Former world champion Tyson Gay claimed the crown of the 100 metres race at the Adidas Gran Prix in New York.
Gay dusted his rivals on Saturday in what is looking like one of the few times in recent years that the American displayed his being Free from injury.
Despite running into a headwind on a cold and rainy day in Manhattan, Gay won the men’s sprint in 10.02 seconds, well outside his world leading season-best of 9.86 but still enough for a comfortable win.
The 24-year-old, who has struggled before in the rain, stopped the clock at 1:45.14 to capture his second Diamond League title this month after winning in Doha two weeks ago.
Kenya’s Olympic champion David Rudisha also outclassed his opponents to easily win the 800m at the New York leg of the Diamond League series.
Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic, competing for the first time since 2011, won the women’s high jump while veteran Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown won the women’s 200m dash.
Rudisha, who produced one of the greatest performances in middle-distance running when he broke his own world record to win gold at last year’s London Olympics, also ran within himself to win the two-lap race at Randall’s Island.
Vlasic made a triumphant return to competition after a leg injury kept her side-lined for nearly two years, ruining her hopes of competing at the London Olympics.
The four-time world champion was a bundle of nerves as she lined up on the runway for her first jump but produced a flawless performance, clearing each of the six heights she attempted, including a best of 1.94m.
Campbell-Brown, a two-time Olympic champion, won the women’s 200 in 22.53 seconds, her best this season, while American Olympic champion Jennifer Suhr won the women’s pole vault with a best clearance of 4.63m.
American Olympic long jump champion Brittney Reese struggled in the windy conditions, failing to make it past the first round of jumps, while 400m Olympic gold medallist Sanya Richards-Ross, who was due to make her first appearance since London after undergoing toe surgery, pulled out before her race.