Usain Bolt qualifies for the 200m final as Gatlin and Blake fail to cruise

Canada's Andre De Grasse and Jamaica's Usain Bolt compete in the Men's 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Usain Bolt ran his fastest time of the season to win his Olympic 200m semi-final in 19.78 seconds; as American Justin Gatlin missed out on a place in the final.

He finished third in his semi-final after clocking 20.13. Yohan Blake also failed to cruise to the final after finishing sixth in 20.37 seconds.

The Jamaican star has been battling injury over the past couple of years.

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