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Gatlin becomes fifth-fastest in 200m history
Oregon: US sprinter Justin Gatlin became the fifth-fastest 200 metres runner in history as he won the final at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.
The 33-year-old American, who has served two doping bans, recorded a time of 19.57 seconds in Oregon on Sunday, reports bbc.com.
It bettered the 19.68 secs he ran in May which, at that stage, was the best in the world.
“I wanted to go out and make a statement, and that’s what I did,” Gatlin said.
Gatlin has been the dominant sprinter in 2015, having also achieved the quickest time in the 100 metres (9.74 secs).
He will go up against 100m and 200m world-record holder Usain Bolt in both events at August’s World Championships in Beijing.
In a race run in a legal wind of 0.4 metres per second, Gatlin finished ahead of Isiah Young (19.93 secs) and Wallace Spearmon (20.10 secs) to record the joint-11th quickest 200m in history.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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