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In greatest 100m race of all time

Lightning Lewis leaves no doubt
TOKYO. Aug 25: Carl Lewis shattered the world 100 metres record In the greatest perfor
manee of his career on ihe second day of the World Athletics' Championships today. reports Reuter.
Lewis retained the world title in 9.86 seconds, 0.4 of a
second under teammate Leroy Burrell s old mark of 9.90 set at the US Championships in June.
Astonishingly, the 30-year-old American, twice the world and Olympic champion, was last out of the blocks in the eighl-man final.
Through sheer strength and will power Lewis pulled back the deficit, stepped up another gear at 70 metres and look the lead with five metres to run.
Lewis knew he had won as soon as he crossed the finish line, throwing his arms in the air in jubilation.
BurrelL his teammate al the Santa Monica Track Club, finished second in 9.88 and Dennis Mitchell made it a medal sweep for the Americans with third place in
Il was the greatest 100 metres race of all Una
Britain's pnford Christie broke his own European record by half a second, but his 9.92 was good enough only for fourth plate
The first six hnishers all ran under 10 seconds and
Lewis. who Is something of a folk hero in Japan, ran -jubilant victory lap with Burrell, watched by the Emperor and Empress of Japan and also by his one-time great rival Ben Johnson who was commentating for Japanese television.
Only Johnson has run faster than Lewis But his times of 9.83 and 9.79 recorded when beating Lewis al the 1987 Rome World Championship and 1988 Seoul Olympics re spectlvcly, have been erased after he tested positive for drugs in Seoul and later admitted to taking steroids since 1981.
"This Is the best race of my career, I'm In the best shape of my life," Lewis said.
"Just to know you're doing everything right and be 30 and run the race of your life Is great.
Thia is definitely the happiest race of my career but I couldn't have done It without being with the other members of the Santa Monica Track Club.
"It looked like I got a terrible start — but I got a great start. The other guys got out so good ft looked as if I had had a bad start.
Burrell said: This was the fastest race of all time. I was Just happy to be part of it.
"I broke the world record and lost it on the same day. I low many people can say that? "Carl is a great runner, he responded to my talent. How more fitting than to lose to the greatest runner in track and field history?"
Mitchell said: "He's simply the greatest runner on the planet and 1 was proud to be part of it today."
it was apparent after Sunday's semifinals that a world record was inevitable.
On a warm, still night Lewis clocked 9.93 in his semifinal, a time previously bettered by only himself and Burrell.
Linford Christie of Britain, the Olympic silver medalist In Seoul, was fourth in 9.92,
Frank Fredericks of Namibia was fifth in 9.95. an African record, and Ray Stewartof Jamaica sixth in 9 96
Lewis was the fastest in all four rounds of the competition. He had a sensational 9.80 seconds In the second round on Saturday, but it was not a world record because the 4.1 kph Wind was much stronger than the two-meters per second allowed.
The wind for the final was a medturr. 1.2. making all times legal.
Lewis, who had been second both limes, wound up with two gold medals and a world record of 9.82.
1 I is victory in Tokyo was the first lime, however, he had ac tually broken a world record in the event after winning the race.
After the race. Lewis was almost in tears. The crowd of 60.000 al the National Stadium cheered wildly as he crossed the finish line and for a long time after the race, erupting into a roar when the lime was announced.