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Gay, Jeter rule 100 at Golden Grand Prix

Associated Press

Sunday, September 20, 2009

SHANGHAI -- American sprinters Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter flirted with history at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday. Gay ran the second fastest men's 100 meters on record, winning in 9.69 seconds. The American matched Usain Bolt's winning time in last year's final at the Beijing Olympics, then a world record. The Jamaican has eclipsed that mark with 9.58 clocking to win the 100 at last month's world championships in Berlin, where Gay was second in 9.71. Asafa Powell of Jamaica was s ...

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