Aman Beats Rudisha at Milano, Pistorious wins at Milano, Chernova & Van Alphen Win Decastar, US wins Decanation (win number 5), Big News Day, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder

Chernova and Van Alphen

TALENCE (FRA, Sep 18): World champion Tatyana Chernova won the 35th
Decastar meet (also the IAAF CE Challenge) with 6679 points ahead of
olympic winner Natalya Dobrynska of Ukraine 6538 and Poland´s Karolina
Tyminska 6301. Third overnight Canadian Jessica Zelinka was fourth 6296
ahead of of another Ukrainian Lyudmyla Yosypenko 6220. On Sunday
Chernova top long jump 657 and Tyminska superb 800 m 2:06.51. Men´s
decathlon was not that strong with Belgian Hans van Alphen winning with
8200 points score. Second Estonian Mikk Pahapill 8184 beating Eelco
Sintnicolaas of Netherlands 8170. Other medalists from top events
followed, Ukrainian Oleksiy Kasyanov 8045 and Belarus Andrey Kravchenko
8023. Cuban Leonel Suarez is the challenge winner ahead of Sintinicolaas
and Pahapill. Chernova, Oeser, Dobrynska and Tyminska are the top four
in women final ranking.

Kenyan domination

SOUTH SHIELDS (GBR, Sep 18):  For the first time in ten years, and only
the third time in the 31-year history of the race, athletes from Kenya
took both the men’s and women’s titles with dominant performances at the
Bupa Great North Run, the world’s largest half-marathon with 54,000
entrants.  Martin Mathathi (58:56) and Lucy Kabuu (1:07:06) both clocked
career best times, and Mathathi handily broke Zersenay Tadese’s 2005
course record of 59:05. In the early-start all-women’s race, a deep
international field took a thrashing from the tiny 27 year-old Kabuu,
whose full name is Lucy Wangui Kabuu.  Today’s race was her first
outside of Kenya since 2008, the year she finished seventh at the
Beijing Olympics in the 10,000m, running a career best 30:39.96.  She
had been on maternity leave since giving birth to daughter, Angel, in
May, 2010. Women winning mark was the second-fastest in the world this
year behind only Mary Keitany’s 1:05:50 world record set last February
at Ras Al Khaimah. Well behind Kabuu, Jessica Augusto comfortably won
the battle for second over compatriot Marisa Barros, 1:09:27 to
1:10:29.  Like Pavey, who finished fourth in 1:10:49, Augusto is
training for the ING New York City Marathon.  Helen Clitheroe took the
fifth position in her half-marathon debut in 1:10:57, despite running
the one-mile race at the Great North City Games less than 24 hours ago
in nearby Gateshead. Jonathan Maiyo held on for second in 59:27, and
Emmanuel Mutai was able to pass Micah Kogo to take third in a personal
best 59:52.  Mutai’s manager Michel Boeting said that it was a good run
for his client considering that he was in the midst of training for the
marathon in New York.  Kogo was timed in 1:00:03, and France’s
Abdellatif Meftah got fifth in 1:01:02. Jaouad Gharib finished sixth in
1:01:31 and seemed to be limping slightly at the finish. Writes Race Results Weekly.

M. Kisorio 58:46, K. Smith 1:07:10

PHILADELPHIA (USA, Sep 18): With a large smile and his hands pointed
skyward, Mathew Kisorio entered the history books at the Rock ‘n’ Roll
Philadelphia Half-Marathon. The 22-year-old Kenyan became the
third-fastest man ever in the 21.1-kilometer event. Kisorio’s winning
time, 58:46, also set a new USA all-comer’s record, eclipsing Haile
Gebrselassie’s mark (58:55) that was set at the 2006 edition of the Rock
‘n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon. Kisorio’s victory was a hard-fought
with him running alongside 58-minute half-marathoner Sammy Kitwara
(second in 58:47), all the way to the finish line. Third place went to
Kenya’s James Mwangi who finished a full three minutes behind Kisorio
and Kitwara in a still-fast 1:00:42. The top American male was Villanova
University grad Bobby Curtis who placed ninth in 1:01:52. In the
women’s race, Kim Smith of New Zealand shattered her own USA all-comer’s
record, clocking 1:07:10. Her victory was similar to Kisorio’s with
Smith, a New Zealand-record holder and former Providence College
standout, going neck-and-neck with another competitor (Ethiopia’s
Werknesh Kidane) until the last mile. Kidane ended up placing second
behind Smith in 1:07:28. Third place went to Ethiopia’s Bizunesh Deba in
1:09:53. Informs Race Results Weekly.

Aman beats Rudisha

MILANO (ITA, Sep 18): Sensation at Notturna di Milano meet. Youth
sensation Mohamed Aman with 1:43.50 ended the winning streak of world
record holder David Rudisha who was second in 1:43.57.  “That is how
athletics goes, you must accept whatever comes. He has been running well
and as before in Berlin 2009 my legs not respond so well in the rain.
But that is ok, it has been a good year and we go home to rest before
starting preparations for next year, “commented Rudisha. Third European
champion Marcin Lewandowski 1:45.05. Silas Kiplagat tried on a rainy
evening at 1500 m world lead with 3:33.28. Solid also 7:41.30 by
Augustin Choge in the 3000 m ahead of Gebremedhin Mekonen of Ethiopia
7:41.42 and Thomas Longosiwa 7:42.00. Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius won
the 400 m (45.97), Jamaican talent Nickel Ashmeade the 100 m (10.42,
-3.4) and Daegu fourth placer Czech Vitezslav Vesely the javelin 80.84.
Anna Chicherova cleared 196 to win the high jump ahead of home star
Antonietta Di Martino 193. World champion Olha Saladukha of Ukraine
achieved in triple jump windy 14.94 (+2.4, legal 14.28) ahead of Olga
Rypakova 14.69 (+2.8). 2009 World champion Brigitte Foster-Hylton took
the hurdles in 13.09 (-1.2), Ukrainian Antonina Yefremova the 400 m
(51.94) and Kenyan Cherono Koech the 800 m in 2:00.34.

