Usain Bolt reclaimed his 100-metre world championship title on Sunday.The Jamaican won the race at Luzhniki Stadium in 9.77 seconds.Justin Gatlin of the United States took silver and Nesta Carter of Jamaica earned bronze.
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Usain Bolt regained his world 100 metres crown on Sunday, surging to gold in 9.77 seconds.
Fast-starting American Justin Gatlin took silver in 9.85 with Jamaican Nesta Carter securing bronze in 9.95.
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won the women’s 10-thousand metres.
Dibaba won in 30 minutes, 43.35 seconds.
American Ashton Eaton cemented his position as the world’s greatest athlete when he won the world decathlon title.
Olympic champion Brittney Reese of the US won her third straight long jump world title, holding off Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria.
After opening with a foul, the American rose to the occasion with a leap of 7.01 metres.
Sandra Perkovic of Croatia won the women’s discus gold medal with 67.99 metres, beating Melina Robert-Michon and Yarelys Barrios of Cuba.
Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia became the youngest ever winner in the men’s 20-kilometre walk in a time of one hour, 20 minutes and 58 seconds.
Chen Ding of China took second while Miguel Angel Lopez of Spain came third.
