David Rudisha is healthy once again, racing in France on June 24, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder

RUDISHA READY, FIRST MEET IN NANCY
TUBINGEN (GER):
World record holder David Rudisha will compete on June 24 in Nancy,
France at the 800 m. It will be his first race after injury difficulties
which forced him to cancel Doha, Rome and Ostrava meetings. He will
also use the race as a warm-up before the Athletissima Samsung Diamond
League meet on June 30 in Lausanne. He’s been training in Tubingen,
Germany last two weeks. Treatment on his ankle and training has gone
well.  His coach Brother Colm O´Connell arrived in Tubingen this week
and the World Athlete of the Year 2010 has done a couple of good
sessions in spikes.  He’s fit and healthy, informs his agent James
Templeton.

JAMAICANS OUT
KINGSTON
(JAM): Track Alerts writes that three of Jamaica’s top sprint stars,
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater and Sherone Simpson, have pulled out of
adidas Grand Prix set for the Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island in NYC.
Carter and Frater were down to contest the men’s 100m where he would
have faced the two fastest men of 2011 Tyson Gay, who leads with 9.79
seconds, and Steve Mullings, who ran 9.80 to beat both men in Eugene.
Bruce James of MVP (the club of which all three are members) when
contacted, confirmed the athletes would not be in the meet. “They are
not going to New York. We considered having run there, but have decided
to that they will focus on their preparation for the 2011 Jamaica
nationals championships,” said James for Track Alerts. At time of
writing there were no names in the entry list of adidas Grand Prix for
the men´s 100 m race at the official website. Initially heats were
planned to stage, currently A and B race is in the time table.

LAALOU 3:31.92, ZAGORNIY 81.49, ROBLES 13.23
TORINO
(ITA, Jun 10): Excellent meet record and 6th fastest of the year
3:31.92 by Moroccan Amine Laalou at 1500 m highlighted the 12th Primo
Nebiolo Memorial (EA Premium). He was a clear winner as second another
Moroccan Fouad El Kaam got 3:36.73. Biggest star of the meet world
record holder Dayron Robles clocked 13.23 (-0.5) at 110 m hurdles as
another clear winner (second US Jeff Porter 13.49). Another Moroccan
Aziz Lahbabi clocked 13:14.07 in the 5000 m and missed the meet record
by less than two seconds. In the second position Kenyan Joseph Kiplimo
Kitur (13:17.44). Triple jump was the event of the rainy evening for
Italian athletes. Simona La Mantia was the best woman (14.39, -0.8, over
Dana Veldakova of Slovakia 13.97) and Fabrizio Donato the best man
(17.01, +0.8 beating Fabrizio Schembri 16.88). Here olympic winner
Nelson Evora was 5th (16.42). Another top mark, the third best this year
came from Russian hammer world leader Aleksey Zagornyi 81.49 beating
Italians Nicola Vizzoni (77.83) and Marco Lingua (75.45). In Italy
living Cuban Yusneysi Santiusti won the women 800 m and first time in
her career got under 2 minutes with 1:59.00, second Ukrainian revelation
of the year Liliya Lobanova 1:59.28. Her country mate Antonina
Yefremova won the 400 m 51.43 and Yelizaveta Bryzhina the 100 m in 11.79
(+0.1). Moroccan sprint record holder Aziz Ouhadi won another top race
with 10.25 (-0.5) over Fabio Cerutti (10.38). Birtukan Alemu scored
women steeple win (9:36.31) with 2005 world champion Dorcus Inzikuru
being 7th in 9:54.69. World leader Aleksey Dmitrik won on count-back the
high jump over another Russian Sergey Mudrov (both 225 cm). US Yvette
Lewis was the best at 100 m hurdles (13.04, -0.4) and Briton Goldie
Sayers (60.30) beat European Champion Linda Stahl (60.14) in javelin.

OTHER NEWS

VICTORIA
(CAN): After Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake signed for Toronto (July 13)
the third meet in Victoria on July 3 got its star in US 800 m runner
Khadevis Robinson who won the Diamond League meet in Rome this year. The
NTL series consists of five meets in Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria,
Halifax and Toronto from June 29 until July 13.

