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DIAMOND BRONZE
Jereem 3rd in fast Zurich 200
Kwame Laurence :: Trinidad Express :: Trinidad Express :: 01.09.2018Jereem "The Dream" Richards finished strong in the IAAF Diamond League Final men's 200 metres event in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday, the Trinidad and Tobago track star getting home in 20.04 seconds to pick up bronze.
Drawn way out in lane eight, Richards ran the bend blind. But the Point Fortin sprinter did enough in the first half of the race to keep himself in contention. He then turned on the heat on the straight, surging past Aaron Brown, the Canadian forced to settle for fourth in 20.14.
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In a post on his Twitter page after the race, Richards expressed satisfaction with yesterday's performance and his entire 2018 campaign.
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CHANGE OF GEAR: From left, Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards, Switzerland's Alex Wilson, United States' Noah Lyles and Turkey's Ramil Guliyev enter the straight in the men's 200m at the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League meet in Zurich yesterday. Lyles won the gold, Guliyev took the silver and Richards got the bronze medal. —Photo: AP
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