Osaka, Japan is home to the 2007 IAAF World Track Champions. America is home to the next sprint superstar.
Tyson Gay blew past any and all competition at the US Nationals earlier this summer. No one was even close. Already the World's Fastest Man (video above is from World Record 9.75 with bonus Gus Johnson goodness), that trend continued in International competition Saturday.
Gay is lining up to be one of the biggest stars of next summer's Beijing Games.Although Sunday's final was close from the gun, the outcome was never truly in doubt. With Powell in lane 4 and Gay in 5, the American had a very solid start, with the third-fastest reaction time of the field, and was virtually even with Powell. But it is the second half of Gay's 100m that is most impressive, and when he moved ahead at 60 meters, the race was as good as over.
Gay won convincingly in 9.85 seconds (-0.5 mps wind), while Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas, running off Gay's shoulder in lane 6, overtook Powell to finish second in a national-record time of 9.91 seconds. Powell was third in 9.96, in a race that featured eight athletes from eight different countries.
Gay grabs convincing gold in men's 100 (US Track and Field)
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