DAEGU – Two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica won the women’s 200 metres at the World Championships yesterday, beating 100-metre gold medallist Carmelita Jeter of the United States.
Three-time defending champion Allyson Felix of the United States earned the bronze.
Campbell-Brown had already won silver in the 100 and finished the 200 yesterday in a season’s best of 22.22 seconds, 0.15 faster then Jeter, who fell just short of the first sprint double in two decades.
Felix was third in 22.42. (AP)
Campbell-Brown wins 200m gold
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