AbeerbottlethrownfromthestandslandednearUsainBoltinthemomentsbeforethe 100-meterfinalSundaynightinLondon.
AsBoltandsevenothercompetitorsduckedintotheirstartingcrouches, abottlesailedfromthefirstrowofthestandsatOlympicStadium.
ItharmlesslybouncedinthelanebelongingtoYohanBlakeanddidn'tappeartocauseadistractiontotherunners, whostartedasplit-secondlater. Thethrower'slackofdistancewasablessing. Hadhegatheredtipsfromthecompetitorsofthehammerthrowcompetition, whichwastakingplaceintheinfieldatthesametimeasthe 100 final, thebottlecouldhavehitoneofthecompetitors. ItendeduplandingafewfeetfromBlake (lane 5).
EdithBosch, afemaleDutchjudokawhowonabronzemedalearlierduringtheOlympics, claimedthatthemanwhothrewthebottlewassittingnearherandthatshe "beat" him. Whetherthat'strueorthehyperboleofanaggravatedathletewasunclearintheminutesaftertheincident. PicturesshowacontingentofDutchathletessittingbehindthestartingarea.
Policetookthemanintocustody. HewillappearincourtonMondaymorning.
NeitherBoltnorblakesaidtheyknewoftheincidentuntiltheywereinformedbyreporters. "Idon'tknowwhowouldhavedonethat," Boltsaid.
Gatlinwasawareofitbutimplieditwasonlyaslightdistraction. "Ididn'tknowwhatitwas," hesaid, accordingtotheBBC, "butwhenyou'reinthoseblocksandthewholestadium'squietyoucanhearapindrop."
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