by Larry Eder
Diana Asher-Smith vs Dafne Schippers,
photo by Dan Vernon Photography for GreatRunCompany
Impressive Asher-Smith
MANCHESTER (GBR, May 9): Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis Hill returned to competition at the Great CityGames Manchester with a third place finish in the 100mH.
Tiffany Porter,
photo by Dan Vernon Photography for GreatRunCompany
The race was won by British record holder Tiffany Porter in 12.86 (-0.4), over Lucy Hatton (13.06) and Ennis-Hill (13.14).
The 110m hurdles,
photo by Dan Vernon Photography
for GreatRunCompany
The best clash of the day took place in the 110 m hurdles. World champion David Oliver hit a hurdle and then went down over the final flight. That left the race up to Olympic champion Aries Merritt of the USA and Orlando Ortega of Cuba. They both finished with 13.32 (+0.2), but the Cuban was given the edge. Lawrence Clarke was third in 13.57. At 60 m mark Merritt was leading 7.59 with Ortega 7.60 and Oliver 7.68.
In the women’s 150m, world junior champion Dina Asher Smith got off to a blistering start and went on to win in 16.82 (+0.3), beating double Euro sprint champion Dafne Schippers (16.95). Dina Asher Smith had an excellent 100 m split 11.15 (Schippers 11.21) and also performed well in the meet ending 2x100m relay, beating 100m winner Jessica Young on the first leg.
Young won the women’s 100m in 11.33 (0.0), over her compatriot English Gardener (11.37). USA also won the men’s 100m, Michael Rodgers crossing the line in 10.25 (-0.6), over world indoor champion Richard Kilty (10.29), Kim Collins (10.33, was leading at 50 m 5.64) and CJ Ujah (10.35).
In the men’s 200mH, South Africa’s LJ Van Zyl equalled Andy Turner’s world best of 22.10 (1.8), beating Ray Stewart (22.85) and Olympic 400mH champion Felix Sanchez (23.05).
Meghan Beesley defended her 200mH title, running 25.28 (0.5) to beat Katarina Johnson Thompson (25.31), who was in the lead and stumbled after the last hurdle; Yadisleidy Pedroso (26.06) and Eilidh Child (26.23).
In the men’s 150m, Churandy Martina had a strong second half, taking the win in 15.21 (-1.1) over the fast starting Danny Talbot (15.30) and James Ellington (15.37, leading at 100 m 10.32).
Greg Rutherford,
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Olympic champion Greg Rutherford won the long jump with 801 (0.0) in the first round, beating Mike Hartfield 795 (1.0) and Dan Bramble 780 (0.1).
Jazmin Sawyers beat Dafne Schippers with a last round jump of 644 in the women’s competition. Schippers best of 640 (0.0) came in round one.
In wet conditions in the women’s pole vault, Yarisley Silva won with 430 on her third attempt.
The 2x100m was won by Asher-Smith and Ujah with a time of 20.30 (0.9, 11.07 and 10.23), over Bianca Williams and Kilty (20.78, 11.48 and 10.30) and Chantel Malone and Collins (21.38). Rodgers and Young botched their baton exchange.
