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Tuesday, August 1, 2000
Bailey injures hamstring in Stockholm

 STOCKHOLM (CP) -- Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey injured his hamstring at the DN-Galan track meet Tuesday and is coming back to Canada for treatment.

 "The injury we're hoping is not severe but nevertheless he will have to pull out of London (the British Grand Prix on Saturday)," said Ray Flynn, Bailey's agent.

 Bailey was in third place in the 100 metres when he hurt the hamstring. The Toronto native finished the race, placing eighth.

 Asked if the injury could affect the Sydney Olympics, Flynn said: "We do not think so at this time."

 But the injury, so close to the Sept. 15 start of the Games, can only hurt his Olympic preparations. Bailey is also scheduled to compete at the Canadian championships in Victoria from Aug. 10 to 13.

 Ironically, Bailey only got into the Stockholm field after American world champion Maurice Greene pulled up with an injury at the U.S. Olympic trials. Greene also pulled out of the London meet.

 Ato Boldon won the 100 metres in 10.01 seconds for his second straight win in the event within four days in Scandinavia.

 In a race marred by three false starts, the Trinidad native blew past American Brian Lewis with about 40 metres to go. Boldon was .14 off the Olympic Stadium record that Greene set last year.

 Toronto high jumper Kwaku Boateng finished second at the meet to Russian Viacheslav Voronin with a leap of 2.29 metres.

 Kevin Sullivan of Brantford, Ont., was second in the 1,500 with a time of three minutes 43.89 seconds. Spaniard Andres Dias won in 3:32.75.

 Toronto's Katie Anderson was third in the women's 100 hurdles in 12.86 seconds.

 American Marion Jones, beginning her overseas preparation for a record five Olympic gold medals in women's track, blazed to a wind-aided 10.68 seconds in winning the 100 metres.

 Jones was chasing the six-year-old Olympic Stadium record of 10.90 that was set by Irina Privalova of Russia. She didn't get it because her win was aided by a strong tail wind.

 The American star still got a one-carat diamond valued at $10,000 that is awarded to every athlete that sets an Olympic Stadium record.

 Reuben Kosgei led a Kenyan 1-2-3 finish in the 3,000 steeplechase, clocking eight minutes 6.58 seconds despite being spiked with two laps left that left him bleeding.

 "My left foot was caught by someone's spikes," Kosgei said. "So obviously in this condition I'm very pleased to have finished the race, let alone to have won it. I can run much faster and could have done so today."
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