Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Rasheed Broadbell scored impressive wins in their respective events in the 12th Istav Gyulai memorial in Hungary on Monday.
The 2022 World 100m champion has made it a habit to run 10.6 this year after another time of 10.67 at the meet where she ran 10.82 to finish second to Elaine Thompson-Herah in 2021. That time Thompson-Herah won by a meet record of 10.71.
Fraser-Pryce, 35, eclipsed that record after running her fifth sub-10.70s time this year by running 10.67 in Nairobi in May, 10.67 in Paris in June, 10.67 in Eugene in July and a world-leading 10.66 in Silesia. Saturday. No other woman in history has run as many times under 10.70 in any season.
USA’s Tamari Davis finished second in 10.92 while Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji was third in 10.99.
Yohan Blake (10.03) and Ackeem Blake (10.05) were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the men’s 100m won by USA’s Marvin Bracy in 9.97. Trayvon Bromell finished second in 10.01, the same time as Elijah Hall with 0.04 separated from second to fifth.
Jackson cruised to victory in the 200m in 22.02 finishing well clear of Kambundji in 22.45 and USA’s Kaylia Whyte who was third in 22.46. Tynia Gaither of the Bahamas was fifth in 22.63.
Erriyon Knighton won the men’s race in 19.88. Aaron Brown finished second in 20.24. Alexander Ogando was third with 20.46.
Fresh from his Commonwealth Games 110m hurdles title which he won in a championship record 13.08, Rasheed Broadbell came from behind to edge World Champion Grant Holloway at the line to win the event in 13.12. Holloway was given the same time while Daniel Roberts was third in 13.13.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the hurdles in a breezy 12.27 over Kendra Harrison in 12.49 and Nia Ali in 12.60.
Commonwealth Games champion Janieve Russell clocked 54.14 for second place and Rushell Clayton finished third in 54.45 in the 400m hurdles more than two seconds behind Olympic champion, world champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin, who set a another meet record with her time of 568. .
