At the Track and Field World Championships in Beijing, Usain Bolt easily won the 200-meter title after pulling away from Justin Gatlin over the final 50 meters. Bolt’s time of 19.56 was his first sub-20 second performance of the season, but significantly off his world record time of 19.19.
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A Segway-riding cameraman, closely following Bolt on his victory lap, clipped the railcam railing causing him to lose balance. His high tech two-wheeler crashed into the back of the runner’s legs, causing both men to end up sprawled on the track.
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Bolt eventually got up to check the condition of his calves and later reported he would be good to go in Saturday’s 4x100m relay. In the post-race press conference, Bolt joked that he was trying to start a rumor that Justin Gatlin had paid the Segway driver off. Not missing a beat, Gatlin responded that he wanted his money back, because the cameraman didn’t finish his job.
Very scary to watch. I Can't watch again. Unless someone can photoshop Justin Gatlin's face on the camera man https://t.co/NTGkAe8xXS
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) August 27, 2015
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