Justin Gatlin, Allen Johnson and Lashinda Demus all were winners
Friday night at the Memorial Van Damme IAAF Golden League meet in
Brussels, Belgium.The reigning world and Olympic champion at 100 meters, Gatlin
continued his domination of the event with his win in 9.99 seconds.
Gatlin defeated a strong field that included Ronald Pognon of France
(2nd-10.05), 2005 World Outdoor Championships fifth-place finisher
Dwight Thomas of Jamaica (3rd-10.11), 2005 World Outdoor fourth-
place finisher Francis Obikwelu of Portugal (4th-10.15) and 2003 world
outdoor champion Kim Collins of St. Kitts & Nevis (5th-10.16).
Also Friday in Brussels, 1996 Olympic gold medalist and four-time world
outdoor champion Allen Johnson led a U.S. sweep of the top four
positions in the men's 110m hurdles.
Johnson crossed the finish line first in 13.16 seconds, with 2005 world
outdoor championships fourth-place finisher Dominique Arnold right on
his heels as the runner-up in 13.17. Two-time Olympic Games silver
medalist Terrence Trammell was third in 13.28, with 2005 world outdoor
champs sixth-placer Joel Brown fourth in 13.29.
In women's action on the track, 2005 World Outdoor Championships
silver medalist Lashinda Demus won the women's 400m hurdles in
53.61 seconds, with fellow American and 2005 world outdoor bronze
medalist Sandra Glover the runner-up in 53.73.
Elsewhere, 2005 World Outdoor Championships fifth-place finisher Lisa
Barber was the runner-up in the women's 100 meters in 11.05 seconds,
and world outdoor women's 800m finalist Hazel Clark finished third her
in that event in 2:01.15.
In the women's long jump, 2005 World Outdoor Championships
seventh-place finisher Grace Upshaw was third with a leap of 6.53m/21-
5.25, and world championships finalist Jillian Schwartz finished fourth in
the women's pole vault with a clearance of 4.43m/14-6.25.
For more information on the Memorial Van Damme meet, including the
complete results, visit
www.iaaf.org.