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Jackson sets 400m hurdles Diamond League meet record

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American Bershawn Jackson

Doha: American Bershawn Jackson clocked a world leading 48.09 seconds to win the men’s 400 metres hurdles race with a new meet record at the Diamond League here.

The 2005 World Champion and 2010 winner here has been experiencing a flying start so far this season, remaining unbeaten in each of his five outings, most recently with a 48.47-second run in Kingston last weekend, as per reports.

Javier Culson of Puerto Rico, 2012 and 2013 Diamond League winner, finished a distant second in 48.96 while Irishman Thomas Barr finished third in 48.99 on Friday.

Jackson’s, 32, winning mark beat the 48.11 meet record set by Lj Van Zyl of South Africa in 2011, and Zyl only managed a lacklustre 49.52 to finish sixth.

“What was important for me was to have a great race and not the time. But I am glad I broke the meet record,” said Jackson, whose career best is 47.3, achieved in 2005 when claiming the title at the World Championships in Helsinki.

“People doubted me last year but it was the injury problems that pulled me back. I proved that I can still run fast. I have been in the circuit for many years, but do not forget that I started competing when I was 19 and I still have a lot to give.”

Another veteran in the field, two-time World and Olympic champion Felix Sanchez of Dominica Republic, was below-par as the 37-year-old clocked a disappointing 50.93 to finish at the bottom.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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