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Yohan Blake WINS semifinal, heads into Men’s 100m FINAL at London World Championships

Yohan Blake stormed his way into the men’s 100m final after winning his semi-final at the  London World Championships.

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Blake clocked 10.04 to win after exploding out of the starting blocks.

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In Semifinal 1, Julian Forte, who was the only athlete to clock a sub-10 9.99 in the heats, recorded 10.13 behind winner Akani Simbine, who won in 10.05. Justin Gatlin finished second in 10.09.

Gatlin, who has served two doping bans, clocked 10.06 to win yesterday’s heat after he was jeered by the London crowd as he was introduced. He has recorded a season’s best of 9.93.

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