RIO DE JANEIRO ¨C Usain Bolt carved his name deeper into Olympic legend when he came from behind to reel in Justin Gatlin and win his third-straight 100-meter gold medal at the Rio Games on Sunday.
The Jamaican, who is aiming to sweep the board with all three sprint titles for a third consecutive Olympics, trailed Gatlin for most of the race after making a poor start but came through to edge his rival by 0.08 seconds in a time of 9.81.
¡°This is what I came here for,¡± said Bolt, who will also try to defend his 200- and 4x100-meter titles this week in Rio. ¡°This is the first step in the right direction. I¡¯m happy, I¡¯m proud of myself. It wasn¡¯t perfect execution but I got it done.¡±
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