Usain Bolt ran the second fastest 100 metres in history when he recorded an astonishing time of 9.76 seconds at the Jamaican Invitational meeting in Kingston on Saturday.

Asafa Powell, who holds the world record at 9.74 secs, missed the meeting due to a chest injury.

Bolt was assisted by a strong, but legal, following wind and overcame the distraction of two false starts to stun the athletics world.

Meanwhile, their were four other world leading marks for the year set, with American Tyson Gay underlining his credentials in the 200m with a time of exactly 20secs.