Diamond League 2013

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What a fantastic meet!

At the Diamond League meet in Eugene, Oregon, for the first time ever, three women ran under 9.8 seconds in the women's 100m. Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser won in 10.71, ahead of Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria (10.75), and another Jamaican, Veronica Campbell-Brown (10.78). Unfortunately, the wind speed was 2.2, just over the legal limit. In the men's equivalent, there was an American 1-2-3, won by Justin Gatlin in 9.88.

Jamaican Hansle Parchment won the 110m hurdles in 13.05, a national record, ahead of Cuba's Orlando Ortega (13.08) and David Oliver of the US (13.10). Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade won the men's 200m in 20.14, while American Walter Dix was second in 20.16, and another Jamaican, Jason Young, third in 20.20.

Amantle Montsho of Botswana won the women's 400m in 50.01, with Francena McCrorory of the US second, and Jamaica's Novlene Williams-MIlls third, while in the men's equivalent, Lashawn Merritt of the US won in 44.33, upsetting favourite Kirani James of Grenada (44.39).

Susanna Hejnova won the women's 400m hurdles in 53.70, with American Lashinda Demus second, and Jamaican Kaliese Spencer third, while Caterina Ibarguen of Colombia won the women's triple jump with a leap of 14.94 ahead of Jamaica's Kimberly Williams (14.78). David Soi of Kenya won the men's 5000m in 13:04.75, beating Britain's Mo Farah into second.

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In the men's 100m at Rome on Thursday, Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Jacques Harvey will take on Kittian Kim Collins, Kemar Hyman of the Caymans, and Americans Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers and Rakeem Salaam.

In the women's 200m, Jamaica's Kerron Stewart will go up against Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast and Americans Allyson Felix, Charonda Williams, Jeneba Tarmoh and Lauryn Williams.

Chiris Brown of the Bahamas will be running in the men's 400m, and Anguilla's Shara Proctor will be jumping for Britain in the women's long jump.

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Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt lost his opening race of the season, coming in second to Justin Gatlin in the men's 100m, clocking 9.95 to the American's 9.94. Kittian Kim Collins came fifth.

Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast won the women's 200m in 22.36, ahead of Allyson Felix of the US and Bulgaria's Ivet Lalova, while Jamaican Kerron Stewart was fourth.

Saidy Ndure of Norway won the men's 100m B race in 10.13, with Jacques Harvey of Jamaica second in 10.21. Brittney Reese of the US won the women's long jump with 6.99, while Shara Proctor of Anguilla, jumping for Britain, came third with 6.99.

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Usain Bolt will be back in action on Thursday, along with his Jamaican compatriot Marvin Anderson, in the 200m in Oslo, where he will go up against Saidy Ndure of Norway and Holland's Curacao-born Churandy Martina.

In the women's 100m, Jamaica's Sherri-Ann Brooks will go up against Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast, while Trinidadian Keshorn Walcott will take part in the men's javelin, and Ramon Miller of the Bahamas will run in the men's 400m.

The women's triple jump will include Jamaican Kimberley Williams, while the women's long jump will feature Shara Proctor of Anguilla, jumping for Britain, against her compatriot Jessica Ennis.

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Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt destroyed the field in the men's 200m at Oslo yesterday, becoming the first man to go under 20 seconds this year, when he won in 19.79, ahead of a distant Saidy Ndure of Norway in second on 20.35.

Masrahi of Saudi Arabia won the men's 400m in 45.34, with Ramon Miller of the Bahamas second in 45.58. Caterina Ibarguen of Colombia won the women's triple jump with 14.78, while Jamaica's Kimberley Williams had to settle for fifth with 13.98.

Shara Proctor of Anguilla, jumping for Britain, won the women's long jump with a leap of 6.89.

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Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Sherone Simpson will take on American Carmelita Jeter and Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas over 200m at the Birmingham DL meet today.

In the men's 100m, Jamaicans Nesta Carter, Kimmani Roach and Julian Forte will take on Kim Collins of St Kitts-Nevis, Trinidad's Keston Bledman, and Americans Mike Rodgers and Isiah Young.

In the women's 400m, Jamaicans Novlene Williams-Mills and Stephanie MacPherson will take on Amantle Montsho of Botswana, while in the 100m hurdles Andrea Bliss of Jamaica will go up against Australia's Sally Pearson and Americans Dawn Harper, Kelli Wells and Kristi Castlin, and the 110m hurdles will feature Barbadian Ryan Brathwaite, Jamaican Dwight Thomas and Trinidad's Mikel Thomas.

