Former world 100m champion, Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis, captured the men’s sprint double at Sunday’s DAK Leichtathletik-Gala 2009 meeting in Germany
Collins, who won the 2003 World Championships 100m title in Paris, first landed the short sprint in 10.08, beating American Mark Jelks (10.09).
CollinsHe returned later to run 20.45, a season best, to beat Germany’s Alexander Kosenkow (20.60).
Collins said he did not expect to run that fast, “although I wanted to.”
“I want to come to Berlin and be one of the guys to return with hardware … I am very positive about it and you have to believe in it to achieve it…
“It’s the same situation (like Paris), now I am feeling a lot better and more confident … if I could get one more (race) in before Berlin and go under 10 seconds, it would increase my chances,” he said.
“My aim is to win a medal and once again be a medalist at the World Championships,” he concluded.
The North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) region also grabbed three other victories through Americans Brenda Martinez, Yvette Lewis and Jamaal Torrance.
American Brenda Martinez was second in the women’s 800m in 2:01.95 behind Czech Republic’s Lenka Masna, who won the event in 2:01.81.
Yvette Lewis of United States won the women’s 100m hurdles, running 12.87 to beat Germany’s Carolin Mytra (12.88) and Lolo Jones (13.22).
Jamaal Torrance of United States won the men’s 400m, running 45.87 to beat Germany’s Kamghe Gaba (46.08).
In the women’s 100m, Jamaican Sherone Simpson, who had knee surgery late last year, was second in 11.12 seconds, beaten by Germany’s Verena Sailer (11.11). Simpson had earlier ran a season best 11.41 in the heats.
Brazil picked up second in the women’s 4×100m relay in 43.77 behind Germany (43.12).
