Veronica-Campbell Brown, was up to a different sort of hijinks, veering out of her lane and into the one next to her after she rounded the turn in her 200 heat.
nd Campbell-Brown advanced to the next round, as well. She was not disqualified for veering from Lane 5 to Lane 6 because she didn’t impede the lane’s rightful owner, British runner Margaret Adeoye.
“I was like, ‘Was that me or was that her?”’ said Adeoye, who finished third in the heat to advance. “It helped me get to the finish line.”
Campbell-Brown, the woman known simply as “VCB” back on the island, grimaced as she realised she was changing lanes.
It’s not like her, and it could have cost her dearly. She’s a two-time Olympic gold medallist in the event, and this might be her last, best chance at a second world title. Two of the best runners at the distance — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Allyson Felix — are sitting this one out.
Asked to explain her meandering ways, Campbell-Brown only said she had a headache, before making a quick right turn to head to the practice track.
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