ZURICH, Aug 30: Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt confirmed his domination of the sprints on Friday with a comfortable 100 metres victory at the Weltklasse Golden League meeting.

The 22-year-old Jamaican, who set world records in winning the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay in Beijing, finished Friday’s race in 9.83 seconds, 0.16 seconds clear of America’s double Olympic bronze medallist Walter Dix.

After taking silver behind Bolt at the Olympics, Trinidad & Tobago’s Richard Thompson had to settle for third place in Zurich, a further 10th of a second behind Dix.

Another Olympic champion and world record-holder Dayron Robles was also able to back up his stunning 110 metres hurdles performance in Beijing.

The 21-year-old Cuban ran neck and neck with Olympic bronze medal winner David Oliver before ducking his head at the line to finish in 12.97 seconds, 0.01 seconds ahead of the American.

Kenyan teenager Pamela Jelimo continued her fantastic season, following up her Olympic gold medal in the 800 metres by setting the year’s best time of one minute 54.01 seconds.

Jelimo, 18, kept well on track for a share of the Golden League’s $1 million jackpot awarded to athletes who win their event at all six of the season’s meetings.

With only next Friday’s Golden League meeting in Brussels remaining, Jelimo faces competition for the main prize only from Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic.

After being denied the gold medal in Beijing by surprise Olympic champion Tia Hellebaut of Belgium, Vlasic struck back impressively in Zurich.

Overcoming some nervy moments to clear 1.98 metres at her third attempt, the world champion then kept her jackpot hopes alive with the only successful clearance at 2.01.

America’s Jeremy Wariner and LoLo Jones were among the other athletes fighting back from Olympic disappointment on Friday.

Wariner set his best time of the year to win the 400 metres in 43.82 seconds, 0.61 seconds ahead of compatriot and Olympic gold medallist LaShawn Merritt.

Jones, seventh in the Beijing 100 hurdles after hitting the ninth hurdle while leading, cruised to victory in 12.56 seconds.

Olympic javelin champion Andreas Thorkildsen further enhanced his reputation with a throw of 90.28 metres — only the second throw past 90 metres this year following the Norwegian’s own 90.57 in Beijing.

Ethiopia’s double Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele rounded the meeting off by improving on his gold medal performance in the 5,000 metres — setting a year’s best time of 12:50.18.

Collated results on Friday:

Men’s:

100 metres: 1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.83 seconds; 2. Walter Dix (US) 9.99; 3. Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) 10.09; 4. Travis Padgett (US) 10.11; 5. Churandy Martina (Netherlands Antilles) 10.13; 6. Michael Frater (Jamaica) 10.15; 7. Marc Burns (Trinidad & Tobago) 10.17; 8. Darvis Patton (US) 10.34.

400 metres: 1. Jeremy Wariner (US) 43.82 seconds; 2. LaShawn Merritt (US) 44.43; 3. Chris Brown (Bahamas) 45.05; 4. Johan Wissman (Sweden) 45.47; 5. Kamghe Gaba (Germany) 45.70; 6. Anton Kokorin (Russia) 46.03; 7. Cedric Van Branteghem (Belgium) 46.21; 8. David Neville (US) 46.41.

5,000 metres: 1. Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 12 minutes 50.18 seconds; 2. Moses Kipsiro (Uganda) 12:59.48; 3. Moses Masai (Kenya) 13:00.15; 4. Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (Kenya) 13:07.98; 5. Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (Qatar) 13:09.97; 6. Micah Kogo (Kenya) 13:12.29; 7. Mark Kosgei Kiptoo (Kenya) 13:13.09; 8. Joseph Ebuya (Kenya) 13:21.35.

110-metre hurdles: 1. Dayron Robles (Cuba) 12.97 seconds; 2. David Oliver (US) 12.98; 3. Artur Noga (Poland) 13.37; 4. Aries Merritt (US) 13.41; 5. Petr Svoboda (Czech Republic) 13.48; 6. Joel Brown (US) 13.55; 7. Richard Phillips (Jamaica) 13.60; 8. Marcel van der Westen (Netherlands) 13.68.

400-metre hurdles: 1. Angelo Taylor (US) 48.07 seconds; 2. Kerron Clement (US)

48.20; 3. Danny McFarlane (Jamaica) 48.40; 4. Marek Plawgo (Poland) 48.88; 5. Louis van Zyl (South Africa) 48.98; 6. Isa Phillips (Jamaica) 48.99; 7. Bershawn Jackson (US) 49.18; 8. Markino Buckley (Jamaica) 49.44.

3,000-metre steeplechase: 1. Paul Kipkoech (Kenya) eight minutes 04.26 seconds; 2. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (France) 8:08.95; 3. Michael Kipyego (Kenya) 8:09.05; 4. Wesley Kiprotich (Kenya) 8:14.93; 5. Bouabdellah Tahri (France) 8:15.82; 6. Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya) 8:19.36; 7. Mustafa Mohamed (Sweden) 8:20.10; 8. Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong (Kenya) 8:28.38.

Women’s:

200 metres: 1. Allyson Felix (US) 22.37; 2. Lauryn Williams (US) 22.68; 3. Marshevet Hooker (US) 22.74; 4. Debbie Ferguson (Bahamas) 22.99; 5. Yuliya Gushchina (Russia) 23.04; 6. Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (France) 23.08; 7. Yuliya Chermoshanskaya (Russia) 23.10.

400 metres: 1. Sanya Richards (US) 49.74 seconds; 2. Tatyana Firova (Russia) 50.70; 3. Novlene Williams (Jamaica) 50.78; 4. Shericka Williams (Jamaica) 51.28; 5. Mary Wineberg (US) 51.53; 6. Rosemarie Whyte (Jamaica) 51.73; 7. Amantle Montsho (Botswana) 52.17; 8. Libania Grenot (Italy) 53.28.

100-metre hurdles: 1. Lolo Jones (US) 12.56 seconds; 2. Josephine Nnkiruka Onyia (Spain) 12.62; 3. Sally McLellan (Australia) 12.63; 4. Delloreen Ennis-London (Jamaica) 12.68; 5. Susanna Kallur (Sweden) 12.71; 6. Dawn Harper (US) 12.73; 7. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (Canada) 12.90 8. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jamaica) 13.17.

Pole vault: 1. Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) 4.88 metres; 2. Jennifer Stuczynski (US) 4.75; 3. Monika Pyrek (Poland) 4.65; 4. Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 4.65; 5. Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 4.65; 6. Yuliya Golubchikova (Russia) 4.55; 7. Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 4.55; 8. Carolin Hingst (Germany) 4.45.—Reuters