Bolting to become the world's second fastest man

Bolt, the world championships (WC) 200m silver medallist, was just 200ths of a second off the world record (9.74) held by Jamaica’s Asafa Powell as he pulled away from the field at the 30m mark.

Afterwards, the world junior 200m record holder (19.93) admitted that he surprised even himself: “I was saying 9.85, that’s what I was saying.”

The athlete was coy about whether he would now aim at lowering the world record.

“You’ll have to ask my coach,” he said, adding that he will focus on his 200m leading up to the Olympic Games in Beijing this August.

Bolt won ahead of the USA’s Darvis Patton (10.08) and Daniel Bailey of Antigua (10.12). WC 200m bronze medallist, Wallace Spearmon, of the USA was fifth in 10.13.

Women's event

Jamaica’s Kerron Stewart stopped the clock in a world leading 10.96 seconds in winning the women’s 100m ahead of Marashevet Hooker of the USA (11.01) and Bianca Knight (11.11).

Stewart, who also has the world leading 200m time (22.35), said she is on top of her game right now and is looking out for big things in the coming months.

“I hope it stays that way and if I am injury free a lot of people are going to see a lot,” she told BBC Caribbean.

“This is my dream, it’s what I’m working towards and I just want to see the times at the national trials, and, when we all get together because we definitely want to break that 4x100m record at the Olympics.”

200 metres

Olympic 200m Veronica Campbell-Brown was comprehensively beaten by the USA’s NCAA indoor champion Bianca Knight, who won the event in 22.62s in front of a stunned Kingston crowd.

Campbell-Brown clocked 22.93s in her second 200m race this season.

	Trinidad-born Kerron Clement set a world record

Double world champion, Tyson Gay, easily sprinted away from the field, clocking 20.00 for his third consecutive victory in the 200m at this meet.

Jamaica’s WC finalists Christopher Williams (20.78) and Marvin Anderson (20.88) were second and third.

Trinidadian born US 400m hurdler, Kerron Clement, posted a world leading 47.79 seconds in winning the event ahead of Jamaica’s 2004 Olympic Games silver medallist Danny McFarlane

“I’m just staying focussed this year, which is a very important year for me,” Clement said.

Lashinda Demus, the 2006 winner, claimed the women’s equivalent in 54.83 ahead of Jamaica’s Shevon Stoddart (55.68) and Markita James of the USA (56.79).

Jamaica national champion, Sanjay Ayre, won the men’s 400m in 45.68s with Costa Rica’s Nery Brines second (45.78) and Michael Blackwood, of Jamaica third (46.20).

Sanya Richards, the Jamaica-born runner who competes for the USA won the women’s equivalent in 50.60, more than 20m ahead of world champs bronze medallist, Novlene Williams (51.63) and Sonita Sutherland (52.94), both of Jamaica.

Defending Olympic champion, Joanna Hayes (12.72) was pressed by Jamaica’s world champs bronze medallist Delloreen Ennis-London (12.75) in the women’s 100m hurdles.

The USA’s Antwon Hicks won the men’s 110m hurdles in 13.21 with Aries Merritt second 13.35 and 2004 Olympics finalist Maurice Wignall third in 13.63.

Jamaican national record holder, Dorian Scott, won the men’s Shot Put with a throw of 20.51m ahead of the USA’s Dan Taylor (20.43). World champs decathlon silver medallist Maurice Smith was sixth with a throw of 16.83m.