Diamond League: Akani edges Justin Gatlin, Andre de Grasse

By Daily Sports on May 6, 2017

South Africa's Akani Simbine continued his impressive start to 2017 by beating Justin Gatlin and Andre de Grasse in the 100m at the Doha Diamond League.

The 23-year-old clocked his sixth sub-10 second time of the season as he came home in 9.99, ahead of Asafa Powell.

Gatlin was fourth in 10.14, behind Femi Ogunode (10.13) and ahead of De Grasse, who was fifth in 10.21.

Jamaica's Olympic champion Elaine Thompson beat the Netherlands' Dafne Schippers in the 200m.

The pair were separated by only a tenth of a second in last year's Olympic final, and Thompson triumphed in Doha by 0.26 seconds in a time of 22.19.

Britain's Robbie Grabarz, who took silver in the European Indoors in March, claimed second place in the high jump, clearing 2.31m in his first outdoor event of the season.

Photo shows Justin Gatlin.

Source Daily Sports

Posted May 6, 2017


 

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