Gatlin blames TV scheduling for Bolt injury

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's 4x100 Metre Final - London Stadium, London, Britain – August 12, 2017. Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after sustaining an injury. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON (Reuters) - Justin Gatlin agreed with the complaints of the Jamaican relay team that a long wait before their 4x100m final at the World Championships on Saturday contributed to the injury suffered by Usain Bolt in his last race.

Bolt, having been passed the baton by Yohan Blake, was in third behind Great Britain and the United States, who eventually won gold and silver, but pulled up almost 50 metres from the line and fell to the track.