Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 10:12 PM

Veronica Campbell-Brown has secured a Jamaican clean sweep of the sprint events at the Beijing Olympics, taking out the women's 200 metres event at the Bird's Nest.

It caps a successful defence of her title for Campbell-Brown, who also took gold in Athens four years ago, winning her second Olympic gold with the fastest time in the world this year.

One day after Usain Bolt won the men's event in world record time, Campbell-Brown ran a personal-best 21.74 to snatch gold from pre-race favourite Allyson Felix, who had won the past two world championships.

Felix, the youngest athlete in the final, fell behind on the bend and could not make up ground in the final straight to finish second in 21.93, her second-straight silver in the event.

Campbell-Brown's countrywoman Kerron Stewart took bronze in a time of 22.00.

Jamaica also took out the 100m events, with Bolt cantering home in the men's event and Shelley-Ann Fraser heading home a Jamaican trifecta in the women's.

American Muna Lee was fourth in 22.01 with compatriot Marshevet Hooker fifth in 22.34. Both times were personal bests. Jamaica's Sherone Simpson came sixth on 22.36.

Campbell-Brown jumped out fast and by the turn was ahead. She powered into the straight and opened a gap with Felix, who held off Stewart's late charge at the line.

Stewart claimed her second medal of the Games after a 100m bronze.

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