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Gay wins 200m in 19.74

Published:Monday | June 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Tyson Gay (centre) leads Isiah Young (left) and Wallace Spearmon during the senior men's 200-metre dash finals at the United States Championships athletics meet yesterday in Des Moines, Iowa. Gay won the race. - AP

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP):

Tyson Gay completed the 100-200 sprint double yesterday at United States (US) track championships, winning the 200 metres in 19.74 seconds and holding off Isiah Young. It's the fastest time in the world this season.

Gay beat Justin Gatlin in the 100 on Friday in a season-leading time of 9.75.

Kimberlyn Duncan upset Olympic champion Allyson Felix in the women's 200. Duncan finished in 21.80, with Felix 0.05 seconds behind. Jeneba Tarmoh was third.

Gay built a lead after the curve and then fended off the hard-charging Young, who finished in 19.86. Curtis Mitchell was third and Wallace Spearmon, a three-time US outdoor champion, wound up fourth.

His hip fully healed, Gay looked sharp throughout nationals, setting up a matchup with Usain Bolt at the World Championships in Moscow this summer.