Asafa Powell runs 9.90 & 9.86! by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder

Asafa Powell, 2011 Lausanne, Photo by PhotoRun.net

Asafa Powell has run his 72nd and 73rd 100 meters under ten seconds! No one is actually even near him. Powell ran these in Budapest on Saturday, July 30 at the Istvan Gyulai Meeting! Powell goes into Daegu as the fastest man in the world!

POWELL 9.90 AND 9.86, KOVAGO DISCUS WL
BUDAPEST (HUN, Jul
30): Asafa Powell confirms he is the current fastest sprinter in the
world. At inaugural Istvan Gyulai Memorial clocked in heats 9.90 (+1.8)
and 9.86 (+2.0) in the finals, Hungarian all-comers record. NCAA star
Ngoni Makusha of Zimbabwe in his European pro-debut achieved windy 10.06
(+2.7) in the heat and 10.16 as second in the final. Zoltan Kovago got
world leading 69.50 in discus over Virgilijus Alekna 66.02 and Roland
Varga who now represents Croatia (65.95). Another top home throwing win
for Krisztian Pars 79.37 in hammer beating Markus Esser 76.85 and Nicola
Vizzoni 75.61. Veronica Campbell-Brown clocked her fastest 200 m of the
year (and fourth fastest in the world) 22.26 (+1.2) over Sanya
Richards-Ross who got also solid season best 22.63. In other races
European champion Kevin Borlee beat in 45.91 the European junior
champion Marcell Deak Nagy 46.47 (Oscar Pistorius 8th in 47.47). Olympic
medalist Ahmed Ismail of Sudan won the 800 m (1:46.78) and Kenyan
Michael Kiprop the 5000 m (13.24.51). US wins for Joel Brown at 110 m
hurdles (13.48, -0.4), Christian Taylor in triple jump (17.06, +0.7) and
Yvette Lewis PB at 100 m hurdles (12.76, +0.1 over Nia Ali 12.78). Very
solid 4:05.45 for Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand at 1500 m over Asli
Cakir of Turkey (4:05.53). Olympic medalist Nigerian Blessing Okagbare
leaped to windy 684 (+2.9, legal 638) in the long jump with Slovak
Renata Medgyesova second (664, +1.6).

MULLINGS IS IN SHAPE 9.93 AND 20.22
ARZANA
(ITA, Jul 30): Daegu bound Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings clocked
impressive double at 25th Terra Sarda meet with 9.93 (+1.4) and 20.22
(+0.2). Second Commonwealth Games winner Lerone Clarke posted 10.13 and
third Sanneh Swaiboi new national record for Gambia 10.25. Steeple world
champion Ezekiel Kemboi got 3000 m flat win in 7:49.95 PB. US female
sprinters dominated. Alexandria Anderson won the 100 m in 11.12 (-0.6)
and was second at 200 m (22.90, +0.4). Here winning Tiffany Townsend got
22.80 (+0.4). Shericka Williams of Jamaica won the 400 m (51.06).

TURKISH RECORDS
ANKARA
(TUR, Jul 30-31): National records at Turkey Super Leage Clubs final
(won by Enka Spor Kulubu in women and men categories). Ercument
Olgundeniz achieved new national mark in men´s discus with 66.89 m. In
women 400 m hurdles Nagihan Karadere achieved 55.09 another Turkish
record. In women 400 m Pinar Saka clocked national best 51.53 ahead of
Vania Stambolova of Bulgaria 51.89. But overall best was Ukrainian
Antonina Yefremova who won the other race in 51.43. Last NR for 400 m
winner Ali Kayas 46.34. Bulgarian Ivet Lalova scored a fast 100/200
double in 11.24 (+0.4) and 22.95 (0.0) ahead of Ukrainian Marya Ryemyen
11.32 and 23.08. Tugba Karakaya had another double with 2:01.78 and
4:06.57 at 800/1500 m. Binnaz Uslu achieved 9:38.83 in 3000 m steeple.
European champion Nevin Yanit clocked 13.36 (+0.6) at 100 m hurdles and
another Bulgarian Venelina Veneva 190 in the high jump. Fast women relay
times by Enka teams 44.48 and 3:31.00. In other men events Fatih Avan
achieved 82.92 in javelin, Esref Apak 76.48 in hammer, Ilhan Tanui
1:46.80 at 800 m and Marian Oprea 16.19 (+0.1) in the triple jump.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

