Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games

Christine Ohuruogu (coach: Lloyd Cowan) delighted the home crowd, winning the women's 400m in a world class 50.00. The Londoner had to really dig deep in the home straight to hold off America's Francena McCorory, and she was not only rewarded with victory, but a season's best clocking and the Sainsbury's performance of the day award too.

"I'm happy with the win and I ticked the box today. I put the result down to hard work and will go away and speak with my coach and see what we can work on for the World Championships," she said.

There was a very promising run for Shana Cox (George Harrison) who also clocked a season's best of 51.12 to finish fourth.

Jessica Ennis-Hill (Toni Minichiello) made an emotional return to competition, exactly one year on from her Olympic Games triumph. She contested both the 100m hurdles and the long jump to test her recovery from injury, which had forced her to delay the start of her season.

The hurdles were first up, and it also featured Olympic champion Sally Pearson and GB & NI's Tiffany Porter (Rana Reider). They took a 1-2, with Pearson clocking a season's best of 12.65, whilst Ennis-Hill was fourth with a 13.08 clocking.

"It is really nice to be back in the stadium a year on - obviously I have really good memories from last time. It's a bit of a different situation to last time, but it's great to be back in front of a home crowd and in the stadium," she said.

Meanwhile Porter added: "I had some bad aspects of the race but I'm happy to finish it and stay healthy. I'm very confident for Moscow. It's absolutely amazing to be here; I love running here."

Next up for Ennis-Hill was the long jump, but it was the girl tipped as the next Jess Ennis-Hill who stole the show. European Under 23 heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Mike Holmes) took victory with the final jump of the competition, leaping to 6.46m, to delight the crowd just moments after Mo Farah's victory. Ennis-Hill finished eighth with a best jump of 6.16m.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce left nothing to chance in the women's 100m heats, clocking a world lead and meeting record of 10.77 to book her place in the final. There was also a season's best for Carmelita Jeter in second, whilst GB & NI junior Desiree Henry clocked a personal best of 11.50 further back. The second heat was won by Blessing Okagbare who broke the African record with a 10.86 clocking.

In the final it was the African record holder Okagbare who powered out of the blocks to win the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games 100m title and lower her African record further to 10.79. American Barbara Pierre equalled her personal best of 10.85 in second, with Kelly-Ann Baptiste third in 10.93. Jeter didn't start in the final as a precaution against a quadriceps injury.

In the women's 200m, victory went to yet another London 2012 Olympic champion, as Alyson Felix held her form in the closing metres to hold off Shalonda Solomon. Felix stopped the clock at 22.41 into a -0.5m/s headwind, whilst back in fourth, GB & NI's Anyika Onuora (Reider) set a personal best of 22.79. European Under 23 200m champion Jodie Williams (Stanley Madiri) was a couple of places further back thanks to her 23.06 clocking.

The women's shot put featured Olympic champion Valerie Adams and GB & NI's European Junior silver medallist from last weekend Sophie McKinna (Geoff Capes). As expected, Adams took the victory, wowing the crowd in the process. She threw over 20.70m four times, her best throw 20.90m in round five a world lead and new meeting record. McKinna finished ninth, just short of her personal best with a 16.81m throw.

Germany's Christina Obergfoll secured yet another Diamond League victory courtesy of a 65.61m throw in the women's javelin whilst Great Britain & Northern Ireland's Izzy Jeffs (David Parker) was eighth with a throw of 51.65m.

27/07/2013

Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games
London, 27/07/2013



Women' results

100 Metres - Women Final                                      Wind: +1.1 m/s
                                                            Pts
    1 Okagbare , Blessing              NGR      10.79          4
    2 Pierre , Barbara                 USA      10.85          2
    3 Baptiste , Kelly-Ann             TRI      10.93          1
    4 Fraser-Pryce , Shelly-Ann        JAM      10.94
    5 Ahoure , Murielle                CIV      10.95
    6 Stewart , Kerron                 JAM      11.02
    7 Gardner , English                USA      11.08
      Jeter , Carmelita                USA        DNS

