KAZAKHSTAN, CMC – The MVP Track Club duo of Jamaicans Kishane Thompson and Tia Clayton won gold at SSaturday’sAstana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes.
Thompson got his indoor season off to a winning start at the opening World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the year, capturing the 60-metre final in a time of 6.56 seconds.
However, the 23-year-old Olympic 100-meter silver medallist did cause some concern when he limped moments after winning the race.
Thompson had already signaled his intentions with a season-opening 6.48 seconds outdoors back in Jamaica last weekend, and he won comfortably ahead of OOman’sAli Anwar Baluchi and Japan Tada, who were second and third, respectively, in 6.60 and 6.62 seconds.
Clayton, TThompson’straining partner, copped gold in the wwomen’sequivalent on her way to setting a new meet record of 7.18 seconds, ahead of PPortugal’sLorene Bazolo in 7.34 seconds.
CClayton’s twin sister, Tina, claimed bronze in 7.36 seconds, the same time as fourth-place Magdalena Stefanowicz of Poland.
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