LONDON (Reuters) - American sprinter Allyson Felix put her long-awaited victory in the Olympic 200 metres final on Wednesday down to her earlier performance in the 100 at the London Games.
Felix found an extra burst of speed down the home straight to pull away and win the 200 in 21.88 seconds, finally laying to rest the ghosts of Athens and Beijing where she finished second to Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown.
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