IAAF Diamond League, Doha, Qatar, photos courtesy of PhotoRun.net.
The first Diamond League Meet, held in Doha, Qatar on Friday night, May 14, 2010, had some tremendous performances. Asafa Powell ran 9.75 for the 100 meters, with an aiding 2.3 mps wind. He came back, in the final and won in 9.81, with Nesta Carter (9.88) and Travis Padgett in third in 9.92!
David Rudisha, following the pacemaker at 49.1, hit 1:43.00 in the 800 meters, for another world leader! Rudisha lead three more runners under 1:44! Ezekial Kemboi ran a world leader in the steeplechase, in 8:06.25, only catching the pacemaker with 200 meters to go!
In the men’s 5,000 meters, Eliud Kipchoge ran a brilliant 12;51.25 to Vincent Kiprop Chepkok’s 12:51.45! Considering the conditions, 80 degrees Farhenheit, humid, plus strong winds, it was an amazing performance (Tariku Bekele dropped out with two laps to go).
Christian Cantwell lead three over 21.00m in the shot put, winning with two throw at 21.82m!
On the women’s side, Kerron Stewart lead five women under 23 seconds in the 200 meters. The two top women’s events were the women’s 400 meters, where Allyson Felix ran a tactical race, running 50.15 for 400 meters to take the win. Felix ran her entire race brilliantly, coming from behind, after 300 meters to show how dominating she can be, leading five women under 51.00 seconds, including Christine Ohuruogo, in 50.88, the 07 World and 08 Olympic Gold medalist at 400 meters.
In the women’s 1,500 meters, fast, steady pace, 64.5, 2:11.15, and 3:01. at 1,100 meters (3:16.43) had Geleta Burka looking like the real thing. Burka hit the 1,200 in 3:16.43 with Nancy Langat on her shoulder. Burka and Langat duked it out until the final straightaway, where Langat used a sixty second last lap to surprise Burka, and take the win. Langat ran 4:01.63 to Burka’s 4:02.16! A tremendous race for both women!
In an epic 100 meter hurdle race, LoLo Jones took the heat and delivered a 12.62 victory over Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (12.67), Ginny Crawford (12.70) and Perdita Felician (12.73).
The 2010 Doha GP was a strong opening to the 2010 Diamond League! It is all about the competition!
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 100 Metres – M ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Men – 100 Metres – Final – Wind : +2.3 m/s
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Asafa Powell
JAM
9.81
2
Nesta Carter
JAM
9.88
3
Travis Padgett
USA
9.92
4
Michael Frater
JAM
9.94
5
Lerone Clarke
JAM
9.98
6
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure
NOR
10.00
7
Monzavous Edwards
USA
10.09
Simone Collio
ITA
DNF
Official Results – Men – 100 Metres – Heat1 – Wind : +2.9 m/s
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Michael Frater
JAM
9.97
2
Lerone Clarke
JAM
9.98
3
Simone Collio
ITA
10.11
4
Travis Padgett
USA
10.12
5
Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa
UAE
10.35
6
Yahya Hassan I. Habeeb
KSA
10.39
Official Results – Men – 100 Metres – Heat2 – Wind : +2.6 m/s
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Asafa Powell
JAM
9.75
2
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure
NOR
9.98
3
Nesta Carter
JAM
10.03
4
Monzavous Edwards
USA
10.04
5
Samuel Francis
QAT
10.16
6
Roberto Donati
ITA
10.50
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 800 Metres – M ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Men – 800 Metres
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
David Lekuta Rudisha
KEN
1:43.00
2
Asbel Kiprop
KEN
1:43.45
3
Amine Laalou
MAR
1:43.71
4
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
RSA
1:43.78
5
Yeimer López
CUB
1:44.18
6
Michael Rimmer
GBR
1:45.96
7
Hamza Driouch
QAT
1:47.05
8
Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla
QAT
1:48.12
9
Rizak Dirshe
SWE
1:49.79
10
Ismail Ahmed Ismail
SUD
1:50.24
Sammy Tangui
KEN
DNF
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 5000 Metres – M ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Men – 5000 Metres
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Eliud Kipchoge
KEN
12:51.21
2
Vincent Kiprop Chepkok
KEN
12:51.45
3
Imane Merga
ETH
13:05.20
4
Chakir Boujattaoui
MAR
13:05.65
5
Essa Ismail Rashed
QAT
13:08.95
6
Teklemariam Medhin
ERI
13:17.93
7
Ahmad Hassan Abdullah
QAT
13:18.97
8
Abera Kuma
ETH
13:20.78
9
Joseph Ebuya
KEN
13:32.81
10
Daniel Kipchirchir Komen
KEN
13:33.37
11
Mark Kosgey Kiptoo
KEN
13:34.58
12
Amanuel Mesel
ERI
13:49.36
Mohammed Ali Aboosh
ETH
DNF
Tariku Bekele
ETH
DNF
Bethwell Birgen
KEN
DNF
Kamal Boulahfane
ALG
DNF
Dejen Gebremeskel
ETH
DNF
Suleiman Kipses Simotwo
KEN
DNF
Bekana Daba
ETH
DNS
Nicholas Kemboi
QAT
DNS
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 3000 Metres Steeplechase – M ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Men – 3000 Metres Steeplechase
