Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Allyson Felix, Michelle Perry strike gold in Shanghai on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006
US women showed up at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Saturday. Michelle Perry, Damu Cherry and Joanna Hayes went 1-2-3 in the 100 meter hurdles. (Pictured at top, left to right, Michelle Perry, Joanna Hayes and Lolo Johnson.) Allyson Felix and Torri Edwards were gold and silver, respectively, in the 100 meters sprint. (At left, from left, Lauryn Williams. Torri Edwards and Allyson Felix.) Tiffany Ross-Williams was second in the 400 meter hurdles, and Deedee Trotter second in the 400m run. Tirunesh Dibaba did not have to contend with archrival Meseret Defar, but broke the tape in the 5000 meter race only .01 seconds ahead of Gelete Burka. Below, Nastja Ryjikh of Germany won pole vault gold. Official results
Photo sources: (in order) Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Nir Elias; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko; Yahoo! News/REUTERS/Aly Song
