BERLIN, June 1, 2008 (AFP) - Nesta Carter put the finishing touch on a great day for Jamaican sprinting when he won the men's 100m at the Golden League meeting here on Sunday.

His time of 10.08sec was way outside Usain Bolt's new world record of 9.72sec set in New York on Saturday night, but he claimed he would put in a spirited challenge for a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics behind Asafa Powell and Bolt.

Carter said after his win at the Olympic stadium that Jamaican sprinting had been put on the map this weekend. 'It has been a big day for Jamaica when Usain Bolt got the world record. I also contributed to it with this win.

'I think third spot after Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt is open for the Olympic Games at 100 metres and I want that place.

And on his victory, where he beat out Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis (10.12) and American Ivory Williams (10.13) into second and third spot, Carter said: 'It was a pretty good start, but I was not expecting a win today.'

Bolt had clocked a world record of 9.72sec to electrify the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meeting in New York.

The 21-year-old broke the previous record of 9.74 set by compatriot Asafa Powell in Rieti, Italy, on September 9, 2007.

With a favorable wind of 1.7m/sec, Bolt finished ahead of 100m and 200m World Champion Tyson Gay of the United States (9.85) and American Darvis Patton (10.07).

On a night when thunderstorms and the threat of lightning forced a 45 minute disruption to the action - and that after the start of the meet was delayed for an hour - Bolt delivered the real jolt of the night.

The 1.95m tall Jamaican immediately became the man to beat as the athletics season builds toward the Beijing Olympics in August, with Gay, Powell and the rest of the world's sprinters relegated to the role of challengers.

'This world record doesn't mean a thing unless I get the Olympic gold medal, or win at the World Championships,' he said.