Felix on course for 200m Olympic gold

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

BEIJING (AFP) — America's two-time 200 metres world champion Allyson Felix believes her time has come leaving her on course to turn her 2004 silver into Olympic gold after breezing through her first round heat on Tuesday.

The talented 22-year-old, who in 2005 became the first teenager to win a world sprint title, beat home two-time world minor medalist veteran Sri Lankan Susanthika Jayasinghe.

Felix, who said she would have liked to have had a chance at running the 400m as well if the timetable had permitted, said she had taken it easy once she had looked at the scoreboard screen and seen she was well ahead.

"This is my time finally," said Felix, who is nicknamed 'chicken legs' because of her long, spindly legs.

"I came out with as little effort as...