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(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-06 07:54

While the world record dominated the night there were plenty of other strong performances, as well as the odd upset.

French sprinter Ronald Pognon provided perhaps the biggest shock by winning the men's 100 metres ahead of Ghana's Aziz Zakari and American Olympic champion Justin Gatlin.

Posting a personal best of 9.99 seconds, Pognon finished 0.03 ahead of Zakari with Gatlin a further 0.01 away.

"My left leg felt a little tight and I didn't want to push it too much," said Gatlin, adding that he still intended to compete at Friday's Golden League meeting in Rome.

NO DANGER

Gatlin's compatriot and fellow Olympic gold medallist Jeremy Wariner was never in danger of suffering a similar upset as he cruised to victory in the 400 metres in 44.96.

Bahamas sprinter Chandra Sturrup was also in commanding form as she stormed through the women's 100 metres to set a year's best of 10.84.

America's Lauryn Williams finished second, 0.07 seconds behind, while last week's Paris Golden League winner Christine Arron of France took third, a tenth of a second behind Sturrup.

"I got off to a flying start, but my run wasn't perfect," Sturrup insisted. "I will be ready for (next month's world championships) in Helsinki."

Fellow Bahaman Tonique Williams-Darling had less to smile about after finishing second in the women's 400 metres.

The Olympic champion and 2004 Golden League jackpot winner lost out by 0.19 seconds to America's Sanya Richards, who crossed the line in 49.95  

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