Kiwi sprinter Zoe Hobbs has continued her rich vein of form in the build-up to the athletics world championships with a comprehensive win in the women's 100m final at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Yokohama.
Hobbs couldn't break the 11-second barrier, but was never genuinely challenged by the rest of the field, bolting clear early and finishing with a time of 11.20s.
She was comfortably ahead of second-placed American Destiny Smith-Barnett (11.41s) and Australian Torrie Lewis (11.42s), who finished third.
The result comes a week after Hobbs finished second at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya, where her time of 10.97s would have been good enough for a new personal best, if not for a tailwind over the allowable limit.
Tori Peeters was another Kiwi who shone at the meet, crushing her own national record, en route to silver in the women's javelin.
The Waikato product threw 63.26m, adding 86cm to her previous mark set at last year's national championships in Hastings.
She finished behind Australians Mackenzie Little (64.10m), with world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber in third (61.95m).
After being conditionally selected, Peeters' performance should see her book a spot on the plane to Budapest for the world championships in August.
Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton also met his performance conditions for the world champs, with a fifth-place finish in the men's 100m, clocking a personal best of 10.14s.
The Cantabrian started strongly, but couldn't keep pace with Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Fred Kerly, who blitzed the field with a time of 9.91s.
Runner Julian Oakley stayed on track for Hungary by placing seventh in the men's 3000m with a time of 7m 50.60s.
The meet was less memorable for high jumper Hamish Kerr, who suffered his first defeat of 2023, placing equal sixth with a best of 2.20m.
