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Saturday 23 June 2018
Orji sets meet record in the

triple jump at USATF Outdoors

triple jump isn’t strong,’”
Orji said. “We’re just looking
to bring a lot more atten-
tion to it.” Sprinting star Syd-
ney McLaughlin, 18, pulled
out of the first round of the
400 after feeling tightness
in her quad while warm-
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning his quarterfinal ing up, according to USATF.
tennis match against Adrian Mannarino of France at the Queen’s McLaughlin, who in 2016
Club tennis tournament in London, Friday, June 22, 2018.
Associated Press became the youngest U.S.
track and field athlete to
Landmark win as Djokovic compete in the Olympics

reaches Queen’s semis in 44 years, won the NCAA
title in the 400 hurdles at
Kentucky earlier this season
LONDON (AP) — Novak be happy for it and proud before turning pro.
Djokovic became the 10th of it. It’s still the sport that I WOMEN’S 100
man to register 800 vic- love with all my heart. I put Huddle used what seemed
tories since the Open Era in that heart every single like an effortless kick over
began in 1968 when he day.” the final two laps to finish
beat France’s Adrian Man- Djokovic, through to the in 31.52.32. But perhaps
narino 7-5 6-1 on Friday to semifinals for only the sec- the most fascinating runner
reach the Queen’s Club ond time since last year’s in the field was Gwen Jor-
semifinals. Djokovic, a 12- Eastbourne International, gensen, the 2016 Olympic
time Grand Slam champi- next meets France’s Jer- triathlon winner who has
on, follows in the footsteps emy Chardy after he de- transitioned to distance
of Jimmy Connors (1,256), feated American Frances running with an eye on
Roger Federer (1,156), Ivan Tiafoe 6-4 6-4. winning the gold medal
Lendl (1,068), Guillermo Top-seeded Marin Cilic in the marathon at the To-
Vilas (949), Rafael Nadal also advanced with a 7-6 kyo Olympics. Jorgensen
(903), John McEnroe (881), (3) 6-2 win over 2010 cham- was seventh out of 20 run-
Andre Agassi (870), Ilie pion Sam Querrey. ners with a time of 32.24.09.
Nastase (846) and Stefan Cilic now faces Nick Kyr- “Molly started to pick it up,
Edberg (801). “It’s a great gios, who eliminated de- Keturah Orji competes in the women’s triple jump at the U.S. and I just wasn’t able to
achievement,” said the fending champion Felicia- Championships athletics meet Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Des cover that speed change,”
31-year-old Serb. “I should no Lopez 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).q Moines, Iowa. Jorgensen said.
Associated Press MEN’S 100
By LUKE MEREDITH Orji, whose fourth-place fin- Unheralded Reed Fischer,
AP Sports Writer ish at the 2106 Rio Games running on his old college
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) was the best-ever for an track, led the way until just
— Keturah Orji set a meet American, started with a before the final lap, when
record in the triple jump stadium record of 47-0 3/4, Shadrack Kipchirchir blew
with a leap of 47 feet, 10 only to have Franklin set past him for first. Lomong
1/2 inches, highlighting the a meet record at 47-6 1/4 joined Kipchirchir at the
opening session Thursday about five minutes later. front and then turned it on
at the USA Track and Field Orji, who just graduated in the last 100 meters to win
Outdoor Championships. from Georgia, then broke by just 1.29 seconds.
Mike Rodgers, at 33 years Franklin’s recent USATF WOMEN’S DISCUS
old, set a world mark for outdoor mark on her third The first title of the meet
2018 in the 100 meters at jump. went to Stanford’s Valarie
Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova plays a shot during her quarter 9.89 seconds in an open- The crowd rose and Allman, who got the best
final tennis match against Germany’s Julia Goerges during ing round heat, just 0.04 cheered after Franklin’s fi- of former Arizona State star
day five of the Nature Valley Classic at Edgbaston Priory, seconds shy of his per- nal jump, which looked like Maggie Ewen with a win-
Birmingham, England, Friday June 22, 2018. sonal best. Molly Huddle another meet record. But it ning throw of 208-6. Allman
Kvitova lines up Buzarnescu won the women’s 10,000 was wind-aided and went finished third to Ewen under

meeting in Birmingham semis for a record fourth straight for 47-7 3/4. brutal conditions at the re-
time, and Lopez Lomong Nonetheless, having a pair cent NCAA Championships
took the men’s 10,000 in of Americans perform so in Eugene, Oregon — with
BIRMINGHAM, England “I was very pleased with 28.58.38. well two years before the Ewen knocking Allman off
(AP) — Petra Kvitova, who everything,” Kvitova said. But it was the triple jump next Olympics in Tokyo — the lead and clinching
hopes a successful title de- “I knew how well she can — which has proven to be and in a year where there’s the title on her final throw.
fense at the Birmingham play, even when she is uncharacteristically fallow no world championship to “I was having a little bit of
Classic will help her bid to down.” Kvitova, who won for Team USA in interna- look forward to either — flashbacks, but I believe
win Wimbledon for a third Wimbledon in 2011 and tional competition — that bodes well for the Ameri- everything happens for
time, moved into the semi- 2014, next plays the un- took center stage, with Orji cans moving forward. a reason,” Allman said.
finals with a 6-1, 6-4 victory seeded Romanian Mihaela and Tori Franklin turning the “I know a lot of times when Four-time U.S. champion
over Germany’s Julia Go- Buzarnescu, who defeated once-overlooked event I was in high school people Gia Lewis-Smallwood was
erges on Friday. Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2.q into a riveting duel. would be like ‘Oh, the U.S. fourth.q