With an impressive come back, the fastest man alive powered to the finish line in 9.96 secs to win ahead of Canada’s Andre De Grasse who also had the same time.
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Rounding out the field for a rare nine-man final will be France’s Jimmy Vicaut, American Trayvon Bromell and China’s Bingtian Su, who all ran 9.99 to earn the spots that go to the fastest runners who finish outside the top two in their semifinals.
In tomorrow’s semifinal heat, the 2015 NCAA 100m champion De Grasse will square off with reigning World and Olympic Champion Usain Bolt and NCAA runner-up and the second-fastest qualifier Trayvon Bromell.
After the race, De Grasse told CBC that he “didn’t know you could actually tie for a bronze medal” and that he was happy for Bromell and proud of himself. He’s the only Canadian to ever run a sub-10-second 100 metres and a sub-20 200. He broke the Canadian record in the 200 twice and became the first Canadian in 15 years to break the 10-second barrier in the 100. The race marked the fifth time he’s dipped below 10 seconds this year.
American Tyson Gay (9.96) and Jamaica’s Asafa Powell (9.97) topped the third semifinal to move on.
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The 26-year-old from Humboldt, Sask., rebounded from a disappointing Day 1 that had her in fourth place heading into Day 2. Jessica Ennis-Hill of Great Britain won the gold in 6,669.
