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Usain Bolt wins 100 metres at Golden Spike

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Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 10.04 seconds in the wind at the Golden Spike.

The Jamaican had a slow start but pulled ahead in the final meters. He, however, failed to improve his season best of 9.82 from a May meet in Jamaica. Kim Collins of St. Kitts and Nevis finished second in 10.19, followed by Darvis Patton of the U.S. in 10.22.Its hard to explain, Bolt said. I dont really know what went wrong.Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius failed to secure an Olympic spot after he was timed in 47.66 seconds in the 400, finishing eighth. Pistorius needs to run 45.30 or faster once more before June 30 to earn a trip to London in line with South Africas Olympic criteria.Before the race, Bolt said he was working on his notoriously slow start in hopes of bettering his world records in the 100 and 200 in London. Bolt won three gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games.At the start I didnt feel as explosive as I normally feel like, he said.This was Bolts sixth competition in Ostrava.I was looking to come here for a good time. I guess its one of those days, he said. I just never got going.The runners had to start twice after Simon Magakwe false started. That was something familiar for Bolt, who failed to defend the world championship title in the 100 in Daegu, South Korea after he was disqualified for a false start.But Bolt said that was not a problem for him in Ostrava.I did some starts and I was flying from the blocks so I said, Yeah this is good. I cant tell you what happened.Bolt will have another chance to lower his times in Diamond League meets in Rome on May 31 and Oslo, Norway, on June 7 before returning to Jamaica for the national trials.