Bolt cruises to easy 200m, Semenya takes 800m

07/08/11 World record holder Usain Bolt cruised to an easy victory over European champion Christophe Lemaitre in the 200 metres at the Areva athletics meeting on Friday. The Jamaican sprinter clocked 20.03 seconds, well adrift of his record of 19.19 set at the 2009 world championships in Berlin.

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Powell stars in Birmingham

07/10/11 Asafa Powell set his sights on World Championship glory after claiming an impressive win in the 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham.

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Dix eager for chance to bring down Bolt at worlds

07/12/11 RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Olympic double bronze medalist Walter Dix does not buy the talk that America, without Tyson Gay, will have no answer for Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell at next month's world championships.

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