The Olympic stadium track, which has been being dubbed the magic carpet, is already producing some extraordinary times with America's third-string representative, Ryan Bailey, clocking 9.88sec, the fastest ever first-round time in Games history.
Bolt shrugged off any doubts about his fitness with a heat run which was basically a stroll in the park, jogging to the line over the final 20m to clock 10.09sec.
Although it wasn't without a scare with the world record holder revealing afterwards that he'd stumbled at the start.
Bolt was disqualified for breaking at the start of last year's world championships final which was won by his training partner Yohan Blake.
Blake, who is known as "The Beast", showed he had also come to London at the peak of his powers, clocking 10.00sec in a ridiculously easy heat win.
Bolt is looking to become a legend in London and wants to join the great Carl Lewis as the only men to win back-to-back Olympic 100m titles.
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