Greene Comet blazes again

TOKYO, SEPT 15: Maurice Greene, the fastest man in the world, brought down the curtain on his record-breaking season with an easy victory...

TOKYO, SEPT 15: Maurice Greene, the fastest man in the world, brought down the curtain on his record-breaking season with an easy victory in the men8217;s 100m at the Tokyo Grand Prix today.

The Kansas Comet, who smashed the 100m World record in Athens in June with 9.79 seconds, clocked 10.35s despite a 2.9 m/s headwind.

Fellow American Curtis Johnson timed 10.40, followed by China8217;s Yin Hanzhao in 10.56. Asian sprint record holder Koji Ito of Japan ended in a disappointing fifth in 10.69.

Greene8217;s stablemate Larry Wade also ended his season on a high note, edging out world champion Colin Jackson to claim victory in the 110 metres hurdles. The 24-year-old, who missed out on a place in the World Championships after suffering cramp in the US trials, came home in 13.50 seconds.

Jackson, who is also the world record holder, clocked 13.55s. Japan8217;s Satoru Tanigawa was third in 13.95.

Driss Maazouzi of France won the men8217;s 1,500m in 3:46.54, beating Japan8217;s Kazuyoshi Tokumoto and Alistair Stevenson ofAustralia, while Japan8217;s Kazuhiko Yamazaki defeated American Joey Woody to win the 400m hurdles in 48.98.

Takahisa Yoshida of Japan won the high jump with a clearance of 2.24m. Lee Jin-Taek of South Korea, sixth in Seville, matched that height but had to settle for second place having taking more attempts.

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Japanese-based Kenyan James Wainaina clocked 13:56.88 to lead a Kenyan 1-2 finish with Kagika Laban in the men8217;s 5,000m, while American Kelly Suttle jumped 4.20m for an easy win in the women8217;s pole vault after world record holder Emmer George of Australia withdrew.

In the women8217;s sprint races, Bulgaria8217;s Petya Pendareva made it a double victory, beating Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka to win the 100m in 11.36, and Japan8217;s Motoka Arai to win the 200m in 23.27.