The men`s 100 m final and semi-finals took place on the night of August 5th in good weather conditions. There was great excitement coming into the event given that this was Usain Bolt`s last ever individual competitive race. Coming into the race, Christian Coleman of the USA was the favourite having recorded the fastest time in 2017 and qualifying first from his semi-final. Despite this and leading the way throughout the race, Christian Coleman eventually had to settle for the silver medal. Justin Gatlin`s late surge was enough to ensure he pipped Coleman by a mere 0.02 seconds to clinch gold and make it a 1-2 for the USA. Usain Bolt finished a further 0.01 seconds further back from Coleman to take the bronze medal despite a slow start. There were season`s bests for the gold and bronze medallists.
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