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Athletics News - 10.03.

Indoor Action FAYETTEVILLE (NCAA, Mar 9): First day highlight of NCAA Championships was the 200 m time by Walter Dix who achieved a new world lead 20.32. He bettered the previous mark of Wallace Spearmon last weekend 20.39 by 0.07. In the all-time lists it means 15th fastest time, it should be noted that Dix himself was already faster with 20.27 last year at the same meet. Jeff Porter won the 60H in 7.64, but Mike Wray was faster in heats (7.61). Tone Belt achieved the best result in Long Jump (797) and beat the decathlete Trey Hardee (783) who opted for individual events. In Heptathlon Donovan Kilmartin leads with 3316 score (7.12-714-14.54-207). Chris Solinsky won 5000 m and achieved as second placed Kenyan Peter Kosgei sub 13:40 time (13.38.61 and 13.39.88). Demi Omole was the fastest in 60 m heats (6.58) as was Jamaican Ricardo Chambers in 400 m prelims (45.64 – fourth fastest time of the year). Russian Yegor Agafonov won the Weight throw and registered new national record 23.60, but still was behind the NCAA II champ Kibwe Johnson. From other Europeans Swiss Cedric Nabe was out in 60 m heats (6.75), Slovenian Andrej Poljanec was 7th in Pole Vault (530) and Ireland´s Thomas Chamney (semis last weekend in Birmingham) qualified for 800m finals (1:49.06). Former world youth medallist Kerron Stewart from Jamaica was the sprint queen as expected. She won the 200 m in new world lead 22.58 and she was also fastest in 60 m heats clocking 7.20. Second placed Kelly Ann Baptiste from Trinidad registered new national indoor record 22.90. All finalists went under 23 seconds. Seventh overall Virgil Hodge clocked new national record for St. Kitts and Nevis 22.99. In 400 m heats Kineke Alexander was the fastest 51.62 what meant new national indoor record for St. Vincent and Grenadines. She was close followed by Natasha Hastings (51.64, new best for her at normal track and US Lead 2007). Shantia Moss (21 years) won the hurdles and went first time in career under 8 seconds (7.98). Kenyan Sally Kipyego as expected was the best at 5000 m (15:27.42). From Europeans Russian Katya Kostetskaya qualified for 800 m final (2:06.72) and French Gaelle Niare was 5th in High Jump (183). BOSTON (NCAA II, Mar 9): Superb weight throw by Kibwe Johnson was the highlight of first day of NCAA II Champs in Reggie Lewis Center. He achieved 25.08 m what is not only a new world leader and third ever over 25 metres but also new US collegiate best (I assume NCAA II is counting for that). His best so far was 24.54 from December, 2005. Better in history of this event were only Lance Deal (25,86 in 1995) and Slovak Libor Charfreitag (25,68 in 2005). Jim Dilling won the high jump with solid 225 cm. Christopher Davis was the fastest in 60 m heats clocking 6.71. Jamaican Decosma Wright was the fastest in 60mH heats clocking 7.76. JOHNSON CITY (NAIA Champs, Mar 9): At NAIA Champs Mike Rodgers clocked two fast 60 m races – heats 6.68 and semis 6.65. In women section Ruky Abdulai from Ghana won Long Jump with 632 cm. She missed her national indoor record only by 2 cm. CEJKOVICE (CZE, Mar 9): Traditional High jump indoor meet with music was dominated by home athletes. Svatoslav Ton made up little for his dissapointment in Birmingham (not qualified for the finals) and won with clearly jumping 224 in first. He then tried for seasonal best 231 and was very close. Female winner Romana Dubnova was also strong with 193 and trying for 196 cm. Results – men: 1. Svatoslav Ton 224, 2. Lubos Benko,SVK 215, 3. Jaroslav Baba 212, wom: 1. Romana Dubnova 196, 2. Hana Peckova (88) 176, 3. Katerina Konvalinkova 176 BAD OEYNHAUSEN (GER, Mar 9): End of season Pole Vault International in Germany saw a clear win by former world indoor champion and 4th placer from Birmingham Pavla Rybova. She achieved very solid 450 and tried for new national record of 466 cm. Men will compete at this meet on Saturday. Results: 1. Pavla Rybova,CZE 450, 2. Hanna-Mia Persson,SWE 435, 3. Krisztina Molnar,HUN 435 Outdoor action BRISBANE (AUS, Mar 10): Second day of 85th National Champs was highlighted by expected Pole Vault duel won by World Indoor Champion Brad Walker from USA who in second attempt cleared 595, his third best result ever. He tried then for new US record 604 cm. Top jumpers did not attempted too many heights. Walker had before winning height only two attempts at 570. Steven Hooker tied with Toby Stevenson (USA) for second with 550. Both went over that height in first and then three times failed at 580 (Hooker) and 570 (Stevenson). Fourth Paul Burgess went on first over 535 and missed three times 560. Sally McLellan won the 100 m in new best 11.23 (+1.8) and highly anticipated male 100 m race was won by Joshua Ross in new best 10.08 (+1.9, semis 10.10). Australian record holder Patrick Johnson was second 10.27 (in semis 10.21) and Adam Miller third 10.29 (but 10.17 in semis). Both sprints winning times are new meet records. 