DORGALI, Sardinia (AP) — American sprinter Justin Gatlin won the 200-meter race Wednesday at a small meet in Sardinia, clocking 20.47 seconds to beat Rasheed Dwyer of Jamaica.
Dwyer was second in 20.87, with Britain’s Leon Baptiste third in 21.01 at the 25th annual Paolo Delogu Memorial meet in Dorgali.
Gatlin, a former world champion who won Olympic gold in the 100 in 2004, is using smaller European meets to prepare for the world championships. Organizers for bigger events have refused to invite him following his comeback from a four-year doping ban.
He won the 100 at a meet in Madrid on Saturday, clocking 10.10.
He has qualified to run the 100 at the worlds in Daegu, South Korea, which start Aug. 27.
