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Tyson Gay's surgically repaired hip felt better than he could have envisioned after running his first 100-meter race in nearly a year.
Sure, the hip ached when he woke up the next morning, but only a slight twinge.
Gay entered the ''B'' 100-meter race Saturday at the Adidas Grand Prix, finishing in a time of 10.00 seconds as he ran into a headwind.
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Tyson Gay returns to competition with 10.0 100
Former world champion Tyson Gay has made a successful return to competition, running the 100 meters in 10.0 seconds into a headwind at the Adidas Grand Prix.
The 29-year-old American had not raced since hip surgery last July. He entered the ''B'' final of the 100 on Saturday to get some race experience before the U.S. Olympic trials at the end of the month.
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Del Potro withdraws from Queen's
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The tournament, a warm-up event for Wimbledon, starts on Monday.
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