ALBI
(FRA, Jul 30): Christophe Lemaitre did not get another major record as
his 20.08 200 m win during last day of French Championships was aided by
+2.3. Sensation in the pole vault, European champion Renaud Lavillenie
no-heighted at 573, title went to Romain Mesnil who cleared the 573.
Bouabdellah Tahri won the steeple in 8:34.29. Fast hurdles were also
wind aided, Dimitri Bascou 13.29 with +4.1. Yannick Fonsat won the 400 m
(46.00), Jeff Lastenet won the tactical 800 m in 1:50.03 ahead of
European junior champion Pierre-Ambroise Bosse 1:50.25. Michael Hanany
won the high jump (226) and Kafetien Gomis the long jump with windy 822
(+4.0) and legal 810 (+1.3). Second Salim Sdiri achieved 813 (+3.7).
European champion Myriam Soumare won the 200 m in 22.86 (+5.0). In windy
conditions impressive 4:08.17 1500 m win for Hind Dehiba Chahyd.
Nathalie Marie-Nely was the best in the triple jump (14.18, +3.2) when
olympic winner Francoise Mbango was not competing.

BIRMINGHAM
(GBR, Jul 30-31): Dwain Chambers got another UK 100 m title with 10.09
(+1.2) and will run in Daegu. Second Harry Aikines-Aryeetey just ahead
of Marlon Devonish (both 10.14). Fourth Christian Malcolm 10.21 (in
semifinal 10.17 +0.9) and fifth Rikki Fifton 10.31. Mark Lewis-Francis
was after 10.28 in semifinal disqualified for false start, Craig
Pickering (10.32 in semis) not running the final. Hurdler Andy Turner
posted 10.39 in semis. In the 200 m Christian Malcolm got his title in
20.85 against -1.6 wind. Martyn Rooney was the 400 m winner in 45.44
ahead of Chris Clarke 45.61 and hurdler Dai Greene 45.82. Nathan
Woodward won the 400 m hurdles in 49.66 beating Richard Davenport 49.76.
The 800 m final saw Andrew Osagie beating Michael Rimmer (1:46.84 to
1:47.64). Impressive 3:36.22 at 1500 m for James Shane over Andy
Baddeley (3:39.44). Mo Farah won the tactical 5000 m in 14:00.72.
European U23 medalist Lawrence Clarke won the 110 m hurdles in 13.58
(-0.7 with the same 13.58 also in heats, twice PB). Gianni Frankis was
close second (13.59). Three jumpers cleared 228 but no one the standard
of 231. Tom Parsons got the title over Martyn Bernard and Robbie
Grabarz. Former Jamaican Julian Reid leaped to 806 (+0.8) long jump win
over J.J. Jegede 804 (+2.0). Reid was also second in triple jump (16.53,
+0.2) when the title went to Larry Achike (16.83, +0.6). In solid
discus Abdul Buhari got 62.32 over Carl Myerscough 61.63 and Brett Morse
61.57. Tom Bosworth walked national record at 5000 m (19:29.87).
Tiffany Porter won the 100 m hurdles in fast 12.76 (+0.8) ahead of
heptathlon world champion Jessica Ennis 12.96. Ennis also won the high
jump 189. In the much expected 400 m race hurdler Perri Shakes-Drayton
was the winner with 51.52 over Shana Cox 51.84 and Christine Ohuruogu
51.91. Shakes-Drayton then won on second day also the 400 m hurdles in
55.52. Jeannette Kwakye was the fastest, winning the 100 m in 11.23
(+0.8) over Anyika Onuora (11.36, she won the 200 m in 23.26 -0.8) and
Laura Turner (11.39). Fast 1500 m 4:07.05 for Hannah England over Lisa
Dobriskey 4:07.23. Seventh from this years Boston Marathon Worknesh
Kidane of Ethiopia won the 10 000 m in good 31:08.92. In the 800 m final
Jenny Meadows clocked 2:02.28 to win (also fast 2:00.55 in heats) over
Emma Jackson (2:02.48) and Marilyn Okoro (2:03.55, but 2:00.74 in
heats). In pole vault European U23 Champ Holly Bleasdale cleared 456
over Kate Dennison (440). Shara Proctor leaped to 665 (+0.3), Goldie
Sayers got 60.57 in the javelin and Jo Jackson clocked 21:42.32 in the
5000 m walk.

