Bolt and Gatling once fell in love and killed each other on the field, the two were enemies and like friends, and Bolt once left a message: "I will always respect Justin Gatlin and call him a great player." ”
In terms of famous matches alone, Bolt and Gatlin have played each other 6 times. The first time, at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, when Gatlin was 23 years old, and the 19-year-old Bolt was still a young player who ran 200 meters, in the final Bolt was only eighth in the 200 meters due to injury, and Gatlin was the champion of 100 meters and 200 meters; the second time, Bolt defeated Gatlin at the London Olympics; the third time, in 2013, Gatlin won the championship in 9.94 seconds in the 100 meters of Rome in the International Diamond League. Bolt was only 0.01 seconds away; the fourth time, at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Bolt won the championship in 9.77 seconds, and Gatlin ran 9.85 seconds; the fifth time, Bolt won in 9.79 seconds at the Beijing World Championships, a difference of 0.01 seconds; the sixth time, at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Bolt won the championship in 9.81 seconds, and Gatlin finished second in 9.89 seconds.
In the final showdown, the 35-year-old Gatlin defeated Bolt in 9.92 seconds at the 2017 World Championships in London, and after the match, Gatlin knelt on the field to thank Bolt, who also congratulated Gatlin on winning the championship. Overall, Gatlin won three and lost five.
Today, Bolt has retired, and Gatlin, who is nearly 38 years old, is still on the field. What keeps Gatling on the runway? What was the perseverance that kept the nearly 38-year-old Gatlin on the field? What is the belief that makes him never give up! Maybe it's a dream, a love of athletics!
Born in 1982, Justin Gatlin is a gifted athlete who won the gold medal in 9.85 seconds at the 100-meter race at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the men's 100m and 200m titles at the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. In 2012, Gatlin won the 100m event at the International Diamond League in Doha with 9.87 seconds; in 2013, Gatlin won in 9.94 seconds in the IAAF Diamond League in Monaco; in June 2017, Gatlin, 35, won the championship in 9.96 seconds and successfully qualified for the 100m single event at the World Championships in London; in 2018, Gatlin won the men's 100m championship at the IAAF Challenge in Ostrava, Czech Republic... It has to be said that Gatlin really loves athletics and has perseverance.
"People are not afraid to make mistakes, but what is terrible is to do the wrong things all their lives." Although Gatling did get banned for failing a drug test or taking doping, he could not compete in any tournament for several years. Although taking the medicine is not right, but for the 24-year-old Gatlin this is simply the best years of wasting potential, 24 years old, an explosive, mental, endurance... Both are extremely active in age, however, Gatlin can not continue to create his glory, in the end is still young and ignorant... However, from the glory of the medals he won after the resumption, Gatlin did not bury his talent for running during the time of the ban, he may quietly train, struggle, work hard... It can be seen from this that Gatling's enthusiasm for athletics is indeed extremely high.
In addition, the nearly 38-year-old Gatlin said that he will no longer participate in various world championships, but will concentrate on preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics! It is worth mentioning that if Gatling wins another Olympic medal in the men's 100 meters, he will become the Olympic champion with the longest gold span in human history in the 100 meters. No wonder Bolt left the message" "I will always respect Justin Gatlin and call him a great player." "At the same time, I believe that Gatlin will have a superhuman performance at the nearby Tokyo Olympics!"