Bolt v Gatlin

**Fenster** · 08-24-2015 05:35 PM

Gatlin lost his form in the final 10 yards because he could see Bolt was alongside him, started rocking and rolling all over the shop then dipped to soon.

The great Michael Johnson will back me up.

Gatlin was the favourite going into the final. After seeing the heats he looked a cert.

**Master** · 08-24-2015 11:57 PM

The prick will not talk to us.

“Justin, as well as I, feel that the British media and journalists have been extremely unkind to him. There’s been nothing positive said about him now for some time. Every characterisation is solely about doping and vilifying him,” his agent Renaldo Nehemiah told the Guardian.

He feels unfairly singled out given there were three other competitors in the final who had also served doping bans (the Americans Tyson Gay and Mike Rodgers, along with Bolt’s Jamaican team-mate Asafa Powell).

**chinchekked** · 08-25-2015 12:15 AM

So glad Bolt won this, however I agree that Gatlin shouldn't be the only one vilified when 3 other runners in the final had positive test previously.

X · 08-25-2015 04:57 AM

But Gatlin has managed to fail drugs tests TWICE as many times as those others?

**Master** · 08-26-2015 12:30 AM

There is going to be a rematch in the 200 meters.

X · 08-26-2015 07:50 AM

its ironic.

bolt was the beloved massive underdog in the 100 metres, past his best, out of form, coming back from injury, facing a dominant monster (who ALLEGEDLY may still be benefitting from doping) and who is deeply unpopular.

I think Bolt won't by out psyching Gatlin. He lost his form and technique and tried to blast his was to the finish line but badly tied up at the end

Sound familiar?

Bolts best event is the 200 metres. but Gatlin is still the form runner, and he won't make the same mistake again IMO. I hope Bolt wins, but I can see another upset here

I wonder what would have happened if Ali had a rematch with Foreman?

**Memphis** · 08-26-2015 06:30 PM

I totally got caught up in the Good V Evil pantomime. I didn't think Bolt was going to get the job done after he fell down the track in the semi. What a turn around though. Gatlin's arsehole fell out once he saw the imposing figure of Bolt looming down on him. The 200 gives Bolt even more of a chance to get on Gatlins shoulder, I wouldn't be surprised to see Gatlin fall apart again, he's like the reverse of Sea Biscuit.

**Fenster** · 08-26-2015 08:31 PM

Gatlin looked the bollocks in the semi easing down to 19.87, then Bolt ran 19.96 but clearly stopped running with 50 yards to go.

2/5 Bolt
7/4 Gatlin

Gatlin's getting chinned again.

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 08-26-2015 11:27 PM

I'm afraid that Gatlin will get this.

Bolt had the quickest reaction time out of the block in the 100m and was fortunate that Gatlin flopped at the end.
Gatlin genuinely appears to have the better speed of the two. Speed endurance is a factor too but I feel Gatlin will benefit from the bigger margin of error and Bolts sub par form (by his standards).

On a happier note, I've seen the 100m final on YouTube in about 4 different languages and it's clear just how relieved they are that Bolt won.