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Ahye holds off Fraser-Pryce for silver

...Lendore clocks 45.34 for second at London Games

Sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye and quarter-miler Deon Lendore matched the performance of thrower Keshorn Walcott on Friday, by also nabbing silver medals in their respective events as the Muller Anniversary Games of the IAAF Diamond League returned to The Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, yesterday.

Ahye, the national sprint double champion, placed second in the women's 100 metres dash in a time of 10.99 seconds behind Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou, who matched her personal best run of 10.96 which she also clocked in the first round. Ahye had then followed Ta Lou to the line in 11.03.

Olympic sprint double champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, who entered the final as the winner of the second heat in 11.03, took the bronze in a slower time of 11.06.

Earlier, Lendore's clocking of 45.34 saw him finish runners-up to Great Britain's Matthew Hudson- Smith, who won in a time of 45.03. Third was another British athlete Rabah Yousif with a season-best 45.45.

On the opening day of the two-day event, Walcott placed second in the men's javelin event.

The reigning Olympic champion had a best attempt of 83.60 metres to finish behind Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch, who won with a 85.72 effort. Third was Hamish Peacock of Australia with an 82.94. National sprint champion Richard Thompson crossed in eighth place in a time of 10.26 in heat two of the men's 100m. Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut won the heat in 9.96 and went on to win the final in 10.02.

Second was American Isaiah Young in 10.07 and third was Churundy Martin of The Netherlands in 10.10.

In the feature race on Friday, Jamaican Usain Bolt celebrated a winning return in London four years after his Olympic glory, easing to the gold in the men's 200m. He stormed to victory in a time of 19.89.

Following him to the line were Alonso Edward of Panama in 20.04 and Great Britain's Adam Gemili in 20.07.

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