Brigitte Foster-Hylton clears a hurdle on her way to winning the 100m hurdles at the National Championships. Foster-Hylton won in 12.74 seconds. - RICARDO MAKYN
ASAFA POWELL RAN a world-leading time in the 200 metres and Sherone Simpson is currently the fastest woman over 100m and 200m following the completion of the National Athletics Championships at the National Stadium yesterday.
Powell stopped the clock at 19.90 and shares the year's fastest time with Wallace Spearmon, who ran the same time at the American Championships yesterday.
Powell also eased up 10m from the line and he agreed that robbed him of the national record (19.86) held by Donald Quarrie.
"It's a bad habit and I'll soon get rid of it," he said.
Simpson, who became Jamaica's second fastest woman ever over 100 metres on Saturday, put in another blistering performance when she ran 22.00 to record a world-leading time this year.
"When I saw the replay I was really surprised because in the last five metres I was very easy," Simpson said.
"I am feeling good and I just hope I can go to Europe and perform well," she added.
On Saturday, Simpson ran 10.82 in the 100m to become the second-fastest Jamaican woman ever. She displaced Juliet Cuthbert (10.83) and is second only to Merlene Ottey (10.74) on the all-time list.
Brigitte Foster-Hylton maintained her dominance in the 100m hurdles, winning in 12.74. Novlene Wiliams won the 400 metres in 50.24 and Ricardo Chambers won the men's equivalent in 45.13
On Saturday, Danny McFarlane regained his national 400m hurdles title with a 48.47 run, Melaine Walker won the women's 400m hurdles in 55.10 and Michael Frater won the 100 metres in 10.18.
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