Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has accused his sprint rival Justin Gatlin of being “disrespectful” after his 200m win at the Anniversary Games in London.
The six time Olympic gold medalist Bolt clocked a impressive 19.89 seconds in his first appearance since pulling out of the Jamaican trials due to injury.
Bolt was criticized by Gatlin and others that he received preferential treatment by getting a medical exemption from Jamaica’s national trials.
Gatlin was one of many American athletes to voice the opinion that Bolt would not be afforded such treatment if he was American.
Bolt was selected for Jamaica’s Olympic team after proving his fitness and will now seek to defend his 100m and 200m titles in Rio next month.
