Usain Bolt overcame the doubters and the form book to beat controversial rival Justin Gatlin to 100m gold at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing Sunday.
The imperious Jamaican, who has struggled with injury all season, surged home in 9.79 seconds edging Gatlin, the fastest man in the world this year, into silver medal position just one hundredth of a second back.
Bronze was shared between youngsters Andre De Grasse and Trayvon Bromell who finished with an identical time of 9.92 seconds.
"This means a lot because I've been struggling all season," Bolt told BBC Sport immediately after the race. "It's taken me a while to work things out. It's been up and down but it's okay now."
Although Bolt's winning 9.79 was a season's best it was down on the 9.77 clocked by Gatlin in the semifinals earlier in the day.
The American was neck and neck with Bolt after 80m but seemed to loose his balance as he approached the finish line leaving Bolt to savor yet another big-stage victory.
