Olympics: Felix runs fastest 200m in 14 years

EUGENE: Two-time silver medallist Allyson Felix ran the sixth fastest 200 metres of all time as she won the US Olympic trials in a blazing 21.69 seconds. The performance, the fastest in the half-lap event in 14 years, set Felix up for a London showdown with Jamaican Olympian Veronica Campbell-Brown, who has defeated the American in the last two Games. “I was thrilled with my race,” said Felix. “I feel like everything came together. I felt like I executed today and ran a great curve, which is something I’ve been working on.” World and trials 100 metres champion Carmelita Jeter finished almost a half second behind Felix in 22.11 seconds. Sanya Richards-Ross, the trials’ 400m winner, also made the US team in a second event by finishing third in 22.22.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2^nd, 2012.