Sporting Digest: Athletics
PAN AFRICA-USA INTERNATIONAL MEETING (Durham, Nth Car) (US unless stated): MEN 100m: 1 D Mitchell 9.94sec; 2 J Drummond 9.99; 3 O Adeniken (Nigeria) 10.03; 4 R Evans 10.13; 5 D Effiong (Nigeria) 10.22; 400m: 1 M Johnson 44.32; 2 A Pettigrew 44.88; 3 S Bada (Nigeria) 45.06; 4 J Rouser 45.63; 5 S Kitur (Ken) 45.73; 6 K Ochieng (Ken) 46.82; 800m: 1 M Everett 1min 44.86sec; 2 W Tanui (Ken) 1:45.09; 3 N Kiprotich (Ken) 1:45.80; 4 S Redwine 1:46.18; 5 T Herrington 1:46.76; 6 J Pyrah 1:46.83; 110m hurdles: 1 M Crear 13.20; 2 A Johnson 13.26; 3 B Amos 13.55; 4 K Aladefa (Nigeria) 13.81; 5 S Adegbite (Nigeria) 13.98; 6 S Bownes (SA) 14.19; 400m hurdles: 1 S Matete (Zam) 47.90sec; 2 D Adkins 48.73; 3 O Terry 49.80; 4 R Hayden 50.27; 5 G Biwott (Ken) 51.46; High jump: 1 H Conway 2.23m; 2 T Barton 2.23; 3 P Vorster (SA) 2.13; 4 O Belfaa (Alg) 2.13; Triple jump: 1 K Harrison 17.38; 2 M Conley 17.36; 3 L Khaida (Alg) 16.61; 4 O Wickus (SA) 16.11; 4 x 400m relay: 1 United States 3min 01.70sec; 2 Africa 3:01.92. WOMEN 100m: 1 G Torrence 10.87; 2 M Onyali (Nigeria) 11.06; 3 C Guidry 11.23; 4 M Tombiri (Nigeria) 11.38; 5 C Taplin 11.39; 6 E Vorster (SA) 11.48; 7 F Idehen (Nigeria) 11.57; 1,500m: 1 R Jacobs 4min 10.24sec; 2 H Boulmerka (Alg) 4:10.63; 3 K Franey 4:21.47; 4 C Spires (SA) 4:34.27; 3,000m 1 A Peters 9:14.87; 2 G Griffiths (SA) 9:24.65; 3 L Johnson 9:25.88; 4 S Sirma (Ken) 9:31.44; Long jump: 1 C Opara-Thompson (Nigeria) 6.65; 2 S Echols 6.34; 3 S Fouche (SA) 5.91; 4 x 100m relay: 1 United States 42.45; 2 Africa 43.09; Team scores: MEN: US 79, Africa 69. WOMEN: US 68, Africa 46. Combined score: United States 147, Africa 115.
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