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Ahye, Lendore, Gordon in IAAF Indoor lists

IN-FORM SPRINTER Michelle-Lee Ahye, Olympic medallist Deon Lendore and Lalonde Gordon have been listed in the top 10 in their respective events in the latest IAAF 2015 World Indoor Performance lists.

Ahye, the 2014 World Indoor 60-metre finalist, is at number three in the women’s 60m while Lendore is third quickest in the men’s 400m and Gordon ninth in the men’s 200m.

Ahye, got into the top three of the women’s short sprint following her second place finish at the prestigious Millrose Games in New York on February 14, with a time of 7.11 seconds. The clocking is 0.01 seconds shy of her national record of 7.10 set in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Sopot, Poland.

The 2011 Pan American Junior 100m champion is also at 20th in the women’s 200m following her 23.37 personal best victory at the XL-Galan Meet in Stockholm, Sweden on February 19.

Olympic men’s 4x400m bronze medal team anchor Deon Lendore is now at third in the men’s 400m with his 45.38 clocking which he recorded in winning at the Tyson Invitational in Arkansas on February 13.

That time placed the Arima resident at second on the world rankings at the time. However, a 45.27 run by reigning World Indoor champion Pavel Maslak (Czech Republic) pushed the Texas A&M University student down to third.

Meanwhile, double Olympic and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Gordon holds the ninth quickest time in the men’s 200m after his second place clocking of 20.71 at the David Hemery Invitational in Boston two weeks ago. Jereem Richards is 40th best with a personal best of 21.06 clocked at the New Mexico Classic.

Returning sprinter, Kelly-Ann Baptiste is now at 17th in the women’s 60m listing with her 7.19 victory at the LSU Twilight Meet in Louisiana over the weekend.

The 2011 World Championships 100m bronze medallist improved from her 7.24 earlier this year which placed her at 22nd in the world then.

Another Olympic relay bronze medal team member Jarrin Solomon is at 73rd with his 47.04 fourth place finish time at the Sainsbury Grand Prix in Birmingham, England on the weekend.

This time was an improvement on his 47.06, which he set in winning at the Don Kirby Invite in New Mexico on February 14.

Rondel Sorillo is among the top 20 fastest in the world in the men’s 60m.

The 2014 World Relay and Commonwealth Games 4x100m relay medallist stands at 19th in the men’s 60m with his 6.57 clocked in his runner-up finish run at the Rob Mc Cravy Memorial in Kentucky in January. Sorillo was 15th on the last update one week earlier.

Multiple Olympic and World Championships medallist Marc Burns is down at 114th (6.70) with Jamol James at 129th (6.71).

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