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Bolt, Fraser-Pryce, Weir Lead Jamaican Sweep in Brussels

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - September 7, 2013 - 12:11 pm

Above: Usain Bolt

By the Caribbean Journal staff

It wasn’t easy, but Usain Bolt continued his summer surge with a win at the 100M in Brussels on Friday night.

Bolt started out of the gate a bit slowly, but he picked up steam to beat American Michael Rodgers with a time of 9.80 seconds.

Rodgers actually posted a season-best time of 9.90 seconds, followed by Jamaican Nesta Carter, who posted a 9.94.

It was the third straight year Bolt won the 100M at the Brussels Diamond League meet.

Bolt’s victory was part of a Jamaican sprinting sweep, with Warren Weir taking the 200M in 19.87 and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce racing to victory in 10.72 seconds, the third-fastest showing of her career.

That broke a meet record, and came despite a headwind of -0.3 metres per second.

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