Shocker Usain Bolt
Beaten by Justin Gatlin in 100m in Rome...
US sprinter
Justin Gatlin beat six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt in the men's 100 metres
race at the Rome Golden Gala, Diamond League, which took place today. Justin
beat Usain by one-hundredth of a second, that's like 1% of a second. Justin
actually had to dip his head over the line to win in 9.94 seconds. Usain came
in 9.95.
Usain was
making his first appearance in the Diamond League this season since his recent
recovery from a hamstring injury. Usain explained what happened to him:
"I got
the perfect start that I wanted, then about five steps in I stumbled a bit and
that kind of threw my game off. My legs didn't feel like my legs coming into
the straight. I guess I need to do more strength work. I think I just need time
to get it back together but the fact I got a good start threw me off. At least
I got under 10 seconds.
"It is always a good thing to lose. You
can figure how to step it up. I knew I wasn't in great shape but I'm not
worried. It takes time to get back into shape and I didn't expect much from
this race."
Usain's next
race will be in the men's 200m in next Thursday's Diamond League meeting in
Oslo.
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