Athletics: Gatlin Still Confident Of Beating Usain Bolt

Justin Gatlin believes he can still beat sprint rival Usain Bolt, despite two defeats by the Jamaican at the recent World Championships in Beijing.

The American, 33, has run personal bests for the 100m and 200m this season - and says he can still go faster.

"Each year in the last three years I just focus on being a better athlete and trying to improve and that has shown in my performances," he said.

I Won't Race Again In 2015 - Usain Bolt

Jamaica's Usain Bolt's 2015 season is over. The Jamaican sprinter took to Facebook on Monday to announce he will withdraw from the Diamond League final in Brussels, Belgium, this week and take off the remainder of the year to prepare for the Olympic year:

Bolt, 29, finishes 2015 undefeated for the second straight season. He has not lost a race since June 2013, which is the longest undefeated streak of his career, per Nick Zaccardi of NBC Sports.

One of the most decorated sprinters in history, Bolt holds the world record in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He won the gold medal in both events at the 2012 London Games and added another gold with his Jamaican teammates in the 4x100-meter sprint. That run of dominance hasn't subsided over the last three years, as Bolt took home first place in last month's World Championships in all three events.

Usain Bolt Spotted Riding A Megaboard At Heathrow Airport

Usain Bolt has shown the clumsy Segway-riding cameraman how it should be done, by taking to a megaboard after touching down in London.

Bolt, 29, was knocked flying by a Chinese broadcaster struggling to control his Segway, just seconds after sprinting to victory in the 200m at last week’s World Championships in Beijing.

But it clearly hasn’t taken him long to get over the incident, as he has now been pictured riding one himself at Heathrow Airport.

Usain Bolt Is The Messi Of Athletics

Luis Enrique has compared Usain Bolt to Barcelona star Lionel Messi, stating that he is the best sprinter of all time.

The 29-year-old beat Justin Gatlin in Beijing to lift gold in the 200m at the world championships for the fourth time in a row. And the Barca coach believes that the Jamaican is to athletics what Messi is to football.

"You could make a good comparison between Messi and Bolt," he told reporters.

World Championships 2015: Bolt Beats Gatlin In 200m Men's Final

Usain Bolt won the rematch and 200m gold as he ran a wonderful bend to once again leave rival Justin Gatlin chasing silver and fresh air.

On a sweaty, sticky night in the Bird's Nest, Bolt was out of the blocks quicker and opened up an unassailable lead over the first 100m before coming away down the straight and jabbing his thumbs at his chest as he crossed the line.

His 19.55 seconds was the fastest in the world this year, his speed and peerless championship class too good for American Gatlin, whose 19.74 was well outside his season's best.

World Championships 2015: Bolt & Gatlin Qualifies For 200m Men's Final

The Usain Bolt v Justin Gatlin re-match is on after both men dominated their semi-finals to charge into Thursday's 200m final.

Bolt, looking to retain his other individual sprint title after that extraordinary 100m victory here in the Bird's Nest, looked to be saving his strength for the next showdown as he eased off in 19.95 seconds.

Gatlin, comfortably the fastest man in the world this year over 200m, as he was over 100m, ran a controlled 19.87 as he seeks revenge for his shock defeat on Sunday night.

Video: Watch Usain Bolt's 100m Race Win At The World Championships 2015

              
It looked like Gatlin was going to win but the never say die Usain came forward and stole the gold with just a second, just a second......Gatlin must be really pained and has you can see the Jamaicans continued the noise, they know Bolt doesn't disappoint.. i just love this guy, he;s great, very great.

World Championships 2015: Usain Bolt Wins Hardest 100m Career Race

Usain Bolt has described his World Championships 100m final victory over Justin Gatlin as the "hardest race" of his career. The Jamaican, 29, lived up to his billing as the saviour of athletics as he held off the challenge of the two-time drug cheat to win in 9.79 seconds. Pre-race favourite Gatlin had to settle for silver in Beijing.

"Coming back from injury I've had a lot of doubters, it's been tough," Bolt said after winning a ninth world title.

He added: "For me to come to the championships and defend my title is a good feeling.

World Championships: Bolt, Gatlin Rivalry Will Light Up Event

Usain Bolt and the controversial Justin Gatlin will get the world championships off to an explosive start when they take their rivalry onto the Beijing track in the 100m heats on Saturday, AFP reports.

Bolt has dominated sprinting since he claimed a golden treble at the Beijing Olympics in the Bird’s Nest stadium, winning nine of 10 individual world and Olympic sprint titles since 2008 — his sole blip being the 100m at the Daegu worlds in 2011.

America’s Gatlin is the man in form but he cuts a contentious figure after serving two doping bans, latterly between 2006-2010 after a positive test for testosterone.

Usain Bolt Will Rule World Championships - Glen Mills

Usain Bolt’s coach, Glen Mills, has backed the sprinting superstar to come good at this month’s World Championships in Beijing.

The 28-year-old Bolt will enter the August 22 to 30 showpiece at the Bird’s Nest with question marks over his form after a series of lacklustre performances in recent months.

However, Mills said while Bolt had suffered several injury setbacks recently, which had affected his preparation, he was the type of athlete who was always highly motivated for major championships.

