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WATCH: Yohan Blake beats Powell, runs new PB of 9.82

“I feel like I can lift up a mountain, but being a champion that is how you feel,” said the 21-year-old Jamaican.

ALL SWAGGER AFTER his gold medal at the world championships, Yohan Blake ran a personal-best 9.82 seconds last night to win the 100 meters at the Weltklasse meet.

The 21-year-old Jamaican stumbled slightly out of the blocks and had no wind assistance on a still night. He beat his best time by 0.07 seconds.

“I knew I had this in me. I wanted to show people I can do it and run under pressure,” said Blake, who seized the world title last week in Daegu, South Korea, after training partner Usain Bolt was disqualified for a false start.

I feel fast. I feel like I can lift up a mountain, but being a champion that is how you feel.

Asafa Powell of Jamaica was second in (9.95) and Walter Dix of the United States was third in 10.04.

Another young world champion to shine in a star-studded Diamond League lineup was Kirani James in the 400.

The 19-year-old from Grenada ran a personal-best 44.36 to repeat his Daegu victory over Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt of the U.S.

Other world champions to win included Sally Pearson of Australia in the 100 hurdles, Mariya Savinova of Russia in the 800 and Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya in the women’s 5,000.

The Diamond League season ends on 16 September with the second half of the finals program at the Van Damme Memorial meet in Brussels.

– Graham Dunbar

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