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Superstar US sprinter Justin Gatlin is going to South Africa to compete in track and field meet.

World 100m champion Justin Gatlin coming to SA to compete https://t.co/Od5atkyFT1 pic.twitter.com/VEbeSRHA6r

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Jamaica has been dominating the sprinter scene in the Olympics. Usain Bolt has been the king in the men’s 100m and 200m. Justin Gatlin is the USA’s best hope for winning gold in the Rio Olympics. Can he get it done?

We told you earlier that Usain Bolt is one of the Jamaican sprinters to watch out for in 2012. Usain Bolt dominated in the men’s 100m to earn title of “world’s fastest man” in the finals at the 2012 Olympics in London. Bolt’s Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake got the silver medal and Justin Gatlin won the bronze for the USA. Usain Bolt set an Olympic record in the race with a time of 9.63

Usain Bolt defended his Olympic title and has won the gold in the men’s 100m in back to back Summer Olympics. In the 2008 Olympics, Bolt won Olympic gold medals in both the 100m and 200m sprints. He is looking repeat this accomplishment once again in the 2012 Olympics as he prepares for the 200m.

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Justin Gatlin is an American sprinter to watch out for in 2012. Justin Gatlin was born on February 10, 1982. He is listed at 6′ 0″ and 175 lbs. This track and field star athlete specializes in the men’s 100m dash.

Justin Gatlin is definitely one of the 2012 Olympic athletes to watch. Gatlin took first place in the USA Olympic trials yesterday defeating star sprinter Tyson Gay in the mens’s 100m. Gatlin won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens in the 100m as well as bronze in the 200m. He also won a silver meday in the 4×100 relay. Despite being banned for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs in the past, Gatlin is back and seeking gold at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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