Justin Gatlin wins Olympic Trials 100m in 9.80! (+1.6)

Justin Gatlin wins the 100 meters, photo by PhotoRun.net

Justin Gatlin exuded confidence in the pre meet presser on June 30. Not bragging, but confident that his experience would make it.

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Justin Gatlin had some competition, from Travyon Bromell, who ran 9.94 in round one and 9.86 in round two, to Marvin Bracy, to guys like Jerrion Lawson, Tyson Gay and Mike Rodgers.

In the final, Justin Gatlin got out well, with Marvin Bracy to his outside, doing quite well. In lane six, Trayvon Bromell moved up to Justin Gatlin. Bromell had the best start of all.

We had a horse race!

Justin Gatlin and Trayvon Bromell put it all out, and did not stop until after the finish. Justin Gatlin used that experience to win this one, in 9.80, with Trayvon Bromell in second, in 9.84, and Marvin Bracy in third, in 9.98!

In fourth was Mike Rodgers in 10.00, fifth was Tyson Gay in 10.03, and sixth was Christian Coleman in 10.06!

Well, we will have some real races in Rio, with Yohan Blake winning 100m at Jamaican champs and Usain Bolt with a slight injury.

More to come!

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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