Aaron Brown runs 100m in 9.97 seconds at windy Miramar Invitational
Canadian 3rd in men's final, teammate Blake 6th; Stiverne 6th in women's 400
Aaron Brown ran to a sub 10-second result in the final of the men's 100 metres at the Miramar Invitational event in Florida on Saturday.
The Toronto sprinter crossed the line in a wind-aided 9.97 seconds, good for a third-place result behind Jamaicans Oblique Seville (9.91) and Ackeem Blake (9.93)
The legal limit for a tailwind is 2.0 metres per second and Saturday's final measured 2.2.
Fellow Canadian Jerome Blake was fifth in the final heat and sixth overall among sprinters in the 'A' and 'B' finals with a time of 10.05.
Brendon Rodney, from the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke, Ont., was fourth in a field of five (20.42 in a legal wind of 1.9) in the men's 200 final on Saturday.
Aiyanna Stiverne, of Laval, Que., finished sixth in the women's 400 final with a time of 54.01. The event was won by American Shamier Little in 50.73.
Sub-10 action to open up the season 💯<br><br>Windy or not, fastest opener ever 😈 <a href="https://t.co/c2LexjDAjo">pic.twitter.com/c2LexjDAjo</a>
—@KingsleySCRichardson victorious
In the women's 100 final, American Sha'Carri Richardson sprinted to an impressive finish in a wind-assisted 10.57 (+4.1 m/s wind).
Sha'Carri Richardson 🇺🇲 runs 10.57s (4.1) to win the women's 100m at the Miramar Invitational!😳<br><br>3rd fastest all-time in all conditions.<br>She celebrated before the finish too!!🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/U0Y7j3r73O">pic.twitter.com/U0Y7j3r73O</a>
—@Track_GazetteRichardson had earlier qualified for the final in a 10.75 that was +4.5 m/s wind.
