The British 200m record-holder impressed in a straight 200m on the adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games
Zharnel Hughes laid down a marker after securing victory over 200m with a wind-aided 19.55 (2.2) on the adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games (Might 17).
The 29-year-old, who holds the British file with 19.73, went properly beneath that mark however his time was simply over the authorized restrict of 2m/sec. Jereem Richards positioned second with 19.63 and Wayde van Niekerk was third in 20.03.
It is also value noting that Hughes’ efficiency was on a novel custom-built elevated straight 200m observe. The Brit has a season’s better of 20.13 on a standard 200m observe, which he recorded throughout his third place end over the space on the current Grand Slam Monitor assembly in Miami.
One of many different standout performances on the adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games got here from Favour Ofili, who set a world better of 15.85 (2.0) within the girls’s 150m. The earlier mark was Shaunae Miller-Uibo’s 16.23 again in 2018.
Akani Simbine stayed undefeated within the 100m this season after operating a wind-aided 9.86 (2.3) in Atlanta. One other athlete who stored his streak going was Trey Cunningham, who clocked 13.16 (0.3) within the 110m hurdles.
There have been additionally some extraordinarily shut races in Atlanta. Cambrea Sturgis recorded her quickest 100m in 4 years to edge out McKenzie Lengthy by simply six thousandths of a second, with the pair each given occasions of 10.98 (1.2).
Keni Harrison, with 12.30, beat Tia Jones and Grace Stark, with the duo each clocking 12.36 for 100m hurdles. Alison dos Santos, off the again of triumphing at Grand Slam Monitor Miami, gained the 200m hurdles with 21.85 (1.5).
Lynna Irby-Jackson produced probably the most dominant performances in Atlanta and clocked 22.22 (1.7), with Tamara Clark and Talitha Diggs second and third with 22.71 and 22.79 respectively.
