Athletics
Chambers and Lewis-Francis ease through heats
Mercury 27 Jul 10
Dwain Chambers underlined his status as favourite for the 100 metres at the European Championships with a commanding performance in Tuesday’s heats.
The 32-year-old was quickly out of his blocks and led all the way into a headwind of 1.5 metres per second, easing down 15m before the line but still winning by 0.25secs from France’s Ronald Pognon.
France’s Christophe Lemaitre, Chambers’ main rival for the gold medal and fastest in Europe this year, was the quickest qualifier, winning the final heat in 10.19 ahead of Walsall’s Mark Lewis-Francis.