August 18, 2016 07:18 am | Updated 07:18 am IST - Rio de Janeiro
American sprinter Justin Gatlin failed to qualify for the men's 200m at the Olympics on Wednesday.
Gatlin, who has served two doping bans, tied up late in his semi-final, only finishing third in 20.13 seconds and missing out on one of the eight final berths for Thursday's final.
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