STOCKHOLM, July 27: Olympic champion Justin Gatlin overcame a slow start to win the men’s 100 metres in 10.15 seconds at the IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting on Tuesday. The American, running competitively for the last time before the world championships in Helsinki which begin on August 6, edged out Jamaicans Dwight Thomas (10.19) and Michael Frater (10.30).

“I just wanted to go out there and make a great race,” Gatlin told reporters. “It’s funny, sometimes you feel like you run fast but you are running slow and sometimes you feel slow but you run fast,” added Gatlin, whose personal best is 9.85 seconds.

Gatlin said he would be travelling to Helsinki on Wednesday.

“I am starting to feel good. I had a slight quadriceps injury in London and Rome but it is feeling better now.”

Olympic champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia dominated the pole vault event, setting a stadium record of 4.79 metres. Poland’s Anna Rogowska (4.65) and Monika Pyrek (4.65) were second and third respectively.

Isinbayeva attempted to set her 18th world record when she tried to clear 5.01 but narrowly missed out. Four days ago at Crystal Palace in London, the Russian became the first woman in history to clear five metres.

Swede Stefan Holm, the Olympic high jump champion, delighted his home crowd by winning with an effort of 2.33 metres. Americans Jesse Williams (2.30) and Jamie Nieto (2.27) were next best.

Kajsa Bergqvist made it a Swedish high jump double, leaping 1.95 metres to triumph in the women’s event.

IAAF results:

Men’s 100m 1. Justin Gatlin (United States) 10.15 2. Dwight Thomas (Jamaica) 10.19 3. Michael Frater (Jamaica) 10.30

Men’s 400m 1. Jeremy Wariner (United States) 44.90 2. Brandon Simpson (Jamaica) 45.18 3. Kerron Clement (United States) 45.31

Men’s 1500m 1. Ivan Heshko (Ukraine) 3:33.18 2. Bernard Lagat (United States) 3:33.55 3. Suleiman Simotwo (Kenya) 3:33.71

Men’s 3000m 1. Isaac Songok (Kenya) 7:35.84 2. Benjamin Limo (Kenya) 7:36.79 3. Augustine Choge (Kenya) 7:37.24

Men’s 110m Hurdles 1. Anwar Moore (United States) 13.20 2. David Oliver (United States) 13.23 3. Dawane Wallace (United States) 13.33

Men’s 400m Hurdles 1. Bershawn Jackson (United States) 48.07 2. James Carter (United States) 48.64 3. Louis Van Zyl (South Africa) 48.88

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase 1. Paul Kipsiele Koech (Kenya) 8:08.56 2. Bouabdellah Tahri (France) 8:09.71 3. Kipkurui Misoi (Kenya) 8:15.85

Men’s 4 x 100m Relay 1. Pro Sports Int. 39.23 2. United States 39.31 3. Netherlands 39.37

Men’s High Jump 1. Stefan Holm (Sweden) 2.33 2. Jesse Williams (United States) 2.30 3. Jamie Nieto (United States) 2.27

Men’s Pole Vault 1. Alhaji Jeng (Sweden) 5.65 2. Nick Hysong (United States) 5.65 2=. Steven Hooker (Australia) 5.65

Men’s Triple Jump 1. Jadel Gregorio (Brazil) 17.48 2. Marian Oprea (Romania) 17.44 3. Viktor Yastrebov (Ukraine) 17.14

Women’s 100m 1. Chandra Sturrup (Bahamas) 11.18 2. Me’Lisa Barber (United States) 11.24 3. Allyson Felix (United States) 11.29

Women’s 800m 1. Tatyana Andrianova (Russia) 1:57.80 2. Hazel Clark (United States) 1:58.59 3. Maria Mutola (Mozambique) 1:59.08

Women’s 5000m 1. Irene Kwambai (Kenya) 15:00.34 2. Zakia Mrisko (Tanzania) 15:02.37 3. Jelena Prokopcuka (Latvia) 15:03.10

Women’s 100m Hurdles 1. Perdita Felicien (Canada) 12.77 2. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jamaica) 12.78 3. Linda Ferga-Khodadin (France) 12.78

Women’s 4 x 100m Relay 1. United States 43.23 2. Sweden 1 43.67 3. Sweden Juniors 46.11

Women’s High Jump 1. Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden) 1.95 2. Viktoriya Styopina (Ukraine) 1.92 3. Vita Palamar (Ukraine) 1.92

Women’s Long Jump 1. Grace Upshaw (United States) 6.60 2. Tianna Madison (United States) 6.58 3. Elva Goulbourne (Jamaica) 6.48

Women’s Pole Vault 1. Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) 4.79 2. Anna Rogowska (Poland) 4.65 3. Monika Pyrek (Poland) 4.65

Women’s Javelin Throw 1. Barbora Spotakova (Czech Republic) 58.57 2. Laverne Eve (Bahamas) 57.15 3. Taina Kolkkala (Finland) 56.79.—Reuters