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Lausanne - Jamaican Asafa Powell sent out a warning to Usain Bolt and his other world title rivals by blasting to the fourth-fastest 100m ever run at the Diamond League meeting here on Thursday.
Powell, who had already timed 9.72sec on the same track in 2008, clocked a world lead time of 9.78sec. Only Usain Bolt and American Tyson Gay have run faster, while Jamaican Nesta Carter has also run 9.78.
Victory for Powell, the former world record holder, was never in doubt in blustery conditions.
The 29-year-old was smoothly out of the blocks and powered ahead of the field, keeping his lead comfortably through to the line.
"The weather wasn't perfect. It was a good race, a bit cold," said Powell. "I managed to push my way through.
"I had a good time today: anything below 9.8sec is really good. And it's only the second race of the season, so the future can only get better as the season progresses.
"My goal is to keep training hard and run faster."
Compatriot Michael Frater, who missed out on selection for an individual 100m spot for Jamaica at the August 27-September 4 world championships in Daegu, South Korea, was second with a personal best of 9.88sec.
French sprinting hope Christophe Lemaitre, the European champion, clawed his way back to third in a national record-equalling 9.95sec, while Carter and Norwegian Jaysuma Saidy Ndure both timed 9.99sec.
Results on Thursday from the Athletissima Diamond League event at Pontaise Stadium (all distances in meters):
Men:
100-1, Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 9.78 seconds. 2, Michael Frater, Jamaica, 9.78. 3, Christophe Lemaitre, France, 9.95. 4, Nesta Carter, Jamaica, 9.99. 5, Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Norway, 9.99. 6, Churandy Martina, Netherlands Antilles, 10.21.
400-1, Jermaine Gonzales, Jamaica, 45.27 seconds. 2, Kevin Borlee, Belgium, 45.37. 3, Tabarie Henry, Virgin Islands, 45.57. 4, Demetrius Pinder, Bahrain, 45.99. 5, Nery Brenes, Costa Rica, 46.10. 6, William Collazo, Cuba, 46.23.
800-1, David Rudisha, Kenya, 1 minute, 44.15 seconds. 2, Marcin Lewandowski, Poland, 1:45.01. 3, Amine Laalou, Morocco, 1:45.11. 4, Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva, Kenya, 1:45.45. 5, Alfred Kirwa Yego, Kenya, 1:46.49. 6, Richard Kiplagat, Kenya, 1:47.43.
5 000-1, Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Kenya, 12:59.13 seconds. 2, Imane Merga, Ethiopia, 12:59.47. 3, Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 12:59.71. 4, Jacob Cheshari, Kenya, 13:03.73. 5, Dejen Gebremeskel, Ethiopia, 13:05.52. 6, Abera Kuma, Ethiopia, 13:07.27.
110 Hurdles-1, Dayron Robles, Cuba, 13.12 seconds. 2, Thomas Dwight, Jamaica, 13.16. 3, Jason Richardson, United States, 13.17. 4, Andrew Turner, Britain, 13.22. 5, Garfield Darien, France, 13.37. 6, Daniel Kiss, Hungary, 13.54.
400 Hurdles-1, David Greene, Britain, 48.41 seconds. 2, Javier Culson, Puerto Rico, 48.73. 3, Justin Gaymon, United States, 49.21. 4, Jack Green, Britain, 49.44. 5, Kerron Clement, United States, 49.79. 6, Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic, 50.28.
Pole Vault-1, Renaud Lavillenie, France, 5.83 meters. 2, Malte Mohr, Germany, 5.73. 3, Lazaro Borges, Cuba, 5.63. 4, Raphael Holzdeppe, Germany, 5.53. 5, Fabian Schulze, Germany, 5.43. 6, Damiel Dossevi, France, 5.43.
Triple Jump-1, Teddy Tamgho, France, 17.91 meters. 2, Phillips Idowu, Britain, 17.52. 3, Alexis Copello, Cuba, 17.06. 4, Marian Oprea, Romania, 17.00. 5, David Girat, Cuba, 16.97. 6, Christian Olsson, Sweden, 16.86.
Shot Put-1, Christian Cantwell, United States, 21.83 meters. 2, Ryan Whiting, United States, 21.76. 3, Tomasz Majewski, Poland, 21.55. 4, Reese Hoffa, United States, 21.19. 5, Andrey Mikhnevich, Belarus, 20.86. 6, Maris Urtans, Latvia, 20.24.
Javelin-1, Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway, 88.19 meters. 2, Sergey Makarov, Russia, 87.12. 3, Matthias De Zordo, Germany, 83.65. 4, Vitezslav Vesely, Czech Republic, 82.03. 5, Petr Frydrych, Czech Republic, 78.94. 6, Tero Pitkamaki, Finland, 78.35.
Women:
200-1, Mariya Ryemyen, Ukraine, 22.85 seconds. 2, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Bahamas, 22.93. 3, Olesya Povh, Ukraine, 23.04. 4, Cydonie Mothersill, Cayman Islands, 23.08. 5, Lashauntea Moore, United States, 23.16. 6, Myriam Soumare, France, 23.19.
400-1, Amantle Montsho, Botswana, 50.23 seconds. 2, Sanya Richards-Ross, United States, 50.61. 3, Natasha Hastings, United States, 51.07. 4, Antonina Yefremova, Ukraine, 51.12. 5, Debbie Dunn, United States, 51.63. 6, Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaica, 51.73.
1 500-1, Morgan Uceny, United States, 4 minutes, 5.52 seconds. 2, Anna Mishchenko, Ukraine, 4:06.00. 3, Hind Dehiba Chahyd, France, 4:06.58. 4, Viola Kibiwott, Kenya, 4:06.67. 5, Kalkidan Gezahegne, Ethiopia, 4:06.87. 6, Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenya, 4:07.00.
100 Hurdles-1, Sally Pearson, Australia, 12.47 seconds. 2, Danielle Carruthers, United States, 12.48. 3, Tiffany Ofili-Porter, Britain, 12.64. 4, Virginia Powell-Crawford, United States, 12.65. 5, Lisa Urech, Switzerland, 12.72. 6, Kellie Wells, United States, 12.76.
3000 Steeplechase-1, Milcah Chemos, Kenya, 9:19.87 seconds. 2, Sofa Assefa, Ethiopia, 9:20.50. 3, Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge, Kenya, 9:20.51. 4, Habiba Ghribi, Tunisia, 9:21.02. 5, Birtukan Adamu, Ethiopia, 9:26.31. 6, Birtukan Fente Alemu, Ethiopia, 9:28.27.
High Jump-1, Anna Chicherova, Russia, 1.95 meters. 2, Svetlana Shkolina, Russia, 1.90. 3, Vita Styopina, Ukraine, 1.90. 4, Melanie Melfort, France, 1.90. 5, Emma Green Tregaro, Sweden, 1.90. 6, Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 1.90.
Long Jump-1, Brittney Reese, United States, 6.85. 2, Darya Klishina, Russia, 6.76. 3, Shara Proctor, Britain, 6.66. 4. Funmi Jimoh, United States, 6.66. 5, Janay Deloach, United States, 6.60. 6, Ineta Radevica, Latvia, 6.56.
Discus-1, Yarelis Barrios, Cuba, 64.29. 2, Thurmond, United States, 63.85. 3. Nadine Mueller, Germany, 63.58. 4, Stephanie Brown-Trafton, United States, 61.94. 5, Katerina Karsak, Ukraine, 60.99. 6, Nicoleta Grasu, Romania, 60.54.
