SHEFFIELD, England, July 1: Dwain Chambers led a British clean sweep in the 100 metres at an international meeting Sunday as Olympic and world champion Maurice Greene trailed home in sixth place.

Chambers, who beat Greene in Oslo last Friday, won in a wind-assisted 9.95 seconds, just ahead of compatriots Mark Lewis-Francis (9.97) and Jason Gardener (10.11).

“To get the win today and in that time was a real confidence booster and hopefully I can carry that through to the rest of the season,” 24-year-old Chambers told the BBC.

“We have been trying to pick up what makes the Americans tick — that’s one reason why I have been in America. I now know what it takes to go out there and win.

“My confidence and strength are better. I deserved to win,” he added.

Greene, who was out of contention before halfway, finished in 10.24, the first time he has been defeated in successive races since 1998.

Lewis-Francis was also delighted with his and his compatriots’ performance: “Beating Maurice is a bonus because I have idolised him for years,” he said.

In a rain-hit 200 metres, Chambers was second to Namibia’s Frankie Fredericks, who came home in 20.29. Chambers ran 20.38.

There was more British success in the rarely-run 300 metres hurdles, as Chris Rawlinson broke his own world best in 34.48 seconds. His previous mark stood at 34.59.

Olympic triple jump champion Jonathan Edwards suffered his first defeat to a British athlete since 1997 as Phillips Idowu posted 17.34 metres to Edwards’s 17.06.

Russia’s Sergey Makarov produced the third longest throw in history to win the men’s javelin. His 92.61m finished well ahead of Czech Jan Zelezny (87.77m) and Briton Steve Backley (84.93).

In the 400 metres Britain’s Daniel Caines outbattled Antonio Pettigrew in 45.67 seconds, finishing 0.02 seconds ahead of the American, while Bahamian world champion Avard Moncur looked rusty when trailing home in fifth place in 46.79.

U.S. hurdler Larry Wade pulled off a surprise win in the 110 metres hurdles, beating Stanislav Olijars of Latvia, Briton Colin Jackson and America’s Allen Johnson in 13.36.

Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj comfortably won a slow but tactical 1,500 metres in three minutes 40 seconds.

Ireland’s Sonia O’Sullivan won the 3,000 metres in eight minutes 44.02 seconds, while Tayna Lawrence sprinted home in the 100 metres in 11.09, ahead of Bahamas’s Debbie Ferguson (11.13) Maria Mutola of Mozambique confirmed her 800 metres world and Olympic champion status by holding off Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak.—Reuters