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Blake ‘ready’ for Rio Olympics
Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake declared himself “fit and ready to run” at this Rio de Janeiro Olympics after clocking a world-leading 9.95 seconds in his first 100 metre race of the season.
The 2011 world champion, dogged by three years of hamstring problems, set the mark less than an hour after American rival Justin Gatlin ran a wind aided 9.90 seconds at the Bahamas Invitational.
Blake had a moderate start in the Jamaican capital before powering away from the field with compatriot Rasheed Dwyer second and Briton Zarnel Hughes third both in a time of 10.10.
Edmund defeats Rosol in Bucharest
British number three Kyle Edmund progressed to the second round of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy with victory over Lukas Rosol in Bucharest.
The South Africa-born 21-year-old beat his 30-year-old Czech opponent in straight sets 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5).
Meanwhile, British number two Aljaz Bedene started his Barcelona Open campaign yesterday. The Slovenia-born 26-year-old played Russian qualifier Karen Khachanov, 19, in the opening round.
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