USA wins for fifth time

NICE (FRA, Sep 18): USA won for the fifth time the Decanation match with
133.5. Second Russia 129 ahead of Germany 115 and home France 109. The
other four teams well behind China 68, Spain 66.5, South Africa 66 and
Great Britain 33. In sprint duel European champion  Christophe Lemaitre
in 10.12 (-0.2) beat Justin Gatlin 10.18. Fast hurdles for Joel Brown
(13.31, -0.8) and good 400 m for Jamaal Torrance 45.73. More US wins for
Kibwe Johnson in hammer 77.39, Mikele Barber in the 100 m (11.47,
-0.9), Maggie Vessey in the 800 m (2:00.39), Yvette Lewis at 100 m
hurdles (12.84, +0.7) and Jill Camarena-Williams in the shot put
(18.38). Russian wins for Tatyana Lysenko in hammer (74.17), Yelena
Slesarenko in the high jump (195, Melanie Melfort 193 as second),
Aleksandr Menkov in long jump (820 +0.2), Anastasiya Kapachinskaya in
the 400 m 51.26 and Nikolay Chavkin in steeple 8:26.03. Home wins for
Renaud Lavillenie in pole vault (high quality 582) and Eloyse Lesueur in
long jump (691,+0.8, personal best). World champion David Storl won the
shot put 20.30 for Germany and Li Zhen-zhen women steeple for China
9:40.12. 

TRACK RESULTS

BAD KOSTRITZ (GER, Sep 18): World champion Robert Harting ended his
season unbeaten with 64.76 ahead of Australian Ben Harradine 63.05.
Eurowinner Piotr Malachowski only fourth 59.40. Shot put world champion
Valerie Adams also ended her season on a high note with 20.59 win.
Poland´s olympic winner Tomasz Majewski was the best in the shot put
20.68 ahead of Ralf Bartels 19.52.

ST. WEDEL (GER, Sep 18): World Class throwing meet saw Betty Heidler
winning the hammer in her last competition of 2011 with 73.84. Katharina
Molitor beat Christina Obergfoll in javelin 61.99 and 61.30. Mark Frank
was the best in javelin 81.52 with world champion Matthias De Zordo
third (77.42, beaten also by Igor Janik 77.45).

KOLKATA (IND, Sep 10-13): At 51st National Championships new Indian 110 m
hurdles record for Thingalaya Siddhanth 13.77 (-0.3). Arpider Singh
leaped to triple jump national junior record 16.63. In women events
Orchatteri Jaisha won the 1500 m in 4:15.88 and Mayookha Johny leaped to
654 in the long jump.

ABINGDON (GBR, Sep 18): At national league qualifying competition held
at Abingdon Mervyn Luckwell threw the Javelin 80.60 m, his best since
2009.

ROAD RESULTS


PORTO (POR, Sep 18): Half-marathon world champion Zersenay Tadese won
the Porto HM in 59:30. Other podium places for Kenyans Phiilip Sang
1:01:09 and Stanley Kipleting 1:01:10. Doris Changeiywo as best woman
got 1:10:36 ahead of Dulce Felix 1:10:46.

AMSTERDAM (NED, Sep 18): Kenyan road world record holder Leonard Patrick
Komon won the 27th Dam tot Damloop 10 miles road race in course record
44:27. He missed the world best of Haile Gebrselassie only by four
seconds. It was due to cold rain between 11-15 km. Second Samuel Tsegay
of Eritrea 44:38 and third Kenyan John Mwangangi 45:13. Women winner
Priscah Jepleting achieved 51.57 ahead of Dinah Chepkemoi 52:46 and
Abebech Afework 52:48.  Best home runners were Patrick Stitzinger as
10th (47:47) and Lornah Kiplagat as fourth (53:01). In total 40 000
runners participated.

MOSCOW (RUS, Sep 18): Ukrainian Aleksandr Matviychuk won the
International Peace Marathon in Moscow with 2:16:30 ahead of his
team-mate Andriy Toptun 2:16:45. Tatyana Perepelkina scored Russian
women win in 2:46:51.

MAUI (USA, Sep 18): US miler  David Torrence wasn’t just looking to win
this year’s Front Street Mile in Lahaina, he was gunning for the record.
That’s exactly what happened. Torrence crossed the finish line on 
Saturday in 3 minutes, 57 seconds. Jon Rankin 2nd place 4:00. Garrett
Heath 3rd place, 4:00. Heather Kampf won the women’s race in 4:39.
Angela Bizzari second 4:41.

WACHAU (AUT, Sep 18): Kenyan GeoffreyKanyanjua won the Wachau HM in
1:01:18 ahead of Joel Mwangi 1:03:03. Kenyans dominated also the women
category when Alice Mogire achieved 1:12:28 and Edith Chelimo 1:13:13.

USTI NAD LABEM (CZE, Sep 18): Again in Czech Republic win for Philemon
Limo of Kenya. He was the best at first Usti Half-Marathon in 1:00:57.
Ethiopian Adugna Tekele was second 1:03:35. Agnes Kiprop as best woman
clocked 1:09:12 beating Tadeselech Bekele 1:11:58.