BRIEFLY : JONES EDGES OTTEY IN 200.Marion Jones Marion Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California), is an American former athlete in track and field. She was the winner of five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, which she later relinquished after , the 100-meter world champion from Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks High School is a high school established in 1962 and located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a California Distinguished School, and offers curriculum at all levels for Thousand Oaks students. The mascot is the lancer. , won the 200-meter run in 21.84 seconds Saturday, just 0.08 seconds ahead of Jamaica's Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey (born May 10, 1960 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides. at the Fukuoka Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. in Japan, the last meet on the IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation circuit this season. Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kipketer (born December 12, 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current world records at both indoor and outdoor 800 and the indoor 1000 metre distances. , a 24-year-old Kenyan competing for Denmark, clinched the '97 overall Grand Prix title by winning the 800 meters in 1:42.98. ``When you train, you must keep motivated and in each competition it's the same thing,'' Kipketer said. ``I have a long way to go in my career. This wonderful year is by no means the end.'' Saturday's victory brought him the $250,000 jackpot - $200,000 for the overall title and $50,000 for the 800 event title. The women's overall title and the $250,000 jackpot went to German shot-putter Astrid Kumbernuss. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mike Marsh says he expects to sit out the next track season while recuperating from foot surgery. Marsh said the outpatient surgery would be performed in three weeks to treat a bone spur Bone spur Also called an osteophyte, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone. Mentioned in: Cervical Disk Disease, Cervical Spondylosis bone spur in his left foot. VOLLEYBALL: The United States defeated the Dominican Republic 15-6, 15-6, 15-4 to advance to the second round of the XV North and Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Championships in Cagauas, Puerto Rico. The U.S. victory sets up a showdown today with tournament favorite Cuba, which U.S. coach Doug Beal said will show how his team is shaping up for the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia. ``We have been training together for three months, but we have a very young team without much experience,'' Beal said. The winner of the tournament goes on to the World Cup later this year in Japan. In the women's division, the Dominican Republic defeated Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (trĭn`ĭdăd, təbā`gō), officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,088,000), 1,980 sq mi (5,129 sq km), West Indies. The capital is Port of Spain. 15-11, 15-3 and 15-7 to advance to the second round. TENNIS: Marc Rosset of Switzerland upset top-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov to gain a berth in the final of the President's Cup tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where he will face Tim Henman of Britain. Rosset hit two aces in the last set of his semifinal to beat Kafelnikov 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. Henman, the No. 2 seed, defeated sixth-seeded Francisco Clavet of Spain 6-3, 7-5. HOCKEY: Rod Niedermayer, a restricted free-agent center, re-signed with the Florida Panthers, agreeing to a three-year contract. Niedermayer had 14 goals and 24 assists in 60 games last season. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: American Kim Batten celebrates a victory in the women's 400-meter hurdles (53.45 seconds) at the Fukuoka Grand Prix in Japan. Associated Press |
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