<p>Olympic champion Usain Bolt clocked a season's best of 9.76 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Rome Golden Gala Diamond League meeting on Thursday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Jamaican world record holder, who managed only 10.04 in Ostrava last Friday, was back to his best against a world class field which included his compatriot and former world record holder Asafa Powell. <br /><br />Powell, who said later he had not heard the starting gun, finished second in 9.91 while European champion Christophe Lemaitre finished strongly to take third place in 10.04 seconds. <br /><br />Bolt said he had not been sleeping regularly since he arrived in Europe. <br /><br />"After Ostrava I decided I will make sure to go to bed early and start eating right," he said. "I feel extremely well, so it's coming back and I'm feeling good. <br /><br />"People expect me to do well all the time and I expect that from myself also, it's not really pressure for me. I came out here tonight not to prove anything but to tell myself I've still got it. <br /><br />"The race was much better than in Ostrava. After Ostrava a lot of people questioned me but I never questioned myself." <br /><br />Ethiopian Fantu Magiso upset Kenya's Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo in the women's 800 metres in a national record of one minute 57.56 seconds. <br /><br />Huge result<br /><br />"This is a huge result for me," she said. "I expected that I could run very fast today because my coach told me that today was a good chance for me. This year I am training well and I want to take the chance at the Olympics." <br /><br />Magiso's team mate Abebe Aregawi also set a national record, clocking a season's best of 3:56.54 in the 1,500 metres final. <br /><br />Kenyan Paul Koech made a spirited attempt to break the men's world steeplechase record, setting the third fastest time ever with a superb time of 7:54.31. <br /><br />"I was targeting the world record," Koech said. "During training I had the world record in mind. "I hoped to achieve the world record here in Rome but I am not disappointed because I achieved a new personal best and now I am confident. I think I am capable of running the world record." <br /><br /><br />Results: Men: 100M: Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.76 seconds, 1; Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.91, 2; Christophe Lemaitre (France) 10.04, 3. 800M: Leonard Kirwa Kosencha (Kenya) 1:44.42, 1; Marcin Lewandowski (Poland) 1:44.64, 2; Andrew Osagie (Britain) 1:44.71, 3. 400M hurdles: Javier Culson (Puerto Rico) 48.14 seconds, 1; Bershawn Jackson (US) 48.25, 2; Cornel Fredericks (South Africa) 49.21, 3.<br /><br />3000M Steeplechase: Paul Kipsiele Koech (Kenya) 7:54.31, 1; Abel Kiprop Mutai (Kenya) 8:01.67, 2; Jairus Kipchoge (Kenya) 8:08.79, 3.<br /><br />High jump: Robbie Grabarz (Britain) 2.33 metres, 1; Trevor Barry (Bahamas) 2.31, 2; Jesse Williams (US) 2.31, 2.<br /><br />Long jump: Greg Rutherford (Britain) 8.32 metres, 1; Khotso Mokoena (South Africa) 8.20, 2; Aleksandr Menkov (Russia) 8.17, 3.<br /><br />Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (France) 5.82, 1; Romain Mesnil (France) 5.72, 2; Malte Mohr (Germany) 5.72, 3.<br /><br />Discus throw: Ehsan Hadadi (Iran) 66.73, 1; Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) 66.31, 2; Gerd Kanter (Estonia) 65.36, 3.<br /><br />Women: 100M: Murielle Ahoure (Cote D'Ivoire) 11.00, 1; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) 11.06, 2; Kerron Stewart (Jamaica) 11.10, 3.<br /><br />800M: Fantu Magiso (Ethiopia) 1:57.56, 1; Pamela Jelimo (Kenya) 1:58.33, 2; Mariya Savinova (Russia) 1:58.56, 3. 1500M: Abeba Arigawe (Ethiopia) 3:56.54, 1; Hellen Obiri (Kenya) 3:59.68, 2; Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) 4:00.85, 3.<br /><br />5000M: Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) 14:35.62, 1; Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) 14:35.65, 2; Viola Kibiwot (Kenya) 14:39.53, 3.<br /><br />100M hurdles: Dawn Harper (US) 12.66 seconds, 1; Kellie Wells (US) 12.67, 2; Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jamaica) 12.78, 3.<br /><br />400M hurdles: Kaliese Spencer (Jamaica) 54.39 seconds, 1; Lashinda Demus (US) 54.80, 2; Ti'erra Brown (US) 54.96, 3.<br /><br />Triple jump: Olha Saladuha (Ukraine) 14.75 metres, 1; Olga Rypakova (Kazakhstan) 14.73, 2; Caterine Ibargueen (Colombia) 14.71, 3.<br /><br />Shot put: Valerie Adams (New Zealand) 21.03 metres, 1; Gong Lijiao (China) 19.79, 2; Nadezhda Ostapchuk (Belarus) 19.58, 3.<br /><br />Javelin: Barbora Spotakova (Czech Republic) 68.65 metres, 1; Sunette Viljoen (South Africa) 67.95, 2; Goldie Sayers (Britain) 64.73, 3.</p>
