— Zürich DL: Half the Diamonds Awarded —
Volume 9, No. 52 August 21, 2010 — Zürich DL: Half The Diamonds Awarded — by Ed Gordon headed into the final straight. The normally In the hurdles, David Oliver continued For sheer drama in the outcomes of the passive Wariner gave a rare emotional glimpse his unbeaten (12 in a row) season with a various Diamond races, the Zürich Welt- of his inner feelings with a crisp hand clap spectacular 12.93 after a lunge at the finish klasse final fell a bit short, as all 16 pre-meet after seeing the infield clock right after the brought him under the eyebeam. leaders survived to win their respective event’s finish as Gonzales followed in 44.51. Ryan Wilson, on Oliver’s immediate top prize. (The remaining 16 right, ran a strong first half, will be awarded at the Van but Dwight Thomas came Damme meeting in Brussels up at the end to claim 2nd on Friday.) from the American, 13.25– Within those encounters, 13.26. however, came some of the Veronica Campbell- riveting matchups that the Brown’s good start in the Zürich crowd has come to women’s 100 was almost expect in this fixture’s long (but not quite) negated in history. the final meters by Carmeli- Five of the 16 Dia- ta Jeter’s late burst. monds—the men’s 200, 400, Both were timed in 110H; women’s 100 & 1500) 10.89, with the Jamaican had been decided mathemat- getting the nod from the ically during the summer’s photo judge. It was not first 14 competitions, with enough to overcome Jeter’s the frontrunners merely hav- secure event advantage in ing to show up.
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