They both lifted their arms to celebrate before the finish line.
For Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the 100 meters, this was no big deal. There was so much daylight between Fraser-Pryce and the runner-up, the Jamaican could have walked the last few steps and still taken gold.
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IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died Monday night from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. He was 37.
IndyCar made the announcement at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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After Petr Cech's opening-day blunders proved so costly for Arsenal, the veteran goalkeeper demonstrated against Liverpool on Monday why he will be an asset rather than a liability for his new team.
A 0-0 draw at home might seem frustrating for a side longing to end a 12-year wait for a Premier League title but without Cech's assured presence in goal it could have been back-to-back home losses at the start of the season for the first time in 66 years at Arsenal.
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Australia's tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios was on Monday handed a suspended ban and fine by the ATP for his lurid verbal attack on Stan Wawrinka at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
In a statement the ATP found 20-year-old Kyrgios guilty of "aggravated behavior" and served him with a 28-day ban and $25,000 (21,450 euros) fine.
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Canada's Shawnacy Barber prolonged Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie's world championship jinx by snatching men's pole vault gold in Beijing on Monday.
Barber, 21, managed a best of 5.90 meters, winning on countback from defending champion Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany at the Bird's Nest stadium.
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Udinese stunned Juventus by winning 1-0 in Turin on Sunday as the Italian champions' bid for a record-equaling fifth successive league title started with its first loss in 48 Serie A home matches.
Juventus dominated but was unable to finish any of their many chances and Udinese made the host team pay when Cyril Thereau scored 12 minutes from time with one of his side's few opportunities.
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Roger Federer jutted his right index finger toward the summer-blue sky to celebrate his latest Cincinnati title. He would have needed both hands to count all of them.
Might as well just rename it the Federer Open. Or maybe subtitle it the Djokovic Heartbreak.
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Lionel Messi missed a penalty kick but Luis Suarez scored in the second half to give Barcelona a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in its Spanish league opener on Sunday.
That gave the defending champion a small gap on archrival Real Madrid right away, as Rafa Benitez started his stint in charge with a 0-0 draw at promoted side Sporting Gijon.
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Justin Wilson always understood the danger that lurked behind the wheel for an IndyCar driver.
"When it goes wrong," Wilson said following his 2012 return from race injuries, "it can get messy."
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After Usain Bolt set the record for most gold medals at the world championships, Allyson Felix got started Monday in a bid to join him at nine.
With her usual effortless grace, Felix coasted into the semifinals of the 400 meters, her mind focused on getting her first gold in the one-lap race a decade after she won her first world title in the 200. In between, she has won a slew of 4x100 and 4x400 relay and 200 golds.
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