Dix edges Gatlin in 100m, Tyson Gay injured

Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix edged Justin Gatlin to win the men's 100m title at the US athletics championships Friday with top sprinter Tyson Gay sidelined by injury

Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix edged Justin Gatlin to win the men's 100m title at the US athletics championships Friday with top sprinter Tyson Gay sidelined by injury.

Dix clocked 9.94sec to beat Gatlin's 9.95, with Michael Rodgers third in 9.99.


Justin Gatlin (left) congratulates Walter Dix after the 100m final on Day
Two of the SA Athletics Championships in Oregon on Saturday. Pic/afp

The top three booked their berths for the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

For Gatlin, it's a return to the sport's big stage after a four-year doping ban.

Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic champion, returned from suspension last year after he was banned for testing
positive for elevated levels of testosterone.

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