American Tyson Gay beat Usain Bolt in the 100 metres at the DN Galan meet Friday while Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep captured a silver medal in women’s hurdles.

Lopes-Schliep, from Whitby, Ont., finished second in the 100-metre hurdles in a time of 12.59 seconds. Australia’s Sally Pearson won gold in 12.57 while American Lolo Jones was third in 12.70.

“After my heat, my goal was to get out much faster in the final, I felt I got out better but it was at hurdle seven I felt my legs start working and I began to reel in the girls,” Lopes-Schliep said in an email. “I’m very happy with a second place in such a deep field.

The result brings Lopes-Schliep within three points of Jones for the overall Diamond League hurdles result.

“This is my second-fastest race of the season so things are coming together very nicely,” said Lopes-Schliep.

Perdita Felicien of Pickering, Ont., was fifth in 12.79.

Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., was fifth in the men’s shot put with a throw of 20.61 metres. American Christian Cantwell threw 22.09 to win the gold.

Gay finished first in 9.84 seconds while Bolt was second in 9.97.

The American always looked in complete control against the world record-holder Bolt, who was straining to keep up with Gay by the end of the highly anticipated race.

A sellout crowd in the Olympic Stadium was silent before the race between the two fastest men of all time. And the tension increased even further after two false starts.

The sprinters both looked like they left plenty in reserve when they cruised through the heats, and so it proved when it came to the final.

“I’m really happy with the win, even though Usain Bolt isn’t in the best shape,” Gay said. “It was very important to beat someone like that for the fans and the sport.

“My body worked well today, I was excited and motivated.”

Bolt has ran faster this year, timing 9.82 a month ago in Lausanne, Switzerland.

“I think (today) showed that I wasn’t in the best of shape,” Bolt said. “I’m not unbeatable. I can be beaten and it showed today.

“This is my easy season. If you don’t beat me this season it’s not going to happen next season because next year is a championship year.”

Richard Thompson of Trinidad finished third in 10.10.

Asafa Powell of Jamaica pulled out of the race on Wednesday with a back injury, denying fans the chance to see the first race between the world’s three fastest men since Bolt stormed to a new world record of 9.58 last August at the world championships in Berlin.