Bolt wins 100 metres redemption race

ZAGREB, (Reuters) – World record holder Usain Bolt  won the 100 metres dash at an IAAF World Challenge event today in a personal season’s best time of 9.85 seconds on a  hot and humid evening in Croatia’s capital.
Having been disqualified following a false start at the  world championships in Daegu, South Korea, last month, Bolt was  eager to redeem himself for missing out on the opportunity to  retain the title he won at the 2009 event in Berlin.
But Bolt had to work hard to finish ahead of 2011 world  bronze medalist Kim Collins, who kept up with the towering  Jamaican until the final 10 metres and pushed him all the way to  the finish line.
Bolt was immediately swarmed by fans looking for autographs  and was escorted across the terraces by security officials as he  received a standing ovation from 12,000 fans in the Mladost  track and field sports complex located on the banks of Sava  river.
“Personally, I felt I could have done a little bit better  because it was a really poor start and I kind of lost  concentration after the start,” Bolt told a news conference.
“I was expecting a better start and I think I could have  done better, especially with the weather like this because the  conditions were good.”
Bolt was slow out of the blocks and the grimace on his face  when he crossed the finish line left no doubt he had to dig deep  to finish ahead of Collins, who finished in 10.01 seconds, while  Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago came third in 10.03.
World champion Carmelita Jeter of the United States won the  women’s 100m sprint in 11.00 seconds, ahead of Schillonie  Calvert of Jamaica (11.13) and Bulgarian Ivet Lalova (11.33).
Calvert then sprung the surprise of the evening when she set  a personal best of 22.55 seconds to win the women’s 200m ahead  of compatriot Sherone Simpson, who clocked in at 22.95.