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Carter clocks impressive 100m

MADRID—Nesta Carter of Jamaica clocked a season’s best 9.87 seconds (1.8m/s) to win the Men’s 100 metres at the IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Madrid, Spain, on Saturday. Carter was a comfortable winner ahead of Americans Rakieem Salaam taking second (10.07 seconds) and Calesio Newman third in 10.10 seconds. Antoine Adams of St Kitts & Nevis finished fourth in 10.14 and Kemar Hyman of Cayman Islands shared the fifth spot with Spain’s David Rodriguez in 10.15. Carter is now the fastest Jamaican sprinter this year but behind American Tyson Gay’s 9.75 and just ahead of compatriot Asafa Powell’s 9.88.

In the Women’s 100m, Carrie Russell of Jamaica finished fourth in the “A” race in 11.15 seconds as the top positions went to Americans Barbara Pierre (10.92), Shalonda Solomon (11.04) and Alexandria Anderson (11.07). Sheniqua Ferguson of the Bahamas won the “B” race in 11.33 (+2.3m/s). In other Caribbean results, Ramon Miller of the Bahamas won the Men’s 400m in 45.20 with Renny Quow of Trinidad & Tobago in a disappointing 46.09 for the fifth position. Another Trinidadian, Jehue Gordon finished third in the Men’s 400m Hurdles in 49.17 behind Americans Justin Gaymon (48.69) and Johnny Dutch (48.75). (CMC)

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