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Christian Coleman: Johnson doesn't pay my bills or sign my cheques
Updated On: 30 September, 2019 08:05 AM IST | Doha | AFP
Christian Coleman clocks personal best of 9.76 sec to clinch 100m gold; hits back at US sprint legend Michael for pointing to his three missed drug tests
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Coleman crosses the finish line. Pic/ Getty Images
Doha: Christian Coleman hit back at US sprinting legend Michael Johnson on Saturday after powering to a brilliant 100m victory at the World Championships. Coleman blew away his rivals to take the first major outdoor title of his career, clocking a world-leading personal best of 9.76 sec at the Khalifa Stadium. Defending champion Justin Gatlin took silver in 9.89sec at the age of 37 while Canada's Andre De Grasse claimed bronze in 9.90sec.
The win cemented Coleman's status as the man to beat at next year's Tokyo Olympics, and elevated the American to the head of a pack of sprinters aiming to be the new face of athletics in the post-Usain Bolt era. In the eyes of Johnson, however, Coleman has already forfeited the right to be the figurehead of track and field after the missed drugs test [three] controversy that marred his build-up to the games. Coleman, however, was unmoved by Johnson's remarks as he celebrated Saturday's win. "Michael Johnson doesn't pay my bills or sign my cheques," Coleman said. "So I don't really care what he has to say."
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