by Larry Eder
Mehdi Baala is having continued issues with his achilles, and will not
be running the Europeans. I am on way to Eugene, Oregon for
Nike Pre and Nike Track Nationals. My pick for major events on
Saturday: Women’s 5,000m, womens pole vault, Men’s 200m,
Men’s shot, Bowerman mile and Men’s 5,000 meters. My prediction
for Men’s 5,000 meters: New American Record of 12:50 for
5,000 meters.
EME NEWS (JUL 1, 2010) UPDATE
TOP NEWS
LAUSANNE (SUI): Also Athletissima of Lausanne (July 8, Samsung Diamond League)
is announcing the top clash in the women´s 100 m. World champion Shelly-Ann
Fraser will run against last year fastest Carmelita Jeter of USA. They will
meet first on Saturday at Pre Classic in Eugene.
PARIS (FRA): Double European champion at 1500 m French Mehdi Baala
announced his withdrawal from Barcelona Euro championships because of a tendon
injury. The 32 year old has been suffering from inflammation of his left
achilles for several months and recent speed work has shown that recovery is
not good enough yet.
EUGENE (USA): High profile Samsung Diamond League
Pre Classic in Eugene on Saturday won an interesting European addition.
European Indoor Champion Sebastian Bayer will compete in long jump. He jumped
last time in August 2009 and will now return.
BARCELONA (ESP): After the discussions around
Madrid high jump the Barcelona event is having Blanka Vlasic competing.
Croatian world champion will face at the MÃting Ciutat de Barcelona on 9 July
(EA Classic) in an explosive competition Spain’s Ruth Beitia, world leader
Chaunte Howard-Lowe and Lavern Spencer of St. Lucia. Vlasic has never competed
in Barcelona in the past. But possibly one of the top favorites will be Italian
Antonietta Di Martino with high level of results this summer.
TOP RESULTS
VELENJE (SLO, Jul 1): 15th International meet in
Velenje (EA Classic) saw in nice summer evening home star Martina Ratej winning
the javelin (61.85 a stadium record). Other top results for international
stars. Jamaican world record holder in relay Michael Frater won the 100 m in
10.19 (+0.1). Cuban William Collazo clocked impressive 45.19 to win the 400 m
(second Jamaican Denard Coote improved to 45.81). Ethiopian Roba Gari was the
best in steeple (8.15.00) ahead of Bernard Mbugua of Kenya 8:23.91. In expected
long jump quality Russian Pavel Shalin leaped to 808 men win (over Roman
Novotny of Czech Republic 791) and Olga Balakina of Russia 661 beating Ivana
Spanovic (650) and Jana Veldakova (650). Russian star Tatyana Lebedeva was only
7th (619) and Brazilian Maurren Higa Maggi did not arrive. Fast 800 m by Slovak
Lucia Klocova 1:59.56 in women race, Briton Gareth Warburton won the men´s race
(1:46.61). US Jeff Porter was the best at 110 m hurdles (13.61) and Croatian
Nedzad Mulabegovic in shot put (20.02). Hungarian former Euro champ Robert
Fazekas won the discus (63.59) beating Roland Varga of Croatia 63.38. Jamaican
Anneisha McLaughlin won the 200 m in 23.08 (0.0) and surprisingly her team-mate
Carrie Russell lost the U23 100 m (11.63) to Czech Katerina Cechova (11.54.
+0.1). Interesting to see Nedim Covic of Bosna and Hercegovina winning the 100
m B-race in national record 10.42.
SOLLENTUNA (SWE, Jul 1): Swedish Folksam GP
meeting registered many meeting records, but very special was women high jump
when Emma Green improved her life-time best to 198 and beat world leader
Chaunte Howard-Lowe 195. Impressive men´s meet records by Jamaican junior
Dexter Lee 10.27 (-0.6) at 100 m, Kenyan Cornelius Ndiwa 3:36.56 at 1500 m
(over Briton Colin McCourt 3:37.19) and Australian Ben St. Lawrence in the 5000
m (13:39.42). Sudanese Yusif Rabah won the 400 m (45.77 over Jeremy Davis of USA
46.08 and French Leslie Dhjone 46.14). Jamaican Richard Phillips posted meet
record at 110 m hurdles with 13.52 (+0.4) beating home Philip Nossmy 13.56. US
Justin Gaymon achieved another meet best at 400 m hurdles with 49.09 over South
African Cornel Fredericks who clocked personal best 49.20. Slovak Dmitrij
Valukevic won the triple jump (16.58, +0.1). Estonian Mart Israel was the best
in discus with season best 65.44. In other women events Russian Anastasiya
Shvedova cleared meet record in pole vault (453) and Ebonie Floyd event best at
200 m (22.92, +0.4). In the 1500 m Ethiopian Abeba Arigawi improved to 4:06.52
over Norway´s Ingvil Makestad 4:08.62.
DONETSK (UKR, Jul 1): During first day of
Ukrainian Championships fast women 100 m as Olesya Povkh clocked 11.29 (+0.2)
ahead of Mariya Remen (11.30). Sergiy Smelik was the fastest in the men 100 m
in 10.39 (+0.8) over Igor Bodrov 10.40. Former European CC Champion Tetyana
Holovchenko won the 5000 m in 15:44.07. Discus titles for Ivan Hryshyn 62.10
and Kateryna Karsak 60.82. Yevgeniya Snigur posted solid 12.91 (+1.5) to win
the 100 m hurdles.
GROSSETO (ITA, Jul 1): Second and final day of
100th Italian Championships had an interesting special race where Blade Runner
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa clocked his second fastest ever at 400 m 46.33.
Libania Grenot posted good 51.14 to win women 400 m, in men´s Italian
championships race Marco Vistalli got 45.95. 32-years old Manuela Gentili won
the 400 m hurdles in life-time best 55.78. Roberto Donati won the 200 m in
20.98 (+0.7). Filippo Campioli was the best in men´s high jump (228) and
Fabrizio Donato in triple jump (17.00, -0.6). Nicola Vizzoni won the hammer
(75.39) and Chiara Rosa shot put (18.61).
STRETFORD (GBR, Jun 30): At Grand Prix Open
meet World Championships silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey ran 4:08.97 when
she finished sixth in a mixed race at Stretford in an open meeting.
HANOI (VIE, Jul 1): The 14th Asian Athletics Junior Championships
started with event record by Indian hammer thrower Harinder Singh (71.53 with
6kg). Iranian Ali Reza Mehrsafooti achieved 19.07 in shot put (6 kg). In girls
events Bahraini Tejitu Daba Chalkissa clocked 16:21.30 in the 5000 m and
Chinese Lu Minjia leaped to 647 in long jump.
