OlympicTalk · May 20, 2016
Usain Bolt wins Ostrava 100m; Ashton Eaton withdraws
Usain Bolt ran hard to win a 100m in 9.98 seconds in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Friday, but didn’t grimace as he did last Saturday in his first race since Aug. 29.
Here is video of the race.
The six-time Olympic champion beat a weak field that was further lessened by Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton pulling out of the meet during his earlier long jump competition with cramps in one of his quads.
Bolt, the world-record holder at 9.58 seconds, faced a 100m field that included zero other men who have broken 10 seconds for the first time since 2009, according to Tilastopaja.org. They ran into a slight headwind — .4 meters/second.