Borel second in Switzerland meet

Borel saved her best for last, as she threw 18.71 metres with her sixth and final effort. But she was unable to get the better of Olympic and World champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand, whose best throw was 18.73 m.

Natalia Duco of Chile was third with 17.56m while Lena Urbaniak of Germany was fourth with a best effort of 16.80m.

Jamaican Stephenie-Ann McPherson was victorious but Veronica Campbell-Brown, two-time Olympic Games 200m gold medallist, and World and Olympic Games medallist Warren Weir, were also in action, but ended on losing sides.

McPherson topped the women’s 400m dash in 50.50 seconds. Kemi Adekoya, a Nigerian-born Bahrain athlete, finished second in 50.86 and Jamaica champion Christine Day, third in 51.57.

Campbell-Brown was the second best on the day, finishing the half lap event in 22.61.

Another Jamaican, Shericka Jackson won her section in 22.87, but the overall winner was American Charonda Williams in 22.32. Williams earlier won the 100m in 11.14.

Weir ran 20.45 and Tyquendo Tracey 20.59 for fifth and sixth in the men’s 200m ‘A’ race won by South African Wayde van Niekerk in 19.94, a new national record.

Jamaican Edino Steele did 20.54 in the ‘B’ race.

In the highly competitive women’s 100m hurdles, Jamaican Danielle Williams, fresh from her success at the World University Games last week, crossed the line in 12.92. Americans Queens Harrison 12.62, World Champion Brianna Rollins 12.66 and Sharika Nelvis 12.72 were faster on the day.

In the men’s sprint hurdles, Shane Brathwaite of Barbados 13.43 and Dwight Thomas of Jamaica 13.48 watched as former World Champion Jason Richardson recorded the day’s fastest time of 13.25.

Jason Morgan improved on her last outing with 61.10m, but that was only good enough for fifth in the men’s discus, won by German Martin Wierig 63.85.