Shevon Stoddart of Jamaica will take part in the men's 400m hurdles.

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Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados ran 13.13 to push world record holder Aries Merritt of the US (13.22) into second place in the 110m hurdles.

In an exciting men's 100m final, Jamaica's Nesta Carter won in 9.99, ahead of fast-improving James Dasaolu of Britain (10.03) and Kim Collins of St Kitts-Nevis (10.06). Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare won the women's 200m in 22.55. ahead of Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (22.72), while Carmelita Jeter of the US trailed in seventh.

Britain's Christine Ohuruogu won the women's 400m in 50.63, ahead of Amantle Montsho of Botswana (50.64) and Jamaica's Novlene Williams-Mills (51.03).

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In the men's 100m at the Lausanne DL meet on Thursday, Jamaicans Nickel Ashmeade, Kemar Bailey-Cole and Asafa Powell will take on Americans Tyson Gay and Mike Rodgers, as well as Kim Collins of St Kitts-Nevis, and Trinidad's Richard Thompson.

After talking publicly about her battles with cancer, Jamaica's Novlene Williams-Mills will go up against Amantle Montsho of Botswana, and Americans Natasha Hastings and Francena McCrorory in the women's 400m.

In the 110m hurdles, Dwight Thomas of Jamaica and Trinidadian Mikel Thomas will take on Americans Jason Richardson, Ryan Wilson and David Oliver.

Jamaican Patricia Hall will take part in the women's 200m, while her compatriots Mario Forsythe and Jason Young will participate in the men's equivalent, and Britain's Anguilla-born Shara Proctor will compete in the women's long jump.

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Tyson Gay of the US once again showed that he's going to be major competition for Jamaican Usain Bolt at the World Champs in August, when he won the men's 100m in an impressive 9.79 at the Lausanne DL meet yesterday.

Granted, the time was only just legal, with a +2.0 wind, but it is still one of the best times of the season so far. Bolt's compatriot, Asafa Powell, pushed his case for inclusion in the relay team for Moscow by coming second in 9.88, while American Mike Rodgers was third in 9.96, and 37-year old veteran Kim Collins of St Kitts-Nevis clocked a PB of 9.97 for fourth.

Jamaicans Nickel Ashmeade and Kemar Bailey-Cole finished fifth and sixth, both in 10.05, way behind Powell, while at the Jamaica Trials this duo had ended up second and third, and Powell was seventh. This reversal of positions should strengthen the argument for Powell to be included in the relay team.

The women's 400m was won by American Francena McCrorory in 50.36, just ahead of Botswana's Amantle Montsho (50.37), while Novlene Williams-Mills of Jamaica continued her amazing run after her battles with cancer to come in third with 50.87.

Shara Proctor of Anguilla, jumping for Britain, came third in the women's long jump with a leap of 6.92, behind winner Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria (6.98) and Brittney Reese of the US (6.96).

The men's 200m was won by Curacao's Churandy Martina, running for the Netherlands, in 20.01, ahead of Jamaica's Jason Young, who came in second with 20.20. Jamaican Patricia Hall came fourth in the women's equivalent in 22.77.

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Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt will run against compatriots Nickel Ashmeade, Warren Weir and Jason Young, as well as Frenchmen Christophe Lemaitre and Jimmy Vicaut, in the men's 200m at the Paris DL meet on Saturday.

In the women's 100m, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica and Trinidad's Kelly-Ann Baptiste will take on Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast, Nigerian Blessing Okagbare and Maria Ryemyen of the Ukraine.

In the 110m hurdles, Barbadian Ryan Brathwaite and Jamaica's Andrew Riley will take on Americans Aries Merritt, Jason Richardson, David Oliver and Ryan Wilson, as well as Dayron Robles of Cuba.

In the men's 400m, Grenada's Kirani James will go up against Americans Lashawn Merritt, Calvin Smith and Tony McQuaw, as well as Chris Brown of the Bahamas.

In the women's 400m hurdles, Jamiacans Kaliese Spencer and Ristananna Tracey will run against Britain's Perri Shakes-Drayton and East Europeans Zuzanna Hejnova, Angela Morusanu and Denisa Rosolova.

Jamaicans Kimberley Williams and Trecia Smith will compete in the women's triple jump, while the men's long jump will feature Damar Forbes of Jamaica.

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