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Carmelita Jeter, bronze medalist at Osaka, wasn’t going to have to worry about gold medalist Veronica Campbell (JAM), Campbell deciding to have ended her season. Silver medalist Lauryn Williams was still in the race, though, as was 200m world champion Allyson Felix.

Jeter had what it took in Stuttgart, winning in a respectable 11.10, with Felix […]

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With many of the same actors, the men’s 5000m of the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany seemed like a sequel to the 3000m run that was held the previous day. Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) the winner of the 7.5 lap race (winning time: 7:49.70), was also in the 12.5 lapper, as were Joseph […]

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Paul Kipsiele Koech, the only man to break eight minutes for the 3000m Steeplechase in 2007, was going to have to treat the 3000m steeplechase at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final as his championships, having failed to make the Kenyan Osaka team. going into the race in Stuttgart, Germany Koech had the three fastest […]

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Sanya Richards capped off a near-perfect season at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany, tying her world-leading time of 49.27 and demolishing yet another women’s 400m field. Other than a 4th place finish at the U.S. national championships, Richards was undefeated this season. Her sole loss was after an illness. Here are the […]

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The men’s 1500m Run of the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany was – as is too often the case in a competition involving prize money – an 1100m jog followed by a 400m sprint. Shedrack Kibet Korir (KEN) and Mohamed Moustaoui (MAR) were the early leaders, with Korir going through 400m in 1:00.17 […]

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Kenyan Janeth Jepkosgei, the gold medalist in the women’s 800m at the Osaka world championships, was the favorite to continue her dominance in the event this season. She took the lead from the beginning, passing the 400m mark in 57.90. She relaxed a bit on the last lap, giving Spain’s Mayte Martinez an opportunity to […]

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Poland’s Anna Jesien, the bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the Osaka world championships, turned the tables on Osaka gold medalist Jana Rawkinson (AUS) at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany, winning in 54.17 to Rawkinson’s 54.19. Here are the final results:
1. Anna Jesien (POL) 54.17
2. Jana Rawkinson (AUS) 54.19
3. Melaine […]

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Poland’s Anna Jesien, the bronze medalist at the Osaka world championships, turned the tables on Osaka gold medalist Jana Rawkinson (AUS) at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany, winning in 54.17 to Rawlinson’s 54.19. Here are the final results:
1. Anna Jesien (POL) 54.17
2. Jana Rawkinson (AUS) 54.19
3. Melaine Walker (JAM) 54.31
4. Yevgeniya […]

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Asafa Powell has developed a knack for making even some of the most sensational performances in history seem almost routine.
Running against a 0.3 m/s wind and after a pair of false starts, Powell’s final blaze of glory in Europe this summer – a 100m victory in 9.83 seconds– was certainly the finest performance of the […]

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Here are the start times for each event in this weekend’s 5th IAAF World Athletics Final which will be held in Stuttgart, Germany. The event will be broadcast live in its entirety on WCSN:
Saturday, September 22, 2007
13:35 (Stuttgart Time) 7:35 (NY Time) discus throw (Men)
13:35 (Stuttgart Time) 7:35 (NY Time) pole vault (Women)
13:45 […]

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