Usain Bolt showed the world he is still the fastest man on Earth.  Bolt became the first man to ever break the 9.70 barrier (in legal conditions 0.0 m/s) for 100m.  Bolt was not the first out of the blocks, but he soon after took the lead and never looked back.  His celebration started about 10 meters before the finish line.....could you imagine the time if he ran straight threw the line!!

Richard Thompson, the 2008 NCAA Champion, ran a strong race to to set his PB (9.89) and win Silver for his native country of Trinidad.  Walter Dix set a PB (9.91) to take home the Bronze for the US.  Dix become the USA's medal favorite after American Record Holder Tyson Gay failed to qualify for the finals.

The highly anticipated matchup between Bolt and fellow countryman, Asafa Powell, did not live up to expectations as Powell finished a distant 5th in 9.95.  The third Jamaican in the field, Michael Frater, ran a lifetime best of 9.97 to finish 6th.  

Martina Churandy, formerly of UTEP, set the national record for Netherlands Antilles in 9.93 to finish 4th.  Marc Burns of Trinidad was 7th in 10.01 and Darvis (Doc) Patten of the United States finished 8th in 10.03.

Results can be found HERE
Pictures Thanks to Victah Sailer/Photorun.net