MOSCOW, Russia,  (CMC)- Usain Bolt has carried with him eight other Caribbean sprinters into today’s semi-final at the 14th IAAF World Championships following heats yesterday.

Bolt, who jogged the last 50 metres of heat 7, crossed the line in 10.07 ahead of Anaso Jobodwana of South Africa. Ramon Gittens of Barbados took the third automatic spot in 10.19.
Bolt said “It’s feeling good, I got it (first round) done,” but made it clear that “going into the semis now I’m going to turn it up a little bit.”
Gitten said he was “happy with my first round performance, but have some cleaning up to do for the semi-finals.”
Kemar Bailey-Cole won his 100m heat in 10.02 to be the fastest Caribbean man of the day.
He was in control of his race from early, giving Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre, who came with a final rush, no chance to get back – his time 10.12. Guyanese Adam Harris 10.30 did not make it.
Bailey-Cole said he did what he was told to do, while noting “I felt pretty comfortable getting through the heat going into the semi-finals.”
Another Jamaican, Nesta Carter, won heat 2 in 10.11 while his training partner and Barbadian Andrew Hinds was fifth in 10.38.
Keston Bledman ran 10.02, the joint fastest Caribbean time, to finish second behind American Justin Gatlin in heat 3.
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Antoine Adams, who was fourth in 10.18, advanced as one of the fastest lowers.
Adams, who at the time of the interview was waiting to find out if he made the semi-finals, promised, “I know it will be better in the semi-finals.”
Richard Thompson of Trinidad & Tobago 10.14, Jason Rodgers of St. Kitts and Nevis 10.19 and Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade 10.12 also got places in the semi-finals.
American Mike Rodgers 9.98 and Justin Gatlin 9.99 are the only sprinters under 10 seconds.
Rodgers said “I want to get a better race in for the semi-finals, hopefully coming out with a personal best.”
Meanwhile, only one Jamaican made it through the first round of the women’s 400m.
Novlene Williams-Mills, a breast cancer survivor, leads the way into the semi-finals with 50.83 seconds. She was second behind Russian Kseniya Ryzhova 50.69 in heat 4.
“It’s always good to get the first round out of the way, because getting into the semi-finals means you are on your way,” said Williams-Mills.
Stephenie McPherson, who ran earlier, led for the first 160 metres before easing up for American Francena McCorory to take victory in 50.56.
McPherson was comfortable in 50.98 for second.
McPherson said, “I’m comfortable with the performance, but I wanted to go a little shower.”
Jamaica’s third entrance, Patricia Hall, was third in her heat, 52.20, behind Amantle Montsho of Botswana 50.75 and Nigerian Regina George 51.01.
In the women’s long jump, Chantel Malone of British Virgin Islands 6.40m, Bahamian Bianca Stuart 6.35m and Francine Simpson of Jamaica with three foul jumps, failed to make progress.