Clarke sets 60m fastest time this season

 　　PARIS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter¹ Lerone Clarke clocked the fastest 60-meter time this season on Tuesday at the Lievin indoor meet in France.

　　The Commonwealth² Games champion, 30, timed 6.5 seconds to win the match, and finished clear of France's European 100m champion Christophe Lemaitre by 0.07 second.

　　Lemaitre failed to better his personal best in the 60m of 6.55 seconds.

　　Mickael Frater, also from Jamaica, finished the third at 6.62.

1 sprinter   

n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者

参考例句：

• He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 来自辞典例句
• The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。 来自互联网

2 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。