Athletics: Campbell-Brown claims Kansas crown
Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica won the 200-metre crown at the Kansas Relays
LAWRENCE:
Reigning Olympic women’s 200-meter champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica won the 200-metre crown at the Kansas Relays. Campbell-Brown, who won Olympic 200 gold at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics, captured the Kansas title in 22.95 seconds.
Porscha Lucas was second in 23.06. Campbell-Brown is already thinking about the 2012 London Games, where she will be looking to become the first woman to win the 200 in three straight Olympics.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 25th, 2011.
Reigning Olympic women’s 200-meter champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica won the 200-metre crown at the Kansas Relays. Campbell-Brown, who won Olympic 200 gold at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics, captured the Kansas title in 22.95 seconds.
Porscha Lucas was second in 23.06. Campbell-Brown is already thinking about the 2012 London Games, where she will be looking to become the first woman to win the 200 in three straight Olympics.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 25th, 2011.