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| August 21, 2005 | Sunday | Rajab 15, 1426 |
Lebedeva remains on course for jackpot
ZURICH, Aug 20: Russian Tatyana Lebedeva was the only athlete to remain in contention for the $1 million Golden League jackpot after winning the triple jump at the Weltklasse meeting on Friday. American Justin Gatlin was among a host of newly-crowned world champions to triumph in Zurich, surging to victory in the 100 metres.
Lebedeva returned to winning ways after being forced to pull out of the world championships in Helsinki earlier this month due to an Achilles injury. The 29-year-old cleared 14.94 metres on her fifth jump, pushing world champion Trecia Smith of Jamaica into second place on 14.67.
Lebedeva must now win in Brussels and Berlin to claim the jackpot awarded to any athlete who wins in a single discipline at all six of the season’s Golden League meetings.
Despite making the slowest start, double Helsinki gold medallist Gatlin drove past his rivals to win the men’s 100 metres in 10.14 seconds. Portugal’s Francis Obikwelu was second in 10.22.
Of the 13 world champions competing in their gold medal disciplines, eight were successful including American 400 metres hurdler Jeremy Wariner, 3,000 metres steeplechaser Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar and women’s 800 metres champion Zulia Calatayud of Cuba.
There was disappointment though for American Lauryn Williams in the 100 metres, 400 metres world champion Tonique Darling-Williams and French 110 metres hurdler Ladji Doucoure.
In a scene reminiscent of her Helsinki win, Williams embarked on a victory lap after seeming to get the better of Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell.
But she was brought back to earth after the clock showed her 0.03 seconds off Campbell’s winning time of 10.85 seconds.
Leading results:
MEN’S:
100 metres: 1. Justin Gatlin (US) 10.14 seconds; 2. Francis Obikwelu (Portugal) 10.22; 3. Aziz Zakari (Ghana) 10.22.
400 metres: 1. Jeremy Wariner (US) 44.67 seconds; 2. Tyler Christopher (Canada) 44.96; 3. Chris Brown (Bahamas) 44.97.
800 metres: 1. Wilfred Bungei (Kenya) one minute 44.87 seconds; 2. Gary Reed (Canada) 1:44.88; 3. William Yiampoy (Kenya) 1:44.90.
1500 metres: 1. Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (Kenya) three minutes 30.49 seconds; 2. Bernard Lagat (US) 3:31.04; 3. Alan Webb (US) 3:33.40.
3000 metres: 1. Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) seven minutes 32.59 seconds; 2. Ali Saidi-Sief (Algeria) 7:37.56; 3. Craig Mottram (Australia) 7:38.03.
110-metre hurdles: 1. Dominique Arnold (US) 13.03 seconds; 2. Xiang Liu (China) 13.12; 3. Ladji Doucoure (France) 13.23.
400-metre hurdles: 1. Bershawn Jackson (US) 48.14 seconds; 2. Bayano Kamani (Panama) 48.49; 3. James Carter (US) 48.51.
3000-metre steeplechase: 1. Saif Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar) eight minutes 02.69 seconds; 2. Brimin Kipruto (Kenya) 8:10.69; 3. Paul Koech (Kenya) 8:11.79.
High jump: 1. Svatoslav Ton (Czech Republic) 2.28 metres; 2. Victor Moya (Cuba) 2.28; 3. Stefan Holm (Sweden) 2.25.
Pole vault: 1. Giuseppe Gibilisco (Italy) 5.70 metres; 2. Brad Walker (US) 5.60; 3. Pavel Gerasimov (Russia) 5.60.
Discus throw: 1. Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) 68.00 metres; 2. Gerd Kanter (Estonia) 67.92; 3. Frantz Kruger (South Africa) 67.30.
Javelin throw: 1. Tero Pitkaemaeki (Finland) 88.71 metres; 2. Sergey Makarov (Russia) 86.89; 3. Andreas Thorkildssen (Norway) 85.44.
WOMEN’S:
100 metres: 1. Veronica Campbell (Jamaica) 10.85 seconds; 2. Lauryn Williams (US) 10.88; 3. Chandra Sturrup (Bahamas) 10.97.
400 metres: 1. Sanya Richards (US) 48.92 seconds; 2. Tonique Darling (Bahamas) 49.30; 3. Monique Hennagan (US) 50.24.
800 metres: 1. Zulia Calatayud (Cuba) one minute 59.16 seconds; 2. Hasna Benhassi (Morocco) 1:59.18; 3. Svetlana Cherkasova (Russia) 1:59.93.
3000 metres: 1. Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Bahrain) eight minutes 29.45 seconds; 2. Berhane Adere (Ethiopia) 8:31.89; 3. Isabella Ochichi (Kenya) 8:34.51.
100-metre hurdles: 1. Michelle Perry (US) 12.55 seconds; 2. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jamaica) 12.69; 3. Joanna Hayes (US) 12.79.
400-metre hurdles: 1. Yuliya Pechonkina (Russia) 53.30 seconds; 2. Lashinda Demus (US) 53.83; 3. Sandra Glover (US) 53.91.
Triple jump: 1. Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia) 14.94 metres; 2. Trecia Smith (Jamaica) 14.67; 3. Anna Pyatykh (Russia) 14.57.—Reuters
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