Yohan "The Beast" Blake Blazes to 9.69 (-0.1m/s) 2nd Fastest All Time 100m!!!!!!!!

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Rank Athlete Nation Result Reaction time 1 BLAKE Yohan JAM 9.69 MR, PB 0.142 2 GAY Tyson USA 9.83 0.154 3 CARTER Nesta JAM 9.95 =SB 0.154 4 BAILEY Ryan USA 10.00 0.173 5 VICAUT Jimmy FRA 10.02 PB 0.156 6 SAIDY NDURE Jaysuma NOR 10.13 =SB 0.129 7 BLEDMAN Keston TRI 10.14 0.148 8 THOMPSON Richard TRI 10.32 0.167 Yohan Blake ran the second-fastest time ever in the 100 meters, clocking 9.69 seconds to win at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting on Thursday. Blake took 0.06 off his personal best time, which he ran when runner-up behind Usain Bolt at the London Olympics earlier this month. Bolt holds the 100 world record of 9.58. Blake also ran 9.75 to beat Bolt in the Jamaican Olympic trials. Blake, who ran into a slight headwind, equaled the 9.69 run by Tyson Gay of the United States in 2009 at Shanghai, China. Gay placed second behind Blake on Thursday in 9.83.