BY ELTON TUCKER, Assistant Sport Editor
Sherone Simpson (left) leading home Veronica Campbell (right) in the women's 200m. Simpson won in a personal best, world leading time of 22.14 seconds, with Campbell second in 22.51. - RICARDO MAKYN
THE MEN'S AND women's 200 metres lived up to their top billing at the third Jamaica International Invitational meet on Saturday night at the National Stadium.
Usain Bolt and Sherone Simpson scored contrasting victories. Bolt, the world leader in the event, had to dig deep to thwart American Tyson Gay.
Commonwealth champion Sherone Simpson took another giant towards becoming the undisputed Jamaican sprint queen when she handed Olympic champion Veronica Campbell her second defeat in less than two months.
Both events produced quailty sprinting with the men's 200m being the more exciting.
Locked with American Gay for the last 50 metres, Bolt produced a decisive dip on the line to edge out the American. He clocked a meet record 20.10, just two-hundredths of a second outside his season's best 20.08.
Simpson humbled a world class field which included 2005 World 100m champion Lauryn Williams of the United States, Campbell and Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas who had earlier won the women's 100m.
The Stephen Francis-coached Simpson led from start to finish clocking an outstanding 22.14, well under her previous personal best of 22.54. It also beat by a large margin the 22.53 meet record set by Campbell last year.
Simpson was elated with her victory.
"I was drawn in front of Lauryn (Williams and Veronica (Campbell) so I knew I had to run the corner very well and I did. I am pretty satisfied with 22.14."
Other outstanding performances came from world 100m record holder Asafa Powell, Common-wealth Games 100m hurdles champion Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Americans LaShawn Merritt and Sanya Richards in the men's and women's 400m.
As expected, Powell was just too fast for his rivals and he equalled the world leading 9.95 set by American Justin Gatlin in Japan on Saturday.
Foster-Hylton who, like Powell is from the MVP Club coached by Francis, powered to victory in 12.69 beating American Damu Cherry (12.78) and her arch-rival, fellow Jamaican Delloreen Ennis-London (12.90).
RESULTS
MEN
100 metres (A RACE): 1. Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.95; 2. Marc Burns (TRI) 10.22; 3. Ainsley Waugh (JAM) 10.31.
100 metres (B RACE): 1. Nester Carter (JAM) 10.41; 2. Orlando Morgan (JAM) 10.44; 3. Mario Forsytte (JAM) 10.49.
200 metres: 1. Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.10 (meet record); 2. Tyson Gay (USA) 20.12; 3. Aaron Armstrong (TRI) 20.53.
400 metres: LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.67; 2. Andrew Rock (USA) 44.89; 3. Germaine Gonzales (JAM) 44.90.
800 metres: 1. Justus Koech (KEN) 1:47.39; 2. Derrick Peterson (USA) 1:47.51; 3. Jonathon Johnson (USA) 1:48.89.
1500 metres: 1. Geoffrey Rono (KEN) 3:40.98 (meet record); 2. Siad Ahmed (USA) 3:41.32; 3. Bernard Kiptum (KEN) 3:41.56.
110 metres hurdles: 1. Joel Brown (USA) 13.30 (meet record); 2. David Payne (USA) 13.31; 3. Robby Hughes (USA) 13.34.
400 metres hurdles: 1. Kerron Clement (USA) 48.95; 2. Dean Griffiths (JAM) 49.28; 3. Danny McFarlane (JAM) 49.35.
HS Boys 4x100m: 1. Camperdown 40.41 (meet record); 2. Kingston College 40.70; 3. Calabar 40.98.
HS Boys 4x400m: 1. Kingston College 3:11.61 (meet record); 2. Calabar 3:14.84; 3. Claude McKay High 3:15.31.
WOMEN
100 metres: 1. Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.28; 2. Muna Lee (USA) 11.32; 3. Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM) 11.37.
200 metres: 1. Sherone Simpson (JAM) 22.14 (meet record); 2. Veronica Campbell (JAM) 22.51; 3. Muna Lee (USA) 22.77.
400 metres: 1. Sanya Richards (USA) 49.89 (meet record); 2. Monique Henderson (USA) 50.83; 3. Novlene Williams (JAM) 51.04.
800 metres: 1. Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 2:00.02 (meet record); 2. Hazel Clark (USA) 2:00.24; 3. Treniere Clement (USA) 2:01.77.
100m Hurdles: 1. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.69; 2. Damu Cherry (USA) 12.78; 3. Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) 12.90.
400m Hurdles: 1. Lashinda Demus (USA) 54.20; 2. Allison Beckford (JAM) 56.19; 3. Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 56.71.
Triple Jump: 1. Trecia Smith (JAM) 14.34 (meet record); 2. Yamile Aldama (SUD) 14.22; 3. Candice Baucham (USA) 12.96.
HS Girls 4x100m: 1. Holmwood Tech 44.49 (meet record); 2. Edwin Allen 45.64; 3. Manchester 45.70.
HS Girls 4x400m: 1. Holmwood Tech 3:38.20; 2. Edwin Allen 3:38.27; 3. Manchester 3:44.07.
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