100m Sprint: Olympic champion Usain Bolt beaten by American

The Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt- dubbed the fast man on the planet - shocked his fans by losing a race yesterday.

                        Bolt, who looked tense before the race even started, tried to shrug off his defeat at the hand of Justin Gatlin

The 26-year-old Jamaican, who holds the world 100m record, came second in a 100m sprint in Rome to 31-year-old American sprinter, Justin Gatlin.

Bolt, who finished in 9.95 seconds compared to Gatlin's 9.94, has not lost a 100m race since 2010, when he was suffering from a back injury.

The shock defeat occurred last night at the Rome Golden Gala Diamond League meeting in front of thousands of spectators.

Bolt, who holds the current world record after running the 100m in 9.58 seconds in 2009, started the race well, but then stumbled and could not regain his lead on Gatlin, a former drugs cheat.

Afterwards Bolt, who refers to himself as 'a legend', tried to shrug off his performance as a jubilant Gatlin danced around the track to celebrate his victory.