Showing posts with label Usain Bolt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Usain Bolt. Show all posts

Saturday, 5 August 2017

Usain Bolt sweet retirement blown up by Gatlin

Usain Bolt has just lost his final race in the 100m  at the IAAF meet in London with American Justin Gatlin clocking a time of 9.92s to win gold.

Gatlin won his second world 100m title 12 years after his first to ruin the 8-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt's final individual race.

Bolt, who retires after next week's 4x100m relay, was third behind Americans Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman (9.94).

The Jamaican 9.95 seconds equalled his best effort of 2017 but he always trailed.

Gatlin - banned twice for doping - was booed before the race and celebrated wildly, holding his hands to his ears.

The 35-year-old - in lane eight - was behind his compatriot Coleman from the blocks but wore down the margin in the closing 20 metres to take his first major title since 2005.

The 11-time gold medalist at the World Championship era might just have come to an end in sprint, he remains the fastest man in history with a record of 9.58s in 100m and 19.19 in 200m.

Farewell to the lightning bolt.