Justin Gatlin won heat 5 of the men’s 100m in 10.06 on Day 1 of the London World Championships after another rumble of booing for the American.
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Gatlin, who has served two doping bans, remains impassive as he was introduced ahead of the race- and is seriously booed by the crowd. He has recorded a season best of 9.93.
His teammate Christian Coleman, the NCAA champion who heads this year’s world lists with 9.82, easily won the opening men’s 100m first round heat, getting a terrific start from lane nine to secure a central lane for the next round, and winning clearly in 10.01 despite easing down significantly over the final 20 metres.
