Former world record holder Asafa Powell matched the world's second fastest time with a dazzling 9.72 seconds at the IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting in Lausanne on Tuesday.
Powell, who lost his world record by two hundredths of a second when Usain Bolt posted a mark of 9.72secs in May, was a disappointing fifth when Bolt lowered the record again to a sensational 9.69secs in the Olympic final in Beijing.
But the Jamaican showed he is still a huge talent with a brilliant pick-up out of his blocks seeing him dominate Tuesday's race as he powered clear of Walter Dix and Nesta Carter, who finished in 9.92secs and 9.98secs respectively.
‘Maybe I'm just not a guy for those championships,’ said Powell, who was competing only two days after clocking 9.87secs in terrible conditions at the Aviva British Grand Prix at Gateshead on Sunday.
Powell added: ‘Maybe I'm only the kind of guy to compete in Grand Prix and Golden League races. When I'm on the circuit, I'm always winning.’
‘I've been working on a lot of stuff, especially my technique. I'm in good shape. I've had a lot of injuries this year, but I still feel pretty strong.’
In the 200m, Bolt powered into the home straight with a three metre advantage but then slowed to a trot when victory was assured.
Despite putting on the brakes in the last 10m, the Jamaican equalled the two-year-old meeting record of 19.63secs with Churandy Martina and Wallace Spearmon finishing behind him in 20.24secs and 20.54secs. Ireland's Paul Hession finished fifth in 20.65secs.
Cuban Dayron Robles suffered a surprise defeat in the 110m hurdles at the hands of David Oliver. The Olympic champion lost by 0.15secs to the American who was third behind him in the Beijing final and posted a time of 13.02secs.
Jamaica's Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser atoned for her defeat at the hands of former world title holder Lauryn Williams at Gateshead, winning their rematch over the distance in a time of 11.03secs with the American an early leader, fourth in 11.11secs.
Lashawn Merritt, another Beijing gold medallist, bounced back from his 400m defeat at the hands of Jeremy Wariner in Zurich last Friday to storm to victory in 43.98secs.
Fellow American Angelo Taylor, the Games 400m hurdles winner, set a season's best of 44.38secs with Gary Kikaya from the Congo third in 45.01sec.
Melanie Walker continued her superb 400m hurdles form, the Olympic gold medallist winning easily from Anna Jesien with Tasha Danvers just behind the Pole.
Walker won in 53.73secs with Jesien, last year's world bronze medallist, running 54.76secs and Danvers, the Olympic bronze medallist, third in 54.79secs.
Lisa Dobriskey, who just missed out on the Olympic 1500m bronze medal, was never in contention when finishing third in a quick race won by Maryam Jamal of Bahrain.
Jamal won in 3:59.84 ahead of the USA's Shannon Rowbury who ran 4:01.97 with the British number one recording 4:05.18.
Nicola Sanders, who saw her Olympic ambitions wrecked by a combination of injuries, was third in the 400m clocking 51.11secs as Jamaican Novlene Williams who took the bronze medal behind her in last summer's world championships, won in 50.33secs.
