BETTINI FIRES BACK

Paolo Bettini Stuttgart world championships podium

Paolo Bettini crossed the finish line firing into the air in a clear gesture to the people who have criticised and attacked him in the days before the World Championships. He repeated the gesture on the winner's podium and then in his winner?s press conference he made sure everybody understood why he was angry.

?People have been firing at me all week and so I decided to fire back,? Bettini said, only partially joking.

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