ATHENS (GRE,
Jul 29-30): First day of the Greek Championships in warm and sunny
conditions at the Athens Olympic Stadium was highlighted by two
magnificent new national pole vault records by Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou,
who, after soaring over 462 with more than 10cm to spare, had then
another convincing clearance over 470, both heights in her first
attempt. The athlete burst into tears after her huge jump and called it a
day. Other notable performances were registered by hammer thrower
Alexándra Papayeoryíou, who sealed her ticket for Daegu with 70.54m, and
the two recent European U23 champions, albeit not in their normal
events. 200m winner Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas won the 100m with a new
pb 10.37 (-0.1), while two-times triple jump champion Paraskeví
Papahrístou scored an easy long jump victory with 6.50 (+0.1) on her
first effort. Other male winners were Konstadínos Douvalídis, clocking
13.61 in the 110m hurdles against a 0.9 m/s wind, Yervásios Filippídis,
with 80.01m in the javelin, and Mihaíl Stamatóyiannis, who put the shot
twice at 19.90m but missed again the Daegu standard. In the women’s
events Anastasía Karakatsáni, 4th in the recent European Juniors in
5000m, broke the 26-year old 1500m Greek junior record with 4:20.17,
Agní Dervéni registered another pb in the 400m with 52.47, Yeoryía
Koklóni won comfortably the 100m, but her time (11.61/-0.5) was slower
than in the heats (11.45, +0.4) and World Military Games silver medalist
Iríni Kokkinaríou clocked 9:55.58 in a solo 3000m steeplechase race.
The women’s triple jump proved the most thrilling contest of the second
day, as just 1 cm separated the first two athletes. Níki Panéta
unleashed in her 2nd attempt a huge pb and Daegu qualifying mark of
14.55 (+1.2), but Paraskeví Papahrístou had the nerves to reply with
14.56 (+1.8) in the next round, sealing her second victory in the
championships. Other double winners were Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas who
clocked 20.89 against a +0.8 wind. Konstadínos Filippídis raised his
seasonal pole vault best to 573, before failing three times at a new NR
of 576, while Loúis Tsátoumas had some troubles with the changing wind,
but offered two solid jumps at 818 (-0.3) and 813 (-0.6). On the down
side Periklís Iakovákis put an end to his admittedly worst year and will
miss a big championships for the first time. He may have notched his
14th consecutive title in the event, but the clock stopped at a
disappointing 51.27 (despite clocking 50.86 in his early morning heat)
and for the first time was very close to losing from other Greek
athletes. Other winners were Aléxandros Papadimitríou, who earned his
14th title, as well, in the hammer with 74.01 and Eléni Filándra in a
close finish in the 800m with 2:03.38. Adonía Steryíou (1.85 in high
jump) and Sávva Líka (56.96 in the javelin) came also victorious, but
both were far from the Daegu standards of their events.

LISBOA (POR,
Jul 30): As usual fast walks at Portugal National Championships first
day. Joao Vieira clocked national record 39:44.91 in men´s 10 000 m
race, in women Ines Henriques won in 43:59.08 ahead of Susana Feitor
44:13.33 and Ana Cabecinha 45:55.90. Sara Moreira clocked fast 9:41.20
in women steeple and Jessica Augusto won tactical 1500 m in 4:16.42.
European indoor champion Naide Gomes leaped to 658 (+2.0) in the long
jump. Marco Fortes was a good shot put winner with 20.21 m. In tactical
races Helio Gomes got the 1500 m (3:42.80) and Rui Silva the 5000 m
(13:48.59). Men´s 100 m final was wind-aided (+4.0) when Yazaldes
Nascimento got 10.15 and Arnaldo Abrantes 10.16.

