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Monday, July 16, 2001 - Web posted at 11:33:25 GMT

Montgomery sets year-best in borrowed shoes

OSLO - Marion Jones won her 51st consecutive 100 metres race at the Bislett Golden Gala on Friday, and then lent Tim Montgomery a pair of spikes which enabled him to run the fastest men's 100 metres this year."

"I lost my luggage and spikes and I had to wear her shoes," Montgomery said after running 9,84 seconds and setting a new Bislett record, beating Dennis Mitchell's 1994 mark of 9,94.

"And I am going to continue wearing them," he said.

"I know 9,84 is quite impressive. He will definitely have bragging rights in the camp," Jones said.

Montgomery, whose previous personal best was 9,92 seconds, attributed his victory to hard work and using weights in his training for a second year."

"This is the kind of results you have when you put in the work," he said.

Asked whether this was his perfect race, Montgomery said: "Until I run 9,78, it is never a perfect race."

" Maurice Greene, who currently holds the world record at 9,79, was not at the Bislett event.

Trinidad and Tobago's Ato Boldon finished second in 9,88."

"I'll go home and I'll be upset because I did not win, but I won last year," Boldon said.

"I don't want to take anything away from Tim - this is the race of his life."

"Jones, who had made a false start in her race, clocked 10,94 seconds to beat Zhanna Pintusevich of the Ukraine in 11,05 and fellow American Chryste Gaines in 11,08 amid cold and cloudy conditions."

"After a false start, I did my best first 50 metres this season," said the triple Olympic champion.

"I'm very satisfied with the race and the result."

Asked if she felt her rivals were closing in, Jones said: "A win is a win, a victory is a victory. As long as my time is the fastest on the paper, I'm happy." - Nampa-Reuters

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