Paris Diamond League
After amusing the crowd with a stunning reggae performance a couple of the days ago suddenly a lightning bolt struck on the track as Usain Bolt recorded an easy win over compatriot Asafa Powell registering a time of 9.84 seconds indicating that he meant business in the rest of the season.
The world record holder in the toughest and speediest challenge endured by the human body, also considered the echelon of the sport overcame a typically slow start to power past Powell.
The Jamaican recorded another stunning run of 9.84 seconds at the Diamond League meeting on Friday.
The World champion who also is a three time Olympic champion overcame the injury concerns that have plagued his season to record the win.
Arguably the most outstanding athlete of the modern generation suffered from Achilles tendon strain before the event however he was able to power on when it mattered the most taking the lead in the latter part of the race from Powell, who finished second in 9.91 seconds.
Despite the injury concerns the sprinter succeeded in recording the third fastest in the world this year.
Overall the race was a success for the Jamaicans as the top three positions in the event were all taken by them with Yohan Blake finishing at the third spot with a personal best time of 9.95 seconds.
Meanwhile there was action aplenty in the rest of the events during a bright and sunny day with good athletic conditions at the Stade de France.
The conditions favoured the athletes who brought their A game on display registering five year's bests.
Olympic bronze medallist David Oliver once again demonstrated his prowess on the track by thundering home in the 110 meters’ hurdles recording a stunning time of 12.89 seconds.
His run was only 0.02 slower than the world record set two years ago by Cuba's Dayron Robles.
Roble was unable to take the field for the meet, withdrawing with an injury.
The start of the action was on Friday was extremely encouraging for the sport of track and field as former world and Olympic 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner coasted home recording a highly impressive time of 44.49 seconds.
Olympic champion Brimin Kipruto of Kenya helped bring smiles on African supporters as he sat a season's best of 8:00.90 in men's 3000m steeplechase.
His time was a shade better than his nearest rivals including fellow countryman Paul Kipsiele Koech.
There was high entertainment and drama Australia's world pole vault champion Steve Hooker failed to clear his opening height of 5.40 meters.
Yet there was a delight for home fans as local Renaud Lavillenie maintained his fine start to the season where he has remained unbeaten thus far.
Lavillenie, cleared the height in 5.91 on his way to a fourth Diamond League victory.
The women's events were also action packed with the leading names in the sport gunning for a win.
The 5,000 meter event was comfortably won by Kenyan world champion Vivian Cheruiyot.
Cheruiyot was in outstanding form delivering her best at the event shaving nearly three seconds off the year's best time with a time of14:27.41.
Russian Anna Alminova was also in prolific form recording a season's best by more than a second in the women's 1,500 of 3:57.65.
The three-time World Champion Allyson Felix also enjoyed her run in favourable conditions recording a win in 22.14 seconds in the 200 meters event.
The session was rounded off with the high jumping event where Croatian Blanka Vlasic demonstrated her prowess, by registering her fourth Diamond league event this year.
Vlasic toppled her American rival Chaunte Howard-Lowe.
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