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Gatlin Ready to Take on Bolt

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DyeStatPRO.com   May 11th 2015, 2:41pm
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American Justin Gatlin Eager to Measure Up Against Usain Bolt Once Again

Published by The National on May 11, 2015

Justin Gatlin ruled the track last season in a very Usain Bolt-like fashion: 18 wins in 18 races.

Impressive and all, but comes with a tiny caveat: Bolt never lined up in the lane next to Gatlin last summer. The Jamaican world-record holder took time off to heal nagging injuries since there were no major meets.

Now bring on the planet’s fastest sprinter, though their first 100-metre showdown may not take place until August at the world championships in Beijing.

The wait is fine with Gatlin – builds intrigue. It also gives the 33-year-old American more time to get up to speed in the 200 as well, because he’s going after both of Bolt’s world titles. 

In new shoes, too, after returning to Nike, the company that dropped him after his doping offence in 2006 led to a four-year ban.

“Usain’s obviously the gold standard,” said Gatlin, who kicks off the defence of his 100-metre Diamond League crown in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. “I can’t sit here and belittle him and say, ‘Hey man, he’s not the guy.’ Because he is the guy. He’s broken a lot of records people thought were unbreakable.”



Read the full article at: www.thenational.ae

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