New York City Athletics, US:
100m:
1 Me'Lisa Barber (US) 11.05
2 LaTasha Colander (US) 11.11
3 Anjanette Kirkland (US) 11.58
Me'Lisa Barber was an unknown, but after beating American champion
Colander, she is a new name to reckon with.
400m:
1 Monique Hennagan (US) 50.67
2 Dee Dee Trotter (US) 51.00
3 Novlene Williams (Jam) 51.12
Late blossomer Hennagan beats young talent Dee Dee Trotter.
800m:
1 Kenia Sinclair (Jam) 1'59 WL
2 Treniere Clement (US) 1'59
3 Jen Toomey (US) 1'59
A world leading time for Sinclair. Is Jamaica going to make it on the
middle distance this year?
3000m:
1 Meseret Defar (Eth) 8'33 WL
2 Werknesh Kidane (Eth) 8'36
3 Kim Smith (NZL) 8'54
Olympic champion Defar continues her strain of victories. Kidane
confirms her reputation of the eternal second.
100h:
1 Michelle Perry (US) 12.45 WL
2 Joanna Hayes (US) 12.47
3 Anjanette Kirkland (US) 12.58
Michelle Perry was still a heptathlete last year, but now she decided
to focus entirely on the 100m hurdles. She surprised everybody by
beating olympic champion Hayes in the fastest time this season.
400h:
1 Sheena Johnson (US) 55.46
2 Brenda Taylor (US) 55.76
3 Novlene Williams (Jam) 56.12
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