Canada’s Queen of the hurdles wins again, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep on Top

Canada’s Queen of the hurdles wins again, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep on Top


Berlin, Germany, August 23, 2010

Canada’s Queen of the hurdles Priscilla Lopes-Schliep recorded her third win in nine days on Sunday, August 22, 2010, taking gold at an IAAF World Challenge meet.

Lopes-Schliep, of Whitby, Ontario edged teammate Perdita Felicien of Pickering, Ontario at the line in the women’s 100-metre hurdles.

“I am happy with the time, I’m really having a good second half of the season,” Lopes-Schliep told reporters after stopping the clock in 12.57 seconds.

The 2008 Olympic bronze medallist is coming off wins in London and Zurich over the last week and a half.

Felicien won silver in 12.71 seconds and Germany’s Carolin Nytra took bronze in 12.75 seconds.

Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep won the women's 100-metre hurdles in her best performance at the London Grand Prix track and field meet on Friday, August 13, 2010

Lopes-Schliep the Whitby, Ontario, hurdler raced to an impressive 12.52 seconds, a meet record for the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist. Lopes-Schliep also posted the fastest time of the season.

Australian Sally Pearson finished second in 12.61 while American and world indoor champion LoLo Jones came third in 12:66.