Jamaican dash star Stephenie Ann McPherson stormed to victory within the girls’s 400m on the sixtieth Palio Citta’ Della Quercia meet in Italy on Tuesday, clocking her quickest time in three years with a powerful 50.65 seconds, reaffirming her place as one of many world’s elite 400m runners.
McPherson held off a robust problem from her coaching companion, Barbados’ Sada Williams, who completed shut behind in 50.67 seconds, whereas St. Vincent’s Shafiqua Maloney accomplished the Caribbean sweep with 50.75 seconds. Olympic semi-finalist Stacey Ann Williams of Jamaica completed fifth in 51.12 seconds.
The meet was a profitable outing for Jamaican athletes, with a number of podium finishes throughout numerous occasions. Orlando Bennett claimed victory within the males’s 110m hurdles, clocking 13.45 seconds (1.0 m/s), edging out American Cordel Tinch by 0.01 seconds. Cuba’s Roger Iribarne took third with 13.54 seconds.
Forbes continues her successful streak post-Olympics
Within the girls’s 100m, Shashalee Forbes continued her successful streak post-Olympics, securing her third consecutive victory with a time of 11.17 seconds (0.5 m/s). Fellow Jamaican Natasha Morrison completed second in 11.22 seconds, whereas American Celera Barnes got here in third at 11.23 seconds, making it an exhilarating end.
– Commercial –
Within the males’s lengthy leap, Tajay Gayle and Shawn-D Thompson each leapt 7.96m, ending second and third, respectively. Uzbekistan’s Anvar Anvarov clinched victory with a 7.99m leap within the remaining spherical, surpassing each Jamaicans along with his greatest effort of the competitors.
Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford continued his constant type, ending second within the males’s excessive leap with a clearance of two.26m. Italy’s Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi took the highest spot, clearing 2.29m, whereas one other Italian, Stefano Sottile, shared third place with Japan’s Tomohiro Shonno after each cleared 2.23m.
Zandrion Barnes equals his season’s better of 45.30 seconds
Within the males’s 400m, Zandrion Barnes equaled his season’s better of 45.30 seconds to complete fourth, whereas fellow Jamaican Rusheen McDonald clocked 45.62 seconds for fourth place. Brazil’s Mathesus Lima received the occasion in 44.99 seconds, whereas Belgium’s Jonathon Sacoor completed third in 45.33 seconds.
Rajindra Campbell, Jamaica’s Olympic bronze medalist in the shot put, secured third place within the males’s shot put with a throw of 21.11m. The occasion was received by American Roger Steen, who registered a season-best throw of 21.81m, with Italy’s Nicholas Ponzio putting second at 21.40m.
Yanique Thompson completed fourth within the girls’s 100m hurdles, clocking 13.15 seconds (-1.3 m/s). Nice Britain’s Cindy Sember received the occasion in 12.89 seconds, forward of Tonea Marshall of the USA (13.03) and Eire’s Sarah Lavin (13.11).
Within the males’s 100m, Jamaica’s Rohan Watson completed seventh in 10.34 seconds (1.3 m/s), whereas compatriot Michael Campbell positioned eighth with 10.45 seconds. Canada’s Jerome Blake took the highest spot, matching his season-best with a time of 10.15 seconds, whereas Individuals Pjai Austin and Ronnie Baker completed second (10.16) and third (10.17), respectively.
