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Solomon seizes Spanish silver

Jarrin Solomon seized silver in the men's 400 metres event at the Iberoamericano de Atletismo Meeting in Huelva, Spain, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago quartermiler clocked 46.59 seconds.

Botswana's Onkabetse Nkobolo topped the field in 46.28, while third spot went to American Kyle Clemons (46.70).

Solomon finished a disappointing eighth in the men's 300m at Sunday's Sainsbury's Birmingham Grand Prix IAAF Diamond League meet, in England, getting to the line in 33.22 seconds. But he quickly put that performance behind him, bouncing back with the runner-up finish in Huelva.

In his 2015 outdoor opener, on March 21 in Arizona, USA, Solomon struck gold in the Willie Williams Classic 400m event in 46.07 seconds. On April 4, the 2012 Olympic Games 4x400m bronze medallist won again, this time clocking 45.62 at the Tailwind Open, in New Mexico, USA.

Solomon earned one-lap silver in 45.86 seconds at the April 18 Mt SAC Relays, in California. And on May 9, at the International Meeting in St Martin, the US-based athlete bagged bronze in 45.85. Another T&T quartermiler, double Olympic bronze medallist Lalonde Gordon captured the 400-200 double in St Martin, clocking 45.50 seconds in the 400 and 20.53 in the shorter race. On Monday, in the Czech Republic, T&T's Josanne Lucas finished seventh in the Josef Odlo?il Memorial women's 400m hurdles. The 2009 IAAF World Championship bronze medallist got home in 57.48 seconds. South Africa's Wenda Nel won in 55.20.

Lucas' best clocking this season is 57.24 seconds?more than four seconds outside her 53.20 national record.

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