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Usain Bolt: Justin Gatlin won’t break my world record

Usain Bolt feels his world records are safe from Justin Gatlin.

“What if Justin Gatlin breaks your world record?” Bolt was asked in a CNN interview.

Bolt shook his head and quickly, yet softly, responded.

“I don’t think he is going to break my world record,” Bolt said.

Is an athlete who has been found guilty twice of doping (Gatlin has failed two drug tests*) worthy of Bolt’s world record?

“Tough question,” Bolt said. “If he did it clean, sure. If he didn’t, no. … But I don’t think he’s going to break it.