The World's Fastest Man

[JMT]

always one of the most exciting events of the games. he won by a nose. great sight seeing him celebrate with fans from all over the world. glad he won and the showboat Crawford didnt. btw, maurice greene is no carl lewis.

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Justin Gatlin was overshadowed all weekend by a flamboyant training partner and an illustrious teammate. So he sped past both of them, outrunning the fastest Olympic field ever to snatch the 100-meter gold medal.



Gatlin ran the race of his life Sunday to become the youngest champion in 36 years, barely holding off Portugal's Francis Obikwelu and defending gold medalist Maurice Greene to win in 9.85 seconds.

"It's a new era for young athletes all over the world," said Gatlin, who at 22 is leading the changing of the guard in track and field. "Young guys, young women, all of us are taking over. Watch out, we're coming."

Obikwelu finished in 9.86 for the silver medal. Greene, trying to become the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 and '88 to win back-to-back Olympic 100s, took bronze in 9.87....

[LeVeL]

I was actually cheering for the 2 young American guys to upset Greene. He seemed too confident out there by saying that he is the greatest of all time and all. He was a little too cocky for himself out there. Not even running his hardest in the semifinals.

I am glad for Gatlin he looks like a good man to carry the future torch for the USA