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New Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Fraser-Pryce beaten by Jamaican starlet Tia Clayton in Doha
DOHA: Two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was outshone by fellow Jamaican Tia Clayton at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday. Fraser-Pryce, 38, was competing on the Diamond League circuit for the first time for three years but finished fourth in the 100m as 20-year-old Clayton blasted to victory in a world-leading 10.92sec. Clayton's twin sister Tina was second in 11.02sec, Britain's Amy Hunt finished third in 11.03sec and Fraser-Pryce, in what is likely to be her final season, clocked 11.05sec for fourth. Fraser-Pryce, who is also a five-time individual world sprint champion, suffered a disappointing Paris Olympics last year, withdrawing from the 100m semi-finals. Tia Clayton showed she has the potential to become Jamaica's next sprint queen by reaching the final of that event and finished seventh in the French capital. The reigning men's Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo produced a lacklustre performance in the Qatari capital to win his signature event as he was almost caught on the line by American Courtney Lindsey. Tebogo ran a smooth bend but the 21-year-old from Botswana lacked fluency in the home straight and glanced to his right at Lindsey as he crossed the line in a modest 20.10sec, just one hundredth of a second ahead of the American. In a high-quality men's 800m, Tshepiso Masalela chased down Wycliffe Kinyamal to clock 1min 43.11sec, the fastest time in the world this year. Masalela, another athlete from Botswana, showed he has what it takes to challenge for medals at the world championships in Tokyo in September. In the women's 400m, Salwa Eid Naser, the 2024 Olympic silver medallist, eased to victory in 49.83sec as she made a triumphant return to the city where she won the world title in 2019. The Bahraini athlete's career was interrupted by a two-year doping ban from 2021 to 2023 but she is approaching her best again. In an exciting finish to the final event on the track, the women's 3000m steeplechase, Faith Cherotich of Kenya found the kick to pass Yavi Winfred of Bahrain just metres from the line. Despite the hot and humid conditions, Cherotich clocked a world-leading 9min 05.08sec, with Winfred just 0.18sec behind. In the field events, Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra, Olympic champion in 2021 and silver medallist in 2024, produced a personal best of 90.23m in the third round to delight his 9.5 million Instagram followers and the Indian spectators in the crowd. But Chopra was deprived of victory by Germany's Julian Weber, who hurled a superb 91.06m on his sixth and final attempt. Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr finished third as he was beaten by the silver medallist from Paris, Shelby McEwen, who cleared 2.26m to the New Zealander's 2.23m, the same height as second-placed Ryoichi Akamatsu of Japan. - AFP
RNZ News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
Hamish Kerr leaps to third at Diamond League high jump
New Zealander Hamish Kerr celebrates after winning the men's high jump final during the Indoor World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo: AFP Olympic champion Hamish Kerr has settled for a high jump bronze medal at the Diamond League meet in Doha. Kerr produced a best clearance of 2.23m in an event won by American Shelby McEwen, who jumped a best height of 2.26m. McEwen was the man who Kerr beat in a jump-off to secure gold at last year's Olympic Games in Paris. Japan's Ryoichi Akamatsu finished second in Doha, beating Kerr to the silver medal in a countback after also producing a best of 2.23m.. Earlier, New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs was seventh in a world class women's 100m sprint field, clocking a time of 11.27 seconds. Imogen Ayris was ninth in the women's pole vault, producing a best clearance of 4.33m. Jamaica's Tia Clayton edged her twin sister Tina Clayton in the women's 100m while Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo nearly threw away a victory near the finish line in the men's 200m. Tia clocked a world-leading 10.92 seconds, 0.1 second faster than her sister Tina who edged Amy Hunt by one hundredth of a second after the Briton ran a personal best to deny Jamaica a podium sweep. "I made the world leading mark, but honestly I didn't do the best possible because I couldn't do the start I always get," Tia said. "But other than that it was a great race for me. It is very special for me and my twin sister to finish first and second in this event tonight." The two sisters are training partners and Tina said family ties are set aside when they race. "When we line up for a race, we are no longer sisters, we are rival competitors," she said. "But after the race is over, it feels really good to make the top two places." Twice 100m Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had to settle for fourth on her return to Diamond League as the 38-year-old failed to defy the odds in Doha, where she won the world title six years ago. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Photo: photosport Tebogo started the 200 metres final well out on lane seven but the Botswanan sprinter eased up towards the end and nearly paid the price for a cheeky look over at American Courtney Lindsey in the next lane as he won by a whisker. Tebogo clocked 20.10 seconds, just 0.01 seconds ahead of Lindsey. Twice Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra of India breached the 90-metre mark in the men's javelin for the first time in his career but his joy was short-lived when he was pipped to top spot by Germany's Julian Weber. Chopra warmed up with a world-leading 88.44 metres with his first throw before a monster 90.23 metres attempt in the third round for a personal best and national record. But Weber's final effort saw the javelin soar into the night sky and land at 91.06 metres to steal victory. Molly Caudery claimed her first win of the season in the pole vault when the Briton became the only woman to clear 4.75 metres. - RNZ/Reuters
