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Walcott 7th in Ostrava

...as Bolt claims 200m, Powell takes 100m

Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott finished seventh in the men's javelin, at the Ostrava Golden Spike IAAF World Challenge meet, in the Czech Republic, yesterday.

The reigning Olympic champion's best throw on the day was a season's best 81.56 metres, produced in the sixth and final round of the competition.

Julius Yego struck gold with a huge 86.88m effort-a new Kenyan national record. German Thomas Rohler (85.36m) finished second, while third spot went to Finland's 2007 world champion Tero Pitkamaki (83.96m).

See TV6's Sergio DuFour's report on IAAF Ostrava track meet

Walcott's first throw was 81.22m, good enough for second spot after the opening round. He improved to 81.50m in round two, and stayed in the runner-up position.

By the end of the third round, however, Walcott was sixth, four throwers moving ahead of him. Among them was Yego, with his superb 86.88m effort. The reigning African and Commonwealth Games champion then opted to pass on his last three attempts.

Walcott threw 80.38m in round four, and 79.73m in the penultimate round. The 22-year-old Toco field athlete then closed off on a high, landing the spear 81.56m.

The Ostrava meet was Walcott's second outing this season. He opened his 2015 campaign on May 15 at the Doha Diamond League meet in Qatar, where he finished eighth with an 80.68m throw.

Usain Bolt was the star attraction in Ostrava. The Jamaican sprint legend emerged victorious in the men's 200 metres event. He stopped the clock at 20.13 seconds for a comfortable cushion on Isiah Young, the American finishing second in 20.35.

Another Jamaican sprinter, Asafa Powell won the men's 100m dash in 10.04 seconds. Young secured the runner-up spot in 10.13.

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