100 METERS FINAL : BEIJING OLYMPICS : 9.68 SECS : WORLD RECORD
The Starting Line-Up
THE START
THE END in JUST 9.68 secs
The Starting Line-Up
THE START
THE END in JUST 9.68 secs
Usain Bolt, the world record holder, won the 100 metres in 9.68 secs. The Jamaican broke his own world record in the process.
Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson won the silver with 9.89 secs and Walter Dix of the United States won the bronze in 9.91 secs.
Asafa Powell, the former world record holder, failed to win a medal and finished only fifth (9.95s).