Usain Bolt Tops Jamaica's 53-Man List For World Championships

Six-times Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt headlines Jamaica's squad for the world athletics championships in Beijing later this month.

The world record holder over 100 and 200 metres is joined in the 53-member squad by Asafa Powell and Warren Weir, both world championships sprint relay gold medalists.

Bolt answered questions over his fitness with a 100m season's best of 9.87 seconds at the London Anniversary Games last month while Powell ran his fastest 100 in four years to win the sprint at the Paris Diamond League meeting in 9.81 seconds.

I Will Continue To Be The Number One - King Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt insists he is still king of the sprinters after returning from injury with back-to-back 100m times of 9.87sec at the London Diamond League meeting.

Asked if his winning performances — in the heats and final on a rain-soaked Olympic Stadium track — proved that he was still the world’s number one, the 28-year-old Jamaican replied defiantly: “I was never number two.”

“I am still number one,” said Olympic champion and world record holder Bolt. “I will continue being number one.  Until I retire, that’s the plan.” On 100m times recorded in 2015, Bolt is now ranked number six.

Usain Bolts Returns To Form With 100m Win In Anniversary Games

Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt showed a return to form to win the 100m at the Anniversary Games in London. The Jamaican, who has been struggling for fitness, won both his heat and the final in 9.87 seconds in wet conditions at the Olympic Stadium.

"I really wanted to run faster," said Bolt, 28, who defends his world title next month. "But it's getting there."
Meanwhile, Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah received a great reception as he won the 3,000m.

Farah, 32, was competing in England for the first time since allegations of doping were made against coach Alberto Salazar, claims which Salazar and Farah both deny.

ITS USAIN AGAIN!!! Bolt Sets New 100m Record

Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt has set a new best time of 9.98 seconds for the rarely run 100 metres indoors at Warsaw’s national football stadium. The Olympic champion and world record holder eclipsed the previous best mark for the distance of 10.05 set by Namibian Frankie Fredericks in 1996. The Warsaw stadium had its roof closed for the event.

Bolt, in action as preparation for Zurich’s Diamond League meeting next week, said: “Above all I wanted to get through this season without any injury as I’ve suffered enough over the past few years.

USAIN BOLT: Gareth Bale Is The Fastest Footballer In The World

When Bale started his gallop out from behind Busquets and the Barcelona midfield, Usain Bolt was in the middle of training in Jamaica.

But someone must have tipped him off about the 'Copa del Rey' final and modern technology enabled Bolt to get to see the move. "It was a great goal," he told MARCA over the phone. "He showed his great speed when he swept past the defence and then kept his cool and slipped the ball under the keepers legs," the fastest man on the planet said from his country's capital, Kingston.

Bolt stressed the beauty of the Welshman's feat: "It seems his past as an athlete [in Cardiff Institute] helped him in this move. It's a goal any sprinter in the world would like to score one day," he claimed.

WOW!!! Usain Bolt Goes Sexually Wild On Stage

Usain Bolt was caught slugging it out on stage with a female fan at a recent pre-carnival party which held in Trinidad and Tobago. And Dailymail is saying it’s a huge embarrassment for Virgin media because he features mostly in Virgin adverts.
See more pics after the cut.

WOW!!! Usain Bolt Wants To Play For Jamaica In 2018 World Cup

Usain Bolt has sensationally revealed he could play for Jamaica in qualifying campaign for 2018 World Cup. Bolt has famously toyed with the idea of playing for his boyhood idols Manchester United in the past, with rumours suggesting the gold medalist could appear in a charity game for David Moyes‘ side.

But it now seems that Bolt has put serious consideration into ditching his running spikes for football boots after his recent Instagram post.

The image was captioned: “Jamaica how we look? Hmmm. A we say to the world and anything possible.. #SeriousFace #ReggaeBoyz #ForeverFaster #FutureOption #MadTalent #AnythingPossible.”

BOAST: GERVINHO - I Am Faster Than Usain Bolt

Arsenal's flop Gervinho has been talking himself up after his two-goal display in the Coppa Italia semi-final. A source of mystery to Arsenal fans, the performances of Gervinho in Italy have made him a cult hero among the AS Roma followers. The Ivorian netted an impressive brace for the Giallorossi last night as he fired them to a 3-2 first leg semi-final victory in the Coppa Italia win clash with Napoli.

Speaking after the performance, he was not shy on confidence when speaking to reporters, making the outlandish claim he could be faster than the world's fastest man Usain Bolt.
On one condition however.

ATHLETICS: World's Top Ten Fastest Human Beings

10) Michael Johnson: At one time, Johnson held two world records. However, neither one was the 100-meter record so he can’t be faster than the other sprinters on the list.

9) Donovan Bailey: Long forgotten, Bailey once held the world 100 record which at the time was 9.84. Plus, he beat Johnson head to head in the infamous 150-meter race.

VIDEO: Usain Bolt runs faster than a speeding Bus

            

The fastest man on earth, Jamaican Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt raced against a Buenos Aires bus during his visit to Argentina and won to the delight of fans who had gathered to watch. Read more after the cut....