Three time Diamond Trophy winner Kaliese Spencer was the lone Jamaican winner after producing another command performance in Monaco on Friday.
Spencer clocked 54.09 seconds to win comfortably ahead of World Champion Zuzann Hejnova of the Czech Republic, who was 7th in her first race of the season in 55.86 seconds.
Meanwhile, Veronica Campbell-Brown 10.97 and Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce a season’s best 11.01 were 2nd and 6th respectively in the women’s 100 meters. New American sensation Tori Bowie upstaged her more celebrated rivals speeding to a world leading 10.80 seconds to win.
American Justin Gatlin produced a personal best and world leading 19.68 seconds to win the men’s 200 meters ahead of Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade who was 2nd in 19.99.
National Champion Andrew Riley with a season’s best 13.18 was 5th in the men’s 110metre high hurdles behind top Frenchman Pascal Martinot Lagarde who clocked a national record 12.95 to win.
National Triple Jump champion, Kimberly Williams leapt to a season’s best 14.59 meters to place 3rd in the women’s event. The mark came on her third attempt. The event was won by Colombian Caterine Ibarguen with a world leading and Diamond League record 15.31 meters.
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Kaliese Spencer wins on Diamond League circuit again
