by Larry EderUsain Bolt put it all together today and broke the Jamaican record over 200 meters, running a well crafted 19.67, taking a huge lead off the turn and charging home, with everything he had. For his efforts, Usain now has the number five performance of all times.
Veronica Campbell-Brown’s 10.92 here won the race, but did not persuade the Jamaican selectors to place her on the Olympic team for Jamaica-Veronica had placed fourth in their 100 meter trials. Keeping the coaches for the US relays on their toes, after Allyson blasted a nice 400 meters in Rome, Sanya runs a sweet 49.86 here and shows that two US quarter milers are ready!
TRACK PROFILE Report #784
13-July-2008
BOLT DASHES 19.67 IN ATHENS
By Bob Ramsak
(c) 2008 TRACK PROFILE Report, all rights reserved
Usain Bolt broke his own Jamaican national record in the 200 meters tonight, clocking a spectacular 19.67 seconds at the Tsliklitiria Super Grand Prix at Olympic Stadium in Athens.
Approaching the turn with a clear lead, the 21-year-old relentlessly powered down the homestraight to move up to the event’s No. 5 position all-time.
On May 31, Bolt broke the world record in the 100m, clocking 9.72 at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York. He has yet to decide which event –or perhaps both– he will contest at the Olympic Games next month. Whichever he chooses, he will clearly start as the favorite. Bolt told post race interviewers: “I feel sure I will be very strong at the Olympic Games.â€
Bolt wasn’t the only swift Jamaican in the Greek capital. Veronica Campbell-Brown powered to an overwhelming victory in the women’s 100m, clocking 10.92, the third quickest performance of the season for the reigning world champion. Despite her consistency, Campbell-Brown was not selected for the Jamaican Olympic team after finishing a disappointing fourth at the Jamaican trials late last month.
Bahamian veteran Chandra Sturrup was a distant second in 11.14.
Yeimar Garcia confirmed his form from the Madrid Super Grand Prix, powering to a 1:44.08 victory in the 800m. Leading at 600m when the pacesetter stepped off the track, Garcia confidently cruised through the final straight, looking to his side several times where he found no one challenging. Ugandan national record holder Abraham Chepkirwok was second in 1:44.26, and Kenyan Boaz Lalang third in 1:44.68, a career best.
For the second time in three days, Dayron Robles dominated the field in the 110m hurdles, this time clocking 13.04 to win handily from American David Payne (13.27). Robles lowered the world record to 12.87 last month in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and will be a gold medal favorite in Beijing next month. But Robles, who failed to make it from the first round at the world indoor championships last March, is taking nothing for granted as the Olympics approach.
“My coach says I will win in Beijing,†he told organizers. “I say I must qualify for the final first of all and then we shall see what’s going to happen.â€
Reigning Olympic champion Ezekiel Kemboi had little difficulty in the steeplechase, winning in 8:09.25. But the bigger story here was the return to competition of the event’s world record holder, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, in his first steeple contest since winning the IAAF World Cup on this same track in September 2006. But perhaps still ailing or simply out of gas, Shaheen dropped out of the race with three laps to go, to put an abrupt end to his 24 race win streak in the event.
With a strong homestretch drive, L.J. van Zyl of South Africa nabbed an impressive victory in the 400m hurdles, clocking a season’s best 48.22, well ahead of Jamaican Danny McFarlane’s 48.67.
Switching gears in mid race, World championships silver medallist Derrick Atkins won the 100m in 10.10, edging Beijing-bound American Darvis Patton (10.14). After a quick start, African record holder Olu Fasuba faded in the second half and finished fifth in 10.27.
In her outdoor debut over the distance, world champion Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain won the 1500m in 4:00.67, nearly a second ahead of Ukrainian Irina Lishchynska (4:01.61). U.S. champion Sanya Richards cruised to a comfortable 49.86 win in the 400m, her quickest of the season, while Cuban Zuliya Calatayud, the 2005 world 800m champion, won her specialty in 1:59.26.
