Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win world 100m title
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt retains the 100m title at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing with the season's best run of 9.79 seconds. Star file photo
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin by one hundredth of a second to retain the 100m title at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Bolt had stumbled out of the blocks in winning his semi-final but found a season's best run of 9.79 seconds to win the title for the third time.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Gatlin, 33, had been unbeaten in 28 races and started as favourite after running 9.77secs in his semi-final.
But Bolt, 29 had a much better start in the final and won his ninth world gold.
America's Trayvon Bromwell and Canada's Andre De Grasse were both awarded a bronze medal after clocking identical times of 9.911secs.
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