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| May 15, 2005 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1426 |
Sweet revenge for Obikwelu in Qatar
DOHA, May 14: Olympic 100 metres silver medallist Francis Obikwelu exacted his revenge on gold medallist Justin Gatlin at the Qatar IAAF Super Grand Prix here on Friday. Portugal’s Nigerian-born sprinter came home in 10.05 seconds ahead of Americans Shawn Crawford, 200 metres gold medallist in Athens, and Gatlin, who both posted times of 10.14 seconds respectively.
Obikwelu, who only entered the Olympic 100 metres as a warm-up for the longer sprint, steamed ahead of the field on a balmy night in the Qatari capital Doha in front of 12,000 spectators.
Elsewhere, Saif Saeed Shaheen of Qatar, formerly known as Stephen Cherono of Kenya before switching allegiances, won the 2,000-metre steeplechase in 5min 14min 53sec, 10 seconds off the record time he was aiming to beat.
Kenyan Wesley Kiprotich finished second almost two seconds down.
In the 400 metres, Sudan’s Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr won in 45.52 seconds, just a tenth of a second ahead of Tyree Washington of the United States.
Saudi Arabia’s Mohamed al-Salhi won the 800 metres in 1min 45.64 seconds, just nipping in front of Kenyan Alfred Kirwa, four-tenths of a second behind.
It was an all-Kenyan podium finish in the 3,000 metres, with Eliud Kipchoge seeing off young compatriot Augustine Choge, the World Junior and Youth 5,000 metres champion who won the World Junior Cross Country title in France last month. Benjamin Limo came in third.
Romanian Marian Oprea was the only jumper to break the 17-metre barrier in winning the triple jump, while Latvian Stanislavs Olijars won the 100m hurdles in 13.11 seconds ahead of American Terrence Trammell.
American Reese Hoffa won the shot put with an effort measuring 21.29 metres, while Denmark’s Joachim Olsen registered 20.78 in second and Slovakia’s Mikulas Konopka in third with 20.34.
In the women’s events, world indoor record holder Jolanda Ceplak of Slovenia could only manage second in the 800 metres to Olympic medallist Hasna Benhassi of Morocco.
Kazakh Tatyana Roslanova came in third to edge out Diane Cummings of Canada into fourth.
Fancied American sprinter Allyson Felix won the 200 metres in 22.78 seconds, beating home Christine Amertil of the Bahamas in 22.95 and Senegal’s Amy Mbacke Thiam in 23.10.
Olympic champion Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia won the women’s long jump with a best leap of 6.70 metres. Germany’s Bianca Keppler came second with 6.55 while Fiona May of Italy was third eight centimetres behind.
Anju Bobby George, India’s World Championships bronze medallist from Paris in 2003, returning to competition after a six-month break, finished fourth with 6.42 metres.
Leading results:
MEN’S:
100 metres: 1. Francis Obikwelu (Portugal) 10.05 seconds; 2. Shawn Crawford (United States) 10.14; 3. Justin Gatlin (United States) 10.14.
400 metres: 1. Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (Sudan) 45.52 seconds; 2. Tyree Washington (United States) 45.53; 3. Alleyne Francique (Grenada) 45.70.
800 metres: 1. Mohammed Al-Salhi (Saudi Arabia) one minute 45.64 seconds; 2. Alfred Kirwa (Kenya) 1:45.68; 3. Florent Lacasse (France) 1:46.21.
1500 metres: 1. Daniel Komen (Kenya) three minutes 30.77 seconds; 2. Daham Najim Bashir (Qatar) 3:31.04; 3. Alex Kipchirchir (Kenya) 3:31.10.
3000 metres: 1. Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) seven minutes 28.56 seconds; 2. Augustine Choge (Kenya) 7:28.78; 3. Benjamin Limo (Kenya) 7:29.60.
110 metres hurdles: 1. Stanislavs Olijars (Latvia) 13.11 seconds; 2. Terrence Trammell (United States) 13.18; 3. Redelen dos Santos (Brazil) 13.30.
400 metres hurdles: 1. Ian Weakley (Jamaica) 48.84 seconds; 2. James Carter (United States) 48.93; 3. Periklis Iakovakis (Greece) 49.05.
2000 metres steeplechase: 1. Saif Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar) five minutes 14.53 seconds; 2. Wesley Kiprotich (Kenya) 5:16.46; 3. Ronald Kipchumba (Kenya) 5:20.44.
Triple jump: 1. Marian Oprea (Romania) 17.09 seconds; 2. Dmitriy Valyukevich (Belarus) 16.98; 3. Larry Achike (Britain) 16.67.
Shot put: 1. Reese Hoffa (United States) 21.29 seconds; 2. Joachim Olsen (Denmark) 20.78; 3. Mikulas Konopka (Slovakia) 20.34.
Javelin: 1. Aki Parviainen (Finland) 83.79 metres; 2. Sergey Makarov (Russia) 83.76; 3. Andrus Vaernik (Estonia) 83.32.
WOMEN’S:
200 metres: 1. Allyson Felix (United States) 22.78 seconds; 2. Christine Amertil (Bahamas) 22.95; 3. Amy Mbacke Thiam (Senegal) 23.10.
800 metres: 1. Hasna Benhassi (Morocco) two minutes 00.83 seconds; 2. Jolanda Ceplak (Slovenia) 2:01.00; 3. Tatyana Roslanova (Kazakhstan) 2:01.35.
3000 metres: 1. Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) eight minutes 39.75 seconds; 2. Berhane Adere (Ethiopia) 8:39.87; 3. Gelete Burika (Ethiopia) 8:39.90.
100 metres hurdles: 1. Delloreen Ennis-London (Jamaica) 12.77 seconds; 2. Danielle Carruthers (United States) 12.83; 3. Yolanda McCray (United States) 13.26.
3000 metres steeplechase: 1. Dorcus Inzikuru (Uganda) nine minutes 28.50 seconds; 2. Salome Chepchumba (Kenya) 9:39.34; 3. Livia Toth (Hungary) 9:41.48.
High jump: 1. Monica Iagar (Romania) 1.89 metres; 2. Oana Pantelimon (Romania) 1.89; 3. Irina Mikhalchenko (Ukraine) 1.89.
Long jump: 1. Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia) 6.70 metres; 2. Bianca Kappler (Germany) 6.55; 3. Fiona May (Italy) 6.47.
Pole vault: 1. Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) 4.35 metres; 2. Thorey Elisdottir (Iceland) 4.20; 2. Krisztina Molnar (Hungary) 4.20.
Discus: 1. Natalya Sadova (Russia) 65.10 metres; 2. Franka Dietzsch (Germany) 64.38; 3. Nicoleta Grasu (Romania) 63.85.—Agencies
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