Tyson Gay eases to London 200m win

Gay made a rapid start and was ahead entering the home straight. He won, slowing down, in a time of 20 seconds with compatriot Wallace Spearmon second and Ireland’s Paul Hession third. In May, double world champion Gay set the fastest time in the world this year when he ran the 200m in 19.58 secs […]

Gay made a rapid start and was ahead entering the home straight. He won, slowing down, in a time of 20 seconds with compatriot Wallace Spearmon second and Ireland’s Paul Hession third.

In May, double world champion Gay set the fastest time in the world this year when he ran the 200m in 19.58 secs in New York.

Recently, he has been struggling with a groin problem but he insisted he was fine.

“I’m feeling okay. I’ve been trying to keep under the radar, trying to get through this groin situation I have but I should be okay.

“My groin has been tight on me, I’m trying to take a little Advil (painkillers) to run through the pain. I’ve got to be tough about it. I don’t feel it when I run, it’s after.

“I’m just taking it one day at a time, it’s just frustrating,” Gay added. “Any time a sprinter feels any type of nagging pain they get frustrated and the mind has to get strong again.

“I didn’t get to warm up like I wanted to because of the situation but I don’t think about limping once the gun is shot, I just run. The way I slowed down it would definitely have been 19-something (seconds).”

Gay will be desperate to arrive in Berlin fully fit after a hamstring problem ruined his chances in Beijing where he failed to make the final of the 100m having missed out on qualifying for the 200 after suffering the injury in the U.S. trials.