Blame it on Rio

Bailey, competing in his first individual race of the year, won in 10:13. The Canadian blamed the early morning start for the disappointing time.

8220;I8217;m very capable of running under 10 seconds now, but I woke up at 8 this morning and I usually train in the afternoon,8221; he said.

The two stars will face each other in a 150-meter race on June 1 at Toronto. The winner will get one million dollars and the unofficial title of the world8217;s fastest man.

Kim Batten, the world record-holder in the women8217;s 400-metre hurdles, won in 54.58. 8220;With that time, I know I8217;m going to run a world record this year,8221; she said.

The biggest upsets came in the women8217;s competition. The Czech Republic8217;s Sara Kasparkova won the triple jump over world record-holder Inessa Kravets of the Ukraine with a leap of 47 feet, 7 inches. Kravets was second at 46-0. Ukraine8217;s Vita Pavlysh beat Olympic gold medalist Astrid Kumbernuss of Germany in the women8217;s shot put with a heave of 68-0 to 66-8 .

The meet was the first of the International Amateur Athletic Federation Grand Prix season.