Usain Bolt has defeated Justin Gatlin in the 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing today. Follow the latest developments here:
Bolt wins with a time of 19.56
Gatlin takes silver - finishing far behind with 19.743
Bolt secures his fourth successive world 200m title
Race started at 1.55pm
Bolt beat Gatlin in the 100m by 0.01sec
Bolt finished the 100m in 9.79sec
Gatlin, twice banned for doping, returned from eight-year doping ban (cut to four) in 2010
Britain's Zharnel Hughes finishes in fifth
Lane draw for the final
2. Femi Ogunode (Qat)
3. Ramil Guliyev (Tur)
4. Justin Gatlin (USA)
5. Zharnel Hughes (GB)
6. Usain Bolt (Jam)
7. Anaso Jobodwana (SA)
8. Nickel Ashemeade (Jam)
9. Alonso Edward (Pan)
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