Bolt wins record fourth straight 200 metres title

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IANS Beijing
Last Updated : Aug 27 2015 | 7:22 PM IST

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won a record fourth straight 200 metres gold medal title here on Thursday.

It was also Bolt's 10th world championships gold medal. Bolt edged ahead in the race and romped home clocking the year's best time of 19.55 seconds, beating arch rival Justin Gatlin of the United States, reports Xinhua.

Gatlin, who was also second to Bolt in the 100m race, clocked 19.74 seconds, 0.13 ahead of third-placed Anaso Jobodwana from South Africa.

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First Published: Aug 27 2015 | 7:06 PM IST

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