2003 World indoor and outdoor champion Dwight Phillips posted the best outdoor long jump mark in the world this season with his win Sunday at the Banamex Grand Prix in Mexico City.

Phillips won the event with his leap of 8.44meters/27 feet, 8.25 inches on his first jump and then called it a day by skipping his five remaining attempts. Phillips set the previous 2004 world best on May 8 with his winning jump of 8.43m/27-8 at the Modesto Relays.

Also at Mexico City, four-time world outdoor 110m hurdles champion and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson was an easy winner in 13.08 seconds. Johnson's performance set a new Olympic Stadium record, easily bettering the gold medal winning performance of 13.33 seconds by American Willie Davenport at the 1968 Olympic Games. Dominique Arnold was a distant second behind Johnson in 13.39, with Cuba's Yoel Hernandez third in 13.42. Johnson's performance is the second fastest in the world this year.

Americans finished 1-2 in the men's 200 meters as 2003 World Athletics Finals winner J.J. Johnson won the event in 20.29 seconds over countryman and reigning World Outdoor champion John Capel (20.34).