With the sprint lasting all of 10 seconds, the result will be decided by hundredths of a second. He almost beat Bolt during the 100 final at the world championships in Beijing last August, but faltered at the end.
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De Grasse feels he can indeed top Bolt after he finished first in his heat with a time of 10.04 seconds on Saturday.
In all, 22 gold medals are at stake Sunday in 12 sports. Before the 100, LaShawn Merritt will look to dethrone Kirani James in the 400 final (9 p.m. ET), while Allyson Felix takes part in the women’s 400 semifinals (7:35 p.m. ET).
Bolt, 29, is now looking forward to his third consecutive Olympic triumph, after those in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4×100 relay competitions.
But British Open victor Henrik Stenson lurks only one stroke adrift entering the final round.
But the final at 0125 GMT is by no means the only act in town on another day of heady competition in Rio. All five members of the U.S. gymnastics team compete in an event during the apparatus finals.
The men will decide gold on the floor exercise.
Other final events will take place in boxing, fencing, track cycling, diving, sailing, shooting and weightlifting.
Prior to that, the women will race for glory in the marathon.
Andrew Fisher, a Jamaican who competes for Bahrain, Jamaican Yohan Blake, Americans Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre also qualified for the semis.
Jemima Sumgong (KEN) of Kenya celebrates after winning the Women’s Marathon, Aug. 14, 2016.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has vowed, of course, to hold on to that vaunted designation, stating clearly his goal is to “three-peat” – add a Rio gold to the ones earned in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
Standing atop the Olympic medal podium for the 23rd time, Michael Phelps teared up and bit his lip.
“When I went down, I thought, ‘Oh my God, that is it.’ I just got up and wanted to stick with the guys and stay strong”, Farah said.
Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt produced an effortless win in his opening round men’s 100 metres heat, as he led a string of Caribbean qualifiers into today’s semi-finals of the event at the Olympic Stadium. The good news? The 100m is going to be over in less than 10 seconds, and there’s only so many ads the host broadcaster in Australia can squeeze into that time frame.
Men’s final, 2:30 p.m. ET: Juan Martin del Potro won’t have much time to recover from Saturday’s epic semifinal match against Rafael Nadal. I have confidence in my policies that I’m with; USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) has done a great job, WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) has done a great job, I’ve come back and did what I need to do.
Earlier, Pernille Blume of Denmark held off American Simone Manuel to win the 50-meter freestyle.
Monica Puig won Puerto Rico’s first gold medal in any sport in Olympic history, upsetting Angelique Kerber in the women’s tennis singles final.
Tori Bowie of the United States took silver with 10.83sec while Fraser-Pryce claimed bronze in 10.86. Aside from a false start in the 2011 world championships, he hasn’t been beaten in the event since 2007.
Elsewhere, men’s golf is set to come to a fascinating conclusion, with Great Britain’s Justin Rose and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson the two favourites for the gold.
Seeded second, Kerber won the Australian Open in January and was the runner-up at Wimbledon last month.
Darya Klishina talks to the media after competing the women’s long jump in Zhukovsky, Russia, June 6, 2016.
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But in refusing to bar the entire Russian team from the Olympics after investigations detailed state-sponsored doping in the country, the International Olympic Committee put in a special caveat: Any Russian who had been previously banned for doping was not welcome. But the 19-year-old American already proved she can soar with astonishing tumbling routines that won the all-around title. “I haven’t seen any difference in him because from the beginning, I think his personality is just the same”, she said.
