Arrest made after bottle thrown on to 100m track just before Bolt's bid for glory

A man has been arrested after a bottle was thrown on to the track at the start of the men's 100m final at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a man had been heard shouting abuse and was then seen throwing a bottle immediately before the race, won by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.
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Incident: The bottle, in the red ring, was thrown onto the track

Speaking after the race, United States sprinter Justin Gatlin, who won bronze, said: 'It was a little distraction and I didn't know what it was.
'But when you're in those blocks and the whole stadium's quiet you can hear a pin drop.'
Bolt told reporters he had been unaware of the incident.
He added: 'No, I keep hearing that. I don't know who would have done that.'

Disturbance: Justin Gatlin says he heard the bottle but it didn't put him off

Fellow Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake, who claimed silver, said: 'I was so focused I didn't see anything. I was so focused on just running to the line.'
Edith Bosch, Holland's world judo champion, claimed on Twitter that she had 'beaten' the person who had thrown the bottle.
She said: 'A drunken spectator threw a bottle onto the track! I HAVE BEATEN HIM .... unbelievable.'
Nobody was injured during the incident and the event was not disrupted, police said.

Not standing for it: Edith Bosch claims to have hit the man who threw the bottle

Simply the best: Usain Bolt crosses the finishing line to win gold in the men's 100 metres final

The suspect is being held in police custody at an east London police station on suspicion of causing a public nuisance.
Gatlin said the incident had not affected the race: 'You just have to block it out and go out there and do what you got to do. You can't complains about that, the race went on and it was a great race.'
More to follow.