Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt dipped below 10 seconds to win the 100m in 9.87 at the Anniversary Games.
The Jamaican, who has been struggling for form and
fitness, won both his heat and the final in the same time in wet
conditions at the Olympic Stadium.
"I really wanted to run faster," said Bolt, 28, who defends his world title next month. "But it's getting there."
Meanwhile, Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah received a great reception as he won the 3,000m.
Bolt's performances were season's bests and equal sixth-fastest times of the year over the distance.
Bolt had only raced once over 100m in 2015 before Friday - 10.12 seconds in April.
Competing on the track where he won three gold medals at London 2012, Bolt started poorly in the final but overpowered his rivals in the last 10m.
America's Michael Rodgers was 0.03secs behind in second, while Bolt's compatriot Kemar Bailey-Cole was third in a personal best 9.92.
Significantly, British 100m champion CJ Ujah ran under 10 seconds for the second time in his career, equalling his personal best 9.96 on a chilly London evening.
With less than a month until the World Championships in Beijing, it was a night full of promise for the 21-year-old Briton which suggests he can can compete with the best in the Chinese capital.
He finished ahead of Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut, the fourth-fastest man this season, and compatriot James Dasaolu, who was ninth in a disappointing 10.19.
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