Adriana Papadopoulou

European Cup Winter Throwing
15.03.2009 Estonia's reignining Olympic Champion Gerd Kanter opened the season with 69.70m in the island of Tenerife, where the European Cup Winter Throwing took place during weekend.Polish Anita Wlodarszyk impressed with her 75.05 attempt in the women's hammer throw.
Georgios Geromarkakis was the best Greek performer of the Cup, getting the second place in the Under 23 men's shot put with 18.17m. Alexandros Papadimitriou was 5th in the hammer throw with 75.19m, Styliani Papathopoulou 10th in women's event where Alexandra Papageorgiou also placed 15th. Dorothea Kalpakidou was 17th in the discus throw, while Stefanos Konstas was 15th in the men's competition. [Results]
Yesterday, the 1st World Indoor Military Cup held in Athens, atlhough the low participation did not permit the organization of the most women's events [Results]

Bayer smashes long jump record with 8.71m 
08.03.2009 German long jumper Sebastian Bayer, 23, was the super star of the last day of the European Indoor Championships, where he managed an unbelievable attempt at 8.71m a new European Record of the event. The historical record came on the last round, few minutes before the closure of the championships, when Bayer was already on the top of the competition with a national record at 8.29m. 
Ariane Friedrich dominated the high jump final with 2.01m, one among the better performances of the final day of the European Championships, while Vlacic didn't manage sonething better than fifth place. 
In the other events Russia won more gold medals today with Yuriy Borzhakovskyi in the 800m (1.48.55), Yevgenyia Polyakova in the 60m with 7.18, Mariya Savinova in the 800m with a world leading 1.58.10, Anastasyia Taranova in the triple jump with 14.68m. and the women's relay team. Mikk Pahapill dominated the heptathlon offering the second gold for Estonia in this championship, while reigning Olympic Champion Tomazs Majewski won for Poland the shot put gold with 21.02m. Experienced Portuguese Rui Silva dominated the men's 1500m with 3.44.38, Ethiopian born Degfa Bekele won for Turkey the women's 3000m with 8.46.50 and the new blood of French pole vault Renaud Levillenie is the new european champion with 5.81m. Italy got the men's relay race thanks to the amazing race of Claudio Licciardelo.
British Dwain Chambers after breaking the european record yesterday, won the gold medal with 6.46. One year after his return from doping suspension, following his involvement in the biggest ever doping scandal, he starts again a new medals' collection, as he returned the old ones. Obviously, this time based on his own abilities, as the tests argue. European Indoor Championships Results: [Day1][Day2][Day3]

Chambers set European Record in the 60m semifinals. Four golds fro Russia
07.03.2009 Britain's Dwain Chambers ran a european record mark 6.42 in the 60m semifinals, the most impressing performance of the second day of the european indoor championships and seems ready for an impressing final tomorrow. 
In the final events of the day Russia won four gold medals with Yulyia Golubchikova (4.75m in the pole vault), Antonina Krivishapka (51.18 in the 400m), Anna Alminova (4.07.76 in the 1500m) and Ivan Ukhov (2.32m in the high jump). Italy's Fabrizio Donato won the triple jump with a world leading 17.59m, Britain's Mo Farah dominated the men's 3000m with 7.40.17, Estonia Ksenija Balta set a world leading mark of 6.87m to win the long jump and Sweden's Johan Wissman won the 400m with also a world leading 45.89

Cypriot Ioannou wins silver, excellent performance by Kostas Baniotis
07.03.2009 Kostantinos Baniotis in the high jump final was the best Greek performer of the second day of the championships. Baniotis set a personal best with a leap at 2.29m and got the sixth place of the event, achievening that hight with the third attempt. With some more luck he could be on the pondium as Cypriot Kyriakos Ioannou who won the silver cleared also 2.29m. Antonia Stegiou in the women's qualification round cleared 1.85m and did not make the final, while once more Luis Tsatoumas spead pure dissapointement in the long jump qualification round.