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Ennis-London
finishes second in Athens
World Championships 100m
hurdles silver medallist Delloreen Ennis-London was a second place
finisher at the Athens Super Grand Prix in Greece on July 3, 2006.
The 31-year-old
Ennis-London captured the silver medal with her 12.81 seconds run, the
second best time of the season for the former National champion.
German Kristen Bolm won the event in 12.69 seconds while Americans
Lolo Jones and Jenny Adams were third and fourth respectively, both
getting across the line in 12.83.
In the women's 800m,
national champion Kenia Sinclair, finished fifth in 1:58.38 , beaten
by Russian Olga Kotlyarova who won the event in 1:57.86. Tetyana
Petlyuk of Ukraine (1:57.93) and Cuban Zulia Calatayud (1:57.94) were
second and third respectively.
Jamaica's World champion
Trecia Smith finished fifth in the women's triple jump with a leap of
14.47m, a season best for the Sportswoman of the Year. Olympic
champion Tatyana Lebedeva (15.23m) and Anna Pyatykh (15.17m), both of
Russia, finished first and second respectively.
Dwight Thomas, like Smith
and Ennis-London who all missed the National Championships, finished
seventh in the men's 100m in 10.22 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of
Portugal won the event in 10.02 ahead of Trinidadian Marc Buns
(10.13).
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