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Season best for Foster-Hylton
published: Saturday | May 10, 2008


AP
Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton (right) wins the women's 100m event hurdles at the Qatar Super Grand Prix in Doha yesterday ahead of the United States' Lolo Jones.

BRIGITTE FOSTER-Hylton, the national 100m hurdles record holder, was the only Jamaican winner at yesterday's Doha Super Grand Prix in Qatar.

Foster-Hylton, who missed almost the entire 2007 season, was impressive in the 100m hurdles. She stopped the clock in 12.56 seconds - a season best, to beat the American pair of LoLo Jones (12.65) and Virginia Powell (12.77).

In the men's 100m, Nesta Carter ran a personal best - 10.10 seconds, but that was only good enough for fourth behind Jaysuma Saidy Ndure of Norway (10.01), Trinidadian Darrell Brown (10.02) and Jamaican Michael Frater (10.08).

Double victories

American Allyson Felix completed a double with victories in the women's 100m and 400m. In the 100m, Felix recorded a world-leading time of 10.93 seconds to beat Jamaica's Sherone Simpson (11.09) and Sherri-Ann Brooks (11.14).

Felix returned to take the 400m in 49.83 seconds, another world-leading time. Again, another Jamaican, Shericka Williams (50.50), was second, while compatriots Shereefa Lloyd (51.18) and Kaliese Spencer (51.56) were fourth and fifth, respectively. Felix had mixed feelings about her day's work.

"This is what I wanted to do, but I am tired," she said. "In the 100, my start needs still to improve but it is a lot better than it was,: added Felix, who beat Jamaican Kerron Stewart's previous world-leading time of 10.96.

Williams third

Jamaica's Chris Williams, the 2001 World Championships silver medallist, was third in the men's 200m in 20.91, while Ainsley Waugh (21.05) finished fourth. The American pair of LaShawn Merritt (20.08) and Joel Brown (20.84) finished first and second.

Olympic Games silver medallist Danny McFarlane (49.10) and Isa Phillips (49.71) finished second and third, respectively, in the men's 400m hurdles behind L.J. van Zyl of South Africa (49.03).

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