Saturday, May 10, 2014
Doha Diamond League: Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins 100m
Jamaican
sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has won the Women's 100 meters in
the season-opening Diamond League meet in Doha. The Olympic champion
held off the late charge from Nigeria's Blesshing Okagbare to win in
just 11.13 seconds.
Other winners:
Nigeria's
Adekoya Kemi won in a surprising turnaround as she shaved 0.7
seconds off her personal best to win the Women's 400 hurdles in
54.59. Speaking after her win Kemi said: “ I swear I never
expected to win. There are so many world-class athletes here and I
feld scared to run against them. I can't tell you how I really pushed
myself” Sapa- AP
Other winners
include Hellen Obiri who also set a Diamond League record by winning
the Women's 3,000 with the fastest time since 1993, clocking 8
minutes, 20.68 seconds to beat compartriot Mercy Cherono. Obiri won
over Cherono in the last 15 meters while World indoor champion
Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia came late and only managed a distant 6th
position.
For the men,
Kenyan Asbel Kiprop won the men's 15000 in a world-leading 3.29.18 in
a race that saw a record 6 people finish under 3.31.
American world
champion Lashawn Merritt equaled the best time in the World this year
to win the 400m in 44.44. David Olivier won the 110 hurdles in 13.23
while Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia won the men's 800 in 1.44.49 beating
Nijel Amos of Botswana by 0.05 seconds.
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