Felix completes 200 metres three-in-a-row

AMERICA’S Allyson Felix last night cruised to her third straight 200 metres title in the World Championships in Berlin, but compatriot Jeremy Wariner failed to secure his own hat-trick.

Felix clocked 20.02 seconds to beat Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica into second, with Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas in third. Wariner, who lost his Olympic title to LaShawn Merritt in Beijing, again had to play second fiddle to his compatriot as Merritt ran 44.06secs, the fastest time in the world this year.

Wariner took silver in 44.60, a season’s best, with Renny Quow of Trinidad taking the bronze.