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In a final, narrow defeat, Bolt leaves behind a yawning chasm

The Jamaican finished third, his 9.95 seconds the slowest time he's ever clocked in a major 100-metre final

Published Sun, Aug 6, 2017 · 09:50 PM

London

THE moment and the crowd of 55,900 at London Stadium were his, and Usain Bolt was inches from a clean getaway.

But on Saturday night, there would be no pitch-perfect ending to what Bolt insisted was the final individual race of his unparalleled career.

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