LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — American sprinter Walter Dix is scheduled to run his first European race of the season at the Spitzen meet to prepare for the world championships.
Meet director Terry McHugh says Dix, a double bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will compete in the 200 meters in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Dix is the main American sprint medal hope at the worlds starting Aug. 27 in Daegu, South Korea.
He clocked his season-best of 19.95 seconds to win the 200 national title last month at Eugene, Ore. Dix won the 100 in 9.94, after Tyson Gay withdrew with a hip injury that needed season-ending surgery.
