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Ahye strikes 'Brown' gold

Michelle-Lee Ahye won for the third time in as many 100 metres races this season when she stopped the clock at 11.14 seconds at the Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational, late on Saturday.

But victory in the women's century was no easy task, the Trinidad and Tobago track star producing a strong finish to overhaul Ivory Coast sprinter Murielle Ahoure and Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown at the line.

Ahoure clocked 11.16 for second spot, just ahead of Campbell-Brown in 11.17. American Candyce McGrone (11.18) finished fourth.

Jarrin Solomon bagged bronze in the men's 400m "B" race. Running in his first outdoor one-lap event this year, the T&T quartermiler got home in 45.84 seconds, trailing American Kyle Clemons (45.48) and Bahamian Steven Gardiner (45.83) to the line.

Another T&T athlete, Renny Quow was fourth in the men's 400m "A" race in 46.46 seconds. Grenadian Kirani James outclassed his rivals, the reigning Olympic champion winning in a world-leading 44.36. Second-placed Tony McQuay was almost a second slower, getting to the line in 45.34. His fellow-American, Jeremy Wariner (45.55) was third.

T&T's Jehue Gordon finished eighth in the men's 400m hurdles. But though the 2013 world champion trailed the field, his 50.30 seconds clocking was an improvement on the 50.90 season-opener he had produced in Florida, USA, two weekends ago. American Johnny Dutch was dominant on Saturday, winning in a world-leading 48.36 seconds, from Puerto Rico's Javier Culson (49.12) and Bahamian Jeffery Gibson (49.16).

T&T sprinter Emmanuel Callender clocked a wind-assisted 10.29 seconds for eighth spot in the men's 100m dash. American Justin Gatlin won the race in 9.90, forcing Qatar's Femi Ogunode (9.94) and Bahamian Adrian Griffith (10.03) into second and third, respectively.

Last Wednesday, at the Norfolk State Twilight Meet, in Virginia, USA, Emanuel Mayers struck gold in the men's 400m hurdles in 51.69 seconds. He followed up with a fourth-place finish in 51.28 at Saturday's Seminole Invitational, in Florida.

At Thursday's Cal State LA Twilight Open, in California, T&T's Deborah John won the women's 100m hurdles in 13.17 seconds. Magnolia Howell finished fourth in her section and sixth overall in the women's 100m in 11.79.

At the Mt SAC Relays, in California, College of the Sequoias student Ohdel James won the men's 400m "A" race in a personal best 46.56 seconds. Another T&T quartermiler, Ade Alleyne-Forte was third in 47.07. Theon Lewis topped the men's 400m "C" race, the Sequoias athlete completing his lap of the track in 47.71.

Mikel Thomas picked up silver in the men's invitational 110m hurdles, the T&T athlete crossing the line in 13.40 seconds. John was second in the women's 100m hurdles in 13.51. She then clocked a personal best 13.14 seconds to finish sixth in the women's invitational 100m hurdles.

Josanne Lucas was sixth in the women's invitational 400m hurdles in 59.11. Kyron Blaise produced a windy 15.75 metres effort for sixth spot in the men's invitational triple jump.

Western Kentucky University's Peli Alzola finished fifth in the women's 100m "D" race in a wind-aided 11.80 seconds. Alzola was sixth in the 200m "C" race in 24.07. Howell finished sixth in the women's 400m "C" race in 54.75.

At the Bryan Clay Invitational, in California, Arizona State University senior Jamol James secured sixth spot in the men's 100m dash in 10.45 seconds.

And at the MVP Track & Field Meeting, in Jamaica, Sparkle McKnight was fifth in the women's 400m hurdles in 58.18.

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