Athletics: Usain Bolt through to men's 100m final

Jamaica's Usain Bolt, second left, looks across at United States' Christian Coleman, second right, during a Men's 100m semifinal. Photo / AP.

Usain Bolt is through to the men's 100 metre final at the World Athletics Championships in London.

The Jamaican has finished second behind American Christian Coleman in his semi-final, crossing the line in 9.98 seconds.

Coleman was 0.01 seconds quicker, to record the quickest time of the semi finals.

Other notable figures to advance is American Justin Gatlin, Jamaican Yohan Blake and Great Britain's home town hope Reece Prescod.

The 100m final at London's Olympic Stadium is at 8:45am.