He knew how this night was going to go.
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Gatlin was suspended for one year after testing positive for illegal drugs (amphetamines) in 2001 and for four years in 2006 because of testing positive for artificially high levels of testosterone, according to reports. Throw in two more Olympic and four world championship 4x100m relay golds and the world record in all three events and that is total and utter domination.
“This has outdone all of my expectations and I am proud to say I have made history”, he said. “This is the Olympics that I have to do it at”.
Gatlin, who had been booed by the Rio crowd as he was introduced, crossed in 9.89sec with De Grasse just behind in 9.91.
Six sprinters ran under 10 seconds, tying the record number from the 1991 World Championship and the 2008 Olympics. He’s joyful and relaxed while destroying the rest of the field.
But Bolt isn’t done quite yet. “When I saw the draw and my first match would be Djokovic, I said, ‘OK, it’s going to be a short tournament.'” A short tournament it was not.
Bolt has repeatedly said he wants to be the first man to dip under 19 seconds for the 200m.
“It’s hilarious watching Usain Bolt smiling running while everyone else’s face is pure struggle”, @okemak tweeted.
“After the semi-final I felt extremely good”, Bolt added.
His 100m Gold at Rio 2016 Olympics, with time of 9.81 seconds, is his third and the first time a man has achieved this feat.
With cheers for the chosen one and boos for cartoon villain Justin Gatlin, a city that had been slow on the uptake for athletics saved its carnival spirit for arguably the greatest ringmaster the sport has known.
“Do I think people who have been caught for doping offences should be on the team?” But the sport’s governing body banned her from the Olympics last week after receiving what it said was new information. “Evil” story line that has been pitched by the media for all these years, and they let the American have it. And they weren’t disappointed as the fastest man on Earth did what he does best – fly past his competition and celebrate in his own unique style. “I’d like to see everyone have respect in the audience, as well”.
The Frenchman took to Twitter to congratulate Bolt, and posted a picture of his plan to end the United fan’s dominance.
Chants of “Bolt, Bolt, Bolt” rang out from the near-capacity stadium. The show lived up to its billing.
But this was not Bolt at his fastest.
The diving gold was also Shi’s second after she won the women’s 3m synchronized springboard with Wu Minxia days ago.
It was not Bolt at his toughest. Biles led the Americans to team gold last week before claiming Olympic all-around gold.
But it certainly took hard work.
“A lot of athletes might perform well, but it’s more important to perform at the right time … that’s the kind of character he is”.
It was better than that.
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On August 16 (Tuesday), Bolt will be back on the track to compete in the 200m heats.
