Jamaican Twins Dominate 100m, Tebogo's Close Call in 200m at Doha Diamond League
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At the Doha Diamond League, Jamaican twins Tia and Tina Clayton took the top two spots in the women's 100m, with Tia setting a world-leading time of 10.92 seconds. In the men's 200m, Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo narrowly won by a mere 0.01 seconds against American Courtney Lindsey. The event also saw impressive performances in javelin, with Germany's Julian Weber edging out India's Neeraj Chopra, and other notable wins in the 400m, 800m, pole vault, and 5,000m.
Key Points
Tia Clayton won the women's 100m with a world-leading time of 10.92 seconds, just ahead of her twin sister Tina Clayton.
Letsile Tebogo won the men's 200m by a very close margin of 0.01 seconds against Courtney Lindsey.
Neeraj Chopra set a personal best and national record in javelin but was outdone by Julian Weber's 91.06m throw.
Salwa Eid Naser tied the meet record in the 400m, while Tshepiso Masalela won the men's 800m.
Molly Caudery won the pole vault with a clearance of 4.75 meters, and Reynold Cheruiyot took the men's 5,000m in his second career race.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished fourth in the women's 100m, unable to reclaim her past glory at the Doha venue.
