Doha Diamond League winner Kerley to go for sprint double at worlds

06.05.2023 - 02:25 arabnews.com

DOHA: Sprint golden boy Fred Kerley said Friday he will aim for a 100-200m double at this year’s world championships as he opened the Diamond League season by overshadowing the return of Olympic 200m champion Andre de Grasse.

The 27-year-old Texan put in a blistering final 30 meters to overcome fellow American Kenneth Bednarek and take the Doha meeting’s 200m race in 19.92sec.

Sha’Carri Jackson scored an emotional victory in the women’s 100 meters, beating the meet record set by Tori Bowie, the Olympic and world title winner who was found dead this week.

The men’s 200m saw Bednarek set the early pace but Kerley scorched away in the final stages and was the only runner below 20 seconds. “It was smooth but I know I have work to do when I get back to training,” said Kerley, who added that he would open his 100 meters season in Japan.

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