Werro dictates pace to capture 800m title in Budapest
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BUDAPEST - Audrey Werro dominated the 800m race at the Ultimate Championship on Saturday, setting a new record time of 1:55.88. Werro led from the start, outrunning British Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson and Dutch former world 400m hurdles champion Femke Broeders-Bol. American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed gold in the women's 100m final, edging out world champion Julien Alfred by just one-hundredth of a second.
Usain Bolt watched on as Kenny Bednarek secured victory in the men's 100m, earning a prize of US$150,000. Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt was an onlooker for Bednarek's victory. Bednarek followed this up by winning gold in the 4x100m relay event. Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi set a new national record of 43.39 seconds in the men's 400m, becoming the fifth-fastest performer in the history of the event.
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