media_artricles :: 2013

Bledman places third Adidas 100m

NEW YORK—T&T sprinter Keston Bledman copped the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the Adidas Grand Prix, New York Diamond League meet at Icahn Stadium yesterday, behind Americans Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey, respectively. The Olympic silver and bronze medallist clocked 10.16 seconds to earn the third spot, bettering his time of 10.29 he ran to qualify for the finale. T&T’s other entrant in the sprint event, Richard Thompson failed to advanced to the final after finishing eight in the second semifinal with a time of 10.68. Jamaicans though, stole the spotlight in the sprint events. Veronica Campbell Brown romped to victory in the 200 metres in 22.53 ahead of a fast finishing Anneshia McLaughin (22.63) also of Jamaica. Sherone Simpson finished in fourth place with 22.96. Aleen Bailey sped to victory in the womens 100 metres in 11.37 seconds ahead of Americans Mikele Barber and Lekeisha Lawson who finished second and third respectively.

Jamaica’s Olympic 200m bronze medallist Warren Weir made light work of the field to clock an effortless season’s best 20.11 with Panama’s Edmond Alonso (20.38) in second.

Jeremy Dodson of the US (20.65) was third. Jamaicans Ramone McKenzie and Kevin Thompson finished fifth and seventh respectively. Jamaica’s Nesta Carter was fourth in the Men’s 100m.

Jamaica’s other finalists Jacques Harvey, Nickel Ashmeade and Kemar Bailey Cole finished fifth, six and seventh. Also, Jamaica’s National Record holder Allison Randall threw a season’s best 57.85m in the discus in rainy and windy conditions. Randall who started slowly had two throws over 57.00m finishing strongly with 57.66m. Croatia’s Sandra Perkovic won in a World Leading and meet record 68.48m.

Two hundred metres specialist Mario Forsythe won the Men’s 400m B race in 46.65 seconds beating three other Jamaicans to the line -Dewayne Barrett—46.85 seconds, Allodin Fothergill—47.01 seconds and Nicholas Maitland—47.05 seconds. Former world champion Barbadian Ryan Braithwaite also shared the spotlight for the Caribbean by winning the 110 metre hurdles in a season’s best 13.19. Cuba’s Orlando Ortega (13.24) finished second. Olympic gold medalist David Rudisha won the 800 in 1:45.14—well off his world record of 1:40.91, but about what he expected considering the weather. Reigning world champ Amantle Montsho won the 400; Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, recovering from toe surgery, pulled out after deciding her foot wasn’t ready to return to competition. Olympic silver medalist Michael Tinsley used the weather to his advantage to win the 400 hurdles, staying relaxed and rallying at the end when the wind was at his back.

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