Track & Field News of Sunday, 27 June 2004

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Kim Collins Beats Aziz

World champion Kim Collins was in a class of his own as he pulled clear to easily win the 100m at the Norwich Union Grand Prix on Sunday.

Collins, running into a extremely strong headwind, flew to victory, as Britain's top sprinters failed to match his devastating mid-race pick-up.

The St Kitts & Nevis star won in a season's-best 10.21secs ahead of Ghana's Aziz Zakari who clocked 10.26secs.

Mark Lewis-Francis was the first Briton across the line in third in 10.34secs, with Nick Smith stealing fifth place ahead of world indoor 60m gold medallist Jason Gardener.

100_1, Kim Collins, St. Kitts and Nevis, 10.21 seconds. 2, Aziz Zakari, Ghana, 10.26. 3, Mark Lewis-Francis, Britain, 10.34. 4, Shingo Suetsugu, Japan, 10.37. 5, Nicholas Smith, Britain, 10.37. 6, Jason Gardener, Britain, 10.38. 7, Darren Campbell, Britain, 10.44. 8, Freddy Mayola, Cuba, 10.57.