Justin Gatlin continued his blazing start to the season, winning a 100m in Rome in 9.75 seconds on Thursday.
Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic champion five years removed from a four-year doping ban, beat the second-place finisher, France’s Jimmy Vicaut, by .23.
Usain Bolt, who hasn’t run faster than 9.98 since 2013 and missed much of last season due to injury, was not in the race.
Gatlin, who ran a personal best 9.74 in Doha on May 15, is the only man to break 9.80 since Bolt won the 2013 World title in 9.