Michelle Lee Ahye signaled her intentions for this year's Olympics in London, England by dipping under the women's 100m qualifying standard. Lee Ahye, a four-time Carifta sprint queen, blazed to 11.19 seconds to finish runner up at the Mt Sac Relays, Walnut, California, USA on Saturday. The 2011 World Championships semifinalist was beaten to the line by former World Champion Lauryn Williams (USA) who won in 11.17 sec. Lee Ahye bettered the 11.29A standard for the third time since the start of the London qualifying period from May, 1, 2011. She also improved her previous pb of 11.20, set in the heats of last year's World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Twenty-year-old Lee Ahye was also part of the TC Management Club which finished second (42.92) in the women's 4X100m. Lee Ahye is one of three local females to have attained the required standards in the women's 100m event for London. World Championships bronze medallist Kelly-Ann Baptiste (10.91) and Semoy Hackett (11.17) are the other two. Reigning double Olympic silver medallist Richard Thompson launched his Olympic campaign, with gold in the men's 4X100m relay with his Handling Speed Intelligently (HSI) team in 38.39 secs.
-Clayton Clarke
Source: www.guardian.co.tt