BackUsain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win 4th straight 200 metres world title
Bolt ran the fastest time of the year in 19.55 seconds to win the world 200 metres title
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Beijing: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt ran the fastest time of the year in 19.55 seconds to win the world 200 metres title for a record fourth time and sweep the individual sprints at a major global championships for a fifth time on Thursday.
Five days after beating Justin Gatlin to win the 100 metres, the 29-year-old Olympic champion and world record holder again proved too strong for in-form American, who finished second in 19.74 seconds.
Anasco Jobodwana took bronze in 19.87 for South Africa.
The victory gave Bolt a record-extending 10th world championship gold medal and he could yet win an 11th as part of Jamaica’s 4x100 metre relay team on Saturday. Reuters
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