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Athletics News - 02.04. |
TRACK RESULTS
REDUIT (MRI): Mauritius´s fastest sprinter Stéphane Buckland was beaten at 14th International Meeting held on Saturday. He clocked 10.56 and was second behind South African Lee Roy Newton (10.45). He won at least national 200 m race (21.2 hand). Other local star Eric Milazar won the 400 m (47.53). Solid long jump was produced by another Mauritius top athlete Arnaud Casquette (779). Fresh world junior CC champion from Mombasa Asbel Kiprop (KEN) was the best at 3000 m (8:02.16). African Champion Kabelo Kgosiemang (BOT) went over 220 cm in High Jump. In women international events Estie Wittstock (RSA) won the 400 m (54.49) and Kenyan Gladys Kwambai the 1500 m (4:38.23).
MEXICO CITY (MEX): Mexican High Jump record holder Romary Rifka (33) showed great shape during the weekend as she went over 195 cm and achieved the best mark so far outdoors of the season. The Veracruz athlete is returning after not competing since 2005 because of baby break. Not only Ana Guevera is an excellent Mexican 400 m runner, Gabriela Medina improved her personal best to 52.27 and confirmed the chances of the relay team for Pan Am Games.
KISII (KEN): At local meet 60 athletes were entered into 5000 m and winner was Lamech Mosoti clocking 14:10.8. Haron Keitany won the 1500 m in 3:46.4.
VELENJE (SLO): One of the best veteran marathon runners Helena Javornik won the national 10 000 m track title with 35:08.83.
SAO PAULO (BRA): Lucimara da Silva scored excellent 5822 points in heptathlon during the weekend and bettered her best from last year by more then 200 points (5611). Her invididual results: 13.97-176-11.12-24.51-615w-37.74-2:17.60.
LYNCHBURG (USA): World-class quarter miler LaShawn Merritt tested his shape in sprints and achieved 10.56 (-0.8) and 20.69 (+1.2). World Juniors 2004 5000 m finalist Josh McDougal went first time under 4 minutes at the mile (3:57.46).
ARLINGTON (USA): Relay World Champion 2003 Darvis „Doc“ Patton clocked very fast 100 m 10.13 (+0.7) at Bobby Lane Invitational. The last time as quick as now he was back in 2004 (10.12) and his best from 2003 is 10.00. Second DaBryan Blanton achieved 10.17. Olympic relay champion Darold Williamson was beaten at 400 m by Jamaican Sanjay Ayre (46.12 – 46.40). Estonian Junior IAAF Athlete of the year 2006 Margus Hunt won the discus with 53.71 m.
COLUMBIA (USA): World Junior Champion 2004 Natasha Hastings is improving every week. At Weems Baskin Relays she clocked with excellent 50.55 at 400 m what is the fastest time of the year in the world and of course her PB. It looks like matter of time when she will go sub 50 seconds. Because this time she had no close opponents, second place was for 54.40. Elite hurdler Ron Bramlett tested his speed at 200 m and won (21.42). Both USC female relay teams achieved the fastest times of the season 43.25 and 3:30.98.
WALKING
OGRES (LAT): National champions: Ingus Janevics 1:25:30 (PB) and Jolanta Dukure 48:43 (10 km).
BARI (ITA, Italian Grand Prix at 10 km): men – 1. Marco Giungi 41:16, wom – 1. Gisella Orsini 47:35
RUBI (ESP, Grand Prix at 10 km): men – 1. Francisco Fernandez 41:10, 2. Jose Antonio Gonzalez 41:39, 3. Jesus Angel Garcia 41:42, wom– 5 km: 1. Maria Vasco 21:22
ROAD
CARLSBAD (USA): At Californian 5 km road race world record holder Meseret Defar (ETH) was this time not able to achieve new world road best. She won in the 22nd edition with 15:01; her best from last year is 14:46. Jen Rhines was second 20 seconds behind (15:21). Third place went to another Ethiopian Aheza Kiros (15:25), who has also sub 2:30 marathon from 2006. Kenyan Simon Ndirangu won the men race (13:28), but other his country mates were beaten by Mexicans Juan Luis Barrios (13:32) and David Galvan (13:42). Legendary Henry Rono (55 years) finished the race with 17:50 and was in total rankings at 50th position.
WASHINGTON (USA): Ethiopian wins were registered at jubilee 35th Cherry Blossom 10 miles race. Kenyan John Korir was not able to achieve his fourth win in this event (after 2001, 2003 and 2005) and finished third. The total prize money budget was 35 000 USD. Top 3 – men: 1. Tadesse Tola, ETH 46:01, 2. John Yuda,TAN 46:04, 3. John Korir, KEN 46:11, wom – 1. Teyba Erkesso,ETH 51:44 – world best, 2. Tatyana Petrova,RUS 52:58, 3. Kathy Butler,GBR 53:26,...5. Lidia Simon,ROM (marathon silver medallist from 2000 Olympics) 53:52.
LAMONE (ITA): Kenyan Philemon Kipkering (32) won the Lamone Marathon clocking 2:17:30. Italian Roberto Barbi finished second with 2:18:57.
NEWS
BARCELONA: At todays 2007 Laureus Sports Awards evening track athletes recieved four nominations. Asafa Powell in category Sportsman of the year, Yelena Isinbayeva and Carolina Kluft in category Sportswoman of the year and Xavier Carter in category Breakthrough of the year.
BERLIN: Berlin Half Marathon winner Patrick Makau said after his Sunday win that he wants to try in summer track and mainly 5000 m for Osaka World Championships. He has so far 13:42.86 from last year. But also an excellent split from Sunday around 27:30 at 10 km. That shows he can be a factor also at 10 000 m.
MEETINGS: Short analysis of women technical events concerning the qualification into World Athletics Final in September in Stuttgart confirms the best positions for both Golden League events High Jump and Pole Vault and the worst for Shot Put. The two jumping events will be held of course at all GL meetings and also three Super Grand Prix events so that means in total 9 possibilities to score at highest level. Additionally High jump will be at 6 GP meets and Pole Vault at 4 GP meets. Not bad also the Long Jump situation with 2 Super GP´s and 6 GP´s. The worst scoring possibilities in jumping section are available for triple jumpers with 3 Super GP and 2 GP meets staging the event. In throwing section the best situation is for Javelin with 2 Super GP and 6 GP events. The other three throws have smaller number of chances. Hammer 4 (1 SGP Doha and 3 GP Osaka, Ostrava and Zagreb) and Discus 3 (3 GP Meets Melbourne, Hengelo, Ostrava). The worst situation appears as in the last year for Shot Put with only one GP possibility already in May in Belem, BRA and no one in Europe (only at Area Permits).
Short summaries:
HJ: 9 (GL+SGP), 6 (GP), 15 (Area Permit Meetings)
PV: 9 - 4 – 11
LJ: 2 – 6 - 9
TJ: 3 – 2 – 11
SP: 0 – 1 – 11
DT: 0 – 3 - 6
HT: 1 – 3 - 9
JT: 2 - 6 - 8
KINGSTON (JAM): Top French Athletes are having their training camp in Kingston, Jamaica. Coach Jacques Piasenta has Former European Champion Muriel Hurtis and Hurdler Reina-Flor Okori in one week training there. They also witnessed the High School Championships over the weekend, Jamaica Observer reports. Hurtis said that "I hope to have an interesting performance this year.“ She plans to try to return to the level where she was before giving the birth to her son.
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