Qatar’s Haroun sets meet record in Hengelo

Michael Cherry stormed out of the blocks in the men’s 400m, but Qatar’s Abdalelah Haroun emerged as the dominant force on the home straight, winning the event at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Hengelo on Sunday.The world bronze medallist won in a meeting record of 44.35, the second-fastest time of his career and just 0.08 shy of his personal best.USA’s Paul Dedewo was second in a PB of 44.50 while Cherry finished third in 44.90. World and Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor finished fourth in a PB of 45.07.In the women’s event, USA’s world indoor silver medallist Shakima Wimbley held off a strong challenge from Botswana’s Christina Botlogetswe to win in a meeting record of 50.88. The top three finishers were all inside the previous meeting record as Botlogetswe clocked a PB of 51.00 and Poland’s Justyna Swiety-Ersetic took third place in 51.48.Olympic champion Brianna McNeal breezed to victory in the 100m hurdles in 12.66 (-0.6m/s). Queen Harrison was second in 12.93 while former heptathlete Nadine Visser was third in 12.94, beating 2014 European champion Cindy Roleder (12.95).