Jefferson-Wooden bags searing sprint double, Dos Santos on fire
BUDAPEST: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek bagged memorable sprint doubles and Alison dos Santos turned on the 400m hurdles afterburners to wrap up the Ultimate Championship in Budapest in sensational style on Sunday.
Budapest hosted the Ultimate Championship in a sensational style on Sunday, with Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek bagging memorable sprint doubles. The Americans had previously clinched 100m crowns on Saturday and delivered the goods again in their respective 200m races, each leaving the Hungarian capital $300,000 better off.
World champion Jefferson-Wooden scorched to a 21.47-second 200m time, which was the fourth fastest ever run. Bednarek, a two-time Olympic silver medallist, won in 19.52 seconds, putting him seventh on the all-time list. Hurdles king Alison dos Santos again shone, clocking a 45.98-second 400m hurdles time, which was the third fastest time ever run.
Britain's Josh Kerr won a keenly-fought 1,500m, while Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi caught the imagination of the public in the high jump.
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