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Guzel ends Susanthika's 100m dominance

PATHUM THANI, Thailand, june 6. Uzbekistan sprinter Khubbieva Guzel ended Olympic medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe's dominance with an upset win in the women's 100 metres at Thammasat Rangsit Main Stadium in the third meet of the Asian Grand Prix series.

Guzel was quick off the blocks and finished in 11.30 seconds. Jayasinghe, who won the 100 at the first two meets in India and Sri Lanka, was 0.01 behind in second place with Thailand's Oranuch Klomdee third.

``I had a poor start and that's what accounts for my loss. Still, I'm happy with my time,'' said Jayasinghe, who won a bronze medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and was a silver medallist at the 1997 World athletic championships in Athens.

``I think my prospects of winning the gold in the final and fourth leg in Manila on June 9 are still bright,'' said the 27-year-old runner.

* The results:

Men:100m: 1. Gennadiy Chernovol (Kazak) 10.42s; 2. Sitthichai Suwornpratheep (Thai) 10.65; 3. Seksan Wongsala (Thai) 10.68.

110m hurdles: 1. Narongdech Janjai (Thai) 14.24s; 2. Suphan Wongsripuek (Thai) 14.29; 3. Mohd. Faiz Mohammed (Mal) 14.35.

400m: 1. R.K. Tillakeratne (SL) 46.66s; 2. Rohan Pradeep Kumara Fernando (SL) 46.77; 3. Prassanna Amarasekans (SL) 46.92.

800m: 1. Mohammed Al Salhi (SA) 1:48.45; 2. P.S. Primesh Kumar (India) 1:48.95; 3. P.W.G.M. Puspakumara (SL) 1:49.30.

4x100m relay: 1. Thailand A, 39.95s; 2. Thailand B, 41.83.

Discus: 1. Abbas Samimi (Iran) 62.60m; 2. Anil Kumar (India) 59.44. 3. Al-Dawodi Sultan (Saudi) 54.29.

Long jump: 1. Mohammad Al-Khuwaidi (Saudi) 7.86m; 2. Ahmed F. Al Dossary (Saudi) 7.65. 3. Maha Singh (India) 7.52.

Javelin: 1. Sergey Voynov (Uzbek) 77.14m; 2. Jagdish Kumar Bishnoi (India) 70.66; 3. Harminder Singh (India) 67.19.

Women: 100m: 1. Khubbieva Guzel (Uzbek) 11.30s; 2. Susanthika Jayasinghe (SL) 11.31; 3. Oranuch Klomdee (Thai) 11.52.

100m hurdles: 1. Trecia Roberts (Thai) 13.23s; 2. Sriyani Kulwansa (SL) 13.51; 3. Pathaporn Promsri (Thai) 14.34.

400m: 1. Damayanti Darsha (SL) 52.20s; 2. Svetlana Bodritskaya (Kazak) 52.86; 3. Saowalee Kaewchuay (Thai) 54.80.

800m: 1. Zamira Amirova (Uzbek) 2:03.23; 2. Tatyana Rostanova (Kazak) 2:03.50; 3. Tatyana Borisova (Krygystan) 2:04.51.

4x100m relay: 1. Thailand A, 44.40s; 2. Thailand B, 47.51; 3. India, 47.51.

Shot put: 1. Du Xianhui (S'pore) 18.02m; 2. Zhang Guirong (S'pore) 17.99; 3. Jonata Ulyeva (Kazak) 16.82.

Long jump: 1. Yelena Kashcheyeva (Kazak) 6.48m; 2. Lerma Elmira Gabito (Phi) 6.39; 3. Watcharee Ritthiwat (Thai) 6.34.

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