Kenya's Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo took away the IAAF Golden League's one-million-U.S.-dollar jackpot Friday night in Brussels, after winning women's 800-meter race in one minute 55.16 seconds.
Jelimo, 18, was a clear winner in the race, comfortably beating compatriot Janeth Jepkosgei into second place, who finished with one minute 58.85 seconds. Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica was third with one minute 59.11 seconds.
Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic, who could have shared the jackpot with a win, only managed second place. German Ariane Friedrich won the gold, and Olympic Champion Tia Hellebaut finished third. All the three women cleared the height of 2 meters.
Meanwhile, Jamaica made a clean sweep of medals in men's 100 meters at the last leg of the Golden League held at the King Baudouin Stadium. Three-time sprint Olympic Champion and world record holder Usain Bolt beat Asafa Powell to win the 100 meters in 9.77 seconds. Powell came in second in 9.83 seconds, and Nesta Carter was third in 10.07 seconds.
In women's pole vault competition, Olympic and world champion Yelena Isinbaeva of Russia won with a moderate clearance of 4.72 meters, ahead of Monika Pyrek of Poland and Tatyana Polnova of Russia.
In other events, local favorite and European champion Kim Gevaert won women's 100 meters in 11.25 seconds, ahead of Debbie Ferguson of Bahamas in 11.32 seconds and American Me'Lisa Barber in11.37 seconds.
The 30-year-old Belgian, member of the squad which won the silver medals in the 4x100 meters relay in the Beijing Olympics, will retire at the end of this year.
American Marshevet Hooker won women's 200 meters in 22.62 seconds, Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot was victorious in women's 5,000 meters in 14:25.43, and Delloreen Ennis-London of Jamaica won women's 100 meters hurdles in 12.65 seconds.
On the men's side, American Jeremy Wariner won 400 meters in 44.44 seconds. Yusuf Saad Kamel of Bahrain won 800 meters in 1:44.56, while compatriot Belal Mansoor Ali took the 1,500-meter title in 3: 35.94.
In men's 5,000 meters, Kenya finished 1-2-3, with Eliud Kipchogein first place in 13:06.12 ahead of Isaac Kiprono Songok and Mang' ata Kimai Ndiwa.
Kenya also won men's 3,000 meters steeplechase, with Paul Koech upsetting Olympic and World champion Brim Kipruto.
But in men's 10,000 meters, Ethiopian Sileshi Sihine beat Kenyans Moses Masai and Bernard Kiprop Kipyego into second and third places. Sihine won the race in 27:06.97.
Americans won men's 400 meters hurdles through Kerron Clement in48.29 seconds, and men's long jump through Miguel Pate in 8.02 meters.
Tero Pitkamaki of Finland was an easy winner in men's javelin throw with a distance of 85.82 meters, ahead of Latvian Ainars Kovals with 84.76 meters and Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen with 82. 39 meters.
Source: Xinhua
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