The post-Usain Bolt era in the men's Olympic 100 metres began on Saturday in Tokyo with Dorian Keletela, who is competing as part of the Olympic Refugee team, advancing to the next round with a personal best 10.33 seconds.
Bolt won three straight titles from Beijing in 2008 and his retirement in 2017 has left something of a vacuum in the showpiece athletics event, with no one stepping up to fill the Jamaican's shoes.
"I am very, very proud of this and I am very, very proud of this team. It gives me a lot of strength to go on," Keletela said after the race. "You can do ... anything, whether you are a refugee or not." There were three preliminary heats overall and the first three in each heat qualify to round one, along with the athlete who posts the next fastest time.
His compatriot Ronnie Baker is probably his closest rival for podium positions and finished second to him at the U.S. trials with a time of 9.85.
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