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Rio Olympics 2016, Athletics: Usain Bolt & Justin Gatlin, Men’s 100m final live updates online

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedAug 15, 2016 07:09 IST

Men's 100m final with 8 competitors include Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin and Yohan Blake.

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07:09 (IST)15 AUG 2016

A stunning performance from Bolt here and you have to feel for Gatlin. 

07:02 (IST)15 AUG 2016

This has been just stunning from the Jamaican. Greatest of All Time?? Certainly. 

07:00 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Will this feat be repeated ever again? I doubt that. This man is pure class and sheer talent. 

07:00 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Top 3 in 100m final:

1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) - 9.81 seconds
2. Justin Gatlin (USA) - 9.89 seconds
3. Andre de Grasse (Canada) - 9.91 seconds

06:59 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Critics!!! Eat your heart out!!! Usain Bolt is the man of the moment. 

06:58 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Gatlin had started off well but Bolt put on the after burners and he did it. What a champion!!!!!

06:57 (IST)15 AUG 2016

HE HAS WON ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

06:57 (IST)15 AUG 2016

BOLTTTTTTTTT!!!! 

06:57 (IST)15 AUG 2016

On your marks, get set, go!!!!

06:56 (IST)15 AUG 2016

We are ready to go here!!!!! Anytime soon. 

06:54 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Bolt in his last 100m Olympic race. This is getting exciting. Are you ready?

06:54 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Can Gatlin stop Bolt? Or maybe, Can Bolt lose out ? We are about to find out. 

06:52 (IST)15 AUG 2016

He comes out as if he own the stadium. It all comes down to this. We are ready to go

06:52 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Usain Bolt comes out to a huge roar and he is surely the crowd favourite. He looks in his zone. 

06:49 (IST)15 AUG 2016

The racers are coming out and we are almost there. This promises to be a cracker. 

06:48 (IST)15 AUG 2016

We are around 8 minutes away from the start of the Men's 100m final and could Usain Bolt be called the greatest in history should be win today?

06:47 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Remember friends, the World Record belongs to Usain Bolt and so does the Olympic Record.

06:45 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Here is the lineup for the 100m final at Rio Olympics 2016:

Lane 2 - Trayvon Bromell (USA)
Lane 3 - Akani Simbine (South Africa)
Lane 4 - Justin Gatlin (USA)
Lane 5 - Jimmy Vicaut (France)
Lane 6 - Usain Bolt (Jamaica)
Lane 7 - Andre de Grasse (Canada)
Lane 8 - Ben Youssef Meite (Ivory Coast)
Lane 9 - Yohan Blake (Jamaica)

06:37 (IST)15 AUG 2016

We have just seen an amazing race in the Men's 400m final and in a stunning performance,  Wayde van Niekerk from South African has won gold and set a new World Record with 43.03 seconds. Marvellous

06:32 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen. 

06:01 (IST)15 AUG 2016

We will be back in just about half an hour for the coverage of the final. Stay tuned. 

05:58 (IST)15 AUG 2016

05:57 (IST)15 AUG 2016

We are set for an amazing 100 meters final ladies and gentlemen. 

05:51 (IST)15 AUG 2016

List of finalists and their semi-final timings:

1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) - 9.86
2. Andre de Grasse (Canada) - 9.92
3. Justin Gatlin (USA) - 9.94
4. Jimmy Vicau (France) - 9.95
5. Ben Youssef Meite (Ivory Coast) - 9.97
6. Akani Simbine (South Africa) - 9.98
7. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) - 10.01
8. Trayvon Bromell (USA) - 10.01

05:48 (IST)15 AUG 2016

That was some race from Usain Bolt and dare i say, he looks set for that third gold medal. 

05:47 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Justin Gatlin and Yohan Blake have qualified for the final. 

05:47 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Justin Gatlin - 9.94
Yohan Blake - 10.01 

05:46 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Justin Gatlin wins it easily 

05:46 (IST)15 AUG 2016

ON your marks, get set, GO!!!!!

05:46 (IST)15 AUG 2016

05:45 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Bolt's race will have sent shudders into his opponent's bodies. Gatlin needs to be at his best here. 

05:44 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Qualified finalists till now: Jimmy Vicaut, Ben Youssef Meite, Usain Bolt, Andre de Grasse

05:44 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Line up for Semi final 3

James Dasaolu
Bingtian Su
Yohan Blake
Kemarley Brown
Justin Gatlin
Aska Cambridge
Daniel Bailey
Christophe Lemaitre

05:42 (IST)15 AUG 2016

05:41 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Usain Bolt runs the race in 9.86 and that is magical. Any doubts?

05:40 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Usain Bolt wins it in style. HE IS BACK!!! PHENOMENAL 

05:40 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Usain Bolt asks others to keep finger on their lips. 3 2 1 GOOOO!!!!!!!

05:39 (IST)15 AUG 2016

We are ready to go again. 

05:39 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Foul start by Andrew Fisher and he is disqualified. WHAT A SHAME!!!!

05:38 (IST)15 AUG 2016

He talks to god before the race.

05:37 (IST)15 AUG 2016

The roar in the stadium is enormous when his name is called out and he addresses them like a KING. Rightly so. He is the king. 

05:36 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Ladies and Gentlemen, keep focus because it is USAIN BOLT time. 

05:35 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Line-up for semi-final 2:

Cejhae Greene
Kim Collins
Andrew Fisher
Andre de Grasse
Usain Bolt
Chijindu Ujah
Ryota Yamagata
Trayvon Bromell

05:34 (IST)15 AUG 2016

The Frenchman was superb there are won the race as expected. 

05:33 (IST)15 AUG 2016

 Ben Youssef Meite from Ivory Coast is second with a time of 9.97 second. 

05:32 (IST)15 AUG 2016

 Jimmy Vicaut wins it in 9.95 second. What a race by the Frenchman. 

05:31 (IST)15 AUG 2016

GO!!!!!!!!

05:30 (IST)15 AUG 2016

The racers are being introduced and the first semi-final will begin shortly. 

05:30 (IST)15 AUG 2016

We are almost ready to go for the first semi-final and probably the most watched event of Olympics. 

05:29 (IST)15 AUG 2016

Jimmy Vacault is going to be the favourite to win the first semi-final and he also has an outside chance of winning the main event. 

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