Usain Bolt
laid the groundwork for a box-office clash in Beijing next month between
the superstar of the sport and its chief villain Justin Gatlin as he
won his first serious 100metres of the season in 9.87 seconds despite a
sodden track in London.
The
Jamaican superstar then watched his friend Mo Farah, who he has
defended in the wake of the doping storm surrounding coach Alberto
Salazar, ease to a stunning 3,000m victory.
Farah
has never lost at the Olympic Stadium, where he made history by doing
the distance double at London 2012. He received the loudest cheers of
the night and won in 7min 34.66sec, before mimicking Bolt’s trademark
archer celebration.
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Usain Bolt cruised to victory during
the men's 100m final at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games, allaying any
concerns over his fitness
Bolt's time of 9.87 seconds in both the heat and the final on Friday night, is the sixth fastest time of the year for that event
Bolt was on his first outing for six weeks after recovering from a pelvic injury and looks to be returning to his best form
Meanwhile, Great Britain's Mo Farah won the men's 3,000m, beating his own Olympic Stadium record in the process
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