Results from Around the World, by Alfons Juck, EME News KUMAGAYA (JPN, May 17): Japanese sprinting super talent Yoshihide Kiryu of Toyo Univ won in meet record 10.05 (+1.6) the Kanto Regionals 100 m final. KYIV (UKR, May 16): 10 000 m European bronze medallist 2012 Olha Skrypak (33:09.56) and European junior champion 2007 Dmytro Lashyn (28:59.20) won national 10 000m championships. Tetyana Holovchenko (33:14.18) and Roman Romanenko (29:19.01) finished second. KASARANI (KEN, May 16): World Half Marathon silver medallist Mary Wacera took her revenge on Stacy Ndiwa when she won the Kenya Police Service Athletics Championships 5000 m race in 16:22.0 over 16:22.3. Third Anne Wanjiru 16:31.0. “I am preparing to defend my national 5,000m title, hoping make it to the Commonwealth Games,” said Wacera. The 2008 Poland World Junior 10 000 m champion Josphat Bett won men’s 10 000m in 28:36.2. He was followed by Peter Kirui and John Kemboi 28:36.5 and 28:40.0. World Indoor 3000 m champion Caleb Mwangangi (3:48.5), 2006 Commonealth Games champion Augustine Choge (3:46.0), Abednego Chesebe (3:43.6 over Paul Kipsiele Koech 3:47.0) and Robert Kaptingei (3:45.0 ahead of Ismael Kombich 3:45.6) won their respective 1500 m heats to stage an explosive final Saturday. LUBBOCK (USA, May 16): At Big 12 Conference Championships Kenyan Kennedy Kithuka won the 10 000 m in 28:48.04 and Nick Miller of Great Britain improved in hammer to 74.38 m. LARAMIE (USA, May 16): Nic Bowens clocked windy 10.13 (+2.8) in the 100 m heats at the Mountain West Conference Championships. He also won his 200 m heat in 20.89 (+1.3). Trevor Brown achieved 13.64 (+0.9) in hurdles heats. LEXINGTON (USA, May 16): The South East Conference Championships had world leader Dedric Dukes winning his 200 m heat in 20.34 (-0.2), Dezerea Bryant 23.15 (+1.3) the fastest in women 200 m heats. US junior Shammier Little won her 400 m hurdles heat in 56.34 life-time best. It is fastest junior time 2014 in the world. Estonian Maicel Uibo scored 7863 points to win the decathlon and US junior record holder Kendell Williams 5877 to be the best in heptathlon. ATLANTA (USA, May 16): First day of Georgia Tech Invitational saw Dentarius Locke winning the 100 m in 10.12 (+1.0) ahead of Devin Jenkins 10.16. Devon Hill posted 13.66 (+1.0) over the hurdles beating German Matthias Buhler 13.69. Barbados Kierre Beckles won women hurdles in 13.15 (+0.4) ahead of Belgian Anne Zagre 13.16 (but 13.15 +0.8 in heats). BARQUISIMETO (VEN, May 15): At the Viloria Meet good 400 m by Freddy Mezones 45.65 over Alberto Aguilar 45.71 and Alberto Bravo 46.18 showing the depth of this event in Venezuela. Good quality women hammer by national record holder Rosa Rodriguez 72.20. COCHABAMBA (BOL, May 16): The first South American GP meet was held in Bolivia and in the 100 m new national record for Paraguay by Freddy Maidana with 10.44 (+0.1). Jorge McFarlane of Peru won the long jump with 781 (-0.8) and the hurdles in 13.84. In women 100 m new national record for Chile by Josefina Gutierrez 11.51 (+0.1).
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