The men’s 100m at the London Olympics is wide open and promises to be “spectacular”, according to the world’s second fastest man, Tyson Gay. Gay was speaking after outgunning US teammate Justin Gatlin, champion in the Athens Games in 2004, in the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday, leaving it late to claim victory in 9.99 seconds on a wet track at Stade de France.u00a0The blue ribbon event of track and field promises to be a sizzler in the British capital, with a host of sprinters hitting form just as reigning Olympic double sprint champion Usain Bolt showed he was fallible.

US sprinter Tyson Gay competes at the IAAF Diamond League in Paris on Friday. Pic/AFP