Schippers wins second gold with year's best time

Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's 200 metres final during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble

ZURICH (Reuters) - Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers ran the fastest 200 metres this year on Friday to collect her second gold medal of the European championships.

Schippers, who has switched from the heptathlon event where she claimed a world championship bronze last year, powered down the final straight to win in 22.03 seconds and easily beat American Tori Bowie's previous best 2014 time of 22.18.