Usain Bolt predicts season’s best 100 time in Paris
Published:Tuesday | July 13, 2010 | 2:26 PM
Triple Olympic champion and double world record holder Usain Bolt said he will beat the year's fastest time for the 100 metres when he faces Jamaican rival Asafa Powell in Paris on Friday.
Bolt clocked 9.82 seconds in Lausanne, Switzerland, on July 8, matching Powell's time in Rome last month.
The two will race against each other for the first time this season in a highly anticipated showdown at the Diamond League meet at the Stade de France.
Bolt, who is in Belgium, said the time will definitely be faster on Friday.
The Paris race will be his third 100 competition of the season. He clocked 9.86 seconds in Daegu, South Korea, in May.