Gatlin cruises in heats, Felix claims 400m title

Justin Gatlin from the U.S. reacts after winning the men's 100 meters event during the Diamond League meeting in Doha, Qatar May 15, 2015. REUTERS/AK Bijuraj/Files

EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Justin Gatlin moved closer to a world sprint double and Allyson Felix broke through to win a stirring women's 400 metres at the U.S. trials for the world championships on Saturday.

Gatlin cruised through the 200 metres preliminaries in 19.92 seconds to move into Sunday's semi-finals and finals and a chance to face world record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica in both the 200 and 100 at the worlds in Beijing in August.