The 34-year-old smashed ran 9.45 seconds at the Japanese TV show called, Kasupe!.

Since returning from a four-year doping ban in 2010, Gatlin has been Bolt' main rival and dominated the sprinting season of 2015 World Championship in Beijing.

Bolt however beat in the 100m final and also the 200m

Gatlin however thinks he is closing down the Jamaican sprinter ahead of the Rio Olympics.

It's all about growth and getting better and better," Gatlin told a news conference in Brussels when asked about how he could beat Bolt last year.

"The margin of the race is getting smaller and smaller. I just have to make sure I step my game up."