Usain Bolt again races to the rescue

Usain Bolt rode to the rescue of his beleaguered sport in the toughest race of his career as he dashed Justin Gatlin’s hopes of 100m gold at the World Championships in Beijing.

Usain Bolt again races to the rescue

The Jamaican lived up to his billing as the saviour of athletics as he held off the challenge of the two-time drug cheat to win in 9.79 seconds at the Bird’s Nest Stadium.

Gatlin stumbled across the line 0.01secs behind as the crisis-hit sport breathed a huge sigh of relief.

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