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Shanghai Golden Grand Prix
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Updated: 2008-09-21 14:11


Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell also stayed away, but their countrymen dominated the men's 100 metres with Michael Frater crossing the line with a time of 10.05 seconds and Nesta Carter coming a close second.


Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica, the 200m Olympic champion and reigning 100m world champion, competes to win the women's 100m event at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in Shanghai, September 20, 2008. [Xinhua]

Their fellow Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown followed up her Beijing gold medal-winning performance by winning the women's 100 metres, with a time of 11.01 seconds, beating American Lauryn Williams by 0.25 seconds.


Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica, the 200m Olympic champion and reigning 100m world champion, poses after winning the women's 100m event at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in Shanghai, September 20, 2008. [Xinhua] 

Jamaican Shericka Williams, who took Olympic silver in the women's 400 metres last month, beat Beijing gold medalist Christine Ohuruogu with a time of 50.88 seconds. Ohuruogu placed fourth with a time of 51.31.