Gatlin Beats Fastest-Ever 100M Field
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Justin Gatlin kept braving the North Carolina cold to keep practicing, keep working, keep chasing Olympic gold. He finally caught it Sunday night, outrunning the fastest field in Olympic history to become the youngest 100-meter champion in 36 years.
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ATHENS, Aug. 23. - In a shade under ten seconds Justin Gatlin went from a hyperactive boy who used to jump off his parentsâ TV set dressed in a Batman cape to the holder of the most prized title in track-and-field.
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Liu Xiang of China tied the 100-meter hurdles world record and set a new Olympic mark Friday, winning the gold medal in 12.91 seconds.
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A FIERY backroom altercation with an athletics official just before the Olympic 100m final spurred Justin Gatlin to win gold out of anger in one of the fastest races in history.
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It was only the second round of the 100 meters, yet the world's top sprinters already were playing a lightning-quick game of "Can You Top This?" Five men broke 10 seconds Saturday, with Shawn Crawford's time of 9.89 the best of the round. And several top competitors slowed before the end, which means there could be some incredibly fast times in the semifinals and final Sunday night.
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RIETI, Italy  - Asafa Powell showed he had recovered from his disappointing third place at the world championships by breaking his 100 meters world record with a time of 9.74 seconds on Sunday.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Tyson Gay sliced through a headwind for a 9.84-second clocking last night in the most one-sided 100-meter victory at the US track and field championships since electronic timing was instituted 32 years ago.
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Asafa Powell used a strong start to win the 100 meters in 9.83 seconds yesterday at the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany. Battling a head wind, Powell, a Jamaican, was 0.09 seconds short of the world record he set two weeks ago in Italy. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure of Norway was second in 10.06 and Michael Frater of Jamaica third in 10.11.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life last night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100-metre field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds.
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American Tyson Gay won the men's 100 meters in Sunday's IAAF Grand Prix at the Don Valley Stadium in 10.13 seconds, persistent rain ruining any hopes of beating the world record of 9.77.
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Marion Jones easily won the 100 meters at the FBK Games on Sunday, finishing in 11.16 seconds.
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American Justin Gatlin roared from virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men&#39;s 100 meters race on Sunday, upstaging defending champion Maurice Greene and other more illustrious rivals.
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It was only the second round of the 100 meters, yet the world&#39;s top sprinters already were playing a lightning-quick game of &quot;Can You Top This?
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American Justin Gatlin roared from  virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100  meters race on Sunday, upstaging defending champion Maurice  Greene and other more illustrious rivals.
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Reuters Athens Aug 23: American Justin Gatlin roared from virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic menâs 100 metres race yesterday, upstaging defending champion Maurice Greene and other more illustrious rivals.
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It was only a hundredth of a second but Justin Gatlin said it felt like a hundred miles as he won the closest and possibly greatest 100 metres final in Olympic history on Sunday.
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Another American champion was hit with a shocking positive drug test Saturday &#151; Olympic and world 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin. Gatlin said he has been informed that he tested positive for testosterone or other prohibited steroids &#151; the same violation that, only two days ago, threw Floyd Landis' victory in the Tour de France into question.