The leading performance on the infield was produced by Stefan Holm. Returning the venue where he captured Olympic high jump gold four years ago, the Swede produced a world-leading 2.37m leap. Greek Louis Tsatoumas won the long jump with his first round 8.44m jump to move up to the No.3 spot this season. American record holder Brad Walker won the pole vault with a 5.90m clearance and Nelson Evora of Portugal, the reigning world triple jump champion, reached a season’s best 17.23m to take the victory.
ENDS
Used with permission of Bob Ramsak, publisher of Track Profile.com
13/07/2008
Athens Grand Prix
Athína (Olympic Stadium), 13/07/2008
Men’ results
100 Metres – Men (Summary)
Pts
1 Atkins , Derrick BAH 10.10 10
2 Patton , Darvis USA 10.14 8
3 Jelks , Mark USA 10.19 7
4 Rodgers , Michael USA 10.23 6
5 Bailey , Daniel ANT 10.24 5
6 Hinds , Andrew BAR 10.27 4
7 Fasuba , Olusoji A. NGR 10.27 3
8 Zakari , Aziz GHA 10.36 2
100 Metres – Men Race 1 Wind: -0.3 m/s
Pts
1 Hinds , Andrew BAR 10.27 4
2 Cerutti , Fabio ITA 10.40
3 Osovnikar , Matic SLO 10.40
4 Hlushchenko , Dmytro UKR 10.41
5 Forsythe , Mario JAM 10.47
6 Miller , Coby USA 10.50
7 Halast√°ras , Ev√°ggelos GRE 10.86
8 Tzogas , Ioannis GRE 10.95
Sarrís , Panayiótis GRE DQ
100 Metres – Men Race 2 Wind: -0.4 m/s
Pts
1 Atkins , Derrick BAH 10.10 10
2 Patton , Darvis USA 10.14 8
3 Jelks , Mark USA 10.19 7
4 Rodgers , Michael USA 10.23 6
5 Bailey , Daniel ANT 10.24 5
6 Fasuba , Olusoji A. NGR 10.27 3
7 Zakari , Aziz GHA 10.36 2
8 Ioannou , Panayiotis CYP 10.56
9 Edwards , Monzavous USA 10.87
200 Metres – Men Wind: -0.5 m/s
Pts
1 Bolt , Usain JAM 19.67 10
2 Christian , Brendan ANT 20.36 8
3 Dzingai , Brian ZIM 20.45 7
4 Go√∫sis , Anast√°sios GRE 20.86 6
5 Rodgers , Michael USA 20.92 5
6 Lloyd , Chris DMA 20.92 4
7 Clark , Charles USA 20.96 3
8 Moore , Carlos USA 21.25 2
9 Sarrís , Panayiótis GRE 21.55
800 Metres – Men
Pts
1 López , Yeimer CUB 1:44.07 10
2 Chepkirwok , Abraham UGA 1:44.26 8
3 Kamel , Yusuf Saad BRN 1:44.40 7
4 Lalang , Boaz Kiplagat KEN 1:44.68 6
5 Koech , Justus KEN 1:45.08 5
6 Lathouwers , Robert NED 1:45.30 4
7 Kombich , Ismael Kipngetich KEN 1:45.35 3
8 Manseur , Nadjim ALG 1:45.42 2
9 Al-Azemi , Mohammad KUW 1:46.31
10 Kipchoge , Gilbert KEN 1:46.64
11 Papadópoulos , Efthímios GRE 1:49.70
Tangui , Sammy KEN DNF
Al-Salhi , Mohammed KSA DNS
3000 Metres Steeplechase – Men
Pts
1 Kemboi , Ezekiel KEN 8:09.25 10
2 Taher , Tareq Mubarak BRN 8:11.58 8
