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- Explore the presentation of both Justin Gatlin and Usain Bolt in this newspaper report.
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Justin Gatlin celebrates after his shock 100 metres
triumph at the World Championships
But to the dismay of the 60,000 fans packed into the London Stadium it was
American doper Gatlin who stormed to victory.
Gatlin, twice banned for doping, came from nowhere to dip on the line with a
time of 9.92seconds, beating US teammate Christian Coleman into second.
Bolt paid the price for making another shocking start and no matter how hard
he tried to get back on level terms he came up just short and had to settle for
the bronze with a time of 9.95secs.
In extraordinary scenes a stunned London Stadium crowd then started booing
the result, venting their fury at the way the cheat had been able to come back
to the sport twice to inflict such a painful blow on old foe Bolt.
As the American attempted to take a lap of honour, the fans left him in no
doubt he shouldn't as they vented their anger with jeers and abuse.
Instead it was Bolt who took the acclaim of the crowd - bringing the curtain
down on a stunning career which has seen him win eight Olympic titles and 11
world crowns.
For the third race at this competition, Bolt made a woeful start - and unlike in
previous years he was unable to haul back his rivals.
The Jamaican said: "My start killed me. Normally I get better through the
rounds but it didn't come together. The fact I didn't get it is why I lost.
"This was wonderful. I knew they would come out and support me. I'm just sad
I couldn't come out and win.
"The support has been outstanding. They have stood behind me and pushed
me and I really appreciate that."
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Gatlin disappeared from view after a brief run down the home straight, but
when he returned for interviews he was greeted with chants of "cheat, cheat
cheat" while he was live on air.
Gatlin said: "I tuned it out (the boos) through the rounds and stayed the
course. I did what I had to do.
"The people who love me are here cheering for me and cheering at home. I
thought of what I would do if I did win but I didn't do any of that.
"It is Bolt's last race. I have had many victories and many defeats down the
years. It is an amazing occasion.
"We are rivals on the track but in the warm-down area we joke and have a
good time.
"The first thing he did was congratulate me and say that I didn't deserve the
boos. He is an inspiration."
The Sun / News Licensing; text with image:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/athletics/4179736/usain-bolt-justin-gatlin-world-championships/