Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent continued her dominant run on the Grand Slam Track circuit, storming to victory in the women’s 100m final on Sunday to secure her second consecutive Slam title and a second straight US$100,000 payday.
American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden handed St. Lucian Olympic champion Julien Alfred her first loss of the season in the 100m at the Prefontaine Classic at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday.
Salwa Eid Naser delivered a jaw-dropping performance in Kingston on Saturday night, storming to a world-leading 48.67 to win the women’s long sprint at the Grand Slam Track Series (GST) and reassert herself as a dominant force ahead of this year's World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Saturday’s Prefontaine Classic delivered two of the fastest women’s 100m times ever run under challenging conditions, with Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Julien Alfred rocketing to historic places on the wind/altitude-adjusted all-time rankings compiled by Track & Field News.