
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson stormed to a cruising 22.10-second victory in the women’s 200m at the Wanda Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday (July 4).
World Champion Tajay Gayle also continues to prove he’s the man to beat at the Tokyo Olympic Games as he delivered an impressive 8.55m leap to claim gold in the men’s long jump.
Jackson finished ahead of Ivorian athlete Marie-Josée Ta Lou, who clocked 22.36s but was later disqualified.
Namibia’s Beatrice Masilingi, whose 22.65s time served as her personal best and new national record claimed second, while in third was Beth Dobbin of Great Britain in 22.84.
Springing on his very last jump, Tajay Gayle’s 8.55m leap placed him ahead of Cuba’s Juan Echevarría and Swede Thobias Montler, who ended the meet at second and third, with respective 8.29m and 8.23m efforts.

Decorated quarter-miler Kirani James and Trinidad and Tobago’s Deon Lendore were joined in a dramatic push for the finish line in the men’s 400m.
Just when the Grenadian Olympic gold medalist seemed like he was about to yield to Lendore, he found something more to outlast his Caribbean rival and hold on for victory in 44.63s.
Lendore took the runner-up spot in season 44.73s just ahead of Leimarvin Bonevacia of the Netherlands, who ran 44.80s, a season-best for third.

Jamaican 800m athlete Natoya Goule copped silver at Stockholm to continue an impressive run of form this season.
In Kingston, a week ago she ran a fast 1:57.84, her fastest time in three years to win her eighth national title.
Goule ran even faster in Stockholm clocking 1:56.44 but came out on the losing end of a stirring battle down the home stretch with Cuba’s Rose Mary Almanza, who set a meet record and personal-best time of 1:56.28.
Kate Grace of the USA was third in 1:57.36.

Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands went out extremely fast in the men’s 400m hurdles, only to first stumble and then crash into a hurdle and fall.
Meanwhile, the talented Brazilian youngster Alisson dos Santos cruised to victory in a new personal best and continental record of 47.33s.
He improved on the 47.38s he ran in Oslo on July 1, when Karsten Warholm ran 46.70s to break Kevin Young’s 29-year-old world record of 46.78s.

Turkey’s Yasmani Coppello ran a season-best 48.19s for second place.
Jamaica’s Kemar Mowatt also ran a season-best 48.75s for third.
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