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Sanya edges Shelly in 200m semi final
Tuesday, August 07, 2012 | 2:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Double Olympic 100m-champion Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce was a close second to American Sanya Richards Ross in the 200m semi final.
Richards-Ross ran 22.30 to nip Fraser-Pryce (22.34) on the line. Both are through to the final at 3:00pm tomorrow.
Richards said she has been enjoying the Olympic Games and is feeling no pressure.
"I am happy and having a good time. I already have a gold medal so I am out here having fun and hope to get a medal. It has been my dream to be announced as Olympic champion."
"I wanted top four so as not to get a bad lane (for the final). I'm not trying to send any messages, my coach (Clyde HART) told me to be patient. I am happy I got the win - I feel pretty good. I've been physically and mentally preparing for this. I feel no pressure, it's a lot of fun for me."
She told reporters that she is confident and plans to give it her all in the finals tomorrow.
"I really want to grab a medal tomorrow but, either way, I'm still an Olympic champion. I know I'm the strongest in the field, so I'm going to give it all I've got in the home stretch."
Russia’s Aleksandra Fedoriva was third in 22.65.
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Reac. T | Time |
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| 1 | 4 | RICHARDS-ROSS Sanya | 0.191 | 22.3 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | FRASER-PRYCE Shelly-Ann | 0.164 | 22.34 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | FEDORIVA Aleksandra | 0.191 | 22.65 |
|
| 4 | 8 | STUY Hrystyna | 0.169 | 22.76 |
|
| 5 | 2 | SELVON Kai | 0.177 | 23.04 |
|
| 6 | 6 | OYEPITAN Abiodun | 0.148 | 23.14 |
|
| 7 | 1 | EMMANUEL Crystal | 0.177 | 23.28 |
|
| 8 | 7 | REDHEAD Janelle | 0.168 | 23.51 |
|
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