American is the fastest man in the world after winning the men's 100m final by the smallest of margins in a dramatic photo finish
American is the fastest man in the world after winning the men's 100m final by the smallest of margins in a dramatic photo finishput the sprinting world on notice that he is ready to do the sprint double after winning the closest men’s 100m final in history by just five thousandths of a second.title for 20 years in a time of 9.79, but had not been the favourite take gold. He had been beaten twice en route to the final, including by Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in the semi-final.
No Jamaican even made the final in Japan three years ago, the first time in two decades, a fact righted by Thompson and teammate Oblique Saville, but they came away frustrated by second and eighth respectively – although the latter ran 9.91, the fastest time to finish eighth in the Olympic 100m final.
But Britain’s greater hope, in theory, of making the last eight was through Zharnel Hughes, who lined up in the final in Tokyo but never finished it, disqualified for a false start. She looked at the top of her game on Sunday, easing to victory in just 1:56.86s to leave her rivals trailing in her wake.
Meanwhile, 400m hopeful Matthew Hudson-Smith surged into the semi-finals with a comfortable first-round victory. Rutter was greeted by husband James and baby Tommy after they made a surprise trip to France but could not hide her frustration after such a contentious conclusion in front of an aggrieved television audience back home.
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