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| August 10, 2003 | Sunday | Jumadi-us-Sani 11, 1424 |
Montgomery’s poor form continues as Chambers wins
LONDON, Aug 9: World 100m record holder Tim Montgomery’s poor form continued when the American failed to qualify for the final of the men’s 100m at the IAAF Super Grand Prix meet at Crystal Palace on Friday.
Following his sixth place finish Tuesday in Stockholm the 28-year-old Montgomery once again failed to fire, missing out on a place in the final with a time of 10.13, way outside his world record of 9.78.
In the absence of triple world champion Maurice Greene, Montgomery had been bidding to outsprint British 100m rival Dwain Chambers, to test his form for the August 23-31 world championships.
Chambers won the farcical final which was delayed by 15 minutes after technical difficulties.
The problems became even worse after the European champion crossed the finishing line as the scoreboard displayed an erroneous world-record winning time of 9.53 seconds.
Montgomery took heart from the fact that he was faster than his 10.37 in Stockham which he described as “the most embarrassing moment in my life.” races to go where I want to go.”
Jonathan Edwards’ hopes of defending his world championships triple jump title in two weeks looked in jeopardy after the Briton was stretchered out after landing badly on his ankle.
Edwards injured himself on his fifth attempt and medical assistance was immediately called for the 37-year-old world record holder who was in obvious pain and his right ankle severely swollen.
Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie and Romanian Gabriela Szabo won the men’s and women’s 5000m respectively.
The Russian pair of Yelena Isinbayeva and Svetlana Feofanova both made close attempts at a new world pole vault record of 4.82m.
Victory was claimed by Isinbayeva, who set the current mark of 4.81m last month at the Gateshead Super Grand Prix meeting.
The younger of the Russians, beaten by Feofanova for the world indoor gold medal, won with a Crystal Palace record clearance of 4.78m.
Feofanova, after failing her first attempt at 4.78m, opted to attack the world record, finished with a best effort of 4.73m.
With the timing equipment still not functioning, Kelly Holmes showed she is over her recent calf injury when winning the 1500m.
There was a superb high jump victory for South Africa’s Hestrie Cloete who cleared a season’s best of 2.02m.
Following are the results:
Men
100m: 1. Dwain Chambers (GBR) 10.00 *; 2. Kim Collins (KNA) 10.00; 3. Deji Aliu (NGR) 10.00
200m: 1. Christian Malcolm (GBR) 20.25; 2. Julian Golding (GBR) 20.46; 3. Marlon Devonish (GBR) 20.50
400m: 1. Tyree Washington (USA) 44.70; 2. Michael Blackwood (JAM) 44.80; 3. Jerome Young (USA) 45.00
400m hurdles: 1. Kemel Thompson (JAM) 48.05; 2. Joey Woody (USA) 48.42; 3. Ian Weakley (JAM) 48.72
800m: 1. Andre Bucher (SWI) 1:45.56; 2. Bram Som (NED) 1:45.58; 3. James Mcilroy (GBR) 1:45.95
Mile: 1. Paul Korir (KEN) 3:48.17; 2. Cornelius Chirchir (KEN) 3:50.40; 3. William Chirchir (KEN) 3:52.79
5000m: 1. Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 12:57.23; 2. Sammy Kipketer (KEN) 12:59.13; 3. John Kibowen (KEN) 12:59.74
Javelin: 1. Boris Henry (GER) 85.77 metres; 2. Steve Backley (GBR) 82.48; 3. Eriks Rags (LAT) 82.03
Shot put: 1. Carl Myerscough (GBR) 21.50 metres; 2. Manuel Martinez (SPA) 20.83; 3. Adam Nelson (USA) 20.25
Triple jump: 1. Leevan Sands (BAH) 17.40 metres; 2. Timothy Rusan (USA) 17.21; 3. Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 17.19
Women:
100m: 1. Kelli White (USA) 10.93; 2. Chryste Gaines (USA) 10.99; 3. Zhanna Block (UKR) 11.11
400m: 1. Lorraine Fenton (JAM) 49.88; 2. Tonique Williams (BAH) 50.66; 3. Sandie Richards (JAM) 51.03
400m hurdles: 1. Sandra Glover (USA) 54.81; 2. Natasha Danvers (GBR) 55.29; 3. Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR) 55.50
1500m: 1. Kelly Holmes (GBR) 4:10.40; 2. Naomi Mugo (KEN) 4:10.91; 3. Johanna Risku (FIN) 4:11.30
5000m: 1. Edith Masai (KEN) 14:50.78; 2. Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 14:51.75; 3. Derartu Tulu (ETH) 14:52.64
High jump: 1. Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.02 metres; 2. Amy Acuff (USA) 1.96; 3. Viktoriya Styopina (UKR) 1.93
Triple jump: 1. Yamile Aldama (CUB) 15.27 metres; 2. Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 14.99; 3. Olena Hovorova (UKR) 14.38
Pole vault: 1. Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.78 metres; 2. Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 4.73; 3. Annika Becker (GER) 4.63.—Reuters
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