Brilliant Christian Coleman blasts to 100m gold

USA's Christian Coleman (2nd R) competes with Canada's Andre De Grasse (L), South Africa's Akani Simbine (2nd L) and USA's Justin Gatlin in the Men's 100m final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on September 28, 2019. [AFP]

Christian Coleman stormed to victory in the 100 metres at the World Championships in Doha on Saturday, emphatically shrugging off the missed drug test controversy which had threatened to derail his career.

The 23-year-old American, who escaped a doping ban earlier this month on a technicality, swept over the finish line in a world-leading 9.76sec to claim his first major outdoor championship gold medal.