Clayton Twins Shine in Diamond League 100m, Tebogo Wins 200m by a Whisker

Clayton twins shine in Diamond League 100m, Tebogo wins 200m by a whisker

DOHA: Jamaica’s Tia Clayton edged her twin sister Tina Clayton in the women’s 100 metres at the Doha Diamond League meet on Friday while Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo nearly threw away a victory near the finish line in the men’s 200 metres. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

The 200m Olympic champion won Friday the half-track of the Doha Diamond League (Qatar) meeting.

Doha Diamond League: Fraser-Pryce beaten by Jamaican starlet Tia Clayton; Letsile Tebogo wins men’s 200m

Fraser-Pryce, 38, was competing on the Diamond League circuit for the first time for three years but could only finish fourth in the women’s 100m as 20-year-old Clayton won easily in a world-leading 10.92sec.

The legend of Jamaica ' s speed race was solved by Chile-Ann Frasier Price IV at the Doha International Meeting, within the Diamond Power Games League. Frasier-Pryce (age 38) recorded 11.05 seconds, while Tya Clayton ' s citizenship (10.92 seconds) was won by Tina ' s sister (11.02 seconds), while British Amy Hunt III (11.03). Frasier-Pryce was the Olympic Champion twice in a 100-metre race, pulled out of the final half of the Par…

On Friday in Doha, German Julian Weber won a superb javelin competition with a jet at 91.06 m. The 200m Letsile Tebogo Olympic champion won quite quietly in 20''10, while Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce only took 4th place in a 100m win by his Jamaican compatriot Tia Clayton in 10'92.

Fraser-Pryce tastes defeat in 100m return race as Clayton sisters steal the spotlight at Doha Diamond League

The Clayton twins went 1-2 in the women's 100m in Doha as Tia Clayton ran the fastest time in the world this year with 10.92s. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked 11.04s for fourth place.