Former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin cruised to the finish line with a winning time of 10.02 seconds, while Japanese teenage phenom Yoshihide Kiryu sank to fifth place in the men¡¯s 100-meter dash race in the Golden Grand Prix Tokyo meet at National Stadium on Sunday.
The race was clearly the track and field meet¡¯s main event as it featured international powerhouses like Gatlin, Mike Rodgers and Christophe Lemaitre, and Kiryu was expected to notch a sub-10 second mark. But unfortunately, they had to settle for lukewarm times, dealing with the strong wind (gusts of 3.5 meters per second).
¡°It felt windy,¡± said Gatlin, who has a personal-best of 9.79 seconds, after the race. ¡°After I got past 50, I just wanted to stay relaxed. My coach told me to stay relaxed. Keep putting my arms (up).¡±
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