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Find your ancestorsVeronica Campbell-Brown continued a brilliant Olympic Games for Jamaica by successfully defending her 200 metres title in Beijing tonight.
Following victories in the 100 and 200m for Usain Bolt, a 1-2-3 in the women's 100m and gold in the 400m hurdles for Melaine Walker, Campbell-Brown powered to victory in the Bird's Nest Stadium in a new personal best of 21.74 seconds.
Athens runner-up Allyson Felix of American again had to settle for silver in 21.93secs with another Jamaican, Kerron Stewart, claiming the bronze.


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