"I feel the time could have been better, but I'm happy," Linnik said. "The competition was strong, because it's the world level, so I felt more pressure this way, but otherwise it was just a regular competition."

Brown, the Canadian athlete who took the bronze at a personal best time said the crowd's enthusiasm fuelled his come-from-behind win.

"I really pushed it at the end. The crowd was a motivating factor for sure. I could hear them cheering me on so I wanted to give them something to be proud of," Brown said.

In the women's 200 meters sprint, favorite Jody Williams, the 16-year-old British running prodigy, was thwarted in her attempt to win both the 100 and 200 meters race. She seemed tired at the beginning of today's 200 meters final and got off to a very bad start.

She was beaten by Stormy Williams of the United States, who opened up a two-meter lead by the end of the race.

Kendrick, ecstatic about winning her country's first track gold medal of these games, said, "I'm just so happy I just don't know what to say. Win, that's what I came to do. And we have the relay tomorrow, so we're hoping for another gold medal in that. I had great competition, but I knew I had to run my race and just be patient and not stress near the end."

Jodie Williams blamed the grueling schedule of races and qualifying heats, along with the high expectations placed upon her, for her second-place finish.

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