In a thrilling battle at Sunday’s Grand Slam Track meet, British Olympian Josh Kerr fought back against Cole Hocker to avenge his 1500-meter defeat.
Hocker thumped Kerr, 27, in Paris last August, claiming both shock victories and Olympic gold.
However, Kerr had a decisive turn in Philadelphia, beating the American by seven hundredths of a second.
Kerr won in a three-minute, 34.44 second best time of the season.
After finishing fifth in the 800m on Saturday, Marco Arop from Canada, who won the 800m, lost by one point to Kerr for the top prize of $100, 000 (£74, 000).
US sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the 100-meter race with an emphatic victory in a time record-setting time.
The 24-year-old Olympic bronze medalist, who ran the distance in a personal best of 10.73 seconds, was able to finish the race without France’s Christine Arron, who is also the fastest woman ever.
Jefferson-Wooden, who also won the 200-meter on Saturday, said, “I’ve been working so hard for this. It means everything.” It’s just all coming together, he said.
Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain won the men’s long sprints group title for the second time in three meets.
The 30-year-old won the 400-meter race in 44.51 on Saturday, earning her the first Grand Slam title since Kingston, Jamaica, in fourth place in the 200-meter race.
Michael Johnson’s new competition, Grand Slam Track, aims to bring together the world’s fastest athletes in order to compete for cash prizes.
related subjects
- Athletics
Source: BBC
Leave a Reply