Asian Games 2014- Women athletes to watch out for -Great duel is expected in hammer by two Asian record holders current Wang Zheng and former Zhang Wenxiu. Gong Lijiao (19.65 this year) is the shot put favourite and recent IAAF Continental Cup winner Li Ling in the pole vault. With her 461 improvement the Games record of 435 should go. Also 20 km walk looks to be a Chinese affair with Olympic 6th placer Lu Xiuzhi and another this years World Cup participant Nie Jingjing. Kazakhstan´s triple star Olga Rypakova is back but will have to fight with Chinese Li Yanmei for the gold. Open high jump situation could result into top marks. Chinese Zheng Xingjuan against Uzbekistan duo Светлана Радзивил Svetlana Radzivil (she is the Games record holder with 195) and Nadezhda Dusanova and experienced марина аитова Marina Aitova from Kazakhstan. Bahrain is expecting gold medals from junior Chebet Ruth Ruth Chebet in women steeple and Femi Adekoya in 400 m hurdles (Games record 55.26 under threat). Specially new Games record in women steeple is more then realistic (9:55.67 by Sudha Singh Sudha Singh of India). In the 1500 m Mimi Belete Mimi Belete and Maryam Jamal Maryam Jamal of Bahrain will fight with Betlehm Desalegn of the UAE. The same trio is also entered in the 5000 m race. Tintu Luka of India and Margarita Mamoshkina Margarita Mukasheva from Kazakhstan should fight for top positions in the 800 m. Marathon is billed as the duel of Japanese runners Ryoko Kizaki Ryoko Kizaki and Eri Hayakawa (both sub 2:26 this year) and North Korean twins Kim Hye Gyong and Kim Hye Song. (by Heinrich Hubbeling.)
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:27:38 +0000
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