Bolt rues start, booed Gatlin hails his 'amazing' rival

Justin Gatlin insists Usain Bolt had told him he was a worthy winner of the men's 100m final

• Bolt congratulates Justin Gatlin after the race
• Usain Bolt blamed his slow start
• Bolt finished in a time of 9.95sec, 0.03secs

Usain Bolt was left ruing a disastrous start as his failure to fire saw American arch-rival Justin Gatlin poop what was supposed to be a party in his final 100m race at the world championships on Saturday.

"My start is killing me," said Bolt, who battled back up through the field to claim bronze behind Gatlin and silver medallist Christian Coleman.