PARIS, July 9: Joint world record holder Asafa Powell displayed his dominance in the men's 100 metres and Marion Jones successfully continued her comeback with victory in the women's event at a Golden League meeting on Saturday.

After delaying proceedings by false starting, Jamaican Powell built a clear lead 30 metres into the race and won in 9.85 seconds, smashing the meeting record of 9.96 seconds shared by former world record holders Leroy Burrell and Maurice Greene, and Namibia's Frank Fredericks.

In the women's race, a powerful second half propelled former triple Olympic champion Jones to victory over Jamaican Sherone Simpson in 10.92 seconds.

Five world best performances of the year were produced on an ideal evening in front of 60,000 spectators at the Stade de France.

The most impressive was from world and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner, who won the 400 metres by more than a second from Andrew Rock in a career best time of 43.91.

Leading results:

MEN’S:

100m: 1. Dwight Thomas (Jamaica) 10.24 seconds; 2. Darrel Brown (Trinidad and Tobago) 10.28; 3. David Alerte (France) 10.30.

400m: 1. Jeremy Wariner (US) 43.91 seconds; 2. Andrew Rock (US) 45.02; 3. Tyler Christopher (Canada) 45.16.

800m: 1. Wilfred Bungei (Kenya) 1:44.41; 2. Mohamed Khalaf Al-Azimi (Kuwait) 1:44.63; 3. William Yiampoy (Kenya) 1:44.64.

1500m: 1. Ivan Heshko (Ukraine) 3:31.08; 2. Alex Kipchirchir (Kenya) 3:31.36; 3. Bernard Lagat (US) 3:31.48.

5000m: 1. Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 12:51.32; 2. Edwin Soi (Kenya) 12:52.40; 3. Moses Mosop (Kenya) 12:54.46.

110m hurdles: 1. Terrence Trammell (US) 13.06; 2. Dominique Arnold (US) 13.08; 3. Dayron Robles (Cuba) 13.11.

400m hurdles: 1. Alwyn Myburgh (South Africa) 48.46; 2. Kerron Clement (US) 48.57; 3. Louis Van Zyl (South Africa) 48.61.

3000m Steeplechase: 1. Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya) 8:09.29; 2. Brimin Kipruto (Kenya) 8:09.64; 3. Richard Matelong (Kenya) 8:10.00.

Long jump: 1. Ignisious Gaisah (Ghana) 8.31 metres: 2. Irving Saladino (Panama) 8.29; 3. Dwight Phillips (US) 8.16.

Javelin throw: 1. Tero Pitkaemaeki (Finland) 89.07 metres; 2. Guillermo Martinez (Cuba) 87.17; 3. Breaux Greer (US) 85.45.

WOMEN’S:

100m: 1. Marion Jones (US) 10.92 seconds; 2. Sherone Simpson (Jamaica) 10.98; 3. Torri Edwards (US) 11.06.

400m: 1. Sanya Richards (US) 49.73 seconds; 2. Vania Stambolova (Bulgaria) 49.96; 3. Amy Mbacke Thiam (Senegal) 50.54.

1500m: 1. Yuliya Chizhenko (Russia) 3:55.68; 2. Yelena Soboleva (Russia) 3:56.43; 3. Latifa Essarokh (France) 4:00.67.

5000m: 1. Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) 14:54.24; 2. Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) 14:54.30; 3. Gelete Burka (Ethiopia) 14:55.02.

100m hurdles: 1. Susanna Kallur (Sweden) 12.61; 2. Damu Cherry (US) 12.62; 3. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jamaica) 12.66.

400m hurdles: 1. Lashinda Demus (US) 53.76; 2. Tiffany Ross-Williams (US) 54.26; 3. Sheena Johnson (US) 54.39.

High jump: 1. Yelena Slesarenko (Russia) 2.00 metres; 2. Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden) 2.00; 3. Tia Hellebaut (Belgium) 2.00.

Pole vault: 1. Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) 4.76 metres; 2. Vanessa Boslak (France) 4.61; 3. Monika Pyrek (Poland) 4.61.—Reuters