MADRID (ESP):
Spanish media are informing that national record holder at 5000 m
Alemayehu Bezabeh (24, Ethiopian origin)  has been banned for two years
for his involvement in the anti-doping investigation “Operation Galgo.”
It is the decision of Spain´s Sports Disciplinary Committee. High
Council for Sports asked for four year ban while initially Spanish
Athletics Federation cleared Bezabeh. The 12:57.25 runner and European
CC Champion 2009 was detained by Spanish investigators in December 2010
while traveling with trainer Manuel Pascua, who was also implicated in
the case. Bezabeh was also given a 3000 E fine. The decision is based on
the facts found during the investigation. These are confirming that the
athlete participated actively in the implementation of a method of
blood doping. Spanish Athletics Federation issued its view on the case
at its website but in summary accepted the decision.

BRAZZAVILLE
(CGO):  The CAA golden meeting in Congo´s capitol Brazzaville will have
in some events good fields. Only three other meets are in this category
of the “Confédaration Africain d’Athlétisme” (Rabat, Tangier and Dakar).
African elite meets in men sprints. Nigerians Obinna Metu and Peter
Emelieze with Ben Meite of Ivory Coast, Egyptian record holder Amr Seoud
and South African Simon Magakwe. In the 400 m another top SA name is
Offentse Mogawane coming with good win on Wednesday in Kassel, Germany.
Talented Ethiopian Mohammed Aman  runs the 1500 m (born in 1994, clocked
national junior record 1:45.74 in Montreuil on Monday). Cuban Omar
Cisneros is the favorite for 400 m hurdles. African champion Kenyan
Richard Mateelong is the top name in the steeple. Romanian sprint
champion Adriana Ograzeanu runs the 100 m against Vida Anim of Ghana.
Former world champion Amy Mbacke Thiam of Senegal is scheduled to
compete in the 200 m and 400 m. Strong Ethiopian group runs the women
1500 m with Bertukan Feyisa. Other Romanian favorites are Viorica Tigau
in long jump and Felicia Moldovan in javelin (with Russian Lada
Chernova).

KHANIA (GRE):
The 63rd Venizelia Meeting (EA Classic) is one of the traditional one
day meetings in Greece (Crete Island) but in the financial difficulties
in the country will be mainly orientated towards Greek athletes.
Additional motivation is selection for European Team Championships.
Paraskevi Papahristou (this year 14.34) is the top name of women triple
jump. Her main rival Athanssia Perra, now recovered from an injury will
also attack the Daegu standard. Top Greek sprinters will compete in the
100 m.

RESULTS

VALMIERA
(LAT, Jun 10): First day of the President Meet saw huge improvement for
Lauma Griva to 686 (+1.8) in the long jump. It is second best mark of
the year in Europe, she improved from 660 last year in qualification at
European Championships in Barcelona. Janis Leitis posted 46.46 in the
400 m and world junior record holder Zigismunds Sirmais 75.38 in the
javelin.

KUMAGAYA (JPN,
Jun 10): Yuki Sato won the 10 000 m during first day of Japanese
Championships with 28:10.87. Second Akinobu Murasawa posted 28:15.63. In
the absence of national record holder Kayoko Fukushi (recovering from
recent surgery) in the women race the win for Kayo Sugihara in 32:18.79
over Remi Nakamoto 32:20.81. Masumi Aya achieved new meet record in
women hammer 66.32. In men´s 200 m heats Hitoshi Saito was the fastest
(20.55, +0.8) and in the 400 m hurdles heats Yuta Imazeki (49.54).

HEROUVILLE
(FRA, Jun 10): South African Thuso Mpuang won the 100 m in 10.42 (+0.6)
at the D1 French meet. Russian Sergey Shubenkov posted 13.64 (+1.3) at
110 m Hurdles. Other Russian wins include Tatyan Gudkova at 1500 m
(4:15.14) and Nina Argunova at 100 m hurdles (13.12 and 13.11 in heats
+1.8). Ukrainian Kateryna Karsak was the best in discus (61.48).

PARDUBICE (CZE, Jun 8): Katerina Safrankova improved the Czech U23 hammer record to 69.29 m.

DAEGU
(KOR, Jun 10): Best result from second day of Korean Championships was
new pole vault national record 440 cm by Choi Yun Hee. Decathlon winner
Kim Kun-Woo scored good 7755 points.

SOEST (GER, Jun 10): Tim Lobinger won here a special pole vault meet with 552 cm clearance.

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