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David Oliver and Alysson
Felix shine in Doha
9.05.2008
David Oliver and Alysson Felix was the stars
of the first Super Grand Prix meet of the season held today in Qatar.
David Oliver became only the 11th man to go under 13 seconds in the 110m
Hurdles, with his victory by over five metres in a 12.95 personal best,
while Felix dominated both 100m and 400m races in 10.93 and 49.83 respectively.
Brilliant start also for Blanca Vlasic who cleared 2.03m. [Results]
Also today the Greek Clubs
Championships started with the Group of Athens. Ten more groups will start
tomorrow in different locations of Greece [Results]
The Greek team for Cheboksary
4.05.2008.
Athanasia
Tsoumeleka leads the team which is going to compete for Greece in the IAAF
World Walking Cup, to be held in Cheboksary, Russia next weekend (10-11
May). The team consinsts of 7 men and women walkers: Athanassia Tsoumeleka
and Despina Zabounidou (20Km), Theodoros Koupidis (men's 20Km), Konstantinos
Stefanopoulos (mens 50 Km), Michalis Yelastos (juniors 10Km), Maria Tsinopoulou
and Eleftheria Zapanioti (junior women 20Km)
Meanwhile, in a meeting
held in Boise US on May 2, Eleni Kafourou set a long jump personal best
at 6.54m., while Savvas Diakonikolas jumped 7.85m.
Bolt 9.76, second all
time 100m performer
3.05.2008.
Jamaica's
Usain Bolt clocked an unbelievable 9.76 running the 100m yesterday in Jamaica
Invitational meet, the second all time performance for the event, as only
Asafa Powell with his world record 9.74 in Rieti last year was ever faster.
The world junior record holder and Osaka silver medalist verified an excellent
form about three months before the Olympic Games.
Also women´s 100 m brought
excellent results with first years sub 11 seconds as World relay silver
holder Jamaican Kerron Stewart improved to PB of 10.96. World Champion
Kerron Clement opened at 400 m hurdles with excellent world lead 47.79,
while Tyson Gay won the 200m in 20.00.
In other events Sanya Richards
clocked 50.60 to win the 400m, Joanna Hayes won the 100mh in 12.72
Tsoumeleka 2nd, Xynou
4th in Sesto San Giovanni
1.05.2008.
Reigning
World champion Jefferson Perez from Equador and 2000 Olympic silver medallist
Kjersti Plätzer clinched solid wins at the 51st edition of the Coppa Citta
di Sesto San Giovanni - IAAF Race Walking Challenge - on a very warm day.
Greece's Olympic Champion placed second in the women's race continuing
her preparation for Olympic title defending. Evangelia Xinou was 4th, making
the standard for Beijing.
Doping again on the scene:
[A
tale of two sprinters], by Chris Galakoutis and HellenicAthletes.com
Alexander the Great Marathon
20.04.2008.
Under
very warm weather conditions Kenya's Chebet Kipruto won the 3rd "Alexander
the Great Marathon" held from the location to ancient Pella to Thessaloniki.
Kipruto clocked 2.13.08 while his compatriot Elizabeth Chemweno was the
winner of the women's race.
Men: 1 Chebet Ben
Kipruto KEN 2:13:08, 2 Leonard Kipkoech Kipyego KEN 2:13:17, 3 Benson Cheruiyot
KEN 2:14:04, 4 Jaroslav Musinschi MDA 2:14:57, 5 Yared Mekkonen Temesgen
ETH 2:16:46, 6 Chepkwony David Kiptanui KEN 2:16:59, 7 Jacob Kiprotich
Mengich KEN 2:17:10, 8 Simon Kipkorir Tonui KEN 2:19:53, 9 Ahmed Jumah
Jaber QAT 2:24:34, 10 Aknello Rutto KEN 2:25:37, 11 Sevak Yeghikyan ARM
2 2:29:18, 12 Desalegn Senbetie ETH 2:30:43, 13 Abraham Kilimo Cheruyiot
KEN 2:33:49, 14 Denis Bagrev KIR 2:34:09, 15 Dmitry Sivov BRL 2:34:19
Women: 1 Elisabeth
Chemweno KEN 2:35:04, 2 Hirut Abere Legesse ETH 2:45:42, 3 Girma Woynishet
ETH 2:50:06, 4 Samirawit Baleha ETH 2:51:14, 5 Alevtina Naumova RUS
2:52:15, 6 Vinera Sarmosova RUS 3:03:02
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