US dominate short distance field events at Grand Prix

Kumasi, Aug. 7, GNA - Athletes from the United States (US) emerged winners in most of the short distance track events at the rLG Ghana Grand Prix held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday. The competition, which was Ghana's first ever international track and field athletics event, saw the US finished in dramatic fashion to win gold in the Men and women's 100 metres races, as well as the 100 metres hurdle= s races.
In the Men's 100 metres event, America's Terrel Wilks maintained the lead right after the gunshot and coasted home to a time of 10.28 seconds to place first, followed by Jamaica's Oshane Bailey, who placed second with a time of 10.32 seconds and Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi of Ghana placed third with a time of 10.42 seconds.
In the 200 metres event, Bailey placed first by recording a time of 20.87 seconds, Wilks placed second with a time of 20.89 seconds and Ghana's Shepherd Agbeko took the third position with a time of 20.92 seconds.
In the Women's 100 metres race, Tianna Madison of US, clocked a time of 11.74 seconds to place first, Ghana's duo of Beatrice Gyaman and Flings Owusu-Agyapong took the second and third positions with 11.95 and 12.07 seconds respectively.
In the 100 metres hurdles Nichole Denby of US recorded a time of 13.17 seconds to take the first position, Jessica Ohanaja of Nigeria placed secon= d by clocking 13.53 seconds, whilst Ghana's Margaret Simpson took the third position with a time of 13.59 seconds.
In the Men's 3,000 metres race, Willy Rotish of Kenya placed first wi= th 8.01.67 seconds, Uganda's Ben Siwa placed second with a time of 8.02.82 seconds and Mohammed Kasim of Ghana took the third position with 8.38.51 seconds.
The 1,500 Women's event was an all Ghana affair as Rita Luonab, Naomi Serwaah and Lydia Afia Atta placed first, second and third with a time of 4.42.88 seconds, 4.43.00 seconds and 4.48.00 seconds, respectively.
In the Men's 4x100 relay, Ghana clocked 38.92 seconds to place first, the International Select Team placed second by recording 39.66 seconds while Burkina Faso took the third position with 40.56 seconds.
In the Women's event, Ghana emerged winners by recording a time of 44.04 seconds, Burkina Faso and Ashanti Region placed second and third with 46.18 seconds and 47:34 seconds, respectively.
The Men's Long Jump event was won by Luvo Manyonga of South Africa with 8.05 metres, Ignatius Gaisah placed second with 8.03 metres while Jarod Tobler of US took the third position by recording 8.01 metres.
In the Women's event, Comfort Onyali of Nigeria and Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu of US tied at the first position by recording 6.29 metres each, while South Africa's Janice Josephs took the second position with 6= ..26 metres.
The Shot Putt event was won by Charles Jordaan of South Africa with 18:40 metres, Nigeria's Kenechukwu Ezeafor placed second with 15:94 metre= s and Kwabena Keene of Ghana recorded 15:74 metres to take the third position= ..