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Ahye speeds to bronze in Prefontaine 100m

TRINIDAD AND Tobago sprint ace Michelle-Lee Ahye captured the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres yesterday, on the second and final day of the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.

The 25-year-old, who faced the starter in lane four, crossed the finish line in a season's-best time of 10.97 seconds, trailing America's Morolake Akinosun, who was timed in 10.94, wile Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure was second in 10.96. 

The Jamaican pair of Veronica Campbell-Brown (11.00) and Simone Facey (11.13) were fourth and fifth respectively. 

Completing the field were the American trio of Tianna Bartoletta (11.15), Dezerea Bryant (11.20) and Barbara Pierre (11.23). 

Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson tasted defeated for the first time this season in the 200 metres but fellow Jamaican Omar McLeod kept up his excellent form as he won the men's sprint hurdles. 

In the third stop of the IAAF Diamond League series, the 24-year-old Thompson never looked the part and crossed the line struggling in a time of 21.98 seconds, behind Bowie who was dominant in a world-leading 21.77. 

Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo, the reigning Olympic 400m champion, also shocked Thompson to finish second in 21.91 running out of lane eight. 

In a star-studded event that also included Dutch sensation Daphne Schipper and American Allyson Felix, Bowie once again showed her love for Haywood Field by repeating her victory from last year. 

Running out of lane eight, she produced a blistering curve to leave the field in her wake and the result was never in doubt once she entered the stretch. 

Thompson, who was also third in the event here last year, was away slowly, proved sluggish on the bend and was left with too much to do in the last 100m. 

Only last week, Thompson easily won the half-lap at the Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston. 

McLeod, meanwhile, who also won gold in Rio last year, extended his great start to the new season when he clocked 13.01 seconds to take top honours. 

He led a Jamaican one-two as Richard Levy powered home second in 13.10, with American Devon Allen third in 13.11 

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