LONDON (AP) -- Usain Bolt returned to form by winning the 100 meters in 9.87 seconds at the Diamond League meet in London's Olympic Stadium on Friday. After a poor start, the Jamaican struggled to break away from the pack but eventually edged Michael Rodgers of the United States by three hundredths of a second. Kemar Bailey-Cole of Jamaica was third in 9.92.
Bolt equaled his season's best of 9.87, which he recorded earlier Friday in qualifying. After struggling this season with a left leg injury, his fastest 100 time of the season before arriving in London was 10.12.
With the World Championships in Beijing a month away, Bolt was pleased with his performance in cloudy conditions following heavy rainfall.
''It was good for me, my last 50 was good,'' Bolt said. ''When I got a really bad start, I kind of lost focus and I lost my form but at the last I got it back.
''It taught me a lot. I just need to remember that even if I get a bad start, I have to focus on the work at hand and just get it done. I know I could have gone faster if I just got my start in. I've been running fast in training but it is easy, you are under no pressure. It is all about getting race ready.''
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