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Johnson’s sigh of relief
ATHENS. Aug 6: Michael Johnson showed the mark of a true champion on Tuesday ' by retaining the
world 400 metres title under intense pressure on and off the track, reports Reuter.
After a season ravaged by injury and knowing he had to perform at his best here to justify his backdoor entry to the championships. Johnson came from behind to take gold in 44.12 seconds.
"1 am a champion and champions go out and win." he said simply.
After tearing his left quadriceps in a 150 metres race Sainst Olympic 100 metres ampion Donovan Bailey on June 1, Johnson was forced to miss the US trials and a place in the American team.
Desperate to parade the double Olympic champion at the biggest sporting event of the year, the International Amateur Athletics Federation issued Johnson a wild card to compete as a defending champion.
"I thought if 1 was invited to come here. I should give it my all." Johnson said.
On the night, in front of the Uf^St crowd of the champl-taWWJ H hi*
He ran a conservative first 200, then found to his horror he
had a cramp in his left leg as he strode round the third bend.
"There was some pain," he said. "1 felt everything else had gone wrong this season, now this."
Ignoring the pain and refusing to panic. Johnson powered through the field to win in a time none of the other seven finalists have ever matched.
"I thought I could have gone a bit faster, but a win is a win." he said.
While spectators were waiting for Johnson. South African Marius Corbett surprised even himself by winning the men's Javelin with a mark five metres further than his previous best.
After Jan Zelezny had bowed out of the competition when he failed to make the final eight. Corbett won with a throw of 88.40 metres with his second attempt.
"T was looking forward to fourth or fifth place, certainly not a throw at over 88 metres, not to mention a gold medal.” said the bemused South African.
Sally Barsosio became the first Kenyan woman to win a global title by sprinting to the front three laps from the end of the women's 10,000 metres.
There was an ugly clash off thfe track In the mixed zope, where athletes talk to reporters when American' Regina Jacobs
shoved Irishwoman Sonia O'Sullivan.
Jacobs accused O’Sullivan of costing her the gold medal in the women’s 1.500 metres final by grabbing her single when the Irishwoman lost her balance 250 metres from the finish. The race was won by Portugal's Carla Sacramento with Jacobs taking the silver.