Megan Tapper and Jordan Scott secure victories in Monaco Diamond League
National champions Megan Tapper and Jordan Scott produced podium topping performances on Friday at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
The Japan Olympic bronze medallist Tapper produced a personal best 12.34 seconds on her way to victory in the womens 100 metre hurdles over Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland.
Scott continued his good form with victory in the mens triple jump with a personal best effort of 17.52 metres.
Nickesia Pryce was the only other Jamaican podium finisher on Friday, she took third place in the Womens 400 posting a season best 49.63 seconds metres, the event won by Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic in 49.06 seconds
Andrenette Knight was fifth in the women’s 400 metres hurdles in 54.54 seconds the world class Dutch star Femke Bol won in a world leading and meet record 51.95 seconds.
Raymond Richards and Romaine Beckford were 5th and 7th respectively in the men’s high jump, both Jamaicans cleared the bar at the same height of 2.23 metres.
Meanwhile, Noah lyles turned the tables on olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana in the mens 200 metres, Lyles won in a season best 19.88 seconds
Olympic champion Julien Alfred landed the womens 100 metres in 10.79 seconds
In the meantime two-times Olympic and world pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis was the only athlete to clear six metres, setting a meeting record of 6.05 metres, but failed in his three attempts at 6.29 to break the world record for a 13th time.
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