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ANGERS, France: Martinique-born French sprinter Ronald Pognon showed his 200-metres abilities with three impressive performances at the 2005 French Championships on the weekend.
The former junior and youth star broke registered time faster than his previous personal best, all were legal performances. Pognon blazed 20.38 seconds in the heat, 20.40 in the semi-finals, before taking the finals with a 20.34 clocking.
After the race Pognon said his goal was to run fast at a relaxing speed and despite not breaking the French national record of 20.16, he accomplished his goal of making the qualification mark for Helsinki.
In quest to win gold at the World Championships in August, Pognon said he must put himself up against American sprinters as much as possible to ensure he is in contention for glory this summer.
Earlier this year in Lausanne, the 22-year-old clocked a sensational 9.99 seconds in the 100m on his way to defeating American Olympic champion Justin Gatlin and becoming the fastest Frenchman ever over the distance. His time placed him at joint seventh in the world on the IAAF top list which is currently being led by Asafa Powell with a world record time of 9.77.
Pognon plans to contest both the 100m and 200m in Helsinki and he believes he will be ready for the challenge.
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