Double the fun? Merritt moves on in quest for Olympic double (Yahoo Sports)
LaShawn Merritt considers his 200-meter races more of a lark than anything else. Already qualified for the Olympics in his ”real” race, the 400, Merritt pulled away for an easy victory in the opening round of 200-meter qualifying at the rain-soaked U.S. Olympic Trials on Thursday, posting the night’s third-best time at 20.09 seconds. Among those who take the 200 more seriously are worlds silver medalist Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers and Wallace Spearmon, who is trying to return to the upper-echelon of this race after struggling with injuries.