He knew exactly how this night was going to go. “At the age of 34, to race these young guys and still make the podium feels so good”, Gatlin stated after the race where he placed second to Bolt, who said he was shocked to see lots of booing against the American.
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“So I’m going to run with that one”, he said on what the next step up would be. “This is the Olympics that I have to do it at, so I came here focused and ready to go and it was brilliant”.
TRACK CYCLING: Jason Kenny defeated Callum Skinner in an all-Britain final inside the velodrome to defend his individual sprint Olympic gold and win his second gold of the Rio Games.
United States’ Justin Gatlin reacts at the end of the 100-meter men’s race where he won silver during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.
He has already swept aside pretty much every sprinter who had any claim on being the greatest. Andre de Grasse of Canada took the bronze. “Two more golds to go and I can sign off. Immortal”.
He is sure to be pushed by American LaShawn Merritt – who set the fastest time in the world this year – and South African Wayde van Niekerk. But by the time you get back and relax, it is time to go back out.
You knew he could do it, he knew he could do it.
Bolt’s win – his 18th gold in Olympic and World Championships since 2008 – averted what might have been a public relations disaster for the drug-tarnished world of track and field.
Things get more serious as the single-elimination quarterfinals begin Tuesday with the USA (5-0) facing Japan.
The 19-year-old Texan has won the past three world championships and has a record 10 worlds gold medals. Elena Delle Donne was accidently poked in the eye by Tamika Catchings during warmups and didn’t play.
GOLF: Great Britain’s Justin Rose delivered a gold medal performance that was worth a 112-year wait.
Even for a major champion, this was more than he ever imagined. I guess some people are more vocal than others. “The medal ceremony is what it’s all about, really”.
The 29-year-old began glancing from side to side and smiling at around 60 metres into the semi-final. Rose came to Rio to watch, and to win.
Juan Martin del Potro has a shot at gold after overcoming 2008 victor Rafael Nadal in Saturday’s second semifinal. The crowd roared for the most popular man at the Olympics. It was No. 7 over three Olympics for Bolt, and the odds are he will have two more before these Olympics come to a close.
Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has completed one-third of the ideal script for his final Olympic appearance in Rio after clinching the 100m gold by clocking in at 9.81 seconds.
Usain Bolt is still on for a “triple triple” when he takes the track in the 200m race and the 4X100m relay.
The world champion on the beam, Biles posted the highest qualifying score in Rio.
Murray won Wimbledon again last month, raising his Grand Slam title count to three.
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Ciara Mageean dejected after failing to qualify for the final of the 1,500m last night. Grenada’s Kirani James is tipped as a hot favorite, and some think he is capable of breaking Michael Johnson’s world record set in 1999, although Johnson has questioned his technique.
