6 WORLD LEADS, PEREZ FIRST SUB 6.50 SPRINT, AMAN CLOSE TO WB, by Alfons Juck, EME News MOSCOW (RUS, Feb 2): In total 6 world leading marks and two meet records highlighted the Russian Winter (IAAF Indoor Permit) meet in the CSKA Hall. In excellent men 60 m Cuban living in Spain Yunier Perez clocked 6.49 as first sub 6.50 this season, also a meet record. Kim Collins is also getting quicker with superb 6.55 ahead of young US Marvin Bracy 6.60. The 600 m all-time best 1:15.12 by German Nico Motchebon from 1999 was again not broken. World champion Mohamed Aman won in 1:15.31 3rd all-time best time African record ahead of Adam Kszczot 1:15.75 and Qatari Musaeb Balla 1:15.83 Asian best. Fourth Russian Stepan Poistogov 1:16.08 missed by 0.06 the national mark of Yuriy Borzakovskiy. Another world lead in men 1500 m by Silas Kiplagat 3:35.85 over Bethwell Birgen 3:36.10 and Collins Cheboi 3:36.41 PB with Aman Wote 3:36.45 and Turkish Ilham Tanui Ozbilen 3:38.22 the European lead of 2014. World lead number four in men long jump as World Champion Aleksandr Menkov opened the season with good 830 cm, also equaled the meet record. Marcos Chuva with 793 second and beat top names like Ngoni Makusha 788 third and Irving Saladino 774 as 8th. In the women 400 m in first race US Natasha Hastings posted fastest of 2014 51.69 ahead of Nigerian Regina George 52.20. In the top race Kseniya Ryzhova was not that fast with 51.73, at least European lead 2014. Behind her two hurdlers Irina Davydova 52.39 and Czech Denisa Rosolova 52.49 with until Sunday world leader Francena McCorory fifth 53.23. Slovenian Tina Sutej confirmed top shape as she with 471 in second attempt equaled the world lead and improved her own national record for the third time this day (461 and 466 were also new NR). Second Anzhelika Sidorova 466 and third 2011 World champion Fabiana Murer 461. Ivan Ukhov continued in his unbeaten streak with 236 first attempt clearance and three misses at 240. Nobody else over 230, second Ukrainian Andriy Protsenko and third Danill Tsyplakov both 228. European silver medalist French Garfield Darien beat strong field at 60 m hurdles in new personal best 7.53. Dayron Robles second 7.54 followed by Russians Konstantin Shabanov 7.56 and Sergey Shubenkov 7.64 (but 7.55 in heats) and veteran Terrence Trammell 7.67. Other winners from USA David Verburg at the 400 m 46.58, Lakeisha Lawson the 60 m in 7.21. In the women hurdles Belarus Alina Talay clocked 8.05 to beat US Kristi Castlin 8.07 and Yvette Lewis of Panama 8.11 with French Cindy Billaud 6th 8.26. Marina Arzamasava of Belarus won the 800 m in 2:01.31 ahead of European Indoor champion Natalya Lupu 2:01.33 and only third best Russian Yekaterina Kupina 2:02.00. Olympic winner 2008 Pamela Jelimo far from her shape with 2:11.29 as 6th. British win for Shara Proctor 657 over Russians was unexpected, Darya Klishina 651 and Olga Kucherenko 647.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 03:10:49 +0000
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