Olympic champion Gatlin sprints to world gold

AMERICA’S Justin Gatlin earned his mantle among the greats of sprinting last night as he added the world 100 metres title to the Olympic crown he won last year.

The 23-year-old timed a season’s personal best 9.88 seconds while Michael Frater of Jamaica took silver with 10.05sec and reigning world champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis taking bronze with a similar time.

Gatlin, who joins the likes of Carl Lewis, Donovan Bailey and Maurice Greene as holders of both titles, stormed home metres clear after overcoming a slow start.