by Larry EderThe Birmingham Grand Prix, now called the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix has been one of the most important meets on the indoor schedule for many years. The meet today had some fine performances.
Genzebe Dibaba, photo courtesy of IAAF
The two mile world best by Genzebe Dibaba of 9:00.68 gives the Ethiopian star three world records in less than one month! It is also amazing to note that Ms. Dibaba’s best time is just behind the great Paavo Nurmi’s best two miles indoors!
The men’s 60 meters had times by Jimmy Vicaut at 6.48 and then, James Dasoulu, who ran 6.47!
In the example of why I love our sport, Michelle Ahoure dueled with Shelly Ann Fraser and won, both running 7.10! I wish I had been there for that race alone!
Holly Bleasdale jumped 4.71m and is coming into her own. Watch Bleasdale this year show her stuff!
I will have Birmingham on my bucket list again next year. Love the city of Birmingham. Great Britain’s version of Detroit, but it moved into the arts and sports, and Indian food in Birmingham is the best. Add to that it is the home of several dear friends, and you have a place you must be.
15/02/2014
British Athletics Grand Prix
Birmingham (NIA), GBR, 15/02/2014
Men’ results
60 Metres – Men Final
1 Dasaolu , James GBR 6.50
2 Carter , Nesta JAM 6.53
3 Collins , Kim SKN 6.55
4 Chambers , Dwain GBR 6.56
5 Kilty , Richard GBR 6.57
6 Vicaut , Jimmy FRA 6.58
7 Rodgers , Mike USA 6.60
8 Ricks , Keith USA 6.64
60 Metres – Men Heats Race 1
1 Vicaut , Jimmy FRA 6.48
2 Rodgers , Mike USA 6.55
3 Carter , Nesta JAM 6.55
4 Kilty , Richard GBR 6.58
5 Hyman , Kemar CAY 6.71
6 Pierre , Rion GBR 6.79
7 Craddock , Kevin USA 7.16
8 Safo-Antwi , Sean GBR 8.02
60 Metres – Men Heats Race 2
1 Dasaolu , James GBR 6.47
2 Collins , Kim SKN 6.53
3 Chambers , Dwain GBR 6.55
4 Ricks ,
Keith USA 6.60
Keith USA 6.60
5 Talbot , Daniel GBR 6.67
6 Lemaitre , Christophe FRA 6.69
7 Zhang , Peimeng CHN 6.73
8 Bailey , Oshane JAM 6.90
400 Metres – Men Race 1
1 Buck , Richard GBR 46.09
2 Bingham , Michael GBR 46.15
3 Bowie , Jamie GBR 46.58
4 Awde , Daniel GBR 46.89
5 Dunn , Jarryd GBR 47.13
6 Evans , Rory GBR 47.68
400 Metres – Men Race 2
1 Levine , Nigel GBR 45.71
2 Santos , Luguellen DOM 46.08
3 Lennon-Ford , Luke GBR 46.16
4 Steele , Edino JAM 46.43
5 Ujakpor , Mark ESP 47.01
6 Gollnow , David GER 47.44
800 Metres – Men
1 Aman , Mohammed ETH 1:44.52
2 Olivier , Andre RSA 1:44.99
3 Kszczot , Adam POL 1:45.19
4 Osagie , Andrew GBR 1:45.22
5 Learmonth , Guy GBR 1:47.43
