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3-Peat for Jamal Highlights First Day in Stuttgart

Posted September 22nd, 2007 at 3:32 PM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

WAF 2007 Yet another dominating display in the 1500m by Maryam Yusuf Jamal was the highlight of the first day of action at the 5th IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final.

Running in unseasonably warm and pleasant conditions, Jamal proved for the fourth consecutive race since taking the world title in Osaka late last month that at the moment, she is without peer in the metric mile. Biding her time behind early leader Viola Kibiwott, the 23-year-old old took control of the race with just over two laps to go before sprinting from the midway through the final bend en route to a sizable victory in 4: 01.23.

“I’m very satisfied,” said Jamal, after bringing her season to and end. “This year was really big for me. I plan to continue like this next year.”
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IAAF World Athletics Final: Men’s 800m

Posted September 22nd, 2007 at 10:20 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

WAF 2007 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) had the fastest PB (1:42.89) and season best (1:43.74) going into the men’s 800m of the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart. He controlled the race from the front and went through 400m in 53.17. Belal Mansoor Ali (BRN) made a bid for the lead as did Youssef Saad Kamel (BRN, born Gregory Konchellah in Kenya, 1983) both men passing Mulaudzi in the final stage of the race. Kamel broke the tape first in 1:45.61 and Mulaudzi overtook Ali for second, finishing in 1:45.67. Ali’s time was 1:45.93. Here are the final results:

1. Youssef Saad Kamel (BRN ) 1:45.61
2. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA ) 1:45.67
3. Belal Mansoor Ali (BRN ) 1:45.93
4. Amine Laalou (MAR ) 1:46.18
5. Mohammed Al-Salhi (KSA ) 1:46.99
6. Manuel Olmedo (ESP ) 1:47.06
7. Abraham Chepkirwok (UGA ) 1:47.29
8. Dmitrijs Milkevics (LAT ) 1:47.35

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Wins by Jamal, Sinclair the highlights in chilly Lausanne

Posted July 11th, 2007 at 7:55 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Running in chilly conditions that dipped below 50 degrees F (9 C.), Maryam Yusuf Jamal and Jamaican Kenia Sinclair produced the chief highlights at the Athletissima Super Grand Prix in Lausanne tonight.

After a dismal 13th place finish in Paris last Friday, Jamal was clearly trying to illustrate a point 1500. Running before a supportive hometown crowd –the 22-year-old Ethiopian-born Bahraini has been based in Lausanne since fleeing Ethiopia in 2002– Jamal cruised to a front-running victory in 4:03.61. Never seriously challenged –she had a near four second lead at the bell– Jamal easily held off the late race charge of Ukraine’s Iryna Lishchynska (4:04.27) and Russians Olga Yegorova (4:04.64) and two-time world champion Tatyana Tomashova (4:05.48).

U.S. champion Treniere Clement briefly followed Jamal and pacesetter Olga Komyagina’s solid tempo, but paid for it dearly 800 meters into the race. Fading badly over the final lap and a half, she finished 22nd in the 23 woman field.
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