Usain Bolt the defending champion, was unimaginably disqualified for a false start in the men's 100m final at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, thereby paving way for Yohan Blake, a co-trainer to collect an unexpected gold medal.
Bolt has dominated men's sprinting since winning 100m and 200m gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, achieving the same feat at the world championships in Berlin the following year by raising the world record bar.
He however fell foul of the current false start rules, (which states that once one false start has occurred, the next athlete to jump the gun is immediately disqualified) despite being hot favorite to retain the first part of the sprint double.
The race did continued after Bolt was helped off the track, head in hands, with a packed stadium watching on in disbelief as Blake power home to win in 9.92 seconds.
American Walter Dix took silver with a time of 10.08 seconds with veteran 2003 world champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis claiming a superb bronze medal with a time of 10.09 and the third Jamaican, Nesta Carter coming in last.
"I can't find words to explain it. Usain Bolt has been there for me. I feel like I want to cry," Blake told reporters. "I felt I would win the race for Bolt."
Li Yanfeng of China secured gold in the women's discus, but there was heartache for Ethiopian distance legend Kenenisa Bekele, whose attempts at a fifth consecutive men's 10,000m world title came to an end after he was forced to pull of the final with groin and hip injuries.However, the gold medal still went to Ethiopia with Ibrahim Jeilan outsprinting Briton Mo Farah in a devastating burst to the line.
Meanwhile, the South African Oscar Pistorius (Blade Runner) made history by becoming the first amputee athlete to compete in world championships history as came third in his men's 400m heat to qualify for Monday's semifinal, with the final taking place on Tuesday.
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