From Usain Bolt to Justin Gatlin, let’s look at the top five fastest runners in the world in the 100-meter race category.

From Usain Bolt to Justin Gatlin: Top 5 fastest runners in world in 100 meters

Over the years, the sporting fraternity has been blessed with several marquee athletes from across the globe. Many sports have seen certain performers own the game they play.

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2004 Olympic 100m Gold Medalist Justin Gatlin remains a polarising figure in Athletics despite having a Hall of Fame career. Gatlin famously beat Usain Bolt in the final race of the Jamaican's career and continued to produce age-defying performances before retiring earlier this year. Gatlin could not shake off a chequered doping past despite ending his career with five Olympic medals and ten World Championship medals. Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo caught up with Gatlin to look back on his career, his rivalry with Bolt, and his expectations from a new generation of athletes.

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Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands broke the 23-year-old women’s mile world record on Friday when she clocked four minutes 12.33 seconds in a race dedicated to former American runner Gabe Grunewald, who died from cancer last month at the age of 32.

Netherlands' Sifan Hassan breaks women's mile world record on emotional night

Bolt clocked a season's best of 19.78 seconds in the next step on his quest for sprint 'triple triple'. Gatlin finished third

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From Usain Bolt to Justin Gatlin: Top 5 fastest runners in world in 100 meters

EXCLUSIVE | What Neeraj Chopra has done for India, Usain Bolt has done the same for Jamaica: Justin Gatlin

WION Sports: In conversation with Justin Gatlin, the man who redefined sprinting

Netherlands' Sifan Hassan breaks women's mile world record on emotional night

Rio Olympics 2016: Bolt storms into 200m final, Gatlin fails to qualify