Caribbean track and field champions are in good form in the early season as they hone themselves for the world championships in Daegu, South Korea in August.
Cayman’s Cydonie Mothersill has started with a couple of good times against world class opposition and one rival she’s likely to have to beat in the 200 metres is
Veronica Campbell Brown who clocked a personal best and world-leading time of 10.76 seconds to win the 100m at the Golden Spike meet on Tuesday.
Campbell Brown powered away from her rivals at the half-way mark to reach the finish ahead of veteran Bahamian Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (11.09secs) and Jamaican Schillonie Calvert, who was third in 11.10secs.
Meanwhile, Jamaican superstar sprinter Usain Bolt made heavy weather of an easy task, but still did enough to capture the 100m and rack up his second successive win of the international season.
The 24-year-old world and Olympic champion was forced to extend himself over the last 40 metres to beat fellow Jamaican Steve Mullings in the feature event in the historic Czech city.
Bolt clocked 9.91 seconds to equal the time he posted in his season-opener at the Rome Diamond League last week, with Mullings running out of steam at the finish in a time of 9.97 seconds.
The outing was only Bolt’s second for the season and came after a nine month break forced by injury. Antigua and Barbuda’s Daniel Bailey was third in 10.08 seconds, with St Kitts and Nevis’ Kim Collins fourth in 10.09. Collins, the world champion in 2003, is still going strong at 35.
In the men’s 200 metres Marvin Anderson clocked 20.27 seconds to lead a Jamaican sweep of the top three positions. Yohan Blake was second in 20.28 second with Mario Forsythe third in 20.43.
Caribbean athletes dominated the podium in other events too.
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