6 Mutai , Jeremiah Kipkorir KEN 1:47.46
7 Mohammed , Mukhtar GBR 1:48.86 &nbs
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Som , Bram NED DNF
1500 Metres – Men
1 Chepseba , Nixon Kiplimo KEN 3:37.19
2 Tesfaye , Homiyu GER 3:37.35
3 Lewandowski , Marcin POL 3:37.37
4 Birgen , Bethwell KEN 3:37.51
5 Gebremedhin , Mekonnen ETH 3:38.61
6 Kiplagat , Silas KEN 3:39.75
7 Grice , Charlie GBR 3:39.94
8 Biwott , Robert KEN 3:41.57
9 Rimmer , Michael GBR 3:42.41
10 Gauson , Kris GBR 3:42.75
Bett , Reuben KEN DNF
3000 Metres – Men
1 Gebrhiwet , Hagos ETH 7:35.73
2 Gebremeskel , Dejen ETH 7:36.53
3 Alamirew , Yenew ETH 7:37.10
4 Choge , Augustine Kiprono KEN 7:37.11
5 Koech , Paul Kipsiele KEN 7:37.22
6 Koech , Isiah Kiplangat KEN 7:42.52
7 Emanuel , Lee GBR 7:45.12
8 Mellor , Jonathan GBR 7:46.73
9 Farrell , Tom GBR 7:47.54
10 Vernon , Andrew GBR 7:57.91
Kombich , Ismael Kipngetich KEN DNF
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60 Metres Hurdles – Men Heats Race 1
1 Pozzi , Andrew GBR 7.57
2 Shubenkov , Sergey RUS 7.62
3 Baji , Balazs HUN 7.65
4 Xie , Wenjun CHN 7.67
5 Craddock , Kevin USA 7.69
6 Oliver , David USA 7.73
7 Thomas , Dwight JAM 7.78
8 King , David GBR 7.79
60 Metres Hurdles – Men Heats Race 2
1 Martinot-Lagarde , Pascal FRA 7.58
2 Darien , Garfield FRA 7.61
3 Dal Molin , Paolo ITA 7.66
4 Sedoc , Gregory NED 7.69
5 Turner , Andrew GBR 7.76
6 Omoregie , David GBR 7.82
7 Smet , Koen NED 7.86
8 Bascou , Dimitri FRA 7.86
60 Metres Hurdles – Men Final
1 Martinot-Lagarde , Pascal FRA 7.55
2 Shubenkov , Sergey RUS 7.57
3 Darien , Garfield FRA 7.58
4 Xie , Wenjun CHN 7.68
5 Baji , Balazs HUN 7.68
6 Pozzi , Andrew GBR 7.72
7 Sedoc , Gregory NED 7.74
High Jump – Men
1 Kynard , Erik USA 2.34
2 Fassinotti , Marco ITA 2.30
3 Grabarz , Robert GBR 2.27
4 Tobe , Naoto JPN 2.20
5 Rivera , Edgar MEX 2.20
6 Günther , Martin GER 2.20
7 Parsons , Tom GBR 2.15
7 Smith , David GBR 2.15
Long Jump – Men
1 Menkov , Aleksandr RUS 8.14
2 Li , Jinzhe CHN 8.12
3 Rutherford , Greg GBR 8.00
4 Jegede , J.J. GBR 7.91
5 da Silva , Mauro Vinicius BRA 7.89
6 Rivera , Luis MEX 7.88
7 Gaisah , Ignisious NED 7.83
8 Tomlinson , Christopher GBR 7.63
9 Lapierre , Fabrice AUS 7.49
Women’ results
60 Metres – Women Heats Race 2
1 Fraser-Pryce , Shelly-Ann JAM 7.18
2 Papps , Sophie GBR 7.22
3 Okparaebo , Ezinne NOR 7.28
4 Asher-Smith , Dina GBR 7.30
5 Bailey , Aleen JAM 7.31
6 Russell , Carrie JAM 7.34
7 Douglas , Montell GBR 7.40
8 Bliss , Andrea JAM 7.95
60 Metres – Women Heats Race 1
