September 13 - Usain Bolt brought the curtain down on another record-breaking season in Thessaloniki onight when he cruised to victory in the 200 metres at the World Athletics Final - but  had to share top billing with America's Carmelita Jeter (pictured) who ran the third fastest women's 100m of all time.


Bolt won the 200m in 19.68sec, the fourth fastest in history despite the Jamaican's obvious tiredness in what was his 32nd race of the year.

Bolt was to have completed his season by running in Shanghai, on September 20, and Daegu, in South Korea, five days later, but he has already pulled out of both meetings, citing fatigue.

He said: "I am happy that the season is over, I didn't want to get injured.

"Now I want to go home and rest for six weeks."

Meanwhile, Jeter's winning time of 10.67 was the third fastest women's 100m in history.

Only compatriots, the late Florence Griffith-Joyner, who set the world record of 10.49, and Marion Jones, with 10.65, have gone faster, although both times are suspected of having been drug-assisted. 

Jeter, the 29-year-old bronze medallist at the World Championships in Berlin last month, was running in perfect conditions and edged Jamaican duo Shelly-Ann Fraser, who ran 10.89, and Kerron Stewart, 10.90, who were first and second in the German capital respectively.

Jeter said: "I went quicker than in Berlin because this year I changed my coach and it took a little time to find my rhythm."

Jeter, who is now working with Maurice Greene's former coach John Smith, said: "It's a question of confidence.

"I have started to have a positive attitude.

"I imagine that I can run even faster.

"To beat the world record would be a dream but it's getting closer."

In other events, New Zealand's Olympic and world champion shot putter Valerie Vili and world high jump queen Blanka Vlasic of Croatia were also winners.

Vili won with a throw of 21.07 metres, the best mark since 2005.

Vlasic took the women's high jump but still was unable to break Stefka Kostadinova's 22-year-old world record of 2.09m, despite a narrow failure.

She had to settle with winning with an effort of 2.04m.

Vlasic said: "I'm not that far away.

"One day I'll beat it."