ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Tyson Gay is expecting “one of the fastest races” of the year when he comes up against Nesta Carter of Jamaica at a Zagreb meet on Wednesday, with both sprinters having set the lowest 100-meter time in 2010.
The American ran 9.78 seconds in London on Aug. 13, and Carter matched that time at the Rieti Grand Prix in Italy on Sunday.
Gay beat world-record holder Usain Bolt for the first time earlier this month. He said Monday that his ultimate aim is to win gold at next year’s world championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Gay knows he’ll have to best Bolt to do it, but says “if I do my absolute best, I could beat him.”
