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Monaco U.S. Justin Gatlin wins the 100m men’s race at the Herculis Kenyan Bernard Lagat Pole vaulter Renaud Lavil-
International Athletics Meeting, at the Louis II Stadium in (3:26.34) and Moroccon lenie, world leader with
Continued from page 17 Monaco, Friday, July 17, 2015. Hicham El Guerrouj (3:26) 6.05 meters, won with an
have run faster. effort of 5.92 but clipped
But the performance of Associated Press “At the bell I saw 2:31-2:32 the bar going for 6.02.
the night went to Ethiopian so I knew it could be a very Americans sealed a 1-2-3
Genzebe Dibaba, who set have been better. strongly to finish ahead of fast time,” Kiprop said. “I’m in shot put, with Joe Kovacs
a world record time of 3 Poland’s Patryk Dobek, very satisfied but I wanted winning with a personal
minutes, 50.07 seconds in “We had some obstacles, who set a personal best of a bit faster time.” best, Diamond League and
the women’s 1,500 meters 48.62, and American coun- Farah was overtaken by Herculis meet record and
— eclipsing the long-stand- first handover from my tryman Johnny Dutch, who Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi world leading throw this
ing mark of 3:50.46 set by clocked 48.67. and Moroccan Abdelaati year of 22.56 meters, put-
China’s Qu Yunxia in 1993. young teammate (Bromell) Mo Farah, the Olympic Iguider two turns from the ting him ahead of Christian
Several others, including champion in 5,000 and end and finished in 3:28.93, Cantwell’s 21.24 and Reese
Kenya’s Asbel Kiprop in was not that good,” Gat- 10,000, finished fourth in shy of his personal best of Hoffa’s mark of 21.08.
the men’s 1,500, Bosnian the 1,500, gradually drop- 3:28.81. “Everything was clicking to-
Amel Tuka in the men’s lin said. “I’m not sure but ping off the pace as Kip- Shortly after Kiprop’s out- day,” Kovacs said. “I know I
800, American Bershawn rop posted the third fastest standing performance, have it in me.”
Jackson in the men’s 400 this might be the order in time ever in 3:26.69. Only Tuka thrilled the Stade Louis In a shortened field of three
hurdles, American Fran- II crowd with another lead- teams, the American wom-
cena McCorory and the which we will run in Beijing. ing time, winning the 800 en took 1-2 in the 4x100 re-
women’s 4x100 relay team in 1:42.51 in a close-fought lay, with USA A beating USA
set leading performances I would accept the second finish with Nijel Amos of Bo- B.
in the world this year. tswana — the Diamond USA A, comprising of Eng-
The star-studded American leg.” League leader — who set lish Gardner, Allyson Felix,
men’s relay team, also fea- a season’s best 1:42.66. Jenna Prandini and Kay-
turing Trayvon Bromell, eas- Jackson, meanwhile, Caleb Mwangangi Ndi- lin Whitney, clocked 41.96
ily won in 37.87, with Mike ku did likewise, getting seconds.
Rodgers well clear of Yazal- clocked 48.23 in the 400 the best time this year of “It’s always fun to run with
des Nascimento as Portu- 7:35.13 in the men’s 3,000. the girls,” Felix said, looking
gal clocked 39.05 to finish hurdles, pulling away Ethiopian Yenew Alamirew ahead to Beijing. “I would
second. The French team was second in a season’s accept (the) second leg in
was third in 39.64. best 7:36.39. Beijing.”q
Gatlin felt the time could
