Gay edges Devonish in the rain

Devonish continued his recent fine form but was edged out by the American star, who clocked a time of 10.13 seconds.

However, the British team captain had the satisfaction of beating European champion Francis Obikwelu, who recorded 10.24secs in a slow race ruined by a wet track at the Don Valley Stadium.

Gay - whose time of 9.84secs at the United States Championships is the fastest in the world this year - was, not surprisingly, well shy of Asafa Powell's world record of 9.77secs.