Walt Murphy's Notes on Van Damme (Brussels) Meet Friday 8/30/02

 

The Van Damme Memorial will be shown on ESPN2 tonight from 10pm-11pm(West Coast), 1am-2am(East Coast). If you don't want to wait, check http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sportsextra/ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sportsextra/ for live BBC radio coverage...

Here are the expected paces for tonight's races. El Guerrouj has talked about
world records all season long, but it sounds like he's serious about
tonight's effort in the 1500. Another world record attempt will take place in
the women's 1000-meters(Mutola).

Men's 800m
Kiptoo 400m 50.0

1500m
Kisilu 800m 1:49
Lelei 1000m 2:17
El Guerrouj wishes to reach 1200m faster than his Monaco time of 2:45.78,
i.e. quicker than ever

3000m
Mutai 4 laps 3:58
Keino 2000m 4:59

10,000m
As things stand now it is Richard Geemy, Joseph Kosgei and Enock Mitei
aiming to reach halfway in 13:15 or so, with the hope of a final time in
the 26:40s

3000m Steeplechase
The pace will be designed to help Tahri attack the European record

Women's 1000m
Vriesde has been asked to run 3x 29 second 200m segments

1500m
Komyagina 400m 60.5
Komyagina 800m: 2:03.5

3000m
They're said to be attempting to break Szabo's new European record

TIME SCHEDULE
(Brussels is 6 hours ahead of the East Coast, 9 ahead of the West Coast)
2002 VAN DAMME MEMORIAL
Brussels, Belgium August 30, 2002

TIME SCHEDULE(6 hour time change)
18.00 Pole Vault Men
Javelin Women
18.10 4 x 100m (Bis Run)
18.15 1000m Girls (-17y)
18.22 1000m Boys (-17y)
18.30 1000m Men (-21 y)
18.38 1000m Women (-21 y)
18.45 10.000m Men
19.15 OPENING CEREMONY
19.30 400m Hurdles Menh
19.35 3000m Women
19.40 High Jump Women
19.45 Javelin Men
19.50 100m Women
19.55 Triple Jump Men
20.00 1500m Women
20.10 100m Men
20.20 3.000 Men
20.32 100m Hurdles Women
20.40 400 m Women
20.50 800m Men
21:00 200m Women
21.08 3000m Steeple
21.20 200m Men
21.27 1000m Women
21.35 1500m Men


GOLDEN LEAGUE POT OF GOLD
5 down, 2 to go)
Marion Jones
Ana Guevara
Hicham EL Guerrouj
Felix Sanchez

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