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| September 20, 2005 | Tuesday | Sha'aban 15, 1426 |
Gatlin, Liu power home in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA (Japan), Sept 19: World and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin powered to victory in the men’s 100 metres at an IAAF track and field meeting in Japan on Monday.
The American clocked 10.04 seconds in Yokohama to beat Olusoji Fasuba of Nigeria and Christopher Williams of Jamaica who both tied for second in 10.13.
“I’m very pleased with my season. I think it’s even better than 2004,” said Gatlin, who secured a 100 and 200 metres double at last month’s world championships in Helsinki.
“I feel I established better credit to my name, being more consistent this year, running bigger races...hopefully next year I can do the same, run quality races in fast times.”
China’s Olympic gold medallist Liu Xiang comfortably won the men’s 110 metres hurdles just 24 hours after winning in Shanghai.
The joint world record holder crossed the line in 13.08 seconds ahead of Jamaica’s Maurice Wignall and Sergey Demidyuk of Ukraine.
“It was the same time I had at the world championships so it’s not bad,” said Xiang, who was edged into the silver medal position in Helsinki by Frenchman Ladji Doucoure.
“It was comfortable. I think I will be able to run under 13 seconds again sooner or later but I’m not losing sleep over it or putting pressure on myself.”
The biggest surprise in Yokohama was world champion Yelena Isinbayeva’s flop in the women’s pole vault.
The Russian world record holder bowed out after failing three times to clear 4.50 metres.
“I won everything and set new world records but today I was just so tired,” said Isinbayeva, who set the current world record of 5.01 in Helsinki.
“It was the first time that I failed to clear 4.50 metres because I usually start from 4.60 or 4.70.”
Australia’s Tatiana Grigorieva won the event after clearing 4.10.
Leading results:
MEN’S:
100 metres: 1. Justin Gatlin (US) 10.04 seconds; 2. Olusoji Fasuba (Nigeria) 10.13; 3. Christopher Williams (Jamaica) 10.13.
400 metres: 1. Yuzo Kanemaru (Japan) 45.47 seconds; 2. Daniel Dabrowski (Poland) 45.62; 3. Leonard Byrd (US) 45.86.
1500 metres: 1. Murigi Mwangi (Kenya) three minutes 37.09 seconds; 2. Simotwo Suleiman Kipses (Kenya) 3:37.42; 3. Yuichiro Ueno (Japan) 3:42.53.
110-metre hurdles: 1. Liu Xiang (China) 13.08 seconds; 2. Maurice Wignall (Jamaica) 13.46; 3. Sergey Demidyuk (Ukraine) 13.52.
400-metre hurdles: 1. Bershawn Jackson (US) 48.24 seconds; 2. Naoyuki Daigo (Japan) 48.40; 3. Masahira Yoshikata (Japan) 48.66.
Long jump: 1. Dwight Phillips (US) 8.06 metres; 2. Daisuke Arakawa (Japan) 7.61; 3. Shinichi Terano (Japan) 7.50.
Hammer throw: 1. Ivan Tikhon (Belarus) 81.13 metres; 2. Vadim Devyatovskiy (Belarus) 79.68; 3. Libor Charfreit (Slovakia) 76.53.
High jump: 1. Ivan Ukhov (Russia) 2.23 metres; 2. Naoyuki Daigo (Japan) 2.23; 3. Satoru Kubota (Japan) 2:15.
WOMEN’S:
100 metres: 1. Allyson Felix (US) 11.05 seconds; 2. Me’Lisa Barber (US) 11.08; 3. Julia Chermoshanskaiya (Russia) 11.67.
400 metres: 1. Dee Dee Trotter (US) 50.03 seconds; 2. Christine Amertil (Bahamas) 50.09; 3. Ilona Usovich (Belarus) 51.45.
1500 metres: 1. Mestawat Tadesse (Ethiopia) four minutes 08.52 seconds; 2. Yuliya Chizhenko (Russia) 4:10.55; 3. Miho Sugimori (Japan) 4:10.78.
Pole vault: 1. Tatiana Grigorieva (Australia) 4.10 metres; 2. Jillian Schwartz (US) 4.10; 3. Ikuko Nishikori (Japan) 4.00.
Long jump: 1. Kumiko Ikeda (Japan) 6.65 metres: 2. Rose Richmond (US) 6.38; 3. Denisa Scerbova (Czech Republic) 6.37.
Hammer throw: 1. Olga Kuzenkova (Russia) 71.78 metres; 2. Tatyana Lysenko (Russia) 68.83; 3. Chisato Ohashi (Japan) 58.85.
Shot put: 1. Nadezhda Ostapchuk (Belarus) 20.12 metres; 2. Valerie Vili (New Zealand) 18.94; 3. Yoko Toyonaga (Japan) 16.74.—Agencies
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