Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt cruised to victory over 200 metres in a meeting record of 19.57 seconds at the Brussels Golden League.
The irrepressible Bolt, paraded around the King Baudouin stadium in a convertible car at the start of the meeting, glided round the bend of the newly laid track before cantering over the finish line to beat the previous best of American Tyson Gay in 2006.
American world champion Sanya Richards obliterated the field in the 400m winning in a meeting record of 48.83secs to ensure a share of the $1 million Golden League jackpot.
Competitors must win their events at all six of the season's Golden League meetings to earn the cash prize.
The capacity crowd at the Memorial Van Damme meeting in Brussels were denied a sprint duel between Bolt and the world's second fastest man, Tyson Gay, who opted for the 100m.
But it was Asafa Powell who took the blue riband event in 9.90secs from world championship silver medallist Gay.
The Jamaican's victory was never in doubt on a rain-soaked Brussels track after Gay's poor start.
"I just got my butt kicked," was Gay's verdict.
A team from Kenya earlier broke the world record in the rarely run 4 x 1,500m relay with a time of 14:36:23. The time was almost two seconds better than the previous best set by a West German team in 1977, which until Friday was the oldest existing world record.
The meeting in Brussels marked the end of 12 seasons of the Golden League. Next year, world governing body IAAF will launch the Diamond League, a 14-city tour also including events in Asia and the United States.
Gills.
He is doped to them.
BOLT is the class clown of track, a real crowd pleaser, makes track look like fun .He even inspires women and the kids- I saw a 4 year old boy up at the track today with a Jamaica uniform T shirt- if UB comes to US will draw a huge crowd.
he is just what the sport needs.
Said Khalid Muhammad wrote:
Gills.
He is doped to them.
Yawn... then bring your best dopers and beat him then. Otherwise, STFU, hater.
troof is wrote:
he is just what the sport needs.
Agree
Today he is in Greece (200m)
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