AMSTERDAM
(NED, Jul 30-31): Fast sprints wins for Churandy Martina at Netherlands
Championships, his first titles in 10.27 (-0.5) and 20.38 (0.0). Second
in both cases Patrik van Luijk 10.34 and 20.67. Tactical wins for Rob
Lathouwers 1:48.58 and Bram Som 3:48.73. Veteran Simon Vroemen got his
13th steeple title 8:56.92 at age of 42. Rutger Smith beat with 63.52
his main home rival Erik Cadee (63.06) in discus. European junior
champion in heptathlon Dafne Schippers clocked 11.41 (-0.9) 100 m win
and even faster 11.27 (+2.1) in heats. Another junior Jamile Samuel won
the 200 m in 23.43 (+0.6). European medalist Yvonne Hak clocked 2:05.54
at 800 m and Monique Jansen achieved 60.75 in discus.

LIEPAJA (LAT,
Jul 30-31): The best result from Latvian Championships by Vadims
Vasilevskis with 85.68 in the javelin. Stanislav Olijars posted 13.73
(-0.4) at 110 m hurdles, Lanis Leitis leaped to 798 (0.0) in the long
jump and Maris Urtans got 19.73 in the shot put. Best women results in
long jump Aiga Grabuste 652 (-0.8) beating Mara Griva 646 (+0.4). Madara
Palameika achieved 58.10 in the javelin.

ZAGREB (CRO,
Jul 30-31): At Croatian Championshops best results in discus on Sunday.
Roland Varga got 64.26 over Martin Maric 61.58. Andras Haklits won the
hammer with 74.64. Ivan Horvat cleared 530 in the pole vault, national
senior and junior record. Slovenian guest Sabina Veit clocked 23.77 in
the 200 m.

TALLINN (EST,
Jul 29-31): Anna Iljustsenko equaled her own Estonian record 195 in the
high jump (and attacked 197) at Estonian Championships. NCAA sprint
standout Marek Niit scored a 21.05 (-0.7) at 200 m and 47.25 in the 400
m. Olympic winner Gerd Kanter won the discus (67.27) over Mart Israel
(62.83).

OTHER RESULTS

BECKUM
(GER, Jul 31): German record holder Martina Strutz won the 13th special
women pole vault meet here with 470 clearance. She attacked new German
record height of 479 cm. Second Carolin Hingst 465 season best and third
Kristina Gadschiew 460 (outdoor PB). 2500 spectators saw first foreign
jumper US Becky Holliday fourth with 455 and Australian Alana Boyd fifth
450. Junior winner Australian Liz Parnov 427 cm.

MALLES (ITA,
Jul 31): US Indoor champion Mike Rodgers clocked 10.19 100 m win against
-1.7 wind at the 19th edition of the meet here at nearly 1000 m
altitude. Candyce McGrone got the women 100 m in 11.42 (-0.1) and German
Erik Balnuweit 13.49 (+0.7) at 110 m hurdles. Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana
leaped to 800 cm in the long jump (0.0).

SUNDSVALL
(SWE, Jul 31): Windsprint meet was worth of the name of the meet.
Jamaican Jacques Harvey clocked 10.03 at 100 m with +2.8 ahead of
Italian Simone Collio 10.16 (but legal 10.30 and 10.34 in other races)
and another Jamaican Rasheed Dwyer 10.24 (legal 10.32 +0.2 in heats).
Dwyer was then the fastest in the 200 m in 20.52 (+1.2) with Kenroy
Anderson of Jamaica winning the other race in 20.66 (+2.2) and special
100 m race in 10.25 (+0.7). In women 100 m Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie fast
11.18 (+0.2) over Jamaican Carrie Russell 11.20. Legendary Merlene
Ottey attacked her world masters record in the 50+ category (11.67 last
year) with 11.77 (+0.3) in the heats and 11.69 (+3.4) in her final race.
Other winners here were Jamaican Anniesha McLaughlin at 200 m (23.12,
+2.6) and US Fred Townsend (13.41, +2.8) and Queen Harrison (12.93,
+1.4) over the hurdles.

