It was the 1st time the Jamaican had competed at the Diamond League meeting in London since 2009 — having been granted a special tax exemption for his £250,000 appearance fee Friday night.
Bolt got off to a terrible start but with 30m left he powered his way to victory to clock a season’s best of 9.85sec to finish ahead of American Mike Rodgers and fellow Jamaican Nesta Carter.
Bolt said: “For the first time in a long time I was slightly nervous.
“When I got out there and saw the stadium was ram-packed like the Olympics it was like ‘wow’.
“I love the energy of the crowd here. It’s just wonderful to be back here.
“It’s always great to compete in London and this was another brilliant experience. I’ve got a lot of love for the stadium and this crowd.
“I was actually so excited to be here. It was a bad start but with more races I will get there.
“There is room for improvement but I delivered once again. I’m confident going to Moscow.”
And Bolt said he wanted to lift the sport after the recent drugs shame.
“I can’t determine whether the sport needs me but as a person I try to lift it. I try to do great things, extraordinary things to put the sport in a good light.
“That’s what I’m here for. I want to prove to the world that it is possible to work hard and run clean.”
The much anticipated showdown with James Dasaolu — who became the 2nd fastest Britain of all time when he ran 9.91 earlier this month — did not materialise.
Dasaolu, who until last night had run faster than Bolt this season, suffered a hip strain in the warm-up.
America's Michael Rodgers came in 2nd with 9.88s, while Jamaica's Nesta Carter was 3rd in 9.99s.
“When I got out there and saw the stadium was ram-packed like the Olympics it was like ‘wow’.
“I love the energy of the crowd here. It’s just wonderful to be back here.
“It’s always great to compete in London and this was another brilliant experience. I’ve got a lot of love for the stadium and this crowd.
“I was actually so excited to be here. It was a bad start but with more races I will get there.
“There is room for improvement but I delivered once again. I’m confident going to Moscow.”
And Bolt said he wanted to lift the sport after the recent drugs shame.
“I can’t determine whether the sport needs me but as a person I try to lift it. I try to do great things, extraordinary things to put the sport in a good light.
“That’s what I’m here for. I want to prove to the world that it is possible to work hard and run clean.”
The much anticipated showdown with James Dasaolu — who became the 2nd fastest Britain of all time when he ran 9.91 earlier this month — did not materialise.
Dasaolu, who until last night had run faster than Bolt this season, suffered a hip strain in the warm-up.
America's Michael Rodgers came in 2nd with 9.88s, while Jamaica's Nesta Carter was 3rd in 9.99s.
Source: BBC, The Sun UK
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