June 26, 2007	Tuesday	Jamadi-us-Sani 10, 1428

INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana), June 25: Tyson Gay ran the second fastest 200 metres of all-time, 19.62 seconds, on a wet track at the US championships on Sunday.

Only fellow American Michael Johnson's world record of 19.32 seconds at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is faster.

Wallace Spearmon, Gay's training partner, finished second in 19.89 with Rodney Martin third in 20.18. Olympic and world 400m champion Jeremy Wariner took fourth in 20.35. Olympic champion Shawn Crawford was seventh and last in 20.51.

The win came after Xavier Carter, the previous second fastest at 19.63 seconds, crashed out in the semi-finals with a dislocated knee cap problems.

Gay had taken the US 100 metres championship in a season-leading 9.84 seconds on Friday. He will run both in the world championships and said another US sweep might be possible in the 200 metres.

World champion Allyson Felix won the women's 200 metres final in 22.34 seconds. Sanya Richards, overcoming the disappointment of missing the world championships in the 400 metres, finished second in 22.43 to make the US team for Osaka.

US 100 metres champion Torri Edwards claimed third in 22.55 and La Shauntea Moore was fourth in 22.58.

Two-time Olympic silver medallist Terrence Trammell won the men's 110-metre hurdles in 13.08 seconds. US record holder Dominque Arnold clocked 13.17 for second and David Oliver took the third spot in 13.18.

Allen Johnson, the 1996 Olympic gold medallist and four-time world champion, finished seventh in 13.60 seconds. He had made every US world championship team from 1995.

Alan Webb surged ahead of two-time Olympic medallist Bernard Lagat in the final 30 metres to win a stirring 1,500 metres in 3:34.82.

Kenyan-born Lagat slipped to third in 3:35.55, finishing behind

Leonel Manzano (3:35.29).

Khadevis Robinson dominated the men's 800m in 1:44.37, outrunning upcoming American Nick Symmonds (1:45.17).

American record holder Jenn Stuczynski won the women's pole vault at 4.45 metres and Tiffany Williams ran the year's fastest women's 400-metre hurdles in 53.28 seconds.

Sunday’s results:

Men’s:

200 metres: 1. Tyson Gay 19.62 seconds; 2. Wallace Spearmon 19.89; 3. Rodney Martin 20.18.

800 metres: 1. Khadevis Robinson one minute 44.37 seconds; 2. Nick Symmonds 1:45.17; 3. Duane Solomon 1:45.69.

1500 metres: 1. Alan Webb three minutes 34.82 seconds; 2. Leonel Manzano 3:35.29; 3. Bernard Lagat 3:35.55.

110-metre hurdles: 1. Terrence Trammell 13.08 seconds; 2. Dominique Arnold 13.17; 3. David Oliver 13.18.

3000-metre steeplechase: 1. Joshua McAdams eight minutes 24.46 seconds; 2. Aaron Aguayo 8:27.01; 3. Tom Brooks 8:27.34.

High jump: 1. Jim Dillion 2.27 metres; 2 equal. Jamie Nieto 2.24, 2 equal. Adam Shunk 2.24.

Triple jump: 1. Aarik Wilson 17.06 metres; 2. Lawrence Willis 16.97; 3. Kenta Bell 16.87.

Discus throw: 1. Mike Robertson 64.04 metres; 2. Ian Waltz 63.60

3. Jarred Rome 63.56.

Women’s:

200 metres: 1. Allyson Felix 22.34 seconds; 2. Sanya Richards 22.43; 3. Torri Edwards 22.55.

800 metres: 1. Alysia Johnson one minute 59.47 seconds; 2. Hazel Clark 1:59.60; 3. Alice Schmidt 1:59.63.

400-metre hurdles: 1. Tiffany Ross-Williams 53.28 seconds; 2. Sheena Johnson 53.29; 3. Nicole Leach 54.49.

20km walk: 1. Teresa Vaill 1:37:28; 2. Jolene Moore 1:39:24; 3. Sam Cohen 1:40:53.

Pole vault: 1. Jennifer Stuczynski 4.45 metres; 2. Nikole McEwen 4.45; 3 equal. Lacy Janson 4.35, 3 equal. Jillian Schwartz 4.35.

Shot put: 1. Kristin Heaston 18.74 metres; 2. Jillian Camarena 18.50; 3. Sarah Stevens 18.02.—Reuters