Sprint double for Campbell-Brown in Orlando

ORLANDO, Florida, CMC – Jamaican sprint ace Veronica Campbell-Brown produced her best times so far this year by speeding to victory in the 100 and 200 metres at the Central Florida Twilight meet on Saturday.

Campbell-Brown, her country’s most successful women’s sprinter with Olympic and World Championship gold medals on her log, continued her build-up for the Beijing Olympics this summer with strong victories.

Trinidad and Tobago's Aaron Armstrong ensured a strong showing in the sprints for Caribbean runners when he also took the sprint double among the men.

In the 100 metres, Campbell-Brown won by almost 0.2 seconds, when she clocked 11.02 seconds to defeat Alexis Joyce (11.21).

The reigning Olympic 200-metre champion and 100-metre gold medallist at the Osaka World Championship last year, coasted to victory in the 200 metres.

She stopped the clock at 22.38 seconds, winning by nearly a full second over Ginou Etienne (23.16).

Meanwhile, Armstrong landed the men’s 100 in 10.35 seconds and took the 200 in 20.81, beating Chris Lawson (20.97) with Jamaican Omar Brown third in 20.98.