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Michael Johnson, Morceli suffer shock defeats

Series of upsets in Rome GP
ROME, June 10: World champion Michael Johnson of the United States suffered a shock defeat In
the 200 metres on Tuesday, reports Reuter.
Johnson lost a photo-finish to his great rival Frankie Fredericks of Namibia in the Rome Grand Prix athletics meeting.
In a reversal of the first two positions at the Tokyo World Championships last year. Fredericks was declared the winner tn 20.23 seconds.
Johnson was second In 20.25 and Briton Linford Christie third in the same time.
Christis had earlier been a convincing winner of the 100 metres, defeating Jamacla's Ray S tawart In 10.11 seconds with Fredericks third.
In a good night for British athletes, Welshman lan Hamer beat his own persona) best by almost 16 seconds to win the 5,000 metres 1n 13 minutes 09.80 seconds
Hamer took the lead on the final bend and stormed home to beat Italy's Salvatore Antlbo Into second place with Robert
Denmark of Britain third.
World 10,000 metres champion Arturo Barrios of
Mexico was fourth.
There was a major surprise In the mens 1.500 metres when world champion Noureddine Morceli of Algeria
was beaten into second place by local hero Gennaro di Napoli.
The race had already become a two-man contest when Di Napoli brought Rome's Olympic Stadium to Its feet by taking the lead 50 metres from the tape.
To ecstatic cheers. Di Napoli stormed home while Morceli faded badly 1n the final few metres and was nearly caught by Germany's Dieter Baumann, who came third
Sergei Bubka of the CIS failed in his did to beat his own pole vault world record of 6.10 metres, bringing the bar down three times at 6.11.
In the men's 400 metres hurdles Samuel Matete of Zambia hardly broke sweat to win In 48.67 seconds, well below his personal best of 47. IO.
Arm Wilf tarns of Britain created an upset tn the women s 1.500 metres when she led home her more celebrated compatriot Yvonne Murray
In third place was Gwen Griffiths, the first South African athlete to compete outside Africa since Pretoria s re admission to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) last month.