Bolt and Gatlin headed to Brussels, but will not meet


Usain Bolt (JAM) poses after winning the 200m in 19.55 during the IAAF World Championships in Athletics at National Stadium. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

BEIJING (Reuters) - Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin will race again in Brussels next month, but not against each other, organisers of the Van Damme Diamond League meeting said on Friday.

"No chance for rematch," meeting director Wilfried Meert told Reuters in an email. "Will be Gatlin in the 100 and Bolt in the 200."

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