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Bolt shatters Diamond League 200m field, Jamaica 1-2-3-4
Thursday, August 30, 2012 | 2:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Usain Bolt led a field comprising of four Jamaicans to a meet record finish of 19.66 seconds in Zurich.
Nickel Ashmeade, fresh off a victory over seasoned campaigner Tyson Gay finished a creditable second in a personal best 19.85.
Newcomer Jason Young was third in 20.08 and Olympic bronze medalist Warren Weir finished fourth in 20.18 seconds.
American Wallace Spearmon was fifth.
Ashmeade is the 2012 Diamond Leage Champion in the 200m with 15 points, over Usain Bolt who has 12 points.
| RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | R.T. | POINTS | RANKING | ||
| 1 | BOLT Usain | JAM | 19.66 | MR | 0.192 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2 | ASHMEADE Nickel | JAM | 19.85 | PB | 0.129 | 15 | 1 | |
| 3 | YOUNG Jason | JAM | 20.08 | 0.176 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | WEIR Warren | JAM | 20.18 | 0.150 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | SPEARMON Wallace | USA | 20.22 | 0.138 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 6 | MARTINA Churandy | NED | 20.62 | 0.140 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 7 | WILSON Alex | SUI | 20.70 | 0.143 | ||||
| 8 | VAN LUIJK Patrick | NED | 21.04 | 0.158 | ||||
 
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