You didn't deserve it, Gatlin reveals what Usain Bolt told him after ruining his farewell party

Justin Gatlin revealed that Usain Bolt had some classy words for him following Saturday night’s 100m final at the World Athletics Championship

The controversial American upset the odds to win the race in a time of 9.92 seconds, edging his compatriot Christian Coleman into second and Bolt into third.

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But instead it was Gatlin who got to the line first – much to the disappointment of athletics fans.

The finish: (L-R) Reece Prescod of Great Britain, Justin Gatlin of the United States, Yohan Blake of Jamaica, Akani Simbine of South Africa, Christian Coleman of the United States, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, Jimmy Vicaut of France and Bingtian Su of China (Getty)

The 35-year-old has twice been found guilty of doping and is something of a poster boy for athletics cheats.
Before the final he was widely booed by those at the London Stadium and that didn’t end when he won the race.

                                           Bolt and Gatlin embrace (Getty)

However Gatlin revealed that Bolt didn’t feel the same way as the majority of the crowd and told him so immediately after the closely fought race.
‘We’re rivals on the track and we’ve had a rivalry on the track throughout the years but in the warm-up area we were joking and having a good time and he said to me “congratulations, you work hard for this, and you don’t deserve all these boos”,’ said Gatlin.
He also said Bolt took a moment to congratulate him, despite the Jamaican’s disappointment at failing to add to his incredible haul of gold medals.
‘Usain has accomplished so much in our sport and inspired others like Coleman to come out and compete in the championships.
‘Usain said: “Congratulations, you deserve it.” And that’s from the man himself. He knows how hard I work. Tonight was all about the W (win) and I managed to sneak it.’

                                      Gatlin talks to the press after his victory (Getty)

Bolt put his third place finish down to a poor start – an issue which has dogged him in all of his races at these Championships.
‘This place is wonderful and I appreciate this crowd so much.
‘It is just one of those things. Thank you to London for all your love and appreciation.
‘My start is killing me. Normally it gets better during the rounds but it didn’t come together. And that is what killed me. I felt it was there.

                              Bolt performed his trademark pose for the crowd (Getty)

‘It was rough. A little bit stressed. But I came out like at any other championships and I did my best. Thanks for the support. I could never expect this from any other crowd. They are what pushed me to do my best.
‘It [the atmosphere] was wonderful. I knew they would come out. I’m just disappointed I couldn’t do better for them but that’s how it goes sometimes.’