On Sunday night Bolt won his third World Championships m title in the stadium where it all began at the Olympic Games.
No world record this time — it was a moderate 9. No show-boating at the finish. No time to make even the slightest mistake as he had with a stumble in the first few strides of his semi-final.
He faced the toughest race of his career. Justin Gatlin was on top of the world list, undefeated and seemingly invincible. But in an eerily uncanny mirror image of the semi-finals, Gatlin stumbled and lost form as he strove to hold Bolt off to the line.
Bolt has often said over the years that if he was within reach of anyone at 50 metres, he could beat them home. This night that belief was put to the test.
Bolt was behind Gatlin at half-way, but close enough. You could almost see his self-belief kick in. Troy Dumais Kristian Ipsen. Alexandre Despatie Reuben Ross.
Huo Liang Lin Yue. David Boudia Thomas Finchum. Guo Jingjing Wu Minxia. Tania Cagnotto Francesca Dallape. Julija Pachalina Anastasija Pozdnjakova.
Chen Ruolin Wang Xin. Mary Beth Dunnichay Haley Ishimatsu. Anastasia Davidova Svetlana Romasjina.
Andrea Fuentes Gemma Mengual. Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen. Natalia Isjtjenko Svetlana Romasjina.
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