Sport in Short: Athletics
BRUSSELS GRAND PRIX: Men: 100m: 1 O Adeniken (Nigeria) 10.12sec; 2 L Christie (GB) 10.15. 8 C Jackson (GB) 10.38. 200m: 1 M Bates (US) 20.13. 4 M Adam (GB) 20.74. 800m: 1 W Tanui (Ken) 1min 45.05sec; 2 N Kiprotich (Ken) 1:45.25; 3 D Sharpe (GB) 1:45.32; 6 T McKean (GB) 1:46.57; 8 C Robb (GB) 1:46.97. 1500m: 1 W Kirochi (Ken) 3:32.49; 10 M Yates (GB) 3:38.55. 400m hurdles: 1 K Young (US) 47.70; 2 S Matete (Zam) 48.09. Hammer: 1 I Nikulin (CIS) 80.24m. 5,000m: 1 M Kiptanui (Ken) 13:00.93; 2 Y Ondieki (Ken) 13:09.72. 10,000m: 1 R Chelimo (Ken) 27:31.73; 2 F Panetta (It) 27:45.46. Shot: 1 W Guenthoer (Swit) 20.86m. 3,000m steeplechase: 1 P Barkutwo (Ken) 8:12.70; 2 P Sang (Ken) 8:16.40; 3 M Birir (Ken) 8:16.48; 6 C Walker (GB) 8:25.49; 7 T Buckner (GB) 8:25.50. Long jump: 1 M Powell (US) 8.57m. 8 M Forsythe (GB) 7.58. Pole vault: 1 S Bubka (CIS) 5.85m. Women: 100m: 1 M Ottey (Jam) 10.89; 2 I Privalova (CIS) 10.95; 3 G Devers (US) 11.15. 400m: 1 G Torrence (US) 50.06; 2 S Richards (Jam) 51.04. 100m hurdles: 1 Devers 12.64; 2 M Freeman (Jam) 12.75. 400m hurdles: 1 M Ponomaryova (CIS) 54.01; 2 S Farmer-Patrick (US) 54.33; 6 G Retchakan (GB) 56.18. 200m: 1 M Ottey (Jam) 22.00; 2 I Privalova (CIS) 22.07. 800m: 1 M Mutola (Moz) 2:00.46; 2 E Van Langen (Neth) 2:00.52. 3,000m: 1 S O'Sullivan (Irl) 8:41.86; 2 R Meagher (Can) 8:43.71; 3 Y Murray (GB) 8:44.18; 5 A Wyeth (GB) 8:44.89. High jump: 1 S Kostadinova (Bul) 1.98m. Long jump: 1 H Drechsler (Ger) 7.16m; 2 J Joyner-Kersee (US) 7.00; 3 I Kravets (CIS) 6.83. Javelin: 1 N Shikolenko (CIS) 64.60m.
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