Olympic and world champion Maurice Greene confirmed his return to form, winning the 100 metres in the Rome Golden League meeting this evening with a year's best time of 9.89 seconds. Greene's time was just one-tenth of a second outside his world record of 9.79 seconds, which he set in Athens in 1999.
His compatriot Tim Montgomery came in second with 9.94 and Bernard Williams completed an American podium sweep running a season personal best of 10.00 seconds. Greene had been beaten twice in June by Britain's Dwain Chambers but bounced back by winning in Paris earlier this month. Chambers was not competing in the Rome meeting as he prepares for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Romanian Olympic and world champion Gabriela Szabo was upset in the womens' 5000 metres, finishing third with a time of 14:55.48 after winning both the other Golden League races of the season. Kenyan Edith Masai won with a time of 14.53.77, with Ethopia's Berhane Adere coming in second.
American Gail Devers maintained her 100 percent Golden League record with a third successive victory in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.51 seconds.
Jamaican Michael Blackwood won the men's 400 metres in 44.99 seconds.
Filed by Shane Murray
