Daegu: Kirani James meet record 44.72Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:30DAEGU (KOR): Kirani James opens the summer season with meet record 44.72 at 400 m at Colorful Daegu Meeting on May 16 (IAAF World Challenge), the stadium where he won the gold last year. Ethiopian and world indoor champion Mohamed Aman came in top shape winning in 1:43.51 at 800m. Second was Kosencha 1:44.74, third Danish Bube 1:45.27.
Ohuruogu vs Sanya Richards-Ross in OstravaWednesday, 16 May 2012 14:04OSTRAVA (CZE): New top name for 51st Ostrava Golden Spike meet (IAAF World Challenge, May 25) will be British 400 m olympic winner Christine Ohuruogu in race against 2009 World Champion Sanya Richards-Ross. In the field also solid European opposition with Czech European Indoor Champion 2011 Denisa Rosolova (50.84), Italian record holder Libania Grenot (50.30), former European sprint champion Muriel Hurtis of France who switched to the 400 m (51.41), another Briton Shana Cox (50.84) and Ukrainian Barcelona 6th placer Antonina Yefremova (50.69).
Culson 48.00 WL in PonceSunday, 13 May 2012 17:12PONCE (PUR, May 12): The 6th Ponce Grand Prix debuted as first ever one day meet from Puerto-Rico as part of IAAF World Challenge. Full Paquito Montaner Stadium with 15 000 spectators celebrated win for home star Javier Culson in world leading 48.00 at the 400 m hurdles. He beat Jehue Gordon 48.89 and Bershawn Jackson 48.96 (lost unbeaten streak of 2012).
Gebrselassie and more names for HENGELOSaturday, 12 May 2012 20:54HENGELO (NED): The jubilee 30th FBK Games of Hengelo (May 27, IAAF World Challenge) will have as one of the top races the men´s 10 000 m with Haile Gebrselassie billed as Ethiopian Olympic Trials at the distance. Also running Imane Merga, Sileshi Sihine and Gebre Gebremariam.
Demus for fast hurdles in OstravaThursday, 10 May 2012 07:12OSTRAVA (CZE): 2009 World champion at 400 m hurdles Lashina Demus will start the season in her event at the 51st Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting (IAAF World Challenge). It will be her second time at the Czech event, she won here back in 2006. Demus will face mainly local star and national record holder Zuzana Hejnova.
DAEGU (KOR): Kirani James opens the summer season with meet record 44.72 at 400 m at Colorful Daegu Meeting on May 16 (IAAF World Challenge), the stadium where he won the gold last year. Ethiopian and...
OSTRAVA (CZE): New top name for 51st Ostrava Golden Spike meet (IAAF World Challenge, May 25) will be British 400 m olympic winner Christine Ohuruogu in race against 2009 World Champion Sanya Richards-Ross....
DAEGU (KOR): The Colorful Daegu Meeting on May 16 (IAAF World Challenge) offers good quality competition not only in sprints (as informed already Walter Dix in the 100 m, Kirani James opener in the 400...
PONCE (PUR, May 12): The 6th Ponce Grand Prix debuted as first ever one day meet from Puerto-Rico as part of IAAF World Challenge. Full Paquito Montaner Stadium with 15 000 spectators celebrated win for...
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