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Jamaica's Campbell-Brown wins women's 200m gold
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-21 20:00
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| Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica celebrates winning the women's 200m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. [Agencies] |
BEIJING -- Defending Veronica Campbell-Brown completed on Thursday evening Jamaica's sweep of all the men's and women's sprints at the Beijing Olympic Games.
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| Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica wins the women's 200m final at the National Stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 21, 2008. Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica won ahead of Allyson Felix of the US and Kerron Stewart of Jamaica.[Agencies] |
Campbell-Brown clocked her personal best in 21.74 seconds and took home the women's 200m gold. Two-time world champion Allyson Felix of the United States finished in her season's best of 21.93 seconds. Another Jamaican Kerron Stewart, who also won the women's 100m bronze, with 22.00 seconds, in Beijing, got the third in the half-lap race. Three of the eight finalists created their personal bests and one her season's best, which somewhat proved the track in the Bird's Nest is a fast one as said by many elite sprinters.
Campbell-Brown victory has fulfilled the Jamaican dream of taking all golds of the 100m and 200m sprints in both men's and women's competitions, Shelly-Ann Fraser won the women's 100m dash on August 17. Usain Bolt stunned the world by winning the double sprint golds and smashing both world records.
The Jamaican sprinting fleet is now setting its goal on grabbing the sprint relays titles.
