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Athletics News - 05.02. |
Sebrle came from South Africa with a smile
PRAHA: Decathlon world record holder Roman Sebrle came back today from his south african training camp with a smile and at Prague Airport a lot of reporters were waiting on him. His stay in Potchefstroom was longer by more than one week because of his injury. As widely publicised he was hit by a javelin and wounded. He needed 11 stitches, but already 4 days afterwards he started with the training and finished the camp in full speed. „We had a good flight, everything went well also with my training. There have been so many reporters today at the airport, maybe more when I would be again olympic champion,“ he smiled. He continues in his plan, looking for some competitions in next days with the aim to try to defend his heptathlon title in Birmingham.
Isaac Songok first time ever indoors
DUSSELDORF: Tommorrow´s PSD Bank indoor Meeting in Dusseldorf has in its second version already an EAA Permit status. Meeting manager Marc Osenberg (mainly active in Pole Vault area) has been able to put together some very interesting fields. Internationally seen the highlight should be the 60 m hurdles race with world record holder and olympic champion Liu Xiang who makes his second german stop after Stuttgart (third will be on Sunday in Karlsruhe). This time without Cuban Dayron Robles. Kenyan running star Isaac Songok is another big name, he will have his first ever indoor competition at 3000 m race. „I am excited what I will run. I had some training in recent days in Germany. I am not expecting anything fast, maybe around 7:45,“ said Songok who has other 3000 m races planned for Karlsruhe and Stockholm. He is missing this year the cross-country in order to prepare for Osaka and also there is no more a milers distance at the CC champs. High quality 1500 m is headed by another strong Kenyan Augustin Choge (also indoor debut) who was able to win some Golden Leagues last season. Choge has in plan one more race than Songok, he is going to run 2000 m in Clermont-Ferrand, 3000 m in Birmingham and 1500 m in Stockholm.
World leader Olosuji Fasuba from Nigeria is in the start list too at 60 metres. Pole Vault is also strong, but the local heroes might be already little bit tired. At 60 m Hurdles for women the field will be joined by Danielle Carruthers who ran under 8 seconds at Millrose Games. World 800 m leader Tatyana Petlyuk from Ukraine will face again European Champion Olga Kotlyarova from Russia (only 4th in Stuttgart), Jolanda Ceplak will not be running and wants to compete on Friday in Leipzig. Men´s shot put with American Dan Taylor will be as interesting as the only international women triple jump in the season with top four from current world indoor list. Meeting will be live transmitted by Eurosport and you can also bet for 9 event winners at www.athleticbet.com
Krimarenko against Czechs
BRNO: Czech republic continues with international high jump meets after succesfull three-way Moravia Daylong Tour end of January. For tommorrow (Feb 6) the 12th „Brnenska Latka Valosun 2007“ is planned. Only men competition is headlined by local stars Tomas Janku and Svatoslav Ton (he is a Brno born jumper) and Helsinki world Champion Yuri Krimarenko from Ukraine. Also in the field is a strong group of polish jumpers headed by Michal Bieniek and including Alex Walerianczyk and Grzegorz Sposob. The meet record is held by Ton who did 233 in 2005. He won also in 2004, last years win goes to Tomas Janku (228). Italian twin brothers Nicola and Giulio Ciotti will compete too. Swedish jumping class will be represented by Joel Spolen who jumped recently 222 in Goteborg and was close at 225. In total 10 jumpers have bests at least 230.
Hicham El Guerrouj is organising a road race
RABAT: World record holder, Olympic champion and currently IOC Member Hicham El Guerrouj is organizing a 10 km road race in Tanger, north of Morocco. El Guerrouj writes in his message: “Tanger is the mirror of Morocco and Africa since it is the nearest city to Europe (14 Km). This city develops in a very quick and positive way so we decided to organize the race in order to be part of this development.” The date is set for May 6 and it will be for men and women. He hopes to attract some of the international runners to compete.
Melkamu goes for cross-country
STUTTGART : After her great 3000 m race against Meseret Defar the Ethiopian Meselech Melkamu has no more indoor races this year in sight. Her agent Federico Rosa confirmed : « She will now concentrate on cross country and preparation for Ethiopian trials for Mombasa which will be held during the last weekend of February. »
Action in Europe (some more from the weekend)
VALENCIA (ESP): At in indoor meet on the site of next World Indoor Championships Jose Antonio Redolat achieved second best european time of the season at 3000 m with 7:48.71.
WIEN (AUT): Clemens Zeller (22 years) is the third Austrian athlete to qualify for European Indoor Championships. He ran the 400 m on Sunday in Ferry Dusika Hall in time of 47.11 what is his new indoor best.
BUDAPEST (HUN): Attila Szabo from Debrecen is the new heptathlon hungarian champion with a score of 5390 points. In other events during the multievents championships Gergely Nemeth ran the 60 m in 6.78, Serbian Miroslav Novakovic won the 60 m Hurdles in 7.97. Zoltan Vasko went over 220 in High Jump. The best female results was made by Croatian Andrea Ivarcevic with 8.25 at 60 m Hurdles. Only 17 years old Dora Vegvari won the pentathlon with 3674 points.
MAGGLINGEN (SUI): Andreas Baumann is the first Swiss qualified athlete to Birmingham with Sunday´s time 6.70 while winning the 60 m at national meet in Magglingen. Hurdler Andreas Kundert was with 7.79 just 0.04 short of the standard.
CARRIERES-SOUS-POISSY (FRA): At a Pole Vault meet called „Tour perches Carrieres“ some high quality results were registered. French record holder Vanessa Boslak went over 460 in third attempt (only 5 cm short of her national indoor record), second placed Kate Dennison from GBR went over 430 in first (her new indoor best) and three times missed 440. On the men side Nicolas Guigon (26 years) jumped new indoor best 565 in first and tried three times 580 cm. Second placed British jumper and Commonwealth Games 2006 bronze medallist Steve Lewis managed his overall best 560 in third and tried for 565 cm.
PEANIA (GRE): New greek indoor pentathlon record was achieved by Argyro Strataki with final score of 4550 points. It is third best mark of the year and also a solid chance to win a place for the European Championships in Birmingham. Top 9 from last year are invited, along with top 5 from 2007 and one local athlete for total 15 places in multievents in Birmingham. Individual results of Strataki: 8.47-175-14.50-614-2:15.21. Heptathlon was won by Andreas Tsoukalis (5332 points).
Results
Bratislava, Feb 4, TJ: 1. Irina Beskrovnaja 13.40
Bratislava, Feb 3, PV: 1. Dana Cizkova (91) 392 NJR
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