Olympic champion Fraser-Pryce fires 100m warning
The 33-year-old from Denver, Colorado, got out well here and was at least level with his younger opponent at the halfway point, but Ortega finished remorselessly despite knocking down the ninth hurdle as Oliver drifted back to third in 13.24 behind Russia’s European champion Sergey Shubenkov, who clocked 13.22.
Qatari high jump star Mutaz Essa Barshim managed to maintain his lead in the Diamond Race but failed to register the triumph in Stockholm, settling down as the runner-up at a lackluster 2.29 metres.
Her performance in Sweden was a resounding reminder to her rivals just three weeks away from the world championships where she will be the defending champion.
With the track still wet from earlier rains, the time was well off Ortega’s season best of 12.94.
Oliver said the performance wasn’t anything to worry about as he was still exhausted after flying in from Toronto on Monday. “It was a little bit slow but I’m so happy with the win and I think God for it”, Cedenio said.
“I did my best, it wasn’t good enough today”.
“Paris was the first time I’ve been under 13 seconds since 2011”. I am just glad to come out of here without an injury heading for the IAAF World Championships.
Colombia’s Caterine Ibarguen registered her 28th successive win (14.60m) while Kazakhstan’s Olga Rypakova was second with 14.30m.
Schwanitz will win the shot put discipline in the Diamond League rankings if she competes at the Zurich-hosted finals on 2 September.
Having won in London the Czech Republic athlete, second in this year’s world lists with 53.76, secured her second Diamond League win in six days as she won in 54.37 on an evening that was already cooling as the sun slipped down behind the rim of the stadium.
Other winners included Greg Rutherford of Britain in the men’s long jump, Katie Mackey of the U.S.in the women’s 3,000, Alonso Edward of Panama in the men’s 200, and Renelle Lamote of France in the women’s 800.
UKA launched a review following allegations broadcast in a BBC “Panorama” program in June that Alberto Salazar, the head coach at the Nike Oregon Project in Portland where Farah trains, had violated several anti-doping rules.