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IAAF Meet Preview: Herculis Monaco Super Grand Prix

Posted July 28th, 2008 at 11:21 AM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

On Tuesday, the IAAF World Athletics Tour comes to Monaco for the Herculis Meeting, a Super Grand Prix event in Stade Louis II. It is the final major meet before the Olympic Games.

Event-by-event Previews

The meet begins with two women’s field events, the start lists for each of which are quite strong. The long jump includes six of the world’s top ten: #1 Naide Gomes, #3 Brittney Reese, #5 Tatyana Kotova, #6 Tatyana Lebedeva, #8 Lyudmila Kolchanova and #9 Karin Mey. The pole vault should be even better, with only American Jen Stuczynski absent; #1 Yelena Isinbayeva, #3 Svetlana Feofanova , #4 Monika Pyrek, #5 Fabiana Murer, #6 Yuliya Golubchikova, #7 Silke Spiegelburg, #8 Anna Rogowska and #9 Tatyana Polnova make this competition potentially better than the Olympic final.
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IAAF Meet Preview: Aviva London Super Grand Prix

Posted July 24th, 2008 at 12:01 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The IAAF’s World Athletics Tour comes to London’s Crystal Palace for a Super Grand Prix meet on Friday and Saturday.

TV coverage: Universal Sports, 1-4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday
Web coverage: WCSN.com, 1-4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday (subscription required)
Note: free coverage will likely be available at BBC.co.uk; watch the comments section for details

  • Meet Website
  • Meet Schedule
  • IAAF Preview

    • Event-by-Event Previews:
    Friday’s headline event is the men’s 100 meters, where Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell will face off. Powell showed on Tuesday that he is once again a force to be reckoned with by defeating Usain Bolt, the world record holder. Will Gay be fully recovered from his injury at the Olympic Trials?
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    IAAF Super Grand Prix Preview: DN Galan

    Posted July 22nd, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Jesse Squire

    Section: News & Results, Track & Field

    DN Galan Stockholm LogoThe IAAF’s World Athletics Tour comes to Sweden on Monday and Tuesday for the second of its five Super Grand Prix meets, the DN Galan, in the Stockholms Olympiastadion.

    Event-by-Event Previews:

    The men’s and women’s shot put competitions will be held Monday evening in downtown Stockholm. A ring has been set up along with seating for 500, and it will be held on live TV (Sweden only, unfortunately for us!). This special attention has attracted the top four putters from the US Olympic Trials, #1 Reese Hoffa, #2 Christian Cantwell, #3 Adam Nelson and #13 Dan Taylor, along with Canadian Record holder #15 Dylan Armstrong, Jamaican record holder #5 Dorian Scott, and German star #7 Peter Sack. The women’s competition will have #2 Nadzeya Ostapchuk facing off against #3 Nadine Kleinert.
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    Four World Leading Performances in Doha

    Posted May 9th, 2008 at 7:03 PM by Bob Ramsak

    Section: News & Results, Track & Field

    Four world-leading performances in the middle & long distances were set at the Qatar Super Grand Prix in Doha tonight, the first stop on the IAAF Super Grand Prix circuit.

    Richard Mateelong, the bronze medallist at last year’s world championships, led a 1-2-3 sweep Kenyan sweep with his 8:07.64 victory in the 3000m steeplechase, an impressive early season run in the heat of Doha. Collins Kosgei (8:13.87) and Mike Kipyego (8:15.74) were well back in second and third.

    In one of the closest races of the night, Abdelati Iguider of Morocco won the 1500m in 3:33.27, barely edging compatriot Mohamed Moustaoui (3:33.31) and Antar Zerguelaine of Algeria (3:33.32). Iguider, a two-time medallist at the world junior championships and the winner in 2004, has a career best of 3:32.68 from two years ago.
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    IAAF President Praises London 2012 Olympic
    Stadium Design

    Posted November 12th, 2007 at 11:25 AM by Martin Kennedy

    Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

    lamine diack iaaf presidentThe President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has praised the designs of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.

    President of the IAAF Mr Lamine Diack said: ‘The designs for the 2012 Olympic stadium indicate a secure future for the Olympics’ number one sport in the British capital.

    ‘London’s successful bid for the 2012 Games had legacy at its heart, and in particular, the need to provide sustainable venues and projects, as part of a vision of the city’s future development.

    ‘In turn, the sport of Athletics, whose rules and heritage owe so much to Great Britain, has been in desperate need for a world class competition facility in London, to showcase the sport in the UK, especially for international events such as the annual IAAF Super Grand Prix.

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    World Athletics Final:
    Who and how many qualify?

    Posted September 8th, 2007 at 2:59 PM by Martha Jones

    Section: News & Results, Track & Field

    iaaf vtb bank world athletics final stuttgart 2007 logoWith the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2007 nearing its conclusion, we can really start looking forward to an exciting climax of the season at the 5th edition of the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final, which is taking place in Stuttgart, Germany, on 22 and 23 September 2007.

    The World Athletics Final is closely linked to the World Athletics Tour, because athletes qualify for the Final by scoring points on the Tour throughout the year. The World Athletics Tour (WAT) is composed of 24 Permit Meetings, divided into two levels. The first comprises the IAAF Golden League and Super Grand Prix, and the second level, the Grand Prix meetings, with each IAAF Continental Association represented by at least one WAT meeting.

    Click here for the current IAAF World Athletics Tour Standings
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    Distance stars shine in Stockholm

    Posted August 8th, 2007 at 7:40 PM by David Monti

    Section: News & Results, Track & Field

    Kenenisa BekeleMany of the sport’s middle and long distance stars shined at last night’s DN Galan meeting in Stockholm, an IAAF Super Grand Prix event.

    Kenenisa Bekele dominated the men’s 3000m, running the fastest time of the year and winning by about ten seconds. The Ethiopian’s 7:25.79 clocking made him the #6 performer of all-time, and he has run the three fastest times in the world this year at this distance. He is gearing up for his title defense at 10,000m at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, the only event he will contest at those championships according to his manager, Valentijn Trouw. Second place went to Jonas Cheruiyot of Kenya in 7:35.44. American Matt Tegenkamp ran his fastest 3000m of the season, finishing fourth in 7:35.68.

    American Deena Kastor won the women’s 5000m in 14:52.21, perhaps a birthday gift to husband Andrew who turned 30 yesterday. Her time was only slightly off of her personal best of 14:51.62 set on the same track back in 2000. Like Bekele, Kastor will contest the 10,000m in Osaka.
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