J’can Thompson finishes 2nd to Gatlin
Former Olympic champ loses 100m but wins 200
ARZANA, Sardinia — Former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin lost the 100 metres in a photo finish but won his first 200 race Tuesday since returning from a four-year doping ban.
Gatlin clocked 10.15 seconds in the 100 at the Terra Sarda meet, the same as winner and fellow American Mike Rodgers. Dwain Chambers of Britain, who has also been previously banned for doping, crossed third in 10.26.
Gatlin won the 200 in 20.63, with Oral Thompson of Jamaica next in 20.99.
Gatlin had planned to end his outdoor season in Padua last week but decided to race again in his schedule.
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius finished fourth in the 400, clocking 46.87, nearly a second off the 45.95 he needs to qualify for next year’s world championships.
