OLYMPIC silver medallist Richard Thompson had to settle for the bronze at the prestigious IAAF World Challenge in Zagreb, Croatia, yesterday.
The national champion, still not back to his best, crossed the finish line in 10.03 seconds behind world record holder Usain Bolt who took the gold and Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis who was second.
Bolt in his first 100m final since false-starting at the World Championships, clocked a fast 9.85 seconds in what was essentially a race against the clock for the Jamaican.
The 35-years-old Collins, a bronze medallist at the recent World Championships, was a distant second in 10.01.
Meanwhile, Renny Quow who earned bronze at the 2009 “Worlds”, was third in the men’s 400m final.
The quarter-miler has been disappointing this year but still did enough to earn a medal yesterday.
The Tobagonian stopped the clock at 45.95 seconds behind Americans LaShawn Merritt and Greg Nixon who were first and second respectively.
Merritt, the reigning Olympic champion, produced a 45.22 performance to obliterate the
field. Nixon grabbed the silver in 45.73.
World champion Carmelita Jeter took advantage of a less than impressive field to sprint to glory in the women’s 100m event in a time of 11 seconds.
Finishing second was Jamaican Schillonie Calvert in 11.13 followed by Ivet Lalova of Bulgaria who clocked 11.33.
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Source: www.newsday.co.tt