| Campbell- Brown wins 200m at national trials |
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| Sunday, 29 June 2008 | |
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Veronica Campbell- Brown, on Sunday, made ammends for her disappointing fourth place finish in the 100m at the Jamaican Olympic trials by winning the 200m in a world leading 21.94 seconds at Jamaica's National Stadium. It was the first time she was going below 22 seconds and it came at the right time as 100m champion, Kerron Stewart, was breathing down her neck to the finish. Stewart finished with a personal best of 21.99 seconds while Sheron Simpson placed third in 22.11. "I am very proud because my training is going excellent,'' said Campbell-Brown, the Olympic 100 bronze medalist. "I always wanted to run under 22 seconds and I just executed very well from start to finish.'' Although runninig a season's best, Foster-Hylton was irked by her bad start. "I had to run past all the girls, because they were all ahead of me, but I am confident in my speed," noted the five-time champion. Kenia Sinclair, Commonwealth Games silver medallist, won the women's 800m title. Sinclair cruised to victory in 2:01.50 while Yssane Williams, who crossed the line in fourth, but was the second Jamaican, did 2:05.10. Neisha Bernard Thomas of Grenada (2:02.56) and Sheena Gooding of Barbados (2:04.23) were second and third respectively. "I wanted to do my season best, but because I was spiked on Friday, I decided I was just going to take it easy and do what it takes to be the national champion," said Sinclair. Aldwyn Sappleton achieved victory in the men’s 800m in 1:48.45 ahead of Ricardo Cunningham (1:48.94). This time, however, was below the qualifying marks for the Olympic games. In the field, Dorian Scott threw 20.13 to land the men's Shot Put crown. In the women's Javelin Throw, Olivia McKoy retained her national title with 56.72 metres. Kateema Riettie (55.39m) and Tanesha Blair (48.51m) were second and third respectively.
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