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PHOTOS: No frills or fanfare as Bolt eases into his stride at worlds
Usain Bolt ignored the false-start distraction by his nearest rival, reviving memories of the Jamaican's own disqualification from the 2011 100 metres final, to safely negotiate his first foray at the world championships on Saturday.
PHOTOS: No frills or fanfare as Bolt eases into his stride at worlds
Bolt, with a wave and a quick salute to an appreciative Luzhniki stadium crowd pre-race, but no smiles or elaborate gestures, eased down the straight in 10.07 seconds safely earning his passage to the 100 metres semi-finals on Sunday. The final is on Sunday evening.
PHOTOS: No frills or fanfare as Bolt eases into his stride at worlds
Running in the last of seven first-round heats, Bolt kept his composure after Kemar Hyman of the Cayman Islands, running in lane four, directly to Bolt's right, false-started and was disqualified.
Olympic champion and world record holder Bolt infamously suffered the same fate two years ago in Daegu, South Korea, forced to walk away as compatriot Yohan Blake took his world title.
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