Gatlin hopes for solid Shanghai race in build-up to Olympics (Yahoo Sports)

Justin Gatlin’s last competition in China ended in huge disappointment-he came second to Usain Bolt not once, but twice, in both the 100 and 200 meters at last year’s world championships. Gatlin won’t face Bolt again until later this season, but his mind is firmly on his longtime rival as he prepares for his first Diamond League race of the year in Shanghai on Saturday. Gatlin is coming off a win Sunday in the 100 meters at a Golden Grand Prix race in Japan, but unlike last year when he opened his season with a scorching 9.74-second win at a Diamond League event in Doha, Qatar, he finished this race in a more pedestrian 10.02 seconds.