DAEGU, South Korea – Usain Bolt had little trouble with the starting gun this time, recording two solid qualifying runs for Saturday’s 200-meter final at the world championships and pumping himself up with the famed “Lightning Bolt” celebration.
The defending champion put last week’s debacle of a false start in the 100 final behind him.
“Back to my normal self. I’m trying to enjoy the game as much as possible,” Bolt said after two dominant performances in which his slow starts gave way to powerful finishes. “I know I’m still the best, so I’m focused on it.”
And if he needed any guidance in the 200, there was two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown fighting off 100 champion Carmelita Jeter and three-time defending champion Allyson Felix to clinch gold in the Jamaica-United States sprint rivalry.
The Americans still came out of Friday’s rush of six finals with two gold. They lead the medal standings with nine gold and 16 overall.
With a bib number 1111, American long jumper Dwight Phillips obliged, winning his fourth world title since 2003. With a leap of 27 feet, 8 3/4 inches, he beat Mitchell Watt of Australia and Ngonidzashe Makusha of Zimbabwe.
The American 4×400 relay team won its fourth straight
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