Tyson Gay beat Justin Gatlin in the 100 meters at the Diamond League Areva meet in Saint-Denis, France, on Friday — 12 days after losing to the 2004 Olympic champion at the U.S. trials in Eugene, Ore.
Gay dipped across the line in 9.99 seconds, 0.04 ahead of Gatlin. European champion Christophe Lemaitre of France was third in 10.08.
Gay won three gold medals at the 2007 world championships, but since has been affected by various injuries and overtaken by Usain Bolt.
Amantle Montsho of Botswana won the women’s 400 ahead of Jamaica’s Novlene Williams-Mills, with Francena McCorory of the United States in third.
Javier Culson of Puerto Rico won the men’s 400 hurdles and Kenya’s David Rudisha won the 800. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia won’t defend his 5,000 title at the London Olympics after finishing ninth. “I’m not that disappointed because I’ll run in the 10,000,” Bekele said. “I wish good luck to the three Ethiopians who will be in London.”
The Associated Press