3 Ezzine , Hamid MAR 8:13.20 7
4 Taleb , Brahim MAR 8:14.32 6
5 Kiprotich , Wesley KEN 8:16.76 5
6 Belabbas , Mohamed-Khaled FRA 8:17.37 4
7 Langat , Patrick Kipkirui KEN 8:20.34 3
8 Boujattaoui , Chakir MAR 8:21.81 2
9 Kosgei , Collins KEN 8:27.52 1
10 Pröll , Martin AUT 8:36.84 1
11 Lítsis , Arbédo-Aléxandros GRE 8:59.68 1
12 Meroúsis , Hristóforos GRE 9:07.88 1
Shaheen , Saif Saaeed QAT DNF
Kosgei , James Kiplagat KEN DNF
Anagnóstou , Theódoros GRE DNF
Lagat , David KEN DNF
Tahri , Bouabdellah FRA DNS
110 Metres Hurdles – Men (Summary)
Pts
1 Robles , Dayron CUB 13.04 10
2 Payne , David USA 13.27 8
3 Svoboda , Petr CZE 13.42 7
4 Demidyuk , Sergiy UKR 13.45 6
5 Mitchum , Eric USA 13.46 5
6 Brown , Joel USA 13.49 4
7 Akins , Tyrone USA 13.55 3
8 Herring , Aubrey USA 13.58 2
110 Metres Hurdles – Men Race 1 Wind: -0.1 m/s
Pts
1 Mitchum , Eric USA 13.46 5
2 Brown , Joel USA 13.49 4
3 Blaschek , Thomas GER 13.60
4 Wignall , Maurice JAM 13.65
5 Watkins , Arend USA 13.80
6 Theofánov , Aléxandros GRE 13.87
7 Mavrídis , Theópistos GRE 14.09
8 Ioannou , Stefanos CYP 14.10
9 Filandarákis , Nikólaos GRE 14.34
110 Metres Hurdles – Men Race 2 Wind: -0.1 m/s
Pts
1 Robles , Dayron CUB 13.04 10
2 Payne , David USA 13.27 8
3 Svoboda , Petr CZE 13.42 7
4 Demidyuk , Sergiy UKR 13.45 6
5 Akins , Tyrone USA 13.55 3
6 Herring , Aubrey USA 13.58 2
7 Douvalídis , Konstadínos GRE 13.63
8 Moore , Anwar USA 13.80
9 Wilson , Ryan USA 15.33
400 Metres Hurdles – Men
Pts
1 van Zyl , L.J. RSA 48.22 10
2 McFarlane , Danny JAM 48.67 8
3 McCoy , Reuben USA 48.78 7
4 Alozídis , Minás GRE 49.35 6
5 Tinsley , Micheal USA 49.73 5
6 Al-Nubi , Mubarak Faraj QAT 50.08 4
7 Ferguson , Kenneth USA 50.48 3
8 Anastasíou , Konstadínos GRE 50.92 2
Goller , Thomas GER DNS
High Jump – Men
Pts
1 Holm , Stefan SWE 2.37 10
2 Tereshin , Andrey RUS 2.30 8
3 Topic , Dragutin SRB 2.27 7
4 Ioannou , Kyriakos CYP 2.24 6
5 Baniótis , Konstadínos GRE 2.24 5
6 Bettinelli , Andrea ITA 2.24 3.50
6 Harris , Tora USA 2.24 3.50
8 Janku , Tomáš CZE 2.20 2
9 Ton , Svatoslav CZE 2.20
9 Ciotti , Nicola ITA 2.20
11 Kgosiemang , Kabelo BOT 2.15
Manson , Andra USA DNS
Pole Vault – Men
Pts
1 Walker , Brad USA 5.90 10
2 Pavlov , Igor RUS 5.75 8
3 Miles , Derek USA 5.70 6.50
3 Schulze , Fabian GER 5.70 6.50
5 Jeng , Alhaji SWE 5.70 5
6 Yurchenko , Denys UKR 5.65 4
7 Mazuryk , Maksym UKR 5.65 3
8 Skipper , Tommy USA 5.55 2
9 Rans , Kevin BEL 5.55
10 Gibilisco , Giuseppe ITA 5.55
