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Athletic News - 09.02. |
Vlasic 201 new world lead in Romania
BUCURESTI: The 2nd Monica Iagar Grand Prix international high jump meet was again a huge success. Around 2000 spectators, television coverage and mainly new world lead by Blanka Vlasic were the higlights. The Croatian world indoor silver medallist had a great competition. She jumped only three times (185, 189 and 195 all in first) before coming to 201 and this height she mastered in second attempt and tried for 203. Her next competition is the favourite place in Banska Bystrica Slovakia on Tuesday (last year 205 there). Also european silver medallist Venelina Veneva from Bulgaria was jumping in excellent shape with all heights including 198 in first and only 201 was too high for her this evening. But the third one Antoinetta di Martino from Italy also had a great competition with all heights until 195 at first and then 198 in second. With that she equalled the national indoor record of Antonella Bevilacqua in 1994. Also best local jumper Oana Pantelimon showed great progress and jumped 195 in second attempt. Men competition was also very interesting. Cuban Helsinki silver medallist Victor Moya jumped clearly over 230 and it looked like he can go higher, but at 232 he again made technical mistakes. But he definitely had the jumping ability. Italian Andrea Bettinelli equalled his indoor best with jumping 230 in first. Polands Grzegorz Sposob jumped his seasonal best 228 for third place. Surprise of the evening was the Belgian Stijn Stroobants who bettered his best by 3 cm to 225 cm.
Results
Men: 1. Moya CUB 230 (222/1, 225/1, 228/1, 230/1, 232/xxx), 2. Bettinelli, ITA 230 (214/1, 218/1, 222/1, 225/1, 228/3, 230/1, 232/xxx), 3. Sposob,POL 228, 4. Sokolovskiy,UKR 228, 5. Stroobants,BEL 225, 6. N. Ciotti,ITA 225, 7. Vasilache 222
Wom: 1. Vlasic,CRO 201 WL (185/1, 189/1, 195/1, 201/2, 203/xxx), 2. Veneva,BUL 198 (180/1, 185/1, 189/1, 192/1, 195/1, 198/1, 201/xxx), 3. Di Martino,ITA 198 NR eq (180/1, 185/1, 189/1, 192/1, 195/1, 198/2, 201/xxx), 4. Pantelimon 195, 5. Ispan 185, 6. Meuti,ITA 180
Polyakova equals the world lead
VOLGOGRAD: First day of Russian Indoor Championships was dominated by sprinter Yevgeniya Polyakova who won the 60 m with 7.16 and equalled so the fastest time of the season. Quickest male runner was Mikhail Yegorychev with 6.68. Women´s pole vault without world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva (and without Tatyana Polnova) was won by Yulia Golubchikova who went over 465 cm. That was 5 cm higher than the former world record holder Svetlana Feofanova who started the season with 460 cm. Men´s pole vault winner was Pavel Gerasimov with decent 565 cm, current european indoor champion Igor Pavlov only third (560 cm). Very solid other female winners from new generation like Aleksandra Antonova at 60mHurdles first time ever sub 8 seconds (7.95) and is second fastest european this season behind Susanna Kallur. Or 27 years old Regina Rakhimkulova at 3000 m with new best 8:48.94 (third in current european lists). Already in qualification Natalya Lebusova jumped 662 cm and Tatyana Veshkurova achieved in 400 m heats 51.66 (correction) the second fastest time of the season.
Choge runs sixth fastest ever 2000 m
CLERMONT-FERRAND: Meeting international de Clermont Auvergne had on Friday during the live transmission by Eurosport great public and some excellent results. World leader Olusoji Fasuba from Nigeria was beaten by European record holder Ronald Pognon, both in very good times 6.55 and 6.56. Another highly appreciated french win happened in High Jump where Melanie Skotnik with 196 cm equalled the national record by Madely Beaugendre back in 1988. But internationally seen the best result came at men´s 2000 m where Augustin Choge from Kenya achieved 4:56.30, not only a world lead but also 6th fastest time ever. Choge missed the Kenyan record (4:56,09 Laban Rotich in 1999) only by 0.21 s. Dramatic long jump was won by Salim Sdiri with 809, but Cuban Luis Meliz came in his last jump very close with 807 cm. Oldtime champion Ivan Pedroso was solid third with 791 cm.
Morne Nagel runs world lead 20.53
LEIPZIG: South African sprinter Morne Nagel achieved at German indoor meet Sparkassen Athletics 2007 on Friday the fastest 200 m race of the season 20.53. With this time he also bettered by 0.01 his own national indoor record from Lievin in 2002. As www.leichtathletik.de says the higlight for the 3000 spectators was the german pole vaulter Bjorn Otto who after winning the competition with 580 tried for new german record of 601 cm. It was not only so, the attempts were not bad. Jolanda Čeplak won again the 800 m with sub 2 minutes time (1:59.65) and Merlene Ottey bettered her masters world record in category 45+ at 60 metres again to 7.30 in heats. In the finals won by Poland´s Daria Onysko (7.29) she achieved 7.36. Nagel won before also the 60 m in 6.64. Expected hurdles duel was won by US athlete Lolo Jones 7.95, Kirsten Bolm as second was also fast 7.98. French Florence Lacasse won after returning from South Africa the 800 m in 1:47.47 and local shot putter Peter Sack fulfilled with 20.22 the standard for Birmingham.
Results corner
PRAHA (CZE), Feb 9, 1st day multievents championships
Hep leading Josef Karas 3236 (7,10-732-14,04-196), Pent: 1. Zuzana Hejnová 4146 (8,51-172-10,86-579-2:15,91)
POTSDAM (GER), Feb 9, 1st day of Pole Vault Competition in Stern Shopping Center
Wom: 1. Molnar,HUN 440, 2. Ryshich 430, 3. Battke 430, youth: 1. Cizkova, SVK (91) 400 NJR
PORT ELIZABETH (RSA, Yellow Pages Series Meet), Feb 9: men - SC: 1. Ruben Ramolefi 8:27.45, SP: 1. Janus Robberts 18.99, HT: 1. Chris Harmse 73.96, wom: DT: 1. Elizna Naude 62.34, JT: 1. Justine Robbeson 60.24
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