Sunday August 17,2003
By Geoff Marsh for express.co.uk
USAIN Bolt became the quickest man in history as he stormed to gold in the 100m final - destroying his own world record despite slowing down with 10m to go.
The mild-mannered Jamaican edged ahead in the middle of the race but slowed right down in the closing stages as he punched his chest in delight.
Despite that, he took three hundredths of a second off his own world record to post a sensational 9.69secs and is clearly capable of running sub 9.60
:icon_arrow: Trinidad’s Richard Thompson won silver :icon_arrowl: in 9.89 :icon_mrgreen: :icon_cheesygrin: , just beating Walter Dix of the US, who came home in 9.91.
Churandy Martina of the Netherlands Antilles set a national record as crossed the line fourth in 9.93.
Asafa Powell finished in a disappointing fifth place just ahead of Michael Frater, also of Jamaica, in 9.95 as six men went under 10 seconds.
Tyson Gay, the big American hope, didn't even make the final.