<p>Olympic champion Usain Bolt clocked a season's best of 9.76 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Rome Golden Gala Diamond League meeting on Thursday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Jamaican world record holder, who managed only 10.04 in Ostrava last Friday, was back to his best against a world class field which included his compatriot and former world record holder Asafa Powell. <br /><br />Powell, who said later he had not heard the starting gun, finished second in 9.91 while European champion Christophe Lemaitre finished strongly to take third place in 10.04 seconds. <br /><br />Bolt said he had not been sleeping regularly since he arrived in Europe. <br /><br />"After Ostrava I decided I will make sure to go to bed early and start eating right," he said. "I feel extremely well, so it's coming back and I'm feeling good. <br /><br />"People expect me to do well all the time and I expect that from myself also, it's not really pressure for me. I came out here tonight not to prove anything but to tell myself I've still got it. <br /><br />"The race was much better than in Ostrava. After Ostrava a lot of people questioned me but I never questioned myself." <br /><br />Ethiopian Fantu Magiso upset Kenya's Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo in the women's 800 metres in a national record of one minute 57.56 seconds. <br /><br />Huge result<br /><br />"This is a huge result for me," she said. "I expected that I could run very fast today because my coach told me that today was a good chance for me. This year I am training well and I want to take the chance at the Olympics." <br /><br />Magiso's team mate Abebe Aregawi also set a national record, clocking a season's best of 3:56.54 in the 1,500 metres final. <br /><br />Kenyan Paul Koech made a spirited attempt to break the men's world steeplechase record, setting the third fastest time ever with a superb time of 7:54.31. <br /><br />"I was targeting the world record," Koech said. "During training I had the world record in mind. "I hoped to achieve the world record here in Rome but I am not disappointed because I achieved a new personal best and now I am confident. I think I am capable of running the world record." <br /><br /><br />Results: Men: 100M: Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.76 seconds, 1; Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.91, 2; Christophe Lemaitre (France) 10.04, 3. 800M: Leonard Kirwa Kosencha (Kenya) 1:44.42, 1; Marcin Lewandowski (Poland) 1:44.64, 2; Andrew Osagie (Britain) 1:44.71, 3. 400M hurdles: Javier Culson (Puerto Rico) 48.14 seconds, 1; Bershawn Jackson (US) 48.25, 2; Cornel Fredericks (South Africa) 49.21, 3.<br /><br />3000M Steeplechase: Paul Kipsiele Koech (Kenya) 7:54.31, 1; Abel Kiprop Mutai (Kenya) 8:01.67, 2; Jairus Kipchoge (Kenya) 8:08.79, 3.<br /><br />High jump: Robbie Grabarz (Britain) 2.33 metres, 1; Trevor Barry (Bahamas) 2.31, 2; Jesse Williams (US) 2.31, 2.<br /><br />Long jump: Greg Rutherford (Britain) 8.32 metres, 1; Khotso Mokoena (South Africa) 8.20, 2; Aleksandr Menkov (Russia) 8.17, 3.<br /><br />Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (France) 5.82, 1; Romain Mesnil (France) 5.72, 2; Malte Mohr (Germany) 5.72, 3.<br /><br />Discus throw: Ehsan Hadadi (Iran) 66.73, 1; Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) 66.31, 2; Gerd Kanter (Estonia) 65.36, 3.<br /><br />Women: 100M: Murielle Ahoure (Cote D'Ivoire) 11.00, 1; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) 11.06, 2; Kerron Stewart (Jamaica) 11.10, 3.<br /><br />800M: Fantu Magiso (Ethiopia) 1:57.56, 1; Pamela Jelimo (Kenya) 1:58.33, 2; Mariya Savinova (Russia) 1:58.56, 3. 1500M: Abeba Arigawe (Ethiopia) 3:56.54, 1; Hellen Obiri (Kenya) 3:59.68, 2; Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) 4:00.85, 3.<br /><br />5000M: Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) 14:35.62, 1; Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) 14:35.65, 2; Viola Kibiwot (Kenya) 14:39.53, 3.<br /><br />100M hurdles: Dawn Harper (US) 12.66 seconds, 1; Kellie Wells (US) 12.67, 2; Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jamaica) 12.78, 3.<br /><br />400M hurdles: Kaliese Spencer (Jamaica) 54.39 seconds, 1; Lashinda Demus (US) 54.80, 2; Ti'erra Brown (US) 54.96, 3.<br /><br />Triple jump: Olha Saladuha (Ukraine) 14.75 metres, 1; Olga Rypakova (Kazakhstan) 14.73, 2; Caterine Ibargueen (Colombia) 14.71, 3.<br /><br />Shot put: Valerie Adams (New Zealand) 21.03 metres, 1; Gong Lijiao (China) 19.79, 2; Nadezhda Ostapchuk (Belarus) 19.58, 3.<br /><br />Javelin: Barbora Spotakova (Czech Republic) 68.65 metres, 1; Sunette Viljoen (South Africa) 67.95, 2; Goldie Sayers (Britain) 64.73, 3.</p>
