Brilliant Bolt blasts to World gold in Moscow

Usain Bolt crowned himself the new Czar of Russia as he lit up the World Track and Field Championships in Moscow last night by winning the 100m in 9.77 while Brian Gregan brought some welcome Irish cheer qualifying for the 400m semi-finals.

The 100m, despite its obvious issues with credibility, is the glamour event of Track and Field – much like the heavyweight division in boxing. And Usain Bolt is to athletics what Muhammad Ali was to boxing in his day.

Bolt relinquished his world crown in Daegu two years ago due to a false start but there was to be no jumping the gun this time as the rain came down in the Luzhniki stadium – powering ahead of Justin Gatlin (USA) and Nesta Carter (Jamaica) who finished second and third respectively in 9.85 and 9.95.