Grenada’s Kirani James was the only Caribbean winner at Wednesday’s (May 19) Ostrava Golden Spike meet on the Continental Gold Tour. It was also where young American phenom won yet another race, this time over 200m.

James, who opened with a time of 44.88 in Arizona on April 24, ran a season-best to win the quarter-mile sprint in a season-best 44.74. James, who was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease since 2017, was just too good for the field that included American Vernon Norwood who finished second in 45.28 and Dutchman Jochem Bodder, who ran 45.30 for the final podium spot.

Quarter-miler Fred Kerley in his continued quest for speed, broke 10 seconds for a second time this season, running 9.96 in the 100m, beating two-time World Champion Justin Gatlin, who took the runner-up spot in 10.08. Canada’s fastest man Andre De Grasse was third in 10.17.

Kenny Bednarek of the United States, who ran 19.94 while losing a close battle to Noah Lyles at the USATF Golden Games in California on May 9, clocked 19.93 for the win. He relegated Kerley, who ran 20.27, to second place. Aaron Brown was third in 20.40.

Richardson, who has been making a lot of noise in the 100m with times of 10.72, 10.74 and 10.77 so far this season, won her second 200m race in 22.3. She got the better of Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare, whose 22.59 was good enough for second place.

Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji finished third in 22.85.

Afterwards, the brash American previewing this weekend’s race against Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reiterated her position that she is the real deal.

“Nothing that I do is a fluke, everything is legit, it comes from hard work and talent and I want to continue to show the world that my bark may be loud, but my bite and my actions are even louder,” she said, adding that she is looking forward to her meeting at Gateshead on Saturday with four-time World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and 2019 European Champion Dina Asher-Smith.

“It definitely will be a race to make a statement, not just for me but for anybody else.”

The men’s javelin was almost inevitable as Germany’s Johannes Vetter launching to a distance of 94.20m. Grenada’s 2019 World Champion Anderson Peters threw 83.39m for second place, while 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago took the final podium spot with his best throw of 82.75m.

See Richardson’s blistering race in the video below: