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 byone-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 appearancein 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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