July 3, 2013
Martina wins Lausanne 200m, Jason Young second
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Jason Young was beaten into second place by Dutchman Churandy Martina (20.01) in the Lausanne 200 metres Thursday.
In a race minus the big guns Young seemed to have had it won some forty metres out but was overtaken by a fast finishing Martina in a season’s best clocking.
Young clocked 20.20, also a season’s best, with Norway’s Jaysuma Saidy Ndure third in 20.40
Jamaica’s Mario Forsythe finished sixth in 20.75 seconds.
Rank
Athlete
Nation
Result
Reaction time
1
MARTINA Churandy
NED
20.01
SB
0.155
2
YOUNG Jason
JAM
20.20
=SB
0.153
3
SAIDY NDURE Jaysuma
NOR
20.40
0.162
4
ELLINGTON James
GBR
20.46
0.124
5
YOUNG Isiah
USA
20.48
0.170
6
FORSYTHE Mario
JAM
20.75
0.184
7
MUKHALA Titus Kafunda
ZAM
21.00
0.171
8
DODSON Jeremy
USA
21.01
0.147
