Bulgaria's Lalova Sprints to Near Victory in Brussels

Sports | September 4, 2004, Saturday // 00:00
Bulgaria's Lalova Sprints to Near Victory in Brussels Bulgarian gazelle Ivet Lalova triumphed again in Brussels, just a week after her spectacular performance in the Olympic Games in Athens. Photo by DPA

Ivet Lalova, Bulgaria's top female sprinter showed a fabulous performance once again as she finished second in the 100 m final sprint at the Golden League in Brussels.

Bailey Aleen from Jamaica was the only sprinter to overtake Ivet (11.08).

Bulgaria's 20-year old talent clocked 11.11 seconds only a week after the Olympics in Athens, which saw her finish fourth in the 100m final sprint, and fifth in the 200m finals.

After the start in Brussels Ivet shared she was very happy with her achievement and hoped she would cross the finish line first next time.

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