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The first DL meet up is at Doha today....

Jamaicans Oshane Bailey, Ainsley Waugh and Mario Forsythe in the men's 200....

Provisional startlists can be found in this document:

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This is the timetable of the international schedule, which will be broadcast:

19 : 03 Men 400mH
19 : 07 Men High Jump
19:13 Women 200m
19:25 Women 100mH
19:35 Men 800m
19:43 Women 1500m
19:46 Men Triple Jump
19:49 Men Javelin Throw
19:55 Men 200m
20:05 Women 3000m SC
20:20 Men 1500m
20:30 Women 400m
20:40 Men 3000m
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Allyson Felix wins the women's 400 in 50.33....

Montsho second 50.41 and Patricia Hall of Jamaica third 51.74.

Another Jamaican, Davita Prendagast, finished fifth.
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It's interesting to compare the lineup for the women's 200 at Doha today with the equivalent in Kingston tomorrow....

DOHA
1 HALL Patricia
2 OKAGBARE Blessing
3 MOORE Consuella
4 FEDORIVA Aleksandra
5 MOORE Lashauntea
6 WILLIAMS Charonda
7 SAVLINIS Yelizaveta
8 ANDERSON Alexandria

KINGSTON
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (Bahamas)
Cydonie Mothersill(Cayman)
Anneisha McLaughlin
Shericka Williams
Bianca Knight (US)
Porscha Lucas (US)
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Jamaican stars made their entrance into the Diamond League with some stellar performances at the second DL event at Shanghai today....

Asafa Powell cruised to victory in the men's 100, clocking 9.95 to finish ahead of Mike Rodgers (10.01) and another Jamaican, Mario Forsythe (10.12).

Veronica Campbell-Brown upset pre-race favourite Carmelita Jeter, winning the women's equivalent in 10.92, thanks to a rocket of a start, while the American was always playing catch-up with a time of 10.95, as they both finished way ahead of the field.

Kaliese Spencer overhauled an early lead by American Lashinda Demus to win the women's 400 hurdles in a time of 54.20. Demus clocked 54.58, while another Jamaican, Melaine Walker, came third in 54.96.
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On Thursday May 26, it will be time for the DL event in Rome, and Usain Bolt makes his appearance in the men's 100, running against the likes of Jamaican compatriots Asafa Powell, Lerone Clarke and Mario Forsythe, while other Caribbean sprinters in the race are Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Kittian Kim Collins. France's Christophe Lemaitre is also down to take part....

The men's 200 will feature Jamaican Marvin Anderson and Trinidadians Emmanuel Callender and Rondell Sorillo, while the men's 400 should feature Renny Quow of Trinidad, Bahamian Chris Brown, and Jermaine Gonzales of Jamaica. Trinidad's Jehue Gordon will take part in the men's 400 hurdles.

Jamaicans Kerron Stewart and Sherone Simpson are down to take part in the women's 200, alongside Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas, while Jamaica's Shericka Williams is entered for the women's 400.

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Usain BOlt looked rusty, but still won the men's 100 in a time of 9.91, just ahead of Jamaican compatriot Asafa Powell, who came second in 9.93, while France's Christophe Lemaitre had to settle for third in 10 flat, and Kim Collins of St Kitts fourth in 10.12. Bahamian Chris Brown won the men's 400 in a time of 45.16, ahead of Jamaica's Jermaine Gonzales (45.53) in second.

In the men's 200, Jamaica's Marvin Anderson (20.49) had to settle for second behind surprise winner Andrew Howe of Italy (20.31), while Trinidad's Rondell Sorillo was third (20.68). In the women's equivalent, American Bianca Knight won in 22.64, with Jamaican Kerron Stewart second in 22.74, and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas third in 22.76, while Allyson Felix of the US had to settle for fourth in a time of 22.81. Blanka Vlasec of Croatia unsurprisingly won the women's high jump with 1.95, but St Lucia's Levern Spencer took second on countback with a jump of 1.92.
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At Eugene, Oregon, yesterday, six athletes went under 10 seconds in the men's 100! It was won by Steve Mullings of Jamaica in an impressive 9.80, ahead of American Mike Rodgers (9.85), Jamaica's Nesta Carter (9.92), Darvis Patton of the US (9.94), another Jamaican Michael Frater (9.94), and the disgraced American Justin Gatlin (9.97). America's Carmelita Jeter scorched her way to victory in the women's equivalent in 10.70, ahead of compatriot Mashavet Myers (10.86), followed by Jamaicans Kerron Stewart (10.87), Shelly-Ann Fraser (10.95) and Sherone Simpson (11.00).

Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica pulled off a stunning upset to win the women's 800 in a world-leading time of 1:58.29, ahead of South African Caster Semenya (1:58.88) and Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya (1:59.15). American Lashinda Demus won the women's 400 hurdles in a time of 53.31, ahead of Jamaicans Kaliese Spencer (53.45) and Melaine Walker (53.56).

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If Tyson Gay needed any convincing that he should give up the 200 this season, he got it last night, when a rusty Usain Bolt raced away to a world-leading 19.87 to easily win that event at the DL meet in Oslo. Homeboy Saidy Ndure was second in 20.43, while Bolt's Jamaican compatriot Mario Forsythe was third in 20.49, and Kim Collins fourth in 20.56.

Talented American Aries Merritt won the 110 hurdles in 31.12, just ahead of Jamaican Dwight Thomas (13.15). Amantle Montsho of Botswana won the women's 400 in 50.10, ahead of Czech Denisa Rosolova (51.04) and Jamaican Novlene Williams (51.17).

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There will be a huge Caribbean turnout at the Diamond League meet in New York tomorrow....

Samantha Henry of Jamaica will feature in the women's 100, while the men's equivalent will feature Trinidadians Marc Burns, Keston Bledman, Richard Thompson and Rondell Sorrillo, as well as Jamaicans Steve Mullings and Nickel Ashmeade, testing themselves against Tyson Gay of the US.

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser and Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas will run against Americans Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix in the women's 200, while Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton makes her long-awaited return in the 100 hurdles, which should also feature her veteran compatriot Delloreen Ennis and America's Kellie Wells.

The men's 400 should feature Jamaicans Jermaine Gonzales and Ricardo Chambers, Chris Brown of the Bahamas, Trinidad's Renny Quow, Dominican Erison Hurtault and Grenada's Rondell Bartholomew against American Jeremy Warriner. Jehue Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago will run in the men's 400 hurdles, while Jovanee Jarrett of Jamaica will be taking part in the women's long jump.
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At the New York DL meet, after three false starts, which resulted in three disqualifications, Jamaican Steve Mullings upset favourite Tyson Gay of the US in the men's 100, in rainy conditions and running into a 3.4 headwind. Both men clocked 10.26 and had to be separated by a photo finish, with Trinidad's Keston Bledman third in 10.33 and Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade fourth in 10.36.

There was another Jamaican victory in the women's 1500, which was taken by Kenia Sinclair in a time of 4:08.06, ahead of American Morgan Uceny (4:08.42) and Ethiopia's Kalkidan Gezahegne (4:08.46). There was a Jamaica 1-2 in the women's 400, which was won by hurdler Kaliese Spencer in a time of 50.98, while Rosemarie Whyte was second in 51.54 and American Deedee Trotter third in 51.87. America's Jeremy Warriner just won the men's equivalent in a time of 45.13, pipping Jamaican Jermaine Gonzales (45.16) and Rondell Bartholomew of Grenada (45.17) on the line.

Britain's Phillips Idowu won the men's triple jump with a leap of 16.67, with Swede Christian Olsson second (16.29) and Bahamian Leevan Sands third (16.28). Sweden's Emma Green secured an upset win in the women's high jump with a leap of 1.94, while favourite Blanka Vlasec of Croatia had to settle for second with 1.90, ahead of Jamaica's Sheree Francis (third) and Levern Spencer (fifth), both with 1.82.

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