2011 Athletissima, Videos courtesy of Universal/NBC, note by Larry Eder

Lemaitre, Powell, Frater, 2011 Athletissima/Lausanne,
photo by PhotoRun.net

A true night of athletics, the 2011 Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland will be remembered for some tremendous races, and great performances. Asafa Powell ran 9.78 and took over the world lead in the 100 meters.

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Teddy Tamgho, 2011 Athletissima/Lausanne,
photo by PhotoRun.net

Teddy Tamgho, one jump from disaster, hopped, skipped and jumped 17.91m for the new world leader and meet record! Phillips Idowu, who jumped 17.52m, was relegated to second.

Andreas Thorkildsen, 2011 Athletissima/Lausanne, photo by PhotoRun.net

Then, Andreas Thorkildsen set his spear on hyper space, and landed at 89.12m (289-3 3/4)-a huge throw and indicative of his recovery from earlier injuries. Morgan Uceny won a very tactical 1,500 meters-portends of Daegu? And a great women’s steeplechase as Milcah Chemos continues to dominate.
Some other great performances, but you will be able to decide for yourself, thanks to our friends at Universal NBC!

Asafa Powell runs world-leading 9.78 to win men’s 100m

David Rudisha runs away with the men’s 800m in his 2011 Diamond League debut

Sally Pearson nips Danielle Caruthers in the women’s 100m hurdles

Dayron Robles wins the men’s 110m hurdles

Vincent Chepkok wins the men’s 5000m

Amantle Montsho bests Sanya Richards-Ross in the women’s 400m

Blanka Vlasic upset by Anna Chicherova in women’s high jump

Brittney Reese wins the women’s long jump

Teddy Tamgho wins the men’s triple jump with a world-leading 17.91m

Christian Cantwell wins the men’s shot put with a meet record

Dai Greene wins the men’s 400m hurdles

Morgan Uceny wins the women’s 1500m

Jermaine Gonzales wins the men’s 400m

Andreas Thorkildsen wins the men’s javelin

Yarelis Barrios wins the women’s discus

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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