Merlene Ottey, 47, clocks 11.83 in outdoor opener
Merlene Ottey, who turned 47 on May 10, has set another age record. In her outdoor season debut Saturday in Norway, she ran a hand-timed 11.4 heat and then an auto-timed 11.83 final for 100 meters — which shatters the unofficial age-47 record of 12.54 by Germany’s Karin Von Riewel in 1996. Merlene’s news page reports: “Ezinne Okparaebo of Norway won the race in 11.43 sec. — close to the Norwegian record. Merlene Ottey said: “This was an OK start for me. I am absolutely not in shape at the moment. If I only could get a little more training, my races will be faster. But I opened better than last year.” Last August, Merlene ran 11.41 for the W45 WR.