800 m specialist Tamsyn Lewis was the best at 400 m in solid 51.71 (second best Monique Williams,NZL achieved new best 52.74) and Sean Wroe won the male section in 45.80. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Donna MacFarlane achieved very good steeple win 9:34.21 and Lisa Corrigan in tactical 1500 m was again better than Sarah Jamieson (4:15.25 and 4:15.91). American LaBronze Garrett returned to Brendan Cole his loss from Melbourne Grand Prix and won the 400 m Hurdles (50.15-50.78). Another US star Christian Cantwell was the best in Shot Put (19.92) as the best local Scott Martin did not competed due to injury. Cantwell reportedly threw during the week in Australia 21.43 m (his agent John Nubani informed). Bronwyn Thompson was the best in Long Jump as expected (663 +2.9, legal 643 +1.4). World junior champs 2002 fourth placer Jarrod Bannister achieved new best in javelin (83.70 in second round) and comes closer to Australian record (85.75 by Andrew Currey). Kylie Wheeler scored 6044 in heptathlon and Eric Surjan new best in decathlon totalling to 7706 points. TSHWANE (RSA, Mar 9, formerly known as Pretoria, altitude 1400 m): The last of the local Yellow Pages Ultimate Athletics series (6th) on Friday night brought a confirmation of great shape of Khotso Mokoena, informs IAAF. The 22 years old athlete after two national indoor records in Europe (813 and 818) achieved excellent 834 cm in long jump, his third best mark of the career (839 and 837). Morne Nagel got fast 200 m in 20.32 and Talkmore Nyangani hand timed 45.7 at 400 m. Hurdles specialist Louis Van Zyl won the second section in 45.9. Ockert Cilliers confirmed growing shape at 400 mH in 49.22 (he was talking last year about switching his nationality to Netherlands). On the female side high quality 3000 m in altitude for Renee Kalmer (8:58.67) and another 60 m discus by African record holder Elizna Naude (60.00). Geraldine Pillay (coached by Jamaican Stephen Francis) won both sprints in 11.59 and 23.49. Brief news HAMBURG (GER): As leichtathletik.de reports former UK Sprinter Dwain Chambers got finally his contract for american football team Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Europe. The club finished the national camp in Tampa, Florida. „I m very happy to be able to play for Sea Devils. Also I have the luck to be coached by one of the most experienced coaching staff. The understanding with my english colleagues Scott McCready, Aden Durde and Jermaine Allen is excellent. This three helped me a lot during the camp,“ states Chambers per website of Sea Devils. Coach Jack Bicknell added: „Chambers had not only excellent speed, but also safe hands.“ BYDGOSZCZ (POL): Poland´s city of Bydgoszcz is very active in staging top events. They will organise World Junior Championships in 2008 and recently are bidding as poland federation website informs for European Cross Country Championships in 2009. KLADNO (CZE): New top decathlon meet will be held in the czech city Kladno on June 19-20. It is organised by former world record holder Tomas Dvorak and former pole vaulter Zdenek Lubensky. They secured the participation of czech hero Roman Sebrle and in Birmingham Lubensky got the ok from other two heptathlon medallists Aleksander Pogorelov (RUS) and Andrey Krauchanka (BLR). In the programme also a heptathlon and participation of Natalya Dobrynska and Ganna Melnychenko from Ukraine is already secured as informed by the organisers. Dvorak himself will also compete. For future inclusion into IAAF World Combined Events Challenge is planned. Start list should be composed of 18 men and 12 women. For breaking the world record of Roman Sebrle 9026 points a bonus of 1 million Czech crowns is offered (approx. 35 000 E). VIENNA (AUT): The organisers of Vienna City Marathon announced at their webpage that last years winner Tomo Morimoto from Japan will come and compete also this year on April 29. The 23 years old runner achieved in Austria last year new best of 2:24:33 in her second marathon ever. In January at Osaka Marathon she finished at 12th position achieving 2:38:24. ATHENS (GRE): As www.athletix.org informs on Friday The Greek Court ruled in favour of Greek President Federation Vasilis Sevastis, who had appealed the decision of the Ethics Commission of the Greek Olympic Committee, according to which Sevastis was sentenced of covering up Labros Papakostas case. Sevastis will return to his office next week. PARIS (FRA): Agencies are reporting about confirmation of doping violation by French runner Hind Dehiba. The 27 years old former Morrocan is the french record holder at 1500 m (outdoors 2005 and indoors 2006 with 4:00.49 and 4:05.67). She got a bronze at European Indoors in Madrid 2005 and last year was 4th in Moscow world indoors and 9th in Goteborg. She had tested positive for EPO and also B-sample confirmed this result. There is not yet an official statement from French Federation available.

Alfons Juck