Beijing (dpa) – After dithering victory in the World Cup showdown Usain Bolt hugged his great rival Justin Gatlin. The spectators were raging, and China’s star pianist Lang Lang played the fastest man in the world on the electric piano, a congratulatory song.
Then the radiant world champion snatched the Jamaica flag and turned a lap of honor. In 9.79 seconds of the world record holder at the end was just one hundredth faster than the previously unbeaten 26 times in series Gatlin. “Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt!” Chanted 55 000 visitors at the National Stadium of Beijing to the expected with so much tension 100-meter final of the World Championships in Athletics. Bolt is the fastest man in the world.
“This means a lot to me, because I had big problems throughout the season,” Bolt said after the dither victory. “That was a big thing.” His goal is “to be number one, until I resign. That’s why I drive me forward and drive me back to the front.”
That did this evening, because without his great fighting spirit he had not triumphed. After a start-Strauchler in the semifinals, the superstar had struck almost even. In the final count only what Bolt always asks himself: “I have to do my race.”
In the spectacular “Bird’s Nest” the 29-year-old a spectacular comeback celebrated: Seven years ago, had ” Big Bolt “won in the same arena three Olympic gold medals. This time he won his ninth world title. He has been in front of the 200 meters (Thursday) and the relay on the final day a title more than the legendary American Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson.
“This opportunity will Gatlin never get,” said the former 400 -meter-Star Johnson. Unfortunately for the former world champion from the USA: Two years in Moscow he lacked only 8/100 to victory. Nevertheless, the former doping offenders were not too disappointed. “I feel good. I think that was a great race, and I am honored to have been there,” said the Olympic champion in 2004. “Of course, everyone wants to get out of here and win. But I was only at the finish line of the great Usain Bolt beaten. In the last five meters I’m a bit falter. “
In a famoser 9.79 seconds Bolt put virtually all setbacks away, which he suffered in recent months. The WM-year was marked by several injuries, the fastest man in the world had considerable training deficit. He had to cancel the launch at several meetings – and then fell on Sunday in the semifinals even stumble. Nearly the Mega sprinter would have been out. After the semi-final his coach Glen Mills him but said: “You think too much about.”
In the final, the six-time Olympic champion took to heart this criticism: “I came out, was relaxed and had brought it home. ” That the young Canadian André de Grasse and US sprinter Trayvon Bromell were in 9.92 seconds at the same time the parties got the duel of Sprint giants to side note.
And then on Thursday evening it is in the final 200 meters come for revenge. After winning the “Sunday Thriller” speaks Bolts avowed favorite track but now everything for Bolt – although Gatlin said, “I’m going to go to the hotel, take a day off and then prepare for the 200 meters
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