29 August,2010 08:35 AM IST | | AFP
US sprinter Tyson Gay overcame a false start to steam to victory in the 100m at the season's final Diamond League meet here on Friday, but Caster Semenya failed in her bid to win the women's 800m.
In a season which has seen Jamaican duo Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell sidelined through injury, Gay settled his nerves after a starter's error to clock 9.79sec to be crowned the season's top performer in the event, netting $40,000.
Sad Semenya
Jamaican duo Nesta Carter (9.85sec personal best) and Yohan Blake (9.91) completed the podium. Semenya, South Africa's reigning 800m world champion, could only finish third in her debut in the Diamond League.
The 19-year-old was racing in only her fourth outing since returning from 11 months on the sidelines following an investigation by IAAF, the sport's governing body, into her gender. She dropped immediately into last spot in the field and still had six runners ahead of her at 200m.
