100m results in Zurich lack fire

With no Powell and no Gay the 100m saw times well of what was to come from Powell a few days later. Without Gay to set alight the 200m the Zurich crowd enjoyed a "b team" line up.


The big re-match will no doubt come in Asia either in Japan, Korea or Shanghai China at the Golden meet.

Europe may be in danger of losing its status as a choice major race location to Asia after Osaka proved that Asia is the focus and Beijing is all anyone wants to talk about.


100m — 1, Francis Obikwelu, Portugal, 10.17 seconds. 2, Marlon Devonish, Britain, 10.20. 3, Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Norway, 10.20. 4, Olusoji Fasuba Nigeria, 10.20. 5, Leroy Dixon, United States, 10.23. 6, Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago, 10.36.

200m — 1, Xavier Carter, United States, 19.92. 2, Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 20.19. 3, Johan Wissman, Sweden, 20.47. 4, J.J. Johnson, United States, 20.49. 5, Rodney Martin, United States, 20.53. 6, Marvin Anderson, Jamaica, 20.55.