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Usain Bolt finishes with third bronze in final race

American runners edge out Jamaican legend at world championships

Handan Kazancı  | 06.08.2017 - Update : 07.08.2017
Usain Bolt finishes with third bronze in final race LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 05: (From L to R) Christian Coleman of USA, Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Jimmy Vicaut of France compete in the men's 100m final during the "IAAF Athletics World Championships London 2017" at London Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom on August 5, 2017. ( Mustafa Yalçın - Anadolu Agency )

Ankara

By Doga Kirmizioglu

ANKARA

Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, hailed as the greatest sprinter of all time, finished with a bronze medal in his final 100m race Saturday in London.

American sprinter Justin Gatlin, 35, twice banned for doping, unexpectedly won the gold medal in 9.92 seconds at the 16th World Athletics Championships.

Christian Coleman, 21, also from the U.S. took silver in a time of 9.94 seconds.

The holder of world records in three distances and an 11-time world champion, Bolt, 30, finished his final solo race in 9.95 seconds.

Twenty-seven Turkish athletes are taking part in the championships that began Friday.

Organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the competition run through Aug. 13.


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