Newly-crowned 100m champion Fred Kerley saw his hopes of a world sprint double go up in smoke on Tuesday as he failed to advance from the semi-finals of the 200m. 

Kerley set off fine from the blocks, but was left grimacing as he hit the home straight at Eugene’s Hayward Field, eventually finishing sixth in 20.68 seconds. Kerley later said he had cramped up in the later stages of the race, but insisted he would be fit to race in the relays. “Bit of cramp, but it’s all good,” Kerley said. “I’m not in pain, I’ll be good.” 

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