Blake claims 100-meter victory at World Challenge event in Zagreb
Kendricks posts 13th straight win
Former world champion Yohan Blake claimed 100-metre victory at the World Challenge event in Zagreb on Tuesday in a time of 10.05 seconds.
The second-fastest man of all-time, who finished fourth in the world championship final in London earlier this month, beat American Mike Rodgers (10.14) and his fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell (10.16) into second and third respectively.
Surprise world 200m champion Ramil Guliyev of Turkey had to settle for fifth in a time of 10.36 secs.
Botswanan 400m runner Isaac Makwala, who was at the centre of controversy at the worlds when he was stopped from competing in the final over a health scare, suffered a surprise defeat as American Gil Roberts won in 44.94 secs.
World pole vault gold medallist Sam Kendricks posted his 13th successive win
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with a leap of 5.60m in the absence of his main rivals, while women’s world discus champion Sandra Perkovic delighted the Croatian home crowd with a winning throw of 70.83m.
Men/Women Results
Men’s 100m
1. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) 10.05
2. Mike Rodgers (US) 10.14
3. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 10.16
Men’s 400m
1. Gil Roberts (US) 44.94
2. Isaac Makwala (Botswana) 45.29
3. Vernon Norwood (US) 45.47
Men’s 3000m
1. Selemon Barega (Ethiopia) 7:38.90
2. Davis Kiplangat (Kenya) 7:39.97
3. Mohammed Ahmed (Canada) 7:40.49 Men’s 110m Hurdles
1. Sergey Shubenkov (Russia) 13.12
2. Devon Allen (US) 13.19
3. Balazs Baji (Hungary) 13.46
Men’s 400m Hurdles
1. Abderrahmane Samba (Qatar) 48.70
2. Kyron McMaster (Virgin Islands)49.49
3. L.J. van Zyl (South Africa) 49.69
Men’s Pole Vault
1. Sam Kendricks (US) 5.60
2. Karsten Dilla (Germany) 5.40
3. Ben Broeders (Belgium) 5.40
Men’s Long Jump
1. Aleksandr Menkov (Russia) 7.98
2. Mike Hartfield (US) 7.93
3. Lazar Anic (Serbia) 7.70
Men’s Shot Put
1. Tomas Walsh (New Zealand) 21.50
2. Damien Birkinhead (Australia) 21.35
3. Michal Haratyk (Poland) 21.34
Women’s 100m
1. Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) 11.14
2. Dina Asher-Smith (Britain) 11.23
3. Michelle-Lee Ahye (Trinidad and T)11.26
Women’s 800m
1. Ajee Wilson (US) 1:57.72
2. Winny Chebet (Kenya) 1:58.13
3. Lynsey Sharp (Britain) 1:58.35
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
1. Norah Jeruto Tanui (Kenya) 9:04.56
2. Daisy Jepkemei (Kenya) 9:19.68
3. Joan Chepkemoi (Kenya) 9:20.22
Women’s 100m Hurdles
1. Christina Manning (US) 12.66
2. Dawn Harper Nelson (US) 12.84
3. Kristi Castlin (US) 12.86
Women’s High Jump
1. Kamila Licwinko (Poland) 1.96
2. Irina Gordeeva (Russia) 1.88
3. Erika Kinsey (Sweden) 1.88
Women’s Triple Jump
1. Shanieka Ricketts (Jamaica) 14.45
2. Viktoriya Prokopenko (Russia) 13.96
3. Dovile Dzindzaletaite (Lithuania)13.95
Women’s Discus Throw
1. Sandra Perkovic (Croatia) 70.83
2. Whitney Ashley (US) 62.91
3. Nadine Mueller (Germany) 62.58
Women’s Javelin Throw
1. Elizabeth Gleadle (Canada) 63.40
2. Sara Kolak (Croatia) 61.86
3. Tatsiana Khaladovich (Belarus) 61.74