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Bolt beats Gatlin in 200 for worlds sprint double

1m - Olympic Sports

  • Associated Press

BEIJING -- Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.55 seconds Thursday to complete another sprint double at the world championships, again holding off American Justin Gatlin.

Bolt, who edged Gatlin by 0.01 seconds in Sunday's 100 final, earned his record 10th world title overall.

Earlier, Christian Taylor produced the second-best triple jump of all time to win the United States' second gold medal of the championships, recording 18.