100 Metres - Women Heats Race 1                               Wind: +0.7 m/s

    1 Fraser-Pryce , Shelly-Ann        JAM      10.77
    2 Jeter , Carmelita                USA      10.93
    3 Stewart , Kerron                 JAM      11.08
    4 Gardner , English                USA      11.10
    5 Calvert , Schillonie             JAM      11.32
    6 Tarmoh , Jeneba                  USA      11.32
    7 Povh , Olesya                    UKR      11.45
    8 Henry , Desiree                  GBR      11.50

100 Metres - Women Heats Race 2                               Wind: +0.1 m/s

    1 Okagbare , Blessing              NGR      10.86
    2 Pierre , Barbara                 USA      10.90
    3 Ahoure , Murielle                CIV      10.98
    4 Baptiste , Kelly-Ann             TRI      10.99
    5 Sailer , Verena                  GER      11.15
    6 Schippers , Dafne                NED      11.18
    7 Philip , Asha                    GBR      11.33
    8 Lewis , Annabelle                GBR      11.44

200 Metres - Women                                            Wind: -0.5 m/s

    1 Felix , Allyson                  USA      22.41
    2 Solomon , Shalonda               USA      22.50
    3 Strachan , Anthonique            BAH      22.63
    4 Onuora , Anyika                  GBR      22.79
    5 McLaughlin , Anneisha            JAM      22.88
    6 Williams , Jodie                 GBR      23.06
    7 Moore , LaShauntea               USA      23.10
    8 Silva , Ana Claudia              BRA      23.14
    9 Trotter , Deedee                 USA      23.65

400 Metres - Women

    1 Ohuruogu , Christine             GBR      50.00
    2 McCorory , Francena              USA      50.13
    3 Hastings , Natasha               USA      50.68
    4 Cox , Shana                      GBR      51.12
    5 Beard , Jessica                  USA      51.38
    6 Day , Christine                  JAM      51.41
    7 Whyte , Rosemarie                JAM      51.60
    8 Child , Eilidh                   GBR      51.83
    9 Adeoye , Margaret                GBR      52.85

100 Metres Hurdles - Women                                    Wind: 0.0 m/s

    1 Pearson , Sally                  AUS      12.65
    2 Porter , Tiffany                 GBR      12.76
    3 Wells , Kellie                   USA      12.95
    4 Ennis , Jessica                  GBR      13.08
    5 Lewis , Yvette                   USA      13.09
    6 Hildebrand , Nadine              GER      13.10
    7 Williams , Shermaine             JAM      13.16
      Ali , Nia                        USA        DNS

Long Jump - Women
                                                                              Wind
    1 Johnson-Thompson , Katarina      GBR       6.46                         +0.8
    2 Stuart , Bianca                  BAH       6.46                         +0.4
    3 Ugen , Lorraine                  GBR       6.44                         +0.8
    4 Polk , Tori                      USA       6.40                         +0.2
    5 Veldáková , Jana                 SVK       6.29                         +0.1
    6 DeLoach Soukup , Janay           USA       6.29                         +0.1
    7 Jimoh , Funmi                    USA       6.27                         -0.3
    8 Ennis , Jessica                  GBR       6.16                         -0.4

Shot Put - Women
                                                            Pts
    1 Adams , Valerie                  NZL      20.90          4
    2 Schwanitz , Christina            GER      19.74          2
    3 Carter , Michelle                USA      19.24          1
    4 Kopets , Alena                   BLR      18.86
    5 Terlecki , Josephine             GER      18.24
    6 Brooks , Tia                     USA      17.68
    7 Ducó , Natalia                   CHI      17.49
    8 Craft , Shanice                  GER      17.22
    9 McKinna , Sophie                 GBR      16.81

Javelin Throw - Women
                                                            Pts
    1 Obergföll , Christina            GER      65.61          4
    2 Abakumova , Maria                RUS      64.48          2
    3 Mickle , Kimberley               AUS      63.05          1
    4 Mitchell , Kathryn               AUS      61.45
    5 Stahl , Linda                    GER      60.45
    6 Flinck , Sofi                    SWE      54.18
    7 Borman , Brittany                USA      54.02
    8 Jeffs , Izzy                     GBR      51.65