Allyson Felix’s 200-meter run wins gold for Team USA
USA’s Allyson Felix reacts after winning the women’s 200 meters on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 8, 2012.
Allyson Felix finally has her gold medal.
The US sprinter held off a strong 200-meter field that included 100-meter winner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, running an incredible bend to burst into the home straight with a big lead and win in 21.88 seconds, USA Today reported.
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Felix ran the fastest time in the past 14 years in winning the US trials and was a favorite for gold in the 200 meters.
Fraser-Pryce finished second in 22.09, while Carmelita Jeter of the US finished third (22.14).
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Two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was fourth (22.38), and 400 champions Sanya-Richards Ross of the USA was fifth (22.39), BBC Sports reported.
Four-time Olympic sprinting champion Michael Johnson called Felix's win "impressive."
"That was a great race with some great athletic talent," he said. "Felix, with her long stride, is a great sprinter with very nice technique. She could not be matched today."
Felix is a three-time world champion in the 200 meters, but had come up with silver medals in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, The Associated Press reported.
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