Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic champion, got off to a good start and pulled away from the field after 60 meters, finishing in 9.92 seconds -- the fastest time in the world this year.

Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic champion, got off to a good start and pulled away from the field after 60 meters, finishing in 9.92 seconds -- the fastest time in the world this year.

Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic champion, got off to a good start and pulled away from the field after 60 meters, finishing in 9.92 seconds -- the fastest time in the world this year.

Justin Gatlin got his season off to a winning start at the Diamond League in Doha on Friday, posting a world lead time of 9.74 seconds to win the men's 100 metres.

Bolt stumbled at the start of another unconvincing run in the semi-finals, but rose to the occasion when it mattered most at the Bird"s Nest Stadium on Sunday to win in 9.79 seconds.

That Gatlin burst from the blocks faster was no surprise; Bolt was his typically slow self in unfurling his 6-foot-5 frame from the start.

Usain Bolt says he was as surprised as anyone when Justin Gatlin failed to advance to Thursday's 200-meter final. "Everybody's in shock," Bolt told BBC Radio 5 Live of Gatlin after the Jamaican ...

Justin Gatlin cruised to victory in the 100 meters at the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Sunday, while Chinese hurdler Xie Wenjun got the loudest cheer of the night by upsetting world champion ...