NEW YORK, June 4: Americans Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin ruled the sprints on Saturday with emphatic wins in their respective 100 metre races, and Meseret Defar of Ethiopia capped off New York's rousing grand prix meeting with a world record in the women's 5,000 metres.

Jones, 30, powered her way to victory in 11.06 seconds ahead of world championship silver medallist Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, who clocked 11.11, and 2003 world champion Torri Edwards of the US in 11.23.

Gatlin, the Olympic and world champion and co-world record holder, streaked to victory in 9.87 seconds in his first 100m race run in his native New York.

Olympic champion Defar put a grand finishing touch on the meeting held on a wet track at Icahn Stadium by winning the 5,000 in 14 minutes 24.53 seconds to break the previous record of 14:24.68 set by Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey in 2004.

Leading results:

MEN’S:

100 metres: 1. Justin Gatlin (US) 9.87 seconds; 2. Tyson Gay (US) 10.04; 3. Leonard Scott (US) 10.07.

200 metres: 1. Wallace Spearmon (US) 20.09 seconds; 2. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 20.25; 3. Tyree Washington (US) 20.32.

400 metres: 1. Kerron Clement (US) 44.71 seconds; 2. Andrew Rock (US) 44.82; 3. Jamel Ashley (US) 45.00.

800 metres: 1. Khadevis Robinson (US) 1:45.66; 2. Sherridan Kirk (Trinidad) 1:47.07; 3. William Yiampoy (Kenya) 1:47.27.

Mile: 1. Rashid Ramzi (Bahrain) 3:53.55; 2. Nick Willis (New Zealand) 3:55.56, 3. Anthony Famiglietti (US) 3:55.71.

5,000 metres: 1. Abraham Chebii (Kenya) 13:04.56; 2. Micah Kogo (Kenya) 13:06.18; 3. Benjamin Limo (Kenya) 13:07.14

400-metre hurdles:

Section 1: Ricky Harris (US) 49.57 seconds; 2. Bayano Kamani (Panama) 50.15, 3. O'Neil Wright (Liberia) 50.83.

Section 2: 1. Danny McFarlane (Jamaica 49.27; 2. Joey Woody (US) 49.39; 3.

LaRon Bennett (US) 49.43.

Shot put: 1. Christian Cantwell (US) 21.68 metres; 2. Dan Taylor (US) 21.59; 3. Reese Hoffa (US) 21.05.

WOMEN’S:

100 metres: 1. Marion Jones (US) 11.06 seconds; 2. Veronica Campbell (Jamaica) 11.11; 3. Torri Edwards (US) 11.23.

200 metres: 1. LaShauntea Moore (US) 22.89 seconds; 2. Dee Dee Trotter (US) 23.04, 3. Wyllesheia Myrick (US) 23.14.

400 metres: 1. Monique Henderson (US) 50.51 seconds; 2. Mary Danner (US) 51.41, 3. Tiandra Ponteen (SKN) 51.64.

1,500 metres: 1. Sarah Jamieson (Australia) 4:04.57; 2. Carrie Tollefson (US) 4:06.40, 3. Blake Russell (US) 4:06.71.

5,000 metres: 1. Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) 14:24.53 (world record); 2. Workitu Ayanu (Ethiopia) 14:50.51; 3. Sara Slattery (US) 15:24.01.

100-metre hurdles: 1. Damu Cherry (US) 12.70 seconds; 2. Nichole Denby (US) 12.97, 3. Jenny Adams (USA) 12.99.

Pole vault: 1 Jenn Stuczynski (US) 4.54 metres; 2. Gao Shuying (China) 4.44; 3. Jillian Schwartz (US) 4.44.—Agencies