11 Mack , Timothy USA 5.55
12 Kouroup√°kis , St√°vros GRE 5.30
13 Sidihákis , Nikólaos GRE 5.10
Long Jump – Men
Pts Wind
1 Ts√°toumas , Lo√∫is GRE 8.44 10 +0.2
2 Camejo , Ibrahim CUB 8.27 8 -0.2
3 Johnson , Brian USA 8.10 7 +0.4
4 Nima , Issam ALG 7.98 6 +0.8
5 Berrabah , Yahya MAR 7.97 5 -0.4
6 Martínez , Wilfredo CUB 7.95 4 +0.4
7 Tsákonas , Yeóryios GRE 7.88 3 +0.0
8 Zyuskov , Volodymyr UKR 7.82 2 +1.0
9 Beckford , James JAM 7.73 -0.4
10 Noúsios , Astérios GRE 7.71 +0.1
11 Makarchev , Andriy UKR 7.62 +0.5
12 Louw , Stephan NAM 7.56 +0.3
13 Winter , Nils GER 7.48 +1.6
14 Quinley , Trevell USA 7.47 +0.5
Triple Jump – Men
Pts Wind
1 Évora , Nelson POR 17.23 10 -0.9
2 Oprea , Marian ROU 16.97 8 +0.0
3 Badji , Ndiss Kaba SEN 16.38 7 -2.6
4 Girat , Arnie David CUB 16.24 6 -0.4
5 Galakti√°dis , P√°vlos GRE 16.24 5 +0.5
6 Aboubaker , Ibrahim Mohamdein QAT 16.20 4 -1.3
7 Davis , Walter USA 16.04 3 -0.5
8 Hercules , Christopher TRI 15.70 2 +1.7
9 Awadh , Mohamed Abdulaziz Hamdi QAT 15.58 +0.5
Javelin Throw – Men
Pts
1 Rags , Eriks LAT 84.38 10
2 Vieweg , Alexander GER 83.27 8
3 Vasilevskis , Vadims LAT 81.92 7
4 Esenwein , Peter GER 79.49 6
5 Mikkola , Esko FIN 78.88 5
6 Janik , Igor POL 77.70 4
7 Steding , Stephan GER 77.10 3
8 Íltsios , Yeóryios GRE 76.50 2
9 Pienaar , Gerhardus RSA 75.53
10 Smaliós , Ioánnis-Yeóryios GRE 75.20
11 Veselý , Vítezslav CZE 74.70
12 Lebésis , Spirídon GRE 72.14
Haatainen , Harri FIN DNS
Women’ results
100 Metres – Women (Summary)
Pts
1 Campbell-Brown , Veronica JAM 10.92 10
2 Sturrup , Chandra BAH 11.14 8
3 Williams , Angela USA 11.15 7
4 Barber , Me’Lisa USA 11.15 6
5 Moore , LaShauntea USA 11.20 5
6 Ferguson-McKenzie , Debbie BAH 11.21 4
7 Asumnu , Gloria USA 11.32 3
8 Jeter , Carmelita USA 11.32 2
100 Metres – Women Race 1 Wind: +0.5 m/s
Pts
1 Ferguson-McKenzie , Debbie BAH 11.21 4
2 Durst , Stephanie USA 11.33
3 Idoko , Ene Franca NGR 11.36
4 Jayasinghe , Susanthika SRI 11.49
5 Müller-Weissina , Bettina AUT 11.49
6 Barber , Mikele USA 11.57
7 Nerantzídou , ZoíGRE 11.89
8 Polichroniadou , Lemonia GRE 12.06
100 Metres – Women Race 2 Wind: +0.0 m/s
Pts
1 Campbell-Brown , Veronica JAM 10.92 10
2 Sturrup , Chandra BAH 11.14 8
3 Williams , Angela USA 11.15 7
4 Barber , Me’Lisa USA 11.15 6
5 Moore , LaShauntea USA 11.20 5
6 Asumnu , Gloria USA 11.32 3
7 Jeter , Carmelita USA 11.32 2
8 Facey , Simone JAM 11.32
400 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Richards , Sanya USA 49.86 10
