By Victor Kanayo
World record holder Tobi Amusan finished second to miss the top prize during the Paris Diamond League.
Amusan’s performance came in a very tight and competitive race in the French capital in the women’s 100m hurdles.
The Nigerian-born sprinter clocked 12.24s, which is her Season’s Best (SB).
America’s Grace Stark clocked a new meeting record of 12.21s to win the race.
Stark, 24, led from the start to win, knocking one-tenth of a second off her personal best.
Ackera Nugent of Jamaica was third in a time of 12.30s.
Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino outfought Salwa Eid Naser to win the women’s 400 metres at the Paris Diamond League meet, as Faith Cherotich won the steeplechase.
Dominican Republic’s Paulino needed a season’s best time of 48.81, a new meeting record, as the world champion came from behind to pip Bahrain’s Naser, who took silver at last year’s Olympics.
Kenyan Cherotich took bronze at the Paris Olympics behind Ugandan silver medallist Peruth Chemutai in the 3,000m steeplechase, and the pair left the rest of the field behind early in the race.
This time, 20-year-old Cherotich came out on top as she left her rival behind in the closing metres, with a personal best time of 8:53.37, to repeat her wins in Doha and Oslo.
