Jamaican Sprinters 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the Women’s 200m

Jamaican sprinters Kerron Stewart, Simone Facey and Sherone Simpson finished 2nd, 3rd and 5th respectively in the Women’s 200m race at the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League in Rome, Italy on Thursday. Kerron Stewart ran a season’s best of 22.88s while Simone Facey and Sherone Simpson ran 22.91s and 22.94.

World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from the 200m at the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League in Rome after suffering a minor injury, according to reports. She arrived at the warm-up track minutes after 5 p.m. along with coach Stephen Francis – over two hours before she was scheduled to feature in her third 200m of the season.