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JAMAICANS SHINE AT FIRST CAYMAN INVITATIONAL

BLAKE, WEIR, PARCHMENT - BIG WINS IN CAYMAN

Yohan Blake continued his winning ways on Wednesday, posting the second fastest time over the 100 meters this year, at the inaugural Cayman Invitational Meet.  The World Champion clocked an impressive 9.84 second, just 0.02 seconds outside his personal best and the current world leading time set by Usain Bolt.   Micheal Frater was second to Blake in (10.05) and while Trinidad and Tobago’s Keston Bledman (10.06) was third. 

 The ever improving Warren Weir defeated a quality 200m field, which included American Shawn Crawford, in a new person best of 20.13 seconds.

Novlene Williams-Mills, registered a comfortable win in the 400m with 50.35 seconds following up on her victory in Kingston on the weekend.

 

Hansle Parchment came up with a big win in the men’s sprint hurdles registering a time of 13.31 seconds. The time itself was not that impressive, however the quality of the field spoke volumes of the 21-year-old victory.  He defeated American Joel Brown (13.31, same time).  USA’s 2007 World and 2008 Olympic medallist David Payne (13.41) and Barbados’ 2009 World champion Ryan Brathwaite (13.47) were third and fourth, respectively.

WORLD STARS SIEGE DOHA

WORLD STARS SIEGE DOHA DIAMOND LEAGUE 2012

The first in a series of fourteen Diamond League meet starts today in Doha, Qatar, and there is high anticipation among track and field fans as it promises to be a showdown between some of the world's best athletes.  Included in the list of competitors are fourteen of Jamaica's brightest and best male and female athletes.   

Jamaican's top-four female sprinters will start in the women's 100 meters. Veronica Campbell Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price will go head-to-head for the first time this season and will face strong competition from American Allyson Felix.  The line-up also includes the current Olympic silver medalists Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart.

In the men's 100 meters race Jamaica also has four athletes taking part. They included Asafa Powell, Lerone Clarke, Nesta Carter and Jacques Harvey.  The quartet will will have to contend with the ever improving former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin of the USA.

Brigitte Foster-Hylton runs in the women's 100 meters hurdles and is expected to continue her good season form. The Jamaican pair of Melaine Walker and Kaliese Spencer will clash in the 400 meters hurdles race. Stephanie McPherson, also of Jamaica, will also make her presence felt in the event.

Rasheed Dwyer, Marvin Anderson and Mario Forsythe will challenged the American Walter Dix for men's 200m top spot.