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World Athletics Final Preview: Sprints
Posted September 11th, 2008 at 12:30 PM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
The fourth installment in our preview series for the IAAF’s season-ending championship looks at the sprinting events and how they will affect the final World Points Standings.
Mens’ 100 meters: Usain Bolt is done for the year, …
World Athletics Final Preview: Throwing Events
Posted September 10th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
On Saturday and Sunday the IAAF World Athletics Final will be held in Stuttgart. Coverage will be live on both the new Universal Sports TV channel and its website, UniversalSports.com (formerly WCSN.com). The webcast will be free …
World Athletics Final Preview: Hurdles
Posted September 9th, 2008 at 10:28 AM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
Continuing where yesterday’s preview left off, we go on to the hurdles. The IAAF has posted its own hurdles preview, and here is how this weekend’s season-ending meet will affect our World Points Standings.
Men’s 110 …
World Athletics Final Preview: Jumps
Posted September 8th, 2008 at 1:02 PM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
The IAAF’s tour-ending World Athletics Final will take place this Saturday and Sunday in Stuttgart. It is the second-most important competition of the year.
Coverage will be live on Universal Sports TV and UniversalSports.com from 9:00 a.m. to …
World Points Standings: Women’s Events
Posted September 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 AM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
With just one Golden League meet remaining, Friday’s Ivo Van Damme Memorial in Brussels, let’s take a look at the overall standings in the women’s World Points Standings.
1. Pamela Jelimo (KEN, 800m) 235
2. Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS, PV) 229
3. …
World Points Standings: Men’s Events
Posted August 28th, 2008 at 11:58 AM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
The post-Olympic update in the men’s World Points Standings concentrates on the overall lead. The system was designed not only to rank athletes within events, but across them as well. Your current top ten:
1. Jeremy Wariner (USA, 400m) 186
2. Dayron Robles (CUB, 110H) 185
3. LaShawn …
World Points Standings:
Men’s Running Events
Posted July 26th, 2008 at 12:16 PM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
These standings are a numerical summary of race results for each athlete, and are based on an athlete’s six best races (two of which can be in another event). Since the last update of the men’s running events on …
World Points Standings:
What Are They?
Posted July 26th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
No doubt you’ve seen the World Points Standings that I regularly post here. But you might be wondering what they are and where they come from.
They are a numerical summary of each athlete’s accomplishments in the 2008 season. …
World Points Standings:
Men’s Field Events
Posted July 18th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
The current points standings in men’s field events (best five competitions totaled)…
High Jump
1. Stefan Holm, SWE, 73
2. Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS, 64.5
3. Andrey Silnov, RUS, 62.5
4. Ivan Ukhov, RUS, 51
4. Jesse Williams, USA, 51
6. Andra Manson, USA, 48
7. Dusty Jonas, USA, 38
8. Jamie Nieto, USA, 37.5
9. Kyriakos Ioannou, CYP, …
World Points Standings:
Women’s Running Events
Posted July 13th, 2008 at 8:27 PM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings
The current standings are updated through Friday’s Rome Golden League meet. At this point of the season, each athlete’s best five races are totaled (one of which may be in a different event).
100 …





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