2 Williams , Novlene JAM 50.54 8
3 Wineberg , Mary USA 50.78 7
4 Lloyd , Shereefa JAM 50.89 6
5 Terrero , Indira CUB 51.10 5
6 Henderson , Monique USA 51.43 4
7 Davis , Kia LBR 53.16 3
8 Dervéni , AgníGRE 53.33 2
9 Thiam , Amy Mbacke SEN 54.04
800 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Calatayud , Zulia CUB 1:59.26 10
2 Guégan , Élodie FRA 1:59.68 8
3 Sinclair , Kenia JAM 1:59.84 7
4 Hak , Yvonne NED 1:59.98 6
5 Rostkowska , Anna POL 2:00.24 5
6 Balciünaité , Egle LTU 2:01.68 4
7 Filándra , Eléni GRE 2:02.46 3
8 Clark , Hazel USA 2:03.94 2
9 Aydin , Merve TUR 2:10.65
Ilyushkina , Oksana UKR DNF
Cummins , Diane CAN DNF
1500 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Jamal , Maryam Yusuf BRN 4:00.67 10
2 Lishchynska , Iryna UKR 4:01.61 8
3 Yordanova , Daniela BUL 4:02.37 7
4 Jamieson , Sarah AUS 4:02.44 6
5 Checa , Dolores ESP 4:02.77 5
6 Fuentes-Pila , Iris ESP 4:04.44 4
7 Samaria , Agnes NAM 4:05.43 3
8 Antoci , Elena ROU 4:05.63 2
9 Vasiloiu , Cristina ROU 4:05.99 1
10 Jelagat , Irene KEN 4:06.10 1
11 Lagat , Nancy Jebet KEN 4:06.14 1
12 Efedáki , Konstadína GRE 4:08.93 1
13 Roman , Sonja SLO 4:09.25
14 Chaabi , Bouchra MAR 4:10.39
15 Mérah-Benida , Nouria ALG 4:10.96
16 Donisa , Daniela ROU 4:11.85
17 Tadesse , Mestawot ETH 4:14.02
18 Douma-Hussar , Carmen CAN 4:14.22
Fesenko , Anastasiya RUS DNF
3000 Metres Steeplechase – Women
Pts
1 Jepkorir , Eunice KEN 9:26.56 10
2 Ahmed , Zemzem ETH 9:29.84 8
3 Nyangau , Ruth Bisibori KEN 9:30.23 7
4 McGettigan , Roisin IRL 9:30.56 6
5 Kokkinaríou , Iríni GRE 9:30.72 5
6 Casandra , Cristina ROU 9:31.11 4
7 Romagnolo , Elena ITA 9:31.19 3
8 Fuentes-Pila , Zulema ESP 9:31.53 2
9 Assefa , Sofia ETH 9:31.58 1
10 Hinds , Korene JAM 9:32.06 1
11 Moreira , Sara POR 9:34.84 1
12 Achamo , Netsanet ETH 9:35.81 1
13 Dejaeghere , Veerle BEL 9:43.59
14 Shalamanova , Dobrinka BUL 9:44.06
15 Njoroge , Mercy Wanjiku KEN 9:44.65
16 Hyman , Mardrea JAM 9:47.91
17 Pardaloú , María GRE 9:54.73
18 Mendil , Widad ALG 10:03.20
Ivanova , Svetlana RUS DNF
Bekele , Mekdes ETH DNS
Javelin Throw – Women
Pts
1 Špotáková , Barbora CZE 63.70 10
2 Menéndez , Osleidys CUB 63.63 8
3 Obergföll , Christina GER 63.32 7
4 Nerius , Steffi GER 61.66 6
5 Stahl , Linda GER 61.13 5
6 Robbeson , Justine RSA 59.62 4
7 Klimešová , Jarmila CZE 57.44 3
8 Tsisiou , Alexandra CYP 55.63 2
9 Tsiolakoúdi , AggelikíGRE 52.83
10 Touloumtzí, Panayióta GRE 49.72
