BELEM (Brazil), May 22: Gary Kiyaka of the Republic of Congo streaked past favoured Americans Derrick Brew and Leonard Byrd to win the 400 metres in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Kiyaka was the only runner to break the 45-second mark in 44.85 seconds. Drew was second at 45.31, and Byrd – who set the meet record of 44.45 in 2002 – was third at 45.42.

US sprinter Jason Smoots outdueled Canada's Anson Henry and Jamaica's Ainsley Waugh to take gold in the 100 with 10.24 seconds.

Waugh was second at 10.35 and Henry third at 10.41.

Waugh claimed the 200 in 20:49, edging countryman Chris Williams at 20.58, and third-placed Dominic Demerite of the Bahamas at 20.83.

World and Olympic javelin champion Osleidys Menendez of Cuba won the women's event with 62.33 metres.

Results:

MEN’S:

100 metres: 1. Jason Smoots (US) 10.24 seconds; 2. Ainsley Waugh (Jamaica) 10.35; 3. Anson Henry (Canada) 10.41.

200 metres: 1. Ainsley Waugh (Jamaica) 20.49 seconds; 2. Chris Williams (Jamaica) 20.58; 3. Dominic Demeritte (Bahamas) 20.83.400 metres: 1. Gary Kikaya (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 44.85 seconds; 2. Derrick Brew (US) 45.31; 3. Leonard Byrd (US) 45.42.

1000 metres: 1. Justus Koech (Kenya) two minutes 18.70 seconds; 2. Abdulrahman Suleiman (Qatar) 2:19.11; 3. Moise Joseph (Haiti) 2:19.90.

110-metre hurdles: 1. Maurice Wignall (Jamaica) 13.43 seconds; 2. Joel Brown (US) 13.57; 3. Mateus Inocencio (Brazil) 13.59.

400-metre hurdles: 1. Raphael Fernandes (Brazil) 50.71 seconds; 2. Dean Griffiths (Jamaica) 50.74; 3. Cleverson Oliveira da Silva (Brazil) 51.37.

Long jump: 1. Irving Saladino (Panama) 8.47 metres; 2. Salim Sdiri (France) 7.94; 3. Bispo Rogerio (Brazil) 7.82.

Triple jump: 1. Jadel Gregorio (Brazil) 17.45 metres; 2. Sabino Jefferson (Brazil) 17.22; 3. Yoandri Betanzos (Cuba) 17.19.

Javelin throw: 1. Guillermo Martinez (Cuba) 81.01 metres; 2. Scott Russell (Canada) 79.55; 3. Julio Cesar de Oliviera (Brazil) 78.08.

WOMEN’S:

200 metres: 1. Sheri-Ann Brooks (Jamaica) 22.81 seconds; 2. Peta-Gaye Dowdie (Jamaica) 22.98; 3. Rachelle Smith (US) 23.02.

400 metres: 1. Amy Mbacke Thiam (Senegal) 50.86 seconds; 2. Lorraine Fenton (Jamaica) 51.09; 3. Karen Shinkins (Ireland) 51.93.400-metre hurdles: 1. Tiffany Ross-Williams (US) 54.69 seconds; 2. Marta Chrust (Poland) 56.28; 3. Shauna Smith (US) 56.29.

3000-metre steeplechase: 1. Carrie Messner (US) nine minutes 41.55 seconds; 2. Lisa Galaviz (US) 9:48.96; 3. Michelle Costa (Brazil) 9:54.00.

Pole vault: 1. Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 4.55 metres; 2. Mary Sauer (US) 4.50; 3. Jillian Schwartz (US) 4.30.

Triple jump: 1. Olha Saladuha (Ukraine) 14.31 metres; 2. Natalya Safronova (Belarus) 13.96; 3. Keila Costa (Brazil) 13.79.

Javelin throw: 1. Osleidys Menendez (Cuba) 62.33 metres; 2. Sonia Bisset (Cuba) 61.27; 3. Zahra Bani (Italy) 61.23.—Agencies