Blake sends message to Bolt with third-fastest 100m time in history in Lausanne
By NEIL WILSON
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Yohan Blake ran his quickest 100 metres in Lausanne to go level with American Tyson Gay as the second fastest man of all time.
Blake's time of 9.69sec in the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne matched Gay’s time from 2009 and is bettered only by his training partner Usain Bolt.
Gay was second in 9.83sec but there was a metre and a half between him and the Jamaican.
The Beast: Jamaica's Yohan Blake celebrates after winning the men's 100m race in Lausanne
Can't catch me: Blake (right) beats American Tyson Gay (left) to the finishing line
Blake will not be in Birmingham to compete at the Diamond League meeting on Sunday after being 'insulted' with an offer of only $40,000 to race.
He will have earned more than three times as much for Thursday night's fastest ever 100m in the Pontaise Olympic Stadium.
Blake bowed his head on his victory lap to his friend Bolt, who had been watching with other sprinters preparing for the subsequent 200m. Bolt won that at a canter in 19.58.
Strike a pose: Blake joins his pal Usain Bolt to celebrate their victories in the Diamond League
At a canter: Bolt crosses the finishing line to win the 200m in front of Jason Young and Nickel Ashmeade
Round the bend: Bolt is flanked by Warren Weir (left) and Wallace Spearman on his way to victory
Bolt declines to compete in Britain outside of the Olympics because tax laws would cost him more than he would be paid. Blake will also stay away because he is not paid enough.
The outstanding British performer was Olympic high jump bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz, who equalled Steve Smith’s British record of 2.37 metres to finish third behind Barshim Ahmed, who jumped 2.39m, and Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov, who had fewer failures in clearing 2.37m.
Lawrence Okoye may have taken a step closer to deciding not to abandon athletics for rugby union when he was runner-up to world No 2 Gerd Kanter with a throw of 65.27m, the sixth competition this year in which he has exceeded the world-class distance of 65m.
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Another fine British performance came from Perri Shakes-Drayton, who missed the Olympic 400m hurdles final due to hamstring trouble before the semi-final.
She was third in 53.83sec behind Jamaicans Kaliese Spencer and Melaine Walker. Pole vaulter Steve Lewis produced the second highest clearance of his career, 5.80, when he took third place.
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