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Jamaican Asafa Powell has improved by a hundredth of the world best for 100m in the year 9 "82 in the fourth stage of the Diamond League, Thursday evening in Rome. The French Christophe Lemaitre and Martial M'Bandjock respectively finished second and third in 10 "09.

The bronze medalist of the Beijing Olympics had done better last Friday in Oslo (9.72), but driven by a slightly too favorable wind (2.1m / s).
Lemaitre, handicapped by an activation laborious and shoes purchased in catastrophe, ran in 10.09, a breath before his compatriot Martial MbandjockAlso credited with 10.09.