Tyson Gay aims to beat 9.69 in Brussels
Published:Tuesday | August 17, 2010 | 1:51 PM
Tyson Gay believes he can run the second fastest time in history on his final scheduled 100-metre race of the season in Brussels next week.
Gay says his 9.78 seconds into a headwind on a wet track in London last Friday gave him confidence that he can beat his personal record of 9.69 set in Shanghai last September.
Only Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has beaten Gay's best, clocking 9.58 at the 2009 world championships in Berlin when the American got silver in 9.71.
Bolt ended his season last week to protect a back injury after being beaten over 100 for the first time by Gay, at Stockholm's Diamond League meet.
The 28-year-old Gay agreed that the London run, the world's fastest in 2010, was the most satisfying of his career even though it was only his fifth fastest.
He says he was slowed because of the technical challenges of delivering a fast start and maintaining his form in such poor weather.