LAUSANNE, July 6: American chainptons Mike Marsh and Michael Johnson ■.went to sfonificanl

'print victories at the Lausanne Grand Prix on W edoesday just a month before the start of the Gothenburg World ( lumpionships, reports Reuter.

Marsh, the 1992 Olympic 200 me ires kJ 4d UB-dalisi and current IN 100 champion defeated oh mpk chain peon Imlord bristle over the 100 in a w ind assisted 9.96 seconds.

Then Johnaun. who had hoped to break the 200 metres world record lien H oodiixms were favourable, beat a field of stellar quality in a time of 19.96 . also wind-aided

Marsh s victory was undoubtedly the more- important as he defeated not onh Bruun ( hnslx but also his leammale and Olympic bronze medalist Dennis Mitchell plus aiuda s Donuvaa Bailee. fastest mao in tfx world die, rear

Both Marsh and Mitchell were sw lit i hM of the blocks, with ( hriatie leading Baik-v came tiirough strongly over the final strides as Christie fought to net hac k in the race and tfx anadian imttaliv thought he had wen

I fa repiav on Ute Madinin leirvi ston screen showed conclusively tfsiugii that Marsh liad won waft Bai fry second in 1002 wink Maifail and (hriMir tilk-d third and fourth places, respectively.

Kopit know me only for the 200 lux is*w the' ki«~ I an run the loo Wed Marsh said

( hrMx said Marsh got away. I got left al the blocks but I was phased at least w«h the way I fin islxd so nigh

Fhe 2liusiralrd the gulf ope n mg between Juiinson and the rest of if x world

Worldtumps hi Frankie Freder wks was well beaten in second place UI 2U.iT with thnsue ctodung 20.12 tor thud plate

The other standoui performance of the evening . amt from Jama*, an Meriene IKiev w bo left the Amen cans struggling in her wake as she powered to victors in both the 100 and 200 metres

Ottes assisted by a following wind fast under the legal limit recorded a rears best of 10.92 sec ■rods ui the 100 then looked equals awew ux n the 200 metres

The 33 year Jamaican strode awav over the storing stages io win thr half lap event in 2241-ahead of iMsinpK and Amemaa th ampul t>weii lurremx Jnh Iuncncr has run taster this season.

Ottey competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics but did not win a major utk until her 200 triumph at the stungart World Clumpionships two 'ears ago.

On Wednesday's form she will start favourite for the double at this year s World Championships in aMhenburg next month.

Tm looking to win the 100 me ires there." she said.

The evening tixiugh. Is kuiged to Marsh, who carries the US team s hopes of snatching the world title back from Christir in Sweden.

Marsh, 2" was a regular member of the IS 4x100 metres relay learn be

fore the Barrel xia Olympic > " fare fa-set a tow altitude 200 metres best in the semifinals with a time of 19."3 before going on to win the gold medal.

His 199.3 and 1994 seasons were interrupted by injury but he returned to finish first in the US Championship* and lias been beaten only once tliis year

'1 am very pleased. ’ he said. "It was just great and it has given me a lot of confidence going in to (xxlx-nhurg.

Marsh s race was watched in the press stands by his Santa Monica Track (Tub. teammate Leroy Burrell, who broke the world 100 record fare last year.

He had a gcxxl start and he al ways has a good finish. Burrell said 1 knew fa would win . ”

\nx-rkan champkxi Roger King dom. the 1984 and 1988 Oly mpic gold iiMdafats. wexi the mens high hunlks with a ty pically aggressive performance.

Kingdom, knocking over as many barriers as fa cleared, ckxked 13.11 seconds. 0.05 of a second ahead of liis fdfow American Allen Johnson, the world indoor chanipksi.