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Yohan Blake Runs 9.95, Beats Asafa Powell in 100m Semi-final at JAM Olympic Trials

Yohan Blake ran an explosive race to win the Men’s 100m Semi-final 2 in 9.95 on Day 2 of the Jamaica Olympic Trials/Jamaican Senior Championships on Friday — held June 30 – July 3 at the National Stadium in Kingston.

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Blake won ahead of Nickel Ashmeade (10.01) – second and Asafa Powell (10.02) – third. Kemar Bailey-Cole finished fourth in 10.04. The 100m final is set to start in 2 hours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKKtbxCIhBY

Usain Bolt won Semi-final 1 in10.04 seconds after recovering from a bad start. Senoj-Jay Givans (10.05) was second and Jevaughn Minzie (10.07) third. Fourth place in the Men’s semi-final 1 went to Dexter Lee with Warren Weir finishing fifth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKgsVSElf94

The Jamaican Senior Championships is used to select the national team to represent and compete in the 2016 RIO Olympics between August 5 and 21 — unlike the IAAF World Championships, no wild cards are available.

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