Gatlin makes it 2 in-a-row
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FORMER Olympic champion Justin Gatlin overcame strong headwinds to sprint to his second 100m victory in as many weeks at an World Challenge meeting in Tokyo yesterday.
He broke away from the pack halfway through to clock 10.02 seconds with fellow American Mike Rodgers second at 10.11 and Christophe Lemaitre of France third at 10.31 in the Seiko Golden Grand Prix, the third leg of the second-tier tour of the International Association of Athletics Federations.
“It felt windy but after I got past the 50 mark, I just wanted to stay relaxed,” said the 2004 Athens Olympic champion, who won his first 100m of the season in 10.11 seconds eight days ago at the Jamaican Invitational, another World Challenge event.
Gatlin, who grabbed the bronze at the 2012 London Olympics and finished second to Jamaica’s world record holder Usain Bolt at last year’s world championships, said he would just try to go faster and “put together a good race” this season.
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