LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — United States sprinter Walter Dix won the 200-meter race in 20.02 seconds at the Spitzen meeting on Thursday.
Marvin Anderson of Jamaica finished in second, trailing by more than a half-second.
Dix’s finish was the season’s third-fastest 200 meters. Olympic champion Usain Bolt’s 19.86 in Oslo last month and fellow Jamaican Nickel Ashmeade’s 19.95 in Kingston are the only faster times in this world championships season.
Dix raced in Europe for the first time this season after winning national titles in 100 and 200 meters.
Dix was the meet’s star attraction when pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva withdrew after warming up. Isinbayeva told the Lucerne crowd she hurt her hand on landing.
