Bolt will face a stiff challenge from fastest man Gay in Germany
Bolt will face a stiff challenge from fastest man Gay in Germany
Tyson Gay sent a warning to Usain Bolt when the American clocked the fastest 100m time of the year 9.77 seconds at the Golden League series stop in Rome.
The three-time 2007 world champion Gay moved ahead of former world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica early in Friday's race as he equaled his personal best. Powell clocked a season-best 9.88 seconds and compatriot Yohan Blake was third in 9.96 seconds.
Bolt, who got a golden world record treble at the Beijing Olympics, had led the 2009 list with 9.86 seconds until Friday. The Jamaican star Bolt was not competing at the Golden Gala in Rome. The showdown between Gay and Bolt will take place at the Aug 15-23 world championships in Berlin, where Gay has 100m, 200m and 4x100m titles to defend against Bolt.
Gay is also ahead of Bolt in the year's 200m list, 19.58 seconds to Bolt's 19.59, but Bolt's time on Tuesday in Switzerland came despite terrible weather conditions.
