Ottey wins IAAF Grand Prix meet 100
The Associated Press reports from Zagreb, Croatia: “Olympic and world championships medalist Merlene Ottey won the 100 meters over a weak field at the IAAF Grand Prix meet on Monday. Ottey, 43, was timed in 11.42 seconds before a packed stadium in ideal summer conditions.”
“It’s good to win but I’m not happy with the time; I should have run a much faster race,” she said.
Ottey said she is pacing herself for next month’s World Championships in Paris.
“My goal is the world championship, and if I peak at the right time, there is no telling what can happen,” the Jamaican-born Ottey said.
Results from Zagreb:
1, Merlene Ottey, Slovenia, 11.42.
2, Karin Mayr, Austria, 11.49.
3, Geraldine Pillay, South Africa, 11.55.
4, Angela Daigle, United States, 11.57.
Ottey has gone faster this season — an 11.22 in June — which would have taken second in her age group at the Puerto Rico world WMA meet. In the men’s 100!
Results there:
1 Provo, D. Lee M40 Canada 11.15 0.1 10.65 92.02%
2 Stephenson, Cornell M40 United States 11.39 0.1 10.88 90.08%
3 Lovett, Michell M41 United States 11.47 0.1 10.88 90.06%
4 Dixon, Eric M43 United States 11.61 0.1 10.86 90.18%
5 Casado, Wilfredo M41 Puerto Rico 11.84 0.1 11.23 87.25%
6 August, Raphael M43 United States 12.65 0.1 11.83 82.77%
The W40 100 winner (Anke Moritz of Germany) ran 12.79 with a 3.1 mps tailwind.
