Gay, Felix shine
American star sprinters Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix coasted to victory Wednesday in the men's and women's 100m races at the Kawasaki track and field meet.
Gay comfortably won in 10.13sec despite his groin injury, for which he will have a surgery after the season finishes.
Japan's Naoki Tsukahara and Masashi Eriguchi, both of whom clocked 10.31sec.
Officials recorded a tailwind of 0.5 m/s but Gay, 27, said he felt a consistent headwind against his face through the race.
Looking back over a season nearing its finish, Gay said he was pleased with his performance, having clocked in 9.69sec Sunday at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix -- the joint second fastest time in history with Jamaican sensation Usain Bolt.
Meanwhile, Felix came from behind to win the women's 100m sprint in 11.22sec, followed by Japan's Chisato Fukushima with 11.42sec and Mayumi Watanabe with 11.64sec.
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