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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Carter wins 100 meters in Stockholm meet, pole vault champion Lavillenie disappoints

by  Associated Press Carter wins 100 meters in Stockholm meet Associated Press - 21 August 2014 15:40-04:00 STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nesta Carter of Jamaica was the only sprinter to dip below 10 seconds as he won the men's 100 meters at the DN Galan Diamond League meet on Thursday. Carter clocked 9.96 to beat Keston Bledman of Trinidad and Tobago, who finished in 10.09. Britain's Chijindu Ujah was third in 10.10 on a chilly track in Stockholm. Olympic champion Allyson Felix beat U.S. teammates Tori Bowie and Joanna Atkins to win the women's 200 in 22.85 seconds. Queen Harrison easily won the women's 100 hurdles while Ethiopia's Muktar Edris set the fastest time of the year in the men's 5,000 with 12:54.83. In the upset of the evening, Konstadinos Filippidis of Greece won the men's pole vault after world record holder Renaud Lavillenie missed all three attempts at 5.60 meters. News Topics: Sports, Men's track and field, Women's track and field, Track and field, Men's sports, Women's sports People, Places and Companies: Nesta Carter, Allyson Felix, Queen Harrison, Renaud Lavillenie, Stockholm, Sweden, Western Europe, Europe Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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