Broadbell sets world leading 110m hurdles time at Jamaican Championships

KINGSTON : Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Broadbell romped to a world leading and career best 12.94 to win his first national 110m hurdles title on the final day of the Jamaican Championships on Sunday. 

Broadbell held off the challenge of fast-finishing Olympic champion Hansle Parchment (13.12) and Orlando Bennett (13.19) and was not surprised by his time.

"I've been doing some work in training, running some fast times, so this is not surprising," the 22-year-old told Reuters, adding that he was still building up to the world championships in August.

"It's good to see that I can run a personal best here, even though I'm not really ready as yet, its just work in progress and things should get better going into Budapest."

Two days after blazing to a world leading 10.65 to win the women's 100m crown Shericka Jackson clocked an impressive 21.71 to win the 200m, finishing ahead of five-time 100m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (22.26).

"I think the focus was really on the 100m at these championships but coach wanted me to run a couple 200s and I ran a season best here with 21.7 so I can't complain," Jackson told Reuters.

With a career best of 21.45 at the world championships last year, Jackson said she was not focused on breaking Florence Griffith-Joyner's world record of 21.34 set in 1988.

"Once I'm having fun, once I'm focused on my lane and focused on me and training is going well then anything is possible, I won't rule out any world record," she said.

"But I'm not one of those athletes who will focus on it at every meet, if and when it comes, it comes."

Jackson added that she was still uncertain whether she will go for the 100/200 double at Budapest.

"Coach Paul Francis and I really have to make up our minds, it is