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FORTE-DE-FRANCE, Martinique: Americans Marion Jones and Maurice Greene out-sprinted their rivals to claim the men's and women's 100m titles at the Meeting du Conseil General - IAAF Grand Prix II meet in Fort de France, Martinique on Saturday.
Jones win Greene runs world leading time
Jones looked like her old self from start to finish. After posting 11.40 in a first round head-wind, the 2000 Sydney Olympic "super woman" led from the gun to cross the line in a moderate 11.28 - the sixth best performance this season. Finishing behind Jones were Americans Wyllesheia Myricks and Melissa Barber who shared second with 11.35. Sylviane Felix of France was just behind in 11.36.
In the men's race Maurice Greene fended off European 60m bronze medallist Ronald Pognon of France to stop in the clock in the fastest time in the world at 10.03. Pognon who had an equally good start come home in 10.09 (second fastest this season) while Dwight Phillips continues to show his sprinting abilities sharing the same time with world record holder Tim Montgomery at 10.14.
John Capel who defeated Greene at the Kansas Relays a week ago finished sixth in 10.31. Greene, Pognon and Phillips were all first round winners.
Christine Amertil used her 400m endurance to win the women's 200m. The Bahamian climbed into the top five leading 200m competitors with a 22.88 win over LaVerne Jones from the US Virgin Islands (23.17) and Myricks (23.30).
With pre-race favourite Bernard Williams not facing the starter, fellow American Aaron Armstrong easily won the men's 200m in 20.58. Zimbabwe's Brian Dzingai (20.80) and Ramon Clay (20.88) took the runners up spot.
Pedroso and Richmond leaps to success
Cuba's Ivan Pedroso and American Rose Richmond came away victors in the long jump competition. Pedroso, the Sydney Olympic champion won the men's event with a best effort of 8.22m. Pedroso topped fellow Cuban Wilfredo Martínez (8.04m) and Gable Garenamotse (BOT) who leaped 8.03m for third. Jamaica's James Beckford finished fourth with 8.02m, while defending champion Walter Davis (USA) took sixth spot.
Richmond’s effort of 6.73m was not only enough for victory, but it placed her third in the world this season. Yargelis Savigne of Cuba won the silver with a leap of 6.58m. Regional competitors in the event - Bahamian Jackie Edwards (6.42) and Jamaica's Nolle Graham (6.22) finished 4th and 7th respectively.
Americans swept the hurdles
The men's 110m hurdles lived up to its anticipations as the Americans swept the top spots. World champion Allen Johnson held on in the final stage to narrowly defeat Terrence Trammell and Dominique Arnold.
Johnson won the race in 13.18 over Olympic silver Trammell and the second fastest man in the event this season Arnold - 13.19.
Danielle Carruthers made it a sweep for the Americans in the sprint hurdles when she won the women's race in 12.98. Fellow American Nichole Denby (13.19) and Jamaica's Antoinette Wilks (13.20) won the silver and bronze. Vonette Dixon (13.22) and Andrea Bliss (13.26) of Jamaica completed the top five.
Other impressive performances came from American Kenneth Ferguson who won the men's 400m hurdles in 48.69, countrywoman Tanisha Mills took the women's event in 56.24 and Víctor Moya of Cuba who took the men's high jump with a clearance of 2.22m over American Adam Shunk. Trinidad and Tobago's Ato Modibo ran away with the men's 400m in 45.74 while Cuba’s Libania Grenot took the women's event in 52.32.
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