Montsho too Fast for America

FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer | Monday June 3, 2013 00:00

The win was her second in a space of a week in the USA after sweeping off the New York Adidas Grand Prix the previous weekend. Montsho clocked a time of 50.01. Despite being slightly slower than her NY time of 49.91, where she set a new area record, she still  extended her lead in the league and now looks set to win her third consecutive title having won all her last three races in the league.

The 29-year looks to have reached a rich vein of form at the peak of her career. She won her first race in Doha last month and was the only one to clock a sub-50s. In Eugene, she faced stiff competition from Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogo and American Sanya Richards-Ross who was making a return to the track after a long injury layoff. The two beat her to the medal table at last year's Olympics. She was however, not deterred by the presence of the two in the starting list to win the race. Ohuruogo finished fourth with a time of 51.31 while Olympic gold winner Richards-Ross came last with a disappointing 53.77.

Coming behind Montsho on 50.37 was Francena McCorory of the USA and Jamaican Novlene Williams-Mills came third with 51.14. The Saturday win took Montsho to 12 points in the diamond race with three wins from the races and is nine points ahead of her closest competitor Mccorory while Ohuruogu and Richards-Ross are chasing too far behind. With the world championship coming in Moscow this August, Montsho might also be on the road to defend her gold.