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A new National Record by Shelly-Ann-Fraser Pryce and a new personal best from World champion Yohan Blake highlighted last night's festival of speed on the second night of the JAAA/ Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships at the National Stadium.
Fraser-Pryce powered to a blistering 10.70 seconds, beating her old 10.73 seconds to retain her title, while Blake was devastating as he destroyed a brilliant field that included World Record holder Usain Bolt to win in 9.75 seconds.
Both times were world leading performances as the Jamaicans sent a message they will be hard to beat at the Olympics later this year in London.
Veronica Campbell Brown was second in the women's race in a season's best 10.82 seconds and Kerron Stewart third in 10.94 seconds.
Bolt, who complained about his start, was second in 9.86 seconds after catching a faststarting Asafa Powell, who was third in 9.88 seconds.
Earlier in the semi-finals Powell who had just recently flown to Miami to seek treatment on a groin injury, set the pace with an easy looking 9.92 seconds clocking looking over to Blake to his left during the final 20 metres of the race. Carter was second in 9.95 seconds and Blake third in 9.96 seconds.
Bolt appeared to sit back in his semi-finals allowing Frater to set the pace, winning in 10.01 seconds. Bolt clocked 10.02, Lerone Clarke 10.0, and Jacques Harvey 10.08 seconds.
The male sprinters will turn their attention to the start of the 200m with the first-round heats set for 9:00 this morning.
Two other finals will be held this morning, which are the hammer for both men and women, while later today another nine finals will follow highlighted by the finals of the men’s 110m hurdles.
National Record holder Dwight Thomas, who has had a less than perfect build-up to the Trials, should get another big test when he goes up against the fast-rising young stars Hansel Parchment, who has run 13.19 seconds this year, while winning the JAAA/ Jamaica International Invitational and NCAA Division One champion Andrew Riley, both of whom will be breathing down his neck.
Keiron Stewart, Richard Phillips and Eric Keddo will also be seeking to force their way on to the plane to London and should qualify for the final set for 8:45 pm.
The semi-finals of both the men and women’s 400m will also be contested after the first rounds were run on Thursday.
Traves Smikle, meanwhile, will defend his men’s discus throw title, but former champion and National Record holder Jason Morgan will be gunning to regain his title after being upset last year.
Morgan, who has won backto-back Central American and Caribbean titles, has attained the Olympic A qualifying standard after throwing a 67.15m earlier this year.
Smikle has the B standard and will be seeking the A standard today to ensure his place on the team to London.
Last night, Olympic champion Melanie Walker won the women’s 400m hurdles, running 54.77 seconds to outpace training partner Kaliese Spencer, 55.04 seconds and Nickesha Wilson-Robinson, 55.50 seconds.
Leford Green shook off a disappointing early season to retain his title in a season’s best 48.88 seconds, followed by Josef Robertson (49.43 seconds) and Roxroy Cato (49.65 seconds).
National Record holder Allison Randall won the women’s discus throw with a best effort of 5.92m, but said she was hoping for a bigger throw.
St Jago’s Kellion Knibb was second with a new National Junior Record 51.02m, beating the 50.93m set by Tara-Sue Barnett earlier this year, with Daniel Thomas taking third with 50.44m.
Wilbert Walker, who has a season’s best 16.33m, won the triple jump with a best mark of 15.94m, ahead of Nicholas Thomas (15.69m), just edging Damon McLean (15.68m).
Overseas-based Richard West has the best time in the men’s 800m going into today’s final after running one minute 48.95 seconds to win his semifinal heat yesterday.
West, who was born in Jamaica but attended high school in Canada and college in the USA, has a personal best 1:46.41 minutes which is just outside the Olympic B standard of 1:46.30.
Sadiki Whyte was next with 1:49.13 seconds followed by Darryl Oliver (1:14.14 seconds), Jo-Wayne Hibbert (1:50.38 seconds) with many-time national champion Aldwyn Sappleton among the other qualifiers with 1:50.99.
The men’s final will follow the women’s race which will be run as a straight final today.
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Yohan Blake (left) sizzles to a 9.75s National Stadium record ahead of Usain Bolt (centre) and Asafa Powell (right) in the men's 100m final at the National Stadium last night. Also in photo are Michael Frater (second left) and Nesta Carter
Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (2nd left) celebrates after winning the Women’s 100-metre final in a national record and world leading 10.70 seconds at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures Limited National Trials at the National Stadium last night. (From left) are Veronica Campbell Brown, who placed second; Aleen Bailey (seventh) and Kerron Stewart (third)
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