(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 25 - Someone, perhaps exaggerating, has called it the night of the aliens.
Certainly the final of the 100 meters of the American Trials was pure spectacle and a clear warning signal for Marcell Jacobs, expected at the gate on the same track, that of the Hayward Field in Eugene, where the World Championships will be held.
But it had been an athletic show since the semifinals, since the worst time among the contenders for the national title was Kyree King's 9 "99. the best, setting his personal best in 9 "76, with +1.4 of wind, a performance that makes him the sixth man in history in this race.
Kerley repeated himself in the final, running in 9 "77 with +1.8 wind. In second and third place Marvin Bracy (9" 85) and Travyon Brommell (9 "88), who will then complete the sprinter patrol of the distance The group will also include Chris Coleman, who has the wild card granted to the reigning world champion and who last night, after qualifying for the final, decided to desert it.
But in this weekend of national championships in terms of speed, Jamaica could not miss and from Kingston comes another warning for Jacobs: Yohan Blake, 'The Beast', is back and won with a 9 "85 (wind +1, 0), his best result since 2012. Oblique Seville, new pupil of coach Glen Mills, second in 9 "88 and also already in world form, did well.
Surprise in the women's final, where Olympian Elaine Thompson-Herah finished only third, in 10 "89, behind Shericka Jackson (10" 77) and Kemba Nelson (10 "89, like Thompson). (ANSA).
