2017 IAAF World ChampionshipsAug 4, 2017 by Taylor Dutch
Bolt Cruises To Victory, All Three Americans Advance To 100m Semifinal
Bolt Cruises To Victory, All Three Americans Advance To 100m Semifinal
The first round of the men's 100m sprint caused an uproar in the crowd at the IAAF World Championships Friday in London as eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt completed his first race of the competition. Bolt easily advanced out of heat six with a winn
The first round of the men's 100m sprint caused an uproar in the crowd at the IAAF World Championships Friday in London as eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt completed his first race of the competition. Bolt easily advanced out of heat six with a winning time of 10.07. His countryman Julian Forte ran the fastest time of the day out of heat three with a victory in 9.99 seconds.
All three Americans advanced out of their respective heats. Christian Coleman ran the fastest time of the three with a 10.01 victory in heat one. Justin Gatlin cruised to a 10.05 winning time in heat five, and Christopher Belcher advanced by finishing third in heat four.
The semifinal of the men's 100m will take place on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. CT. The final will be at 3:45 p.m. CT.
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All three Americans advanced out of their respective heats. Christian Coleman ran the fastest time of the three with a 10.01 victory in heat one. Justin Gatlin cruised to a 10.05 winning time in heat five, and Christopher Belcher advanced by finishing third in heat four.
The semifinal of the men's 100m will take place on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. CT. The final will be at 3:45 p.m. CT.
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Semifinal Qualifiers:
| PL | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
| 1 | Julian FORTE | JAM | 9.99 Q PB |
| 2 | Christian COLEMAN | USA | 10.01 Q |
| 3 | Ben Youssef MEITÉ | CIV | 10.02 Q |
| 4 | Bingtian SU | CHN | 10.03 Q SB |
| 5 | Reece PRESCOD | GBR | 10.03 Q PB |
| 6 | Abdul Hakim SANI BROWN | JPN | 10.05 Q PB |
| 6 | Justin GATLIN | USA | 10.05 Q |
| 8 | Usain BOLT | JAM | 10.07 Q |
| 9 | Chijindu UJAH | GBR | 10.07 Q |
| 10 | Jak Ali HARVEY | TUR | 10.13 Q |
| 10 | James DASAOLU | GBR | 10.13 Q |
| 12 | Yohan BLAKE | JAM | 10.13 Q |
| 12 | Christopher BELCHER | USA | 10.13 Q |
| 14 | Zhenye XIE | CHN | 10.13 Q |
| 15 | Akani SIMBINE | RSA | 10.15 q |
| 15 | Jimmy VICAUT | FRA | 10.15 Q |
| 17 | Shuhei TADA | JPN | 10.19 q |
| 17 | Andrew FISHER | BRN | 10.19 Q |
| 19 | Cejhae GREENE | ANT | 10.21 Q |
| 20 | Aska CAMBRIDGE | JPN | 10.21 q |
| 21 | Emre Zafer BARNES | TUR | 10.22 q |
| 22 | Emmanuel MATADI | LBR | 10.24 q |
| 23 | Alex WILSON | SUI | 10.24 q |
| 24 | Kukyoung KIM | KOR | 10.24 Q |