Seville, Campbell Take Second at Prefontaine Classic; Other Jamaicans Also Podium

Jamaica's track and field stars showcased strong performances at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, with Oblique Seville and Rajindra Campbell earning second-place finishes in their respective events.

Seville, the current world leader in the 100m, ran a time of 9.89 seconds, just shy of Nigeria's Kayinsola Ajayi, who equaled his national record with a 9.84-second finish. American Christian Coleman took third place with a season's best of 9.95 seconds. Ackeem Blake of Jamaica finished fifth in 10.06 seconds.

In the shot put, Campbell recorded his best mark of the day at 22.16 meters. The event was won by Italy's Leonardo Fabbri with a world-leading throw of 22.74 meters, followed by American Jordan Geist in third place with 21.98 meters.

Further podium success for Jamaica came from sprint hurdler Demario Prince, who set a personal best of 13.01 seconds for third place in the 110m hurdles. Discus thrower Roje Stona also secured a third-place finish with a throw of 67.42 meters. These performances added to a strong showing for Jamaican athletes at the event.