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Ahye bags Berlin bronze

Michelle-Lee Ahye bagged bronze in the women's 60 metres dash at the ISTAF Indoor track and field meet in Berlin, Germany, yesterday.

The Trinidad and Tobago sprint star got to the line in a season's best 7.16 seconds to finish behind German Tatjana Pinto, the winner in 7.13, and Switzerland's Mujinga Kambundji (7.14).

In the qualifying round, Ahye finished third in heat one in 7.22 seconds. Tinto got home first in a world-leading 7.08, with her fellow-German Gina Luckenkemper second in 7.21. Kambundji clocked 7.17 to top heat two.

Two Fridays ago, at the Red Raider Invitational in Texas, USA, Ahye emerged victorious in the Olympic Development women's 60m dash in 7.18 seconds, forcing Jamaican Remona Burchell to settle for second in 7.2

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