BARQUISIMETO
(VEN, Jul 29-30): At 4th ALBA Games Cuban Roberto Skyers clocked 20.44
(+2.4) to win the 200 m, Victor Moya cleared 228 in the high jump. Cuba
won men´s and women´s 4×100 in 39.34 and 45.33 and women 4×400 m
3:34.91. Venezuela was the best in men´s 4×400 m in 3:04.83 over Cuba
3:05.75. Nelkis Casabona won after 100 m also the 200 m in 22.97 (+2.0),
her personal best. Another Cuban Adriana Munoz achieved a 800 m
(2:02.55)/1500 m (4:23.28) double.

GENT (BEL, Jul
30): At Flanders Cup meet Irish paralympian Jason Smyth clocked 10.41
(-0.5) in the 100 m after 10.38 (+1.2) in the heats. Andreas Bube of
Denmark found his new event with 1:46.10 improvement at 800 m. In women
distances Canadian Nicole Sifuentes won the 1500 m in 4:08.45 over
improved German Corinna Harrer 4:08.63. Jamaican Korene Hinds won the
steeple 9:38.07 and in the 4×400 m Ireland clocked 3:31.43 beating the
home team of Belgium in 3:31.49.

FRIBOURG (SWE,
Jul 30): At Swiss Meeting Memorial Humberset fast hurdles races. German
Cindy Roleder improved to 12.91 (+2.0) in the women competition over
Austrian Beate Schrott who with 12.95 clocked her already second
national record of the day. First in heats 12.99 (+0.8). Another top
improvement in men´s 100 m for Swiss Reto Amaru Schenkel with 10.19
(+1.4) in heats and another 10.19 in the finals, but here windy +2.2. He
qualified to Daegu and is second fastest Swiss 100 m runner ever. In
the men´s hurdles Italian Emanuele Abate posted 13.57 (+1.5) over German
Willi Mathiszik also 13.57 (but 13.48 +1.2 in heats). US Stephanie
Durst won the women 100 m in 11.40 (+2.0 and windy 11.35 +2.5 in heats).

YERINO (RUS,
Jul 30): World champion Yaroslav Rybakov cleared 227 at Yulia Pechenkina
Prizes meet. Maksim Sidorov impressive in shot put with 20.63. European
indoor champion Yevgeniya Polyakova clocked 11.39 at 100 m and sprint
national champion Yulia Gushchina achieved 52.18 at 400 m. Fast 1:59.17
at 800 m for Irina Maracheva and Yekaterina Galitskaya improved to 12.95
at 100 m hurdles (but wind info not available). Anna Omarova won the
shot put with 18.69 m.

PAMPLONA (ESP,
Jul 30): At Copa de Clubes de Atletismo Manuel Olmedo won the 1500 m in
3:40.60 and Sergio Sanchez the 3000 m in 7:56.98. Frank Casanas
registered 64.40 in discus. Jackson Quinonez won the hurdles (13.74,
+1.3) and Luis Felipe Meliz the long jump (791, -0.3). Fast 5000 m walk
for Beatriz Pascual 21:03.8 (second fastest in the world this year)
ahead of European U23 medalist Julia Takacs 21:19.6.

TABOR (CZE,
Jul 30): No new standards for Daegu for Czech athletes here because of
bad weather. Katerina Cechova clocked very solid 11.48 (-1.0) at 100 m,
Japanese guest Yohei Sugai leaped to 778 (-0.8) in the long jump.

WOLFSBERG (AUT, Jul 30): Slovenian double sprint win here for Jan Zumer 10.41 (+1.3) and 21.03 (0.0).

LEVERKUSEN
(GER, Jul 30): Second Pole vault Classics meet saw Russian Yevgeniy
Lukyanenko having a revenge over Steve Hooker from Beijing. He cleared
560 in second and won here in cold temperatures ahead of Hooker who got
560 in third. Third German Hendrik Gruber had 555. For Hooker this was
his last meet before Daegu.

