On a night when Ashton Eaton of the United States beat his own world decathlon record with a score of 9045 points, Usain Bolt rounded off his own perfect 10 of a World Championships by anchoring Jamaica to victory in the men’s 4x100.
The 200m duel between Jamaica’s defending champion Usain Bolt and USA’s Justin Gatlin was the last event of Thursday evening and the highlight of the day.It was the fifth fastest time of his career and 0.19 faster than Gatlin’s 19.74 in second place.
Twenty four hours ago, it was Usain Bolt who maintained his considerable reputation and on Monday it was the turn of his compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, as she added to her growing legacy as the possibly the greatest female sprinter in history.
In the women’s 100 m, which stage both semi-finals and final on Day Three, Jamaica’s defending champion has already demonstrated compelling evidence of her prospects by winning Sunday’s first round heat in 10.88 sec