Usain Bolt says he was as surprised as anyone when Justin Gatlin failed to advance to Thursdays 200-meter final.Everybodys in shock, Bolt told BBC Radio 5 Live of Gatlin after the Jamaican advanced with the top time in Wednesdays semifinals. You can tell from the 100 meters hes getting old. Its a fact the older you get, the rougher it gets to double.In the evenings biggest stunner, Gatlin, who has given Bolt more run for his money than anyone else over the past four years, finished third in his heat.?The American said he rolled an ankle in the run-up to the Olympics and was happy just to make it here.Probably, I should have rested it instead of running on it, said Gatlin, who finished second to Bolt in the 100.In Bolts semifinal heat, the Jamaican star smiled and wagged his finger at a brash up-and-comer. Bolts main goal during the opening rounds is to conserve energy, which is exactly what he was doing when he lked to his right, saw Canadas Andre De Grasse a few steps behind him and put it on cruise control.The only problem was that De Grasse, the bronze medalist in the 100, didnt back down. He sped up, and suddenly the two were nose-to-nose, peering and smiling at each other down the stretch. Bolt finished in 19.78 to win by a scant 0.02 of a second. He wagged his finger at De Grasse as they crossed the line.That was really unnecessary, Bolt said. I dont know what he was trying to do. Hes a young kid. Hes great. He has a lot of talent. Im lking forward to the competition in the final.Bolt will go for his eighth Olympic gold Thursday.Bolt, who has his eyes on not only the win but maybe also another world record, is hoping his time will come Thursday night.I definitely think I can try for the world record, said the sprinter, whose current record in the 200 stands at 19.19 seconds. But now, its executing right, running the corner efficiently and coming in the straight and running the perfect race.But the 29-year-old Bolt also acknowledged that age is catching up with him, telling the BBC he has no plans to run the 200 meters in the 2017 world championships.Next year, if I go to the world championships [in London] Im not going to double, Bolt said. Im going to do the 100 meters, and that is it.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Stitched Baseball Jerseys . Each of Houstons starters scored in double figures as the Rockets improved to 2-0 against the Spurs this season, with both victories coming on the road. They also moved within 3 1/2 games of San Antonio (22-7) for the lead the Southwest Division. Cheap Baltimore Orioles Jerseys China . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. http://www.cheapbaseballchina.com/cheap-chicago-cubs-jerseys-china_153l.html . 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Things can break and you just have to be able to rebound from them.Elliott and Keselowski are in precisely that situation.While several contenders were busy wrapping up top-10 finishes -- Carl Edwards was second, followed by Joey Logano, Charlotte winner Jimmie Johnson , Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon -- Elliott and Keselowski had been snared by late-race trouble that leaves them in desperation mode.Elliott was running near the front when his left rear tire began rubbing on his fender, forcing a stop that left him a lap down. He managed to get back on the lead lap, only to have the same issue with another set of tires that forced him into another unscheduled stop.I dont know if we got the left rear getting up on the track or something, and it got into the fender and it cut it down. I dont know, Elliott said. We had such a gd car today.He wound up finishing 31st and is now 25 points out of the eighth and final spot in the next round, which basically turns the unpredictable race at Talladega into a must-win scenario.Race our hearts out and try to win, I guess, he said. Thats about all we can do.Keselowski had a similarly dreadful day. He began wiggling with 78 laps left and Denny Hamlin was unable to check up in time, the gentle tap sending the No. 2 car shting down the track. He slammeed into the grassy turf and tore up the front of his car.dddddddddddd.Keselowski wound up 38th, putting him seven points out of the final Chase spot.I like Talladega. Talladega has been gd to me, said Keselowski, who has won four times there, including earlier this year. Im going to drive my butt off and at the end of the day I have faith that if it is meant to be, it is meant to be. We cant get down. There is a long way to go still.Things are more comfortable for other Chase contenders.Edwards ran up front all day and thought he had the car to beat at Kansas before Harvick pulled away from him on a late restart. He still finished second to move up two spots in the points race and now has a 24-point buffer between himself Logano in eighth place.Of course, that was of little solace to the Missouri native. He considers the speedway just across the Kansas border his home track and always has thousands of fans in the stands. Hes wanted to win at Kansas more than anywhere else on the circuit but has yet to reach victory lane.Theres so many people that come to this track that support me, he said. Maybe a day or two will pass and Ill be more excited about the points situation going to Talladega.Martin Truex Jr. had issues with the refueling mechanism that forced him to pit out of sequence and wound up 11th. Kurt Busch finished two spots back in 13th after having to go to his backup car following a spin in practice. Hamlin dealt with an issue with the front splitter and was 15th.As a result, Logano sits in the tenuous eighth spot in points -- tied with Dillon and six ahead of Hamlin -- as the Chase heads to the elimination race at Talladega.We came out swinging. Thats what we had to do. We did everything we were supposed to do, Logano said. Its not comfortable being tied with Austin going into next week but thatll be fun. ' ' '