1 Ahouré , Murielle CIV 7.10
2 Philip , Asha GBR 7.14
3 Schippers , Dafne NED 7.19
4 Bayne , Chauntae USA 7.25
5 Harrigan-Scott , Tahesia IVB 7.25
6 Pierre , Barbara USA 7.26
7 Williams , Jodie GBR 7.35
Kwadwo , Yasmin GER DQ
60 Metres – Women Final
1 Ahoure , Murielle CIV 7.10
2 Fraser-Pryce , Shelly-Ann JAM 7.10
3 Philip , Asha GBR 7.12
4 Schippers , Dafne NED 7.17
5 Bayne , Chauntae USA 7.20
6 Okparaebo , Ezinne NOR 7.21
7 Harrigan-Scott , Tahesia IVB 7.23
8 Papps , Sophie GBR 7.23
400 Metres – Women Race 2
1 George , Regina NGR 51.78
2 Spencer , Kaliese JAM 52.14
3 Child , Eilidh GBR 52.49
4 Adeoye , Margaret GBR 52.72
5 Ghafoor , Madiea NED 53.11
6 Hak , Yvonne NED 57.58
400 Metres – Women Race 1
1 Cox , Shana GBR 52.93
2 Massey , Kelly GBR 53.04
3 Wake , Laura GBR 53.14
4 Ohuruogu , Victoria GBR 53.29
5 Diamond , Emily GBR 53.46
6 Allcock , Amy GBR 54.15
800 Metres – Women
1 Cichocka , Angelika POL 2:01.60
2 Lupu , Nataliia UKR 2:02.14
3 Verstegen , Sanne NED 2:03.52
4 Oskan , Shelayna GBR 2:03.52
5 Meadows , Jennifer GBR 2:03.57
6 Bishop , Melissa CAN 2:04.23
Balciinaite , Egle LTU DNF
Hak , Yvonne NED DNF
1500 Metres – Women
1 Muir , Laura GBR 4:05.32
2 Hassan , Sifan NED 4:05.34
3 Korobkina , Elena RUS 4:05.78
4 Obiri , Hellen Onsando KEN 4:05.82
5 Broniatowska , Katarzyna POL 4:09.01
6 Macaas , Isabel ESP 4:09.22
7 Simpson , Jemma GBR 4:11.59
8 Bogale , Tizita ETH 4:13.30
9 Courtney , Melissa GBR 4:14.82
Cusma Piccione , Elisa ITA DNF
Leonard , Alison GBR DNF
Wafula , Lydia Nasimiyu KEN DNF
Two Miles – Women
1 Dibaba , Genzebe ETH 9:00.48
2 Ayalew , Hiwot ETH 9:21.59
3 Twell , Stephanie GBR 9:42.41
4 Chepkurui , Lidya KEN 9:45.97
5 Moultrie , Josephine GBR 9:46.77
6 Clitheroe , Helen GBR 9:50.65
Plis , Renata POL DNF
Thomas , Charlene GBR DNF
Ejigu , Sentayehu ETH DNS
60 Metres Hurdles – Women
1 Hildebrand , Nadine GER 8.04
2 Porter , Tiffany GBR 8.07
3 Hodde , Rosina NED 8.12
4 Wells , Kellie USA 8.14
5 Roleder , Cindy GER 8.17
6 Bennett , Gemma GBR 8.21
7 Diawara , Aisseta FRA 8.27
8 Bakker , Sharona NED 8.37
Pole Vault – Women
1 Bleasdale , Holly GBR 4.71
2 Sutej , Tina SLO 4.61
3 Ryzih , Lisa GER 4.46
3 Silva , Yarisley CUB 4.46
5 Stefanadi , Ekaterni GRE 4.46
6 Nikkanen , Minna FIN 4.46
7 Peake , Sally GBR 4.31
8 Bryan , Lucy GBR 4.16
9 Gergel , Melissa USA 4.16
Long Jump – Women
1 Moguenara , Sostene GER 6.49
2 Schippers , Dafne NED 6.43
3 Jimoh , Funmi USA 6.41
4 Costa , Keila BRA 6.36
5 Harris , Amy GBR 6.29
6 Sawyers , Jazmin GBR 5.89
Jarder , Erica SWE DNS
