Justin Gatlin broke the track record and recorded a personal best as he sprinted over the line first in the 200 metres at the USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday.
The 33-year-old Olympic gold medalist and world champion
from Orlando crossed the line in 19.57 seconds to record the fifth fastest
finish in history at Hayward Field.
Those faster are Usain Bolt (19.19), Yohan Blake (19.26),
Michael Johnson (19.32) and Walter Dix (19.53).
Gatlin, who has four Olympic medals to his name - the last
won when he came third at London 2012, beat training partner Isiah Young, who
clocked 19.93, and two-time Olympian Wallace Spearmon, who finished in 20.10,
with the trio all heading to the World Championships in Beijing in August.
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