Jamaica's Usain Bolt (left) in action with Great Britain's James Dasaolu (right) in a heat of the Men's 100m. Photo credit: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.
London 2012: Dasaolu not overawed by Usain Bolt, qualifying four hundredths of a second behind the Jamaican
Saturday, August 4, 2012
1:09 PM
Olympics 100m: 1. Usain Bolt, 2. Daniel Bailey, 3. James Dasaolu
James Dasaolu reached the semi finals of the 100m sprint with a season’s best time of 10.13 seconds as Usain Bolt triumphed in his heat.
The Croydon sprinter had a fast start and was alongside Daniel Bailey as they reached the halfway mark.
But Bolt charged through to win in a, relatively slow for his standards, 10.09 seconds, with Bailey second on 10.12 and 10.13 for Dasaolu.
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