Wallace Spearmon, 14.87, Sanya Richards-Ross, 22.70, at Powerade Great CityGames Manchester, by Alfons Juck, note

Wallace Spearmon, 14.87, Sanya Richards-Ross, 22.70, at Powerade Great CityGames Manchester, by Alfo

MANCHESTER (GBR, May 20): US sprint stars Wallace Spearmon and Sanya Richards-Ross produced exciting performances in their first ever appearances at the innovative Powerade CityGames, Manchester street meeting on Sunday afternoon. Spearmon disqualified after placing third at the 2008 Beijing Games showed he is in shape to atone for that huge disappointment later this summer when powering to a time of 14.87 seconds well clear of Dwain Chambers 15.27 and Marlon Devonish 15.37. This year's IAAF World Indoor 400 champion Richards-Ross passed 100m in 11.63 then 150m in 17.01 - which would have given her victory in the official race which fellow American LaShaunte Moore won in 17.05 - before rounding off her never ending dash down the track in a time of 22.71. That saw her easily despatch European Indoor 400 champion Denisa Rosolova of the Czech Republic to second place in 23.53...

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