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Tyson Gay fails to qualify for 100 metres final
Agencies
Updated: 2008-08-16 20:46
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| Tyson Gay of the U.S. looks at the scoreboard beside Asafa Powell of Jamaica (L) after his men's 100m semi-final of the athletics competition at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 16, 2008. [Agencies] |
BEIJING - World champion Tyson Gay failed to qualify for the Olympic men's 100 metres final after finishing fifth in his semi-final on Saturday.
The American clocked a time of 10.05 seconds in the second semi-final won by Jamaican Asafa Powell.
Jamaican Usain Bolt, the world record holder, was the fastest qualifier.