Fast Sprints, Big Jumps in Guadeloupe, by EME News

Jason Henderson, photo by PhotoRun.net

FAST SPRINTS, BIG JUMPS IN GUADELOUPE

BAIE MAHAULT (FRA, May 10): Despite head-wind fast times at the 10th jubilee of Meeting International Region Guadeloupe in the French territory in Carribean area. TrinidadÂ´s double Olympic bronze medalist Lalonde Gordon clocked 44.91 in the 400 m beating BahamaÂ´s relay olympic winners Ramon Miller 45.21 and Chris Brown 45.23 what is World masters record for category 35+. Impressive long jump by US Jeff Henderson 825 PB (+0.9) ahead of Tyron Stewart windy 820 (+2.4), Mike Hartford 812 (+1.2) and Briton JJ Jegede legal 803 (+0.3). In the 200 m Maurice Mitchell 20.40 (-0.1) ahead of Briton James Ellington 20.57. Over the hurdles Dominic Berger 13.48 (-0.5) beating French talent Wilhelm Belocian 13.78 PB at senior hurdles just edging former World champion Ladji Doucoure 13.79. On the women side impressive 12.77 (-0.8) hurdles win for Dawn Harper-Nelson ahead of Kristi Castlin 12.84. Jo Atkins won the 400 m in 51.19 beating Jamaican Christine Day 51.42 and Kineke Alexander of St. Vincent 51.61. In the 100 m TrinidadÂ´s Michelle-Lee Ahye posted 11.17 (-1.8) ahead of Tori Bowie 11.26. Levern Spencer beat on count back Chaunte Lowe in high jump, both 191 cm. Abigail Ibozuru of Britain won the long jump 664 (+2.6).

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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