Bolt seeks 100 metres redemption in Zagreb

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt during a  press conference in Zagreb, Croatia, yesterday. Usain Bolt will participate at International Challenge Athletic meeting in Zagreb, which will take place today

Reuters/ZagrebThe world’s fastest man Usain Bolt is seeking redemption for his world championship 100 metres final disqualification in today’s grand prix meeting in Zagreb. “I look at this as an opportunity to make up for the world championship, I am looking forward to this,” the lanky Jamaican, who holds the 100 metres world record, told a news conference in the Croatian capital yesterday. The Zagreb grand prix will be Bolt’s first 100 metres race since his controversial disqualification for a false start in the final in Daegu, South Korea last month. “I am coming here to do my best, to try to run fast. I missed out on the world championship, so I want to see how fast I could have gone. I am still feeling good. I am pretty confident and am just looking forward to it,” Bolt said. “I am focused, determined to be the best at what I do, so I am just looking forward to the rest of my season and the rest of my career”.

Ethiopian runners take five medals

Ethiopian long-distance runners dominated the first day of athletics at the All-Africa Games on Sunday. The country took the top three positions in the men’s 3000-metre steeplechase with Birhan Getahun Shiferaw crossing the line first in 8:17.36. He was followed by Roba Gari Chubeta, with Sisay Koreme Mojo third. In the women’s 5000m, Ethiopian Sule Utura Gedo won ahead of compatriot Emebet Anteneh Mengistu and Kenyan Pauline Chemning Korikwiang was third at the Zimpeto National Stadium outside the Mozambican capital. The second and final week of the four-yearly multi-sport event, known as the ‘African Olympics’, had a problematic start with some heat results released six hours after they finished.