It wasn’t even close this time. Usain Bolt of Jamaica overpowered American rival Justin Gatlin ;to win the 200 meters Thursday at the track and field World Championships in Beijing. The race was tight between the two until the straightaway, when ;Bolt pulled away ;to clock an eased-up 19.55 seconds to Gatlin’s 19.74, numerous outlets reported. ;Anaso Jobodwana of South Africa took the bronze in 19.87. Bolt had defeated Gatlin by just a hundredth of a second in the 100 meters on Sunday. ;Bolt is the 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion in both the 100 and 200 meters; Gatlin is the 2004 Olympic champion in the 100. Unlike Sunday’s race, ;this time, there was no contest. He had a much tougher opponent in an out-of-control Segway…
It wasn’t even close this time. Usain Bolt of Jamaica overpowered American rival Justin Gatlin ;to win the 200 meters Thursday at the track and field World Championships in Beijing.
The race was tight between the two until the straightaway, when ;Bolt pulled away ;to clock an eased-up 19.55 seconds to Gatlin’s 19.74, numerous outlets reported. ;Anaso Jobodwana of South Africa took the bronze in 19.87.
Bolt had defeated Gatlin by just a hundredth of a second in the 100 meters on Sunday. ;Bolt is the 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion in both the 100 and 200 meters; Gatlin is the 2004 Olympic champion in the 100.
Unlike Sunday’s race, ;this time, there was no contest.
He had a much tougher opponent in an out-of-control Segway afterward.
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