Gay sprints to 19.41 world best on 200m straight
INDIANAPOLIS
– Tyson Gay set a new world best in winning the 200 meters on a
straight track Sunday at the Powerade Great City Games in Manchester,
U.K.
A
triple gold medalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships, Gay ran
19.41 seconds into a slight headwind on a specially constructed 200m
straight track on the streets of Manchester. The previous world best of
19.5 was set by the legendary Tommie Smith back in 1966 on a cinder
track in San Jose, Calif. Smith was trackside for Gay’s race and told
BBC Sports “It was a great race.”
Gay
came into the race having run 44.89 over 400m on April 17 in
Gainesville, Fla. His impressive time over 400m made him the first man
to run under 10 seconds for the 100m, 20 seconds for the 200m and 45
seconds over 400m.
For more information on the Powerade Great City Games, visit www.iaaf.org.
USA
Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and
field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States.
USATF encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, some of the
most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and
junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult
runners in the United States.
For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org
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