RIO 2016: Usain Bolt cruises into Olympic 100m final
ATHLETICS: Usain Bolt has cruised into the Olympic 100m final with a semi-final win in Rio.
Bolt got off to a slow start in semi-final two but came through the field to finish in 9.84 seconds, easing up as he crossed the line.
The Beijing 2008 and London 2012 champion qualified fastest for the final ahead of Canadian Andre De Grasse (9.92) after they completed the quickest semi-final.
You can watch him race in the 100m final at 11.25am AEST
#JAM @usainbolt blitzes semi-final 2 of the men's 100m to win in 9.86!! #Athletics live on 7 and #7Olympics app https://t.co/EhvgKnemV4
— 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 15, 2016
American Justin Gatlin was third fastest qualifier after he finished the third semi-final in 9.94. Jamaican Yohan Blake qualified for the final with a second-place finish in 10.01.
#USA Justin Gatlin wins semi-final 3 of the Men's 100m #JAM Yohan Blake 2nd. Don't miss the final - 11:20am AEST https://t.co/LPxJfcjDrQ
— 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 15, 2016
Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut won the first semi-final in 9.95.
#FRA Jimmy Vicaut takes out semi-final 1 of the Men's 100m in 9.95 #Athletics live on 7 and #7Olympics app https://t.co/Fn2shByipH
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The rest of the field is made up of Ben Youssef Meite (9.97), who set a national record for Ivory Coast, South African Akani Simbine (9.98) and Great Britain's Chijindu Ujah (10.01).
