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'You've got to win' - Blake fastest into 100m final after Bolt warning

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Jamaica's 100m finalist Yohan Blake. [Photo: Courtesy]

Yohan Blake stormed into Monday's Commonwealth Games 100 metres final spurred by a message from Usain Bolt, who told his fellow Jamaican: "You've got to win."

Blake clocked 10.06sec to qualify quickest and he did it with ease, looking across twice at a fast-closing Adam Gemili of England in his semi-final on Sunday.

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