For Fastest Time This Year
August 30, 2010
CaribWorldNews, RIETI, Italy, Mon. Aug. 30, 2010: A Jamaican sprinter on Sunday tied with American Tyson Gay for the fastest time this year and it was neither Usain Bolt nor Asafa Powell.Nesta Carter yesterday ran 9.78 seconds in the 100 meters at the Rieti Grand Prix. Ryan Bailey of the United States was the runner-up in a personal best 9.88, Mario Forsythe of Jamaica finished third in a personal best 9.95, and Christophe Lemaitre of France crossed fourth in a national record 9.97.Usain Bolt, who holds the world record of 9.58, and Asafa Powell, who set a then-world record of 9.74 in Rieti three years ago, are both out injured.Olympic silver medalist Sherone Simpson of Jamaica won the women`s 100 in 11.11 and Diamond League winner Wallace Spearmon took the men`s 200 in 19.85.Meanwhile, Kenyan David Rudisha, who lowered the World 800m record last week in Berlin to a time of 1:41.09, further reduced the all-time best for two laps to 1:41.01.Rudisha`s time Sunday was exactly one second faster than his winning time last year on the Rieti track which was an African record at the time, and further buried the memory of Wilson Kipketer`s 1:41.11, a World record which had withstood all assaults until this time last week.