Japan Today
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Today
Fraser-Pryce beaten by Jamaican starlet Tia Clayton in Doha
track and field Two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was outshone by fellow Jamaican Tia Clayton at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday. Fraser-Pryce, 38, was competing on the Diamond League circuit for the first time for three years but finished fourth in the 100m as 20-year-old Clayton blasted to victory in a world-leading 10.92sec. Clayton's twin sister Tina was second in 11.02sec, Britain's Amy Hunt finished third in 11.03sec and Fraser-Pryce, in what is likely to be her final season, clocked 11.05sec for fourth. Fraser-Pryce, who is also a five-time individual world sprint champion, suffered a disappointing Paris Olympics last year, withdrawing from the 100m semi-finals. Tia Clayton showed she has the potential to become Jamaica's next sprint queen by reaching the final of that event and finished seventh in the French capital. The reigning men's Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo produced a lacklustre performance in the Qatari capital to win his signature event as he was almost caught on the line by American Courtney Lindsey. Tebogo ran a smooth bend but the 21-year-old from Botswana lacked fluency in the home straight and glanced to his right at Lindsey as he crossed the line in a modest 20.10sec, just one hundredth of a second ahead of the American. In a high-quality men's 800m, Tshepiso Masalela chased down Wycliffe Kinyamal to clock 1min 43.11sec, the fastest time in the world this year. Masalela, another athlete from Botswana, showed he has what it takes to challenge for medals at the world championships in Tokyo in September. In the women's 400m, Salwa Eid Naser, the 2024 Olympic silver medallist, eased to victory in 49.83sec as she made a triumphant return to the city where she won the world title in 2019. The Bahraini athlete's career was interrupted by a two-year doping ban from 2021 to 2023 but she is approaching her best again. In an exciting finish to the final event on the track, the women's 3000m steeplechase, Faith Cherotich of Kenya found the kick to pass Yavi Winfred of Bahrain just metres from the line. Despite the hot and humid conditions, Cherotich clocked a world-leading 9min 05.08sec, with Winfred just 0.18sec behind. In the field events, Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra, Olympic champion in 2021 and silver medallist in 2024, produced a personal best of 90.23m in the third round to delight his 9.5 million Instagram followers and the Indian spectators in the crowd. But Chopra was deprived of victory by Germany's Julian Weber, who hurled a superb 91.06m on his sixth and final attempt. Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr finished third as he was beaten by the silver medallist from Paris, Shelby McEwen, who cleared 2.26m to the New Zealander's 2.23m, the same height as second-placed Ryoichi Akamatsu of Japan. © 2025 AFP
Eyewitness News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Eyewitness News
Fraser-Pryce beaten by Jamaican starlet Tia Clayton in Doha
DOHA, QATAR - Two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was outshone by fellow Jamaican Tia Clayton at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday. Fraser-Pryce, 38, was competing on the Diamond League circuit for the first time for three years but could only finish fourth in the women's 100m as 20-year-old Clayton won easily in a world-leading 10.92sec. Clayton's twin sister Tina was second in 11.02sec while Britain's Amy Hunt finished third in 11.03sec and Fraser-Pryce clocked a season's best 11.05sec for fourth. Fraser-Pryce, who is competing in what is likely to be her final season, suffered a disappointing Paris Olympics last year, withdrawing from the 100m semi-finals. Tia Clayton showed she has the potential to become Jamaica's next sprint queen by reaching the final of that event, finishing seventh in the French capital.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Caudery wins pole vault at Diamond League in Doha
Britain's Molly Caudery began her 2025 outdoor season with victory in the pole vault at the Diamond League meeting in 25-year-old cleared 4.75m in warm and windy conditions at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar to finish top of the Roberta Bruni of Italy nor USA's Katie Moon could clear the height as they finished second and third with vaults of 4.63m."I absolutely have a lot of fire in me and that's a good thing ahead of the new season," said won the World Indoor title last year to become Britain's first world champion in the Caudery failed to make the final of the event at last summer's Olympic Games in Paris. In the 1500m, Scotland's Jemma Reekie finished a credible third with a time of four minutes 7.33 seconds as Nelly Chepchirchir strode clear in 4:05.00, ahead of Kenyan team-mate Susan Amy Hunt finished third in the 100m in a time of 11.03 as she took .09 seconds off her personal race was won by Tia Clayton, who outshone two-time Olympic 100m champion and Jamaican compatriot Shelly-Ann 38-year-old Fraser-Pryce was competing on the Diamond League circuit for the first time in three years, but could only finish fourth as Clayton, 20, won easily in a world-leading time of twin sister Tina was second in 11.02, while Fraser-Pryce, competing in possibly her final season, clocked a season's best 11.05 for men's Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo produced a lacklustre performance for success in his signature event as he was almost caught on the line by Courtney Tebogo ran a smooth bend but seemed to lack fluency in the home straight and glanced to his right at Lindsey as he crossed the line in a modest 20.10, one hundredth of a second ahead of the the men's 800m, Tshepiso Masalela chased down Wycliffe Kinyamal to clock 1:43.11, the fastest time in the world this Lawrence Okoye finished sixth in the discus with a throw of 65.01m, while fellow Briton Laviai Nielsen finished seventh in the 400m with a time of 52.02.
