Alexandra Tavernier of France was third at 74.02.Australian Film Institute Award Nomination Best Children's Television Drama Escape of the Artful Dodger 2002 Zhang Wenxiu of China won the silver medal in 76.33, ending a sequence of three consecutive bronze medals at the worlds. The 30-year-old Polish thrower set the world record of 81.08 meters on Aug. On a night of great performances, Anita Wlodarczyk broke the championship record twice on consecutive throws to win her second world title in the women’s hammer throw with a mark of 80.85 meters. A few minutes later, Bolt pulled away again with his 10th.
In the race preceding the men’s 200, Felix won her first gold medal in the 400 meters and ever so briefly matched Bolt’s record of nine golds in the world championships. In the end, Taylor narrowly missed the 18.29 world record which Jonathan Edwards set at the world championships in Gothenburg in 1995. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist and 2011 world champion has been in a duel all season with Pichardo, with both clearing the 18-meter mark in the last two months to raise the prospect of the world record falling in Beijing. Taylor produced the second-best triple jump of all time with a leap of 18.21 meters on his final attempt to pad his lead over rival Pablo Pichardo of Cuba. In the absence of gold from Gatlin, triple jumper Christian Taylor and Allyson Felix made up for it for the United States, both with superlative performances. The Jamaican, however, had been struggling with injury since winning his third straight 200 title at the 2013 world championships in Moscow.īehind Gatlin, Anaso Jobodwana won bronze with a South African record of 19.87. Seven years ago, Bolt started his amazing run of gold at the Beijing Olympics and has not lost a major 200 race since. Gatlin, sitting beside him, retorted: “I want my money back. By the end of their second showdown, however, they were joking with each other like boyhood buddies.Įxplaining the cameraman incident to reporters, Bolt said: “The rumor I’m trying to start right now is that Justin Gatlin paid him off.” Evil” because Gatlin served a four-year doping suspension midway through his career. Their rivalry in Beijing had been cast by some as “Good vs. Once he sat down to savor his victory on a trackside chair, the American came over to congratulate Bolt and the two rivals shook hands and chatted. “Running pretty well.”īolt is now 2-0 in Beijing against Gatlin, who had been unbeaten in two seasons, with only the 4×100 relay to come on Saturday. “I am the oldest man in the field and still running,” Gatlin said. This season was supposed to be Gatlin’s best chance to challenge Bolt and despite the best times of his career at 33, he still came up short when it counted. 01-second edge Bolt had in Sunday’s 100 final. And despite slowing down, he still beat Gatlin by. With the clock reading 19.55 seconds, Bolt set the best time of the season. After two years of doubt and worries that age had started to affect the bearded champion at 29, he again displayed the wide grin of a teenager. He capped his performance with his trademark “Lightning Bolt” pose. “There was no doubt,” Bolt said after winning his fourth 200 world title in a row to add to two Olympic titles. With nothing in sight, Bolt lifted both arms and punched his thumbs into his chest to show once again he is the greatest sprinter of all time. After bursting through the bend and powering down the finishing straight with no one close, Bolt had time to look left for Gatlin’s red jersey. The unrivaled Jamaican outran Justin Gatlin again on Thursday in another sprint showdown.
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