Usain Bolt’s bronze: ‘Final insult’, ‘sour taste’ - Twitter reacts to Justin Gatlin’s win

Usain Bolt finished third in the last 100m solo race of his career at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics on Saturday. Justin Gatlin won the race beating fellow American Christian Coleman and the Jamaican.

Published on: Aug 6, 2017, 08:45:37 IST

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Justin Gatlin shrugged off the boos to stun Usain Bolt in the 100m final at the World Championships of Athletics on Saturday.

Usain Bolt (R) hugs Justin Gatlin after the final of the men's 100m at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics in London on Saturday. (AFP)

Bolt was unable to end his illustrious career with yet another individual gold, finishing third as Gatlin triumphed.The iconic Jamaican had to settle for bronze despite matching his season’s best of 9.95 seconds as his long-time American rival Gatlin denied him a final slice of individual glory by three hundredths of a second. Promising prospect Christian Coleman claimed the silver medal with a 9.94-second run.

Fans at the stadium, however, booed Gatlin and many on =social media were harsh as well. However, many former athletes congratulated both Usain Bolt and Gatlin

“FINAL INSULT...WHAT A DOPE.”, Mail on Sunday tweeted their sports front page, condemning Gatlin who has served two doping bans.

Here are some of the other tweets:

Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin will return to the track again next weekend, for the 4x100 relay competition at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics.

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