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Usain Bolt

 

Usain Bolt is in Paris

From Clayton Goodwin, trackside, Stade de France, St Denis, Paris

 

BOLT OUTPACES POWELL – NOW “TO WORK ON MY STRENGTH”

Jamaican trio sweep the 100 metres honours
Kenyans command the middle/longer distances

Usain Bolt came, saw and conquered. It has to be that way really considering the individual publicity he had received in the lead up to well-attended  - just over 45,500 spectators - Meeting Areva of the Samsung Diamond League series at the Stade de France, St Denis, Paris. Throughout the evening the large-screens towering over the arena flashed the message that it was now just so-many minutes to the men’s 100 metres, the climax of the competition. Yet the race, itself, was something of an anti-climax – if anything involving the sensational Jamaican can be anything of an anti-climax. Perhaps it has something to do with it being Paris, because several years ago in the same city I saw Tim Montgomery (U.S.A.) set a then new record for the 100 metres without the achievement being really etched on my memory.
For once Bolt started slowly – for him. For a very split second it seemed that compatriot Asafa Powell would have the edge on him. Then Usain changed a gear and won ocmofrtably enough in 9.84 seconds. “I had a good race, but my strength still isn’t at my normal level,” said Bolt, who knocked 0.01 from Powell’s meeting record set four years ago. “Now I’m flying home to work on my strength." Accepting defeat, Powell, the former World record holder, eased up over the final 10 metres to reach the line in 9.91. A third Jamaican, Yohan Blake, one of Bolt’s training partners, was third in 9.95, a 0.01 improvement on his career best.
The lack of intensity had nothing to do with events on the track but from something missing among the spectators. There were no Jamaican flags – I looked intensely but in vain. Just under a year ago the whole of Berlin, not only the stadium but the streets of the city and the public transport system, had been a sea of Jamaican banners for the World Championships. It is such a pity that tax considerations prevent Bolt from participating in the Crystal Palace, London meeting next month – for there, whatever happens, Jamaican banners will flaut the sky and fan their rivals cold.
In spite of the absence of top Ethiopian competitors Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar, Vivian Cheruiyot followed her win in Lausanne last weekby taking on a strong field in the women’s 5,000 metres. There were no spectacular changes of pace or enchanting tactics the 26 year-old Kenyan, shorter in stature than most of her rivals, just the others down. When Sentayehu Ejigu refused to be shaken off Cheruiyot just kicked in and won by 14:27.41 to 14:28.39 (a personal best). Elyan Abeylegesse finished third in 14:31.52
Brimin Kipruto, 24 years-old, another Kenyan winner from Lausanne, set a 8:00.90 personal best, and a meeting record, in winning the 3,000 metres steeplechase. His compatriots Paul Kipsiele and Ezekiel Kemboi followed him home on 8:02.07 second and 8:03.79 third respectively. Sudan’s Abubaker Kaki, clear winner of the 800 metres in 1:43.50, challenged the Kenyans’ supremacy in the men’s middle-distance events. World Mbulaeni Mulaudzi of South Africa was second in 1:44.11
Yarelis Barrios of Cuba dominated the women’s discus with a meeting record throw of 65.53 metres. She said afterwards : “Technically it wasn’t too good, but I’m happy with another Diamond League win,”.  Barrios has now won her last five competitions.

Trailer: Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth

Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth candidates met recently at a sports park in East London for a photo-shoot by Ben Black and to show their sporting prowess.
Who won the sprint across the tarmac? Surprisingly this sprint winner wasn’t Jamaican.
Who was the first to arrive – surprisingly it was .....
Who brought along a pair of boxing gloves so that she could knockout the opposition?
Who proved herself to be a champion with the hula hoop?
Who came up all the way from Southampton?
How did the candidates react when they heard that the contest might be held next year in continental Europe?
Please be patient .... in just a few days you will find out the answers to these and to all the other questions you are just dying to ask.
It will be reported here on CaribCommx.

 

Yolanda Gqomo (South Africa) - 22nd Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth

Karola Rajoo (Trinidad & Tobago) - 21st Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth

Shirley Dee (Ghana) - 19th Miss Caribbean & Commobwealth

Uchenna Obika (Nigeria) - 18th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth
Shaherah Jordan - nee Williams (Trinidad & Tobago) - 17th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth
Natalie Galloway a.k.a Latan (Jamaica) - 16th Miss Caribbean and Commonwealth

Camille McLeggon (Jamaica) - 15th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth
Paulette Wilks-Hamid - nee Wilks (Jamaica) - 14th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth
Augustina Appiah - nee Lyons (Ghana) - 11th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth. This photograph was taken last year at the 22nd Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth contest.

Theresa de Roche – nee Lang (Grenada) – 9th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth participating in a charity fashion show with Kent title-holders Lorraine Robey and Maxine Julian

Marjorie Lewis (Jamaica) – 7th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth playing Santa Claus in Christmas charity collection at Tottenham Hotspurs home football match

Margarette Alcindor (right) – nee Kyei (Ghana) – 6th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth sashing compatriot and successor Shirley Dee. The photograph was taken in 2008.

Carron Davies - nee Duncan (Jamaica) - 5th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth
Hadda Levy - nee Haye (Jamaica) - 4th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth makes a promotional visit to Vauxhall Motors in Luton
Lucia Maginley - nee Charlery (St Lucia) - 3rd Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth is received at the House of Commons by Nigel Spearing M.P. 

Maureen Johnson (Jamaica) – 1st Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth

Cathrina de Graf (Aruba) – 20th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth was elected but not crowned

 

Countdown to the Contest 

 

23rd MISS CARIBBEAN & COMMONWEALTH

will be presented at the Theatre of the Polish Centre, King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 on Saturday 9th October 2010. The declaration of candidates is almost complete.
On the page “Kim” the photographs and details are shown already of candidates: 

One Candidate each day will be added on the page "KIM"

Featured Candidates now on page Kim are:
Allen Lule Ziridammu

Benedetta Blaize
Christina McDougall
Jazzmin Smart
Keneisha Gumbs
Kerita Walsh
Lydia Bartholomew
Ruhamah Sonson
Sam Watson
Sapphire Durrant
Shanielle Hay
Sharifa Henar
Tanaka Nyawiri

 

Further details/inbformation may be obtained from ...... caribcommx@aol.com

 


Karola's Corner

Karola Rajoo starts her regular column of comment on the pageant scene by telling readers of her recent trip to south Africa to take part in Miss India Worldwide.
Until Caribcommx reconstruction is complete Karola's Corner will be carried on the page
The Team / No deposit

  


Miss St Lucia UK ("World")

Details of the result can be found on the page "Beauty Contests"

 

Photographs by courtesy of Lawrence Lustig

 

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