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Justin Gatlin to focus on 200M at USA Outdoor Championships

USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg has the latest as Justin Gatlin will sit out of the 100 meters. USA TODAY Sports

EUGENE, Ore. – Even when a bystander for the men's 100 meters, as will be the case at this week's USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Justin Gatlin still feels the nervousness and anxiety of pre-race competitiveness.

"Even when I'm not even watching it live, or at home, I feel the butterflies," Gatlin said. "I feel the adrenaline rush."

Those jitters will be unfounded, if entirely unavoidable.