Gatlin wins men’s 100 meters at track and field championships Gatlin, 35, surged past up-and-comer Christian Coleman to win the 100 meters on Friday night at the U.S. track and field championships. At 21 and coming off an NCAA title, Coleman was the sprinter all set to usher in a new era. “These guys are just starting their career off,” said Gatlin, who’s been dealing with nagging quadriceps/groin injuries. Awaiting the trio in August at the world championships in London will be Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. In the women’s final, Olympic silver medalist Tori Bowie got off to a blazing start and never looked back. Paralympian Patrick “Blake” Leeper, running on carbon-fiber prosthetics, ran 45.25 seconds in the semifinals of the 400 meters to break the T43 world record held by Oscar Pistorius of South Africa.