First, he won the Olympic title, and now, Icon's LaShawn Merritt wears the world crown at 400m as well.

Virginia's finest surged to victory at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin Friday night, pulling away in the home stretch from former world title holder Jeremy Wariner.

Another title for Icon's LaShawn Merritt (Getty Images).

As reported by BBC Sport:

Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt took 400m gold at the World Championships as he again proved too strong for Jeremy Wariner on a wet night in Berlin.

The American finished in 44.06 seconds, ahead of compatriot and Olympic silver medallist Wariner (44.60s) and Renny Quow of Trinidad & Tobago (45.02s).

"It was all about putting it from my head to the track," said Merritt. "I had already won the race in my heart.

"I ran this race a million times in my head. At 300m I felt good and at 350m I knew I had won the race, so I just needed tobring it home."

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