Usain Bolt avoids Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell in 100m Semi Finals Lineup
Usain Bolt has been drawn to run in Lane 6 in the first Semi-Final of the World Athletic Championships 100 metres race, which will take place on Sunday August 16th at 18:10 GMT. His main challengers for a place in the final will come from his training partner Daniel Bailey from Antigua and Michael Rodgers of the USA.
Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell will face each other in the second Semi-Final and will face stiff opposition from Britain’s Dwain Chambers and Jamaican Michael Frater.
Lineups as follows
Semi Final 1 – Sunday August 16th at 18:10 GMT (Live on BBC2)
|
Lane
|
Athlete
|
Country
|
2009 Best Time
|
Personal Best
|
|
1
|
Martial Mbandjock |
France
|
10.11
|
10.06
|
|
2
|
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure |
Norway
|
10.10
|
10.01
|
|
3
|
Davis Patton |
USA
|
10.02
|
9.89
|
|
4
|
Daniel Bailey |
Antugia
|
9.91
|
9.91
|
|
5
|
Michael Rodgers |
USA
|
9.94
|
9.94
|
|
6
|
Usain Bolt |
Jamaica
|
9.79
|
9.69
|
|
7
|
Tyrone Edgar |
GBR
|
10.09
|
10.06
|
|
8
|
Marc Burns |
Trinidad
|
10.04
|
9.96
|
Semi Final 2 – Sunday August 16th at 18:18 GMT (Live on BBC2)
|
Lane
|
Athlete
|
Country
|
2009 Best Time
|
Personal Best
|
|
1
|
Gerald Phiri |
Zambia
|
10.13
|
10.13
|
|
2
|
Monzavous Edwards |
USA
|
10.02
|
10.02
|
|
3
|
Richard Thompson |
Trinidad
|
10.01
|
9.89
|
|
4
|
Asafa Powell |
Jamaica
|
9.88
|
9.72
|
|
5
|
Tyson Gay |
USA
|
9.77
|
9.77
|
|
6
|
Dwain Chambers |
GBR
|
10.04
|
9.97
|
|
7
|
Michael Frater |
Jamaica
|
10.02
|
9.97
|
|
8
|
Naoki Tsukahara |
Japan
|
10.09
|
10.09
|
