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Campbell-brown Takes Women's 200m

It was Jamaica Night again at the National Stadium, this time with Veronica Campbell-Brown doing the honors, easily winning the 200 meters Thursday to cap the first sweep of all four men's and women's Olympic sprints in 20 years.

The defending Olympic champion beat Allyson Felix of the United States in 21.74 seconds to win the gold by 0.19 second.

It was reggae music that filled the stadium as Campbell-Brown celebrated with her country's flag, much the way Usain Bolt did with his world record-setting wins in the 100 and 200 and the way the Jamaican women did when they swept the 100. The CD must have probably been worn out already by this time.

This marked the first time in Olympics when one country swept all four races  since the United States did it in 1988.

"Bolt set it off. After that, I just think the Jamaican camp went crazy," said Jamaican third-place finisher Kerron Stewart.

Adequately, a few moments after Campbell-Brown's victory, Bolt accepted the gold medal he won the night before in a ceremony that was postponed a day because of protests over the second- and third-place finishers.

Jamaicans were indeed the first in these races. They not only won leaving no doubt, they won going away.

Campbell-Brown's performance -- a two-body-length victory -- made her the first woman to win back-to-back 200s since 1980. No man has ever repeated winning in the 200m. Campbell-Brown's 21.74 marked the fastest time in the women's 200 in a decade and the fastest time recorded at sea level since the 1992 Barcelona Games.

"What can you say?" Felix said. "A phenomenal time."

Felix took home her second Olympic silver in this, a similar performance of the finish at the Athens Games.

"Deja vu, and not in a good way," she said.

Stewart finished third, adding to the silver medal she won when she tied Sherone Simpson in Jamaica's sweep of the 100.

It was Shelly-Ann Fraser though, who won the gold at the 100m last Sunday night when Campbell-Brown came in as the defending world champion. The Jamaican 200m star, shockingly, failed to qualify for that race.

It was yet another sign of the amazing depth being produced on the 80-kilometer width Caribbean island -- a country that has never had trouble producing great athletes but has often had trouble keeping them there. Campbell-Brown, fortunately is an exemption because she trains in Florida, but still competes for her home country.

"They're dominating," Felix said. "They're running well all the way around. I wouldn't say I'm surprised because they've always been so strong."

Jamaica's win, of course, marked another big loss for the United States, which became stagnant with three gold medals at this meet (as of this writing) and hasn't yet seen one of its marquee stars come through.

Felix, who beat Campbell-Brown at world championships in the 200 last year, joined Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat, pole vaulter Brad Walker and shot putter Reese Hoffa as world champions who were unsuccessful in securing the gold in their events this year. Americans Lolo Jones and Sanya Richards were other favorites who came up short in this Olympics.

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"How many volcanoes are in Costa Rica? According to the scientists, there are 751 volcanoes. Most of them are dead, now just called a mountain. There are live volcanoes that are dormant (for the moment), and one that is one of the most active in the world, Arenal. The name Arenal comes from the name arena, which means fire in English. "

"Costa Rica has a tradition of multiparty democracy, in which transfers of power are usually smooth. It has no standing army--just a poorly armed civil guard. The judiciary, legislature, and presidency are independent. In fact, when the minister of public security authorized the landing of a 35-man U.S. Air Force rescue team near the Nicaraguan border in 1979, he was forced to withdraw permission when the legislature voted to deny it. In 1980 the U.S. Army was forced to dismantle an observation post it had set up near the Nicaraguan border. "

"The Italians drink their espresso with sugar, the Germans and Swiss - with equal parts of hot chocolate, the Mexicans - with cinnamon, the Belgians - with chocolate. Moroccans drink their coffee with peppercorns, the Ethiopians - with a pinch of salt. Coffee drinkers in the Middle East usually add cardamom and spices. Whipped cream is the favourite amongst Austrians. The Egyptians are extremely fond of pure and strong coffee. They seldom add sugar to it, nor milk nor cream. They serve unsweeteened coffee to mourners and sweetened coffee at weddings. The Italians are the unrivaled World Masters of Espresso."

"Both the American Revolution and the infamous French Revolution were born in coffee houses. The American Revolution grew from roots planted by patriots in the Green Dragon (some say it was the Green Lion) Public House in the Lloyd's District of London. The infamous French Revolution happened in 1789 when the Parisians, spurred on by Camille Desmoulins's verbal campaign, took to the streets and two days later the Bastille fell, marking the overthrow of the French Government and changing France forever."

"Coffee was brought into Costa Rica from Cuba by a Spanish traveller, Navarro, in 1779. Hence it is not their native plant."

"Brazil produces the most oranges in the world. "

"Brazil shares a common border with all South American countries, except Ecuador and Chile."

"The world's widest road is the Monumental Axis in Brazil, where 160 cars can drive side by side."

"Brazil covers nearly half of South America and is the continent's largest nation."

"The smallest frog is the Gold frog of Brazil. It grows to only 9.8 mm."

"How many of you out there know that, here in Iceland, everyone gets addressed by their first name? People are not Mr or Mrs sowanso: not teachers, not the Prime Minister, not the President – nobody. People are even listed in the phone book by their first names.

Also, we use patronyms. Meaning that, for a surname, you take your father’s first name and add ‘son’ or ‘dóttir’ to the end, as in ‘Jónsson’ and ‘Jónsdóttir’. [Or your mother’s if you want. But father’s is more common.] Plus women don’t change their names when they get married, so if you have a husband and wife and son and daughter all in one family, every one of them will have a different last name. Which has prompted many a hairy situation for travelling Icelanders. [Border guard: Why do these children that you purport to be yours not share your name, Mr Jónsson? Can you explain that, hm?]"

"Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult."

"What unique ingredient can you get on a pizza in Iceland?
In Iceland, Domino's Pizza has a reindeer sausage pie on its menu."

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