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American kids stun ’em all
ATHENS. Aug 4.
transformed raw talent into a World Champi- onship gold medal on Sunday at the start of what Komises to become a new era ■ American sprinting, reports Reuter.
On an unexpectedly cool, cloudy evening. Jones and Maurice Greene clinched the first US 100 metres double in six World Championships and the first at any global competition since the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Jones, who returned to athletics this year after a successful college basketball career, defeated Ukrainian Zhanna Pin-tussevich by the thinnest of margins to win the women s title in 10.83 seconds.
Pintussevich. convinced she had won. danced along the track and was halfway down the backstraight when Jones was officially awarded the race.
"I thought I had got her but then she started celebrating.” Jones said. "Then I looked over and some of my American teammates gave me the thumbs up."
Jones, who has a chance of two further titles in the long jumps and 4x100 metres relay, is the most exciting sprinter-long Jumper to emerge from the
United States since Carl l^wis announced his presence at the 1983 World Championships
Lewis was the last American
man to win a major 100 title before Greene s triumph on Sunday. a fact which was not lost on the new world champion.
"I am an American and that s what 1 came here for. to get the gold medal for the Untied States." Greene said.
The American champion, consistency Itself through the opening rounds, clocked 9.86 seconds In defeating defending champion Donovan Bailey. Only Bailey and Leroy Burrell have ever run faster.
Bailey took silver while Tim Montgomery confirmed the American resurgence with (hird place as Ato Boldon. the prerace favourite after clocking 9.87 in the second round on Saturday, faded to fifth.
Michael Johnson nearly preceded his American teammate when he eased up too soon in the second of the 400 metres, finished fourth and missed automatic qualification to today’s semifinals.
After an anxious wait. Johnson qualified as one of the fastest losers, saving the world governing body the embarrassment of changing its rules to allow the world s best known athlete to take part and then losing him In the early rounds.
The double Olympic champion was granted a wild card to compete after missing the US trials through injury.