london 2013 anniversary olympic games Bolt again @@ The six-time Olympic champion ran 9.85sec

Bolt again @@ The six-time Olympic champion ran 9.85sec

Watch out Moscow, Usain Bolt is getting quicker. The six-time Olympic champion ran 9.85sec, his fastest time this season, to win the men’s 100m at the Anniversary Games on Friday night.

It was a technically poor run from the Jamaican, who laboured out of the blocks before powering through in the last 40 metres to beat Michael Rodgers and Nesta Carter into second and third. But it was the result athletics needed after a torrid fortnight, and a performance the packed Olympic Stadium certainly wanted to see.

Easy does it: Bolt won comfortably despite a poor start

Bolt from the blue: The sprint star turned up on a giant rocket-shaped truck

Standings: 

1) Usain Bolt (Jam) 9.85
2) Michael Rodgers (USA) 9.98
3) Nesta Carter (Jam) 9.99
4) Kim Collins (SKN) 10.03
5) Dwain Chambers (GBR) 10.10
6) Rakieem Salaam (USA) 10.14
7) Christophe Lemaitre (Fra) 10.23
*James Dasaolu (GBR) DNS

Full flow: Bolt bursts through the field

James Dasaolu, who became the second quickest Briton of all time by running 9.91 a fortnight ago, withdrew from the men’s 100m ‘A’ race less than 10 minutes before the gun, citing feeling a tight hip flexor. Although Dasaolu’s priority is next month’s World Championships, he may also have been unwilling to show his hand too early against the fastest man in history. The Briton, 25, had been drawn next to Bolt in lane four, after all.

There was another quick time in the men’s 200m as Bolt’s compatriot Warren Weir, the Olympic bronze medallist, stormed to victory in 19.89, with fellow Jamaican Jason Young also dipping under the 20-second barrier in 19.99. 

Winning moment: The Jamaican star crosses the line ahead of his rivals