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Ezekiel Kemboi
KEN
8:06.28
2
Paul Kipsiele Koech
KEN
8:06.69
3
Patrick Kipkirui Langat
KEN
8:09.12
4
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong
KEN
8:09.84
5
Roba Gary
ETH
8:10.29
6
Elijah Chelimo Kipterege
KEN
8:14.29
7
Silas Kosgei Kitum
KEN
8:16.19
8
Michael Kipyego
KEN
8:16.46
9
Ruben Ramolefi
RSA
8:16.50
10
Benjamin Kiplagat
UGA
8:17.46
11
Brimin Kiprop Kipruto
KEN
8:18.13
12
Linus Kipwambok Chumba
KEN
8:21.47
13
Tareq Mubarak Taher
BRN
8:27.91
14
Wesley Kiprotich
KEN
8:28.93
15
Ali Ahmed Al-Amri
KSA
8:40.32
16
Rabia Makhloufi
ALG
8:46.47
17
David Kiprono Langat
KEN
DNF
Zakrya Ali Kamil
QAT
DNS
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 400 Metres Hurdles – M ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Men – 400 Metres Hurdles
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Bershawn Jackson
USA
48.66
2
Kerron Clement
USA
48.82
3
L.J. van Zyl
RSA
49.59
4
Angelo Taylor
USA
49.66
5
Omar Cisneros
CUB
49.85
6
Isa Phillips
JAM
50.25
7
Micheal Tinsley
USA
50.65
8
Bandar Yahya Shraheli
KSA
52.21
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 Triple Jump – M ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Men – Triple Jump
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
Wind
1
Alexis Copello
CUB
17.47
+1.7
2
Arnie David Girat
CUB
17.29
+0.9
3
Yoandris Betanzos
CUB
17.22
+1.3
4
Leevan Sands
BAH
16.80
+1.5
5
Dmitrij Valukevic
SVK
16.57
+1.3
6
Fabrizio Schembri
ITA
16.49
+2.1
7
Tumelo Thagane
RSA
16.44
+1.1
8
Randy Lewis
GRN
16.17
+2.3
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 Shot Put – M ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Men – Shot Put
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Christian Cantwell
USA
21.82
2
Ralf Bartels
GER
21.14
3
Reese Hoffa
USA
21.00
4
Dylan Armstrong
CAN
20.79
5
Tomasz Majewski
POL
20.39
6
Daniel Taylor
USA
20.22
7
Maksim Sidorov
RUS
19.63
8
Sultan Abdulmajeed Alhabashi
KSA
19.40
9
Maris Urtans
LAT
18.89
10
Khaled Habash Alsuwaidi
QAT
18.03
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 200 Metres – W ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Women – 200 Metres – Wind : +3.0 m/s
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Kerron Stewart
JAM
22.34
2
Sherone Simpson
JAM
22.64
3
Cydonie Mothersille
CAY
22.66
4
Sheri-Ann Brooks
JAM
22.73
5
Anneisha McLaughlin
JAM
22.93
6
Natalie Knight
USA
23.22
7
Yulia Gushchina
RUS
23.26
8
Bianca Knight
USA
23.50
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 400 Metres – W ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Women – 400 Metres
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Allyson Felix
USA
50.15
2
Amantle Montsho
BOT
50.34
3
Novlene Williams-Mills
JAM
50.50
4
Debbie Dunn
USA
50.85
5
Christine Ohuruogu
GBR
50.88
6
Shericka Williams
JAM
51.11
7
Monica Hargrove
USA
51.87
8
Christine Day
JAM
52.95
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 1500 Metres – W ———————————————————————————————
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 100 Metres Hurdles – W ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Women – 100 Metres Hurdles – Wind : +2.7 m/s
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
LoLo Jones
USA
12.63
2
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
CAN
12.67
3
Ginnie Crawford
USA
12.70
4
Perdita Felicien
CAN
12.73
5
Danielle Carruthers
USA
12.74
6
Delloreen Ennis-London
JAM
12.75
7
Dawn Harper
USA
12.77
8
Tiffany Ofili
USA
12.87
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 High Jump – W ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Women – High Jump
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Blanka Vlašic
CRO
1.98
2
Cherita Howard
BAR
1.98
3
Ruth Beitia
ESP
1.94
4
Svetlana Shkolina
RUS
1.90
5
Emma Green
SWE
1.85
6
Nadiya Dusanova
UZB
1.85
7
Viktoriya Klyugina
RUS
1.80
Marina Aitova
KAZ
NM
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 Pole Vault – W ———————————————————————————————
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 Discus Throw – W ———————————————————————————————
Official Results – Women – Discus Throw
Pos
Athlete
Nat
Mark
1
Yarelis Barrios
CUB
64.90
2
Dani Samuels
AUS
64.67
3
Sandra Perkovic
CRO
62.33
4
Aretha Thurmond
USA
62.26
5
Nicoleta Grasu
ROU
61.63
6
Vera PospÃÅ¡ilová-Cechlová
CZE
58.79
7
Stephanie Brown Trafton
USA
54.14
Yarisley Collado
CUB
NM
——————————————————————————————— Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2010 Doha (QAT) – Friday, May 14, 2010 Javelin Throw – W ———————————————————————————————
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.
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."
by Larry Eder
