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Athletics News 11.03. part II |
Omar Zepeda wins 50k
NAUCALPAN (MEX, Mar 11): The 50 km race during Second day of first leg of IAAF Race Walking challenge in Mexico was dominated by home competitors. At high altitude only 19 walkers took part in difficult conditions. Omar Zepeda (29 years, 6th from Helsinki World Championships) as only one was able to achieve a sub 4 hours time. Best European was the Swede Fredrik Svensson (12th in Goteborg 50k) finishing at 6th place. From the beginning Mexicans were leading the race, in second pack the international participation from China, Sweden and Belarus. Until 35th km four Mexicans were responsible for the pace (Zepeda, Sanchez, Vargas, Segura-1996 Olympics bronze medal winner), first to leave was Segura. After 40th km top three started to speed up a little bit, but they all went on their own. First was at that time Sanchez, behind him Zepeda. Vargas had a crisis. At approximately 4km before the end Zepeda turned the things and went into the lead and came first. But he was not very sure as he had since 20th km two red cards already. Sanchez was clear second and Flores tried to come to Vargas and attack his third position. For future the walkers involved proposed to move the race into lower altitude, this time it was at over 2000 m (informations provided by Slovak walker Matej Toth who is studying journalism and competed himself on Saturday). Attacking the fifth place was Andrey Stepanchuk from BLR but he got apparently a dq at the finish.
Top results: 1. Omar Zepeda,MEX 3:59:49, 2. Jesus Sanchez,MEX 4:00:40, 3. Claudio Vargas,MEX 4:04:10, 4. Rodrigo Flores,MEX 4:04:44, 5. Bernardo Segura,MEX 4:10:17, 6. Frederik Svensson,SWE 4:13:36,...9. Zhang Defu,CHN 4:16:09
CC Action (National Champs)
CACERES (ESP, 89th edition): 12,05 km: 1. Ayad Lamdassem,MAR 34:35, 2. Juan Carlos de la Ossa 34:39, wom – 8,05 km: 1. Rosa Morato 26:32
VILLA LAGARINA (ITA): 10,24 km: 1. Guliano Battocletti 30:44, wom – 7,81 km: 1. Renate Rungger 27:07
OOSTENDE (BEL): men: 1. Rik Ceulemans, wom: 1. Nathalie Devos
SHUMEN (BUL, Balkan Champs): 12 km: 1. Marius Ionescu,ROM 37:27, wom – 6 km: 1. Sonja Stolic,SER 20:32, 2. Cristina Casandra,ROM 20:59
BYDGOSZCZ (POL, 89th edition): 10 km: 1. Marcin Chabowski 31:23, wom – 4 km: 1. Justyna Bak 13:22
AMMAN (JOR, Asian Champs, IAAF information): 12 km: 1. Ahmed Hassan,QAT 41:35, wom – 8 km: 1. Maryam Jamal,BRN 29:26
Road Action
FERRARA (ITA, Ferrara Marathon): 1. Festus Kioko,KEN 2:19:51, wom: 1. Marina Zanardi,ITA 2:56:14
ALPHEN (NED, 20 km): 1. Eshetu Wendimu,ETH 56:52, 2. Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot,KEN 57:34, 3. James Yatich,KEN 57:37, 4. Rodgers Rop,KEN 58:03, wom: 1. Robe Guta,ETH 1:07:46, 2. Meriem Wangani,KEN 1:07:57, 3. Simone Staicu,HUN 1:09:05
PARIS (FRA, 15th Half-marathon): 1. Joseph Maregu,KEN 1:00:22, 2. Shadrack Kiplagat,KEN 1:00:35, 3. Raji Assefa,ETH 1:00:43,…5. Mubarak Shami,QAT 1:00:47, wom: 1. Caroline Kwambai,KEN 1:10:26, 2. Ayelech Worku,ETH 1:11:02, 3. Fartima Klilech Fauvel,FRA 1:11:20
YAMAGUCHI (JPN): Kenyan Fyles Ongori (20 years old) won the Japanese Corporate Half Marathon Champs in very solid new personal best 1:09:50. Kazuhiro Maeda won men competition in 1:02:10.
KYOTO (JPN): As Ken Nakamura reports wins at Kyoto Half-Marathon were registered by Stanley Nganga (KEN) 1:03:17 and Ryoko Kizaki 1:11:09.
Other briefs
SHEFFIELD (GBR): During second day of University Champs US Shot Putter Garrett Johnson achieved the best mark 20.15 m. He is studying at Oxford University.
KAUSTINEN (FIN): Early season solid performance by hammer thrower David Soderberg 72.37 m.
JOHANNESBURG (RSA): As South African Athletes of the year 2006 were voted the world´s number one 800 m runner Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and javelin thrower Justine Robbeson.
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