May 12, 200620 yr DOHA, Qatar ? (AP) ? Olympic champion Justin Gatlin broke the 100-meter world record Friday, clocking 9.76 seconds at the Qatar Grand Prix. The American sprinter lowered the mark of 9.77 seconds set by Jamaica's Asafa Powell on June 14, 2005, in Athens, Greece. The 24-year-old Gatlin won the 100 and 200 meters titles at the world championships in Helsinki, Finland, last August. He said Monday he intended to break the record in Doha.
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