On February 11, 2022, the first flyer of the United States, Gatlin, announced his retirement on this day, and today is also his fortieth birthday, the only American first flyer who has beaten Bolt on the field has retired, which also means that we will say goodbye to the track and field superstar forever.
Justin Gatlin, what a dazzling presence, since he entered the track and field field in 2000, to this year has gone through 22 years, in these 22 years he has created countless glory, won three medals at the Athens Olympic Games, although he missed the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games because of the ban, but in his subsequent racing career, his achievements are still the most track and field athletes look up to. His extremely long period of strength is also unique in the history of world athletics, and because of his low running posture, he is also known as the "ground-attached flying machine". At the 2017 World Championships in London, Justin Gatlin finally beat his lifelong rival, Usain Bolt, with a time of 9.92 seconds. It was also the only time he had beaten Bolt, and Gatlin was 35 years old.
After that, Justin Gatlin won the world championships many times, and on his 40th birthday, he finally said goodbye to his career. Although he left the track and field field, but like Lewis, Bolt and many other track and field legends who left the track and field field, his spirit, his love for athletics, the spiritual torch of sports will be passed on forever, and his departure has also made the history of athletics one more milestone, and the great Justin Gatlin will eventually be remembered by the world.
His persistence, his hard work to give the world people spiritual wealth, he played against Bolt on the field for seven years, but in the previous years has not been able to surpass Bolt, but he has never given up, kung fu pays off, in 2017 finally achieved the goal of defeating Bolt, breaking the myth of Bolt's undefeated. Following Bolt's retirement, Gatlin also retired, representing that the 100-meter five tigers of an era have left two people, which also indicates that the era is coming to an end.
Bolt peaked for 10 years, threatening to challenge him innumerable numbers, and only Gatling can succeed, which is the difference between the world's top masters and first-class athletes. Maybe in the future, we will never meet a rival or friend like Bolt and Gatling!
For Gatlin's retirement, we are not only sorry, but also a relief, the 40-year-old Gatlin is indeed not suitable to continue to run on the field, and he should also take a break after 22 years of running. So what is everyone's attitude towards Gatlin's retirement?