HOF (GER, Jul
30): Another Pole Vault meet on the same day in Germany saw Poland´s
Mateusz Didenkow winning with 550 on count-back over Karsten Dilla, also
in bad weather. Third Jeremy Scott of USA also had 550 ahead of Bjorn
Otto 540. In the long jump win for Melanie Bauschke 653 cm.

SZOMBATHELY (HUN, Jul 28): Commonwealth Games fifth placer Om Prakash Singh of India improved here to 20.04 m.

ROAD RESULTS

BOGOTA
(COL, Jul 31): Reigning Boston Marathon champion Geoffrey Mutai won his
fourth consecutive road race of 2011 at the Media Maratón Internacional
in Bogota. Mutai, who handily won the 10-kilometer Giro Podistico
Internazionale di Castelbuono in Sicily last Tuesday by over a minute,
romped to an even more dominating victory in Colombia. The 29 year-old
Kenyan clocked a course record 1:02:20 to defeat defending champion and
course record-holder Deriba Merga of Ethiopia, who finished second in
1:04:49. Reigning Rotterdam Marathon champion Wilson Chebet was third in
1:04:57. The race was held at very high altitude of 2600 m. In the
women’s contest Kenya’s Joyce Chepkirui got the win in 1:13:34 over
Ethiopia’s Mare Dibaba (1:13:54). Informs Race Results Weekly.

BERLIN (GER,
Jul 30): Last year winners and favorites won the Berlin City Night Run
at 10 km. Marathon runner Irina Mikitenko clocked 33:15. She is in
preparation for Berlin Marathon on September 25. Musa Roba-Kinkal who
just recently achieved bronze at European U23 Championships 10 000 m won
the men´s race in 29:44.

AGORDO (ITA,
Jul 31): Kenyan William Kiprop won the “Le Miglia di Agordo” road race
at 9.972 km in 29:23 ahead of Italian Ahmed El Mazoury 29:43. Nadia
Ejjafini was the best at 5.54 km in 17:52 clearly beating Silvia
Weissteiner 18:41 and Romanian Roxana Birca 18:44.

DURBAN (RSA,
Jul 30): Rene Kalmer ran gun to tape in winning the inaugural Durban
Totalsports Ladies Race in an impressive 33:28, SA media are informing.
Kalmer is in preparation for the World Championships marathon. She will
join Tanith Maxwell and Annerien van Schalkwyk in South Africa’s first
women’s marathon team. She will run the Stellenbosch leg of this series
on August 9 as her final outing prior to going to Daegu Korea. Second
Maxwell achieved 34:57.

OTHER NEWS

KEMPTON
PARK (RSA): James Evans was elected president of Athletics South Africa
in a council meeting in Kempton Park on Saturday. He became the first
president of ASA since disgraced Leonard Chuene was suspended in
November 2009. Chuene was banned with vice-president Kakata Maponyane in
February for charges including poor corporate governance,
misappropriation of funds, tax evasion and their role in the Caster
Semenya affair. Evans has been chairman of the ASA board since September
while the Sascoc (SA Olympic Committee) proceedings against Chuene took
place. Western Province chairman and new vice-president Motlatsi
Keikabile from West North will serve nine months until the ASA general
meeting in April.

JOHANNESBURG
(RSA): RRW informs that eleven weeks after South African 1500 m champion
Juan van Deventer’s hopes for the IAAF World Championships in Daegu,
Korea, were dashed when he was hit by a car while on a training run, the
same fate befell South African 10 km champion Irvette van Blerk. Van
Blerk, 24, was struck by a car on Thursday while training with René
Kalmer only a few blocks from where Van Deventer was hurt in Ruimsig,
near Johannesburg. Fortunately for Van Blerk, who ran 33:56 in the New
York Mini 10-K in June, she was not injured nearly as badly as Van
Deventer, whose left knee cap was broken. She suffered lacerations to
her legs and head and also hurt her hip and neck. She did not have to be
hospitalised. Ironically, Van Blerk visited Van Deventer, who is
recuperating but cannot yet resume training, earlier in the day.

CORRECTIONS

STOCKHOLM
(SWE): Correct time of LaShawn Merritt was 44.74. Jamaican Marvin
Anderson was disqualified in the 200 m (running out of the lane),
initially second in 20.44.