Gatlin sets world record in 100 meters

UPDATE From USA Today (5/17/06):

IAAF amends Gatlin's 100-meter record run
Justin Gatlin equaled but did not break the 100-meter world record at the Qatar Grand Prix last week, track's governing body said Wednesday. Gatlin received a time of 9.76 seconds, which was one-hundredth of a second below Asafa Powell's world mark of 9.77. The IAAF said Gatlin's time was actually 9.766 seconds, and should have been manually rounded up to 9.77.

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DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Olympic champion Justin Gatlin broke the 100-meter world record Friday with a time of 9.76 seconds at the Qatar Grand Prix.
The American sprinter lowered the mark of 9.77 seconds set by Jamaica's Asafa Powell on June 14, 2005, in Athens, Greece.

Gatlin won the 100- and 200-meter titles at the world championships in Helsinki, Finland, last August. He said Monday he intended to break the record in Doha.

Olusoji Fasuban of Nigeria finished second Friday in 9.84 seconds, with Shawn Crawford of the United States third in 10.08.