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World Youth Championships
Boys
Finals Shot Put The biggest surprise really came in the morning prelims when Darius Savage (Morse, San Diego, Ca.), popped a 61-8½ with the 5-kilo (11.4 pounds) on his first effort in Group B—a mark that compares very favorably with has personal best of 59-11 with the 12-pound shot. Jan Hoffman of South Africa at 65-3½, Vladislave Tulacek of Czech Republic at 63-0¾ and Yeorylios Yermarkakis of Greece at 62-5 were the top three qualifiers for the final ten hours later. Savage despite his throw was still just the 11 best putters in the final based on yearly best and wound up 10th in the final with an effort 60-4. Hoffman’s opening put of 67-1 was good enough to win the final but he improved to 68-10½ in the second round. Tulacek was second after the first round at 63-11¾ but lost that spot in the second round when Rosen Karamfilov of Bulgaria boosted the bob to 65-2 only to see Tulacek regain second in the sixth and final round with an effort of 65-6 ¼. Official Results - Shot Put (5kg) - Boys - Final Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 20:15 Preliminaries
100 METERS First Round (12 Heats) Heat Four (wind +0.9)—Isaiah Green (Poly, Long Beach, Ca.) was in lane one and Dax Danns (Helix, La Mesa, Ca.) but running for Guyana was in lane seven. Neither runner probably saw one another but both grabbed the automatic semifinal qualifying spots with Danns winning, 10.60 to 10.71. Danns look smooth while Green appeared to be a bit ragged. Heat 13(+2.8)—Davin Mays (Lincoln, Stockton, Ca.) expended a lot of energy putting away Daniel Piorno of Argentina, 10.61 to 10.67. Other observations—The British are here, the British are here. Are they ever. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is a well-built youngster who, after the football coach had seen him, would probably never see a track if he lived in the U.S. He ran an eased up 10.38 and looked as though there was plenty left in the take. Fellow countryman Alex Nelson, who is big and oh so easy and just happens to have the fastest youth time in the world, just eased on through with a 10.57 wind. Japan was another country that showed with a whippet quick Takahumi running 10.42 and his countryman winning his heat in 10.58. It took 10.83 to make the three heats of the semifinals. Official Results - 100 Metres - Boys - Heats Qual. rule: 1st of each heat (Q) plus the 11 fastest times (q) qualified Heat 4 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 11:38 Wind: 0.9 m/s Heat 12 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 12:26 Wind: 2.8 m/s Semifinals (first two in each heat and next two fastest qualify for final) Heat One (-0.1)—Keston Bledman of Trinidad got a great start and won by more than two-tenth in 10.51 with Yohan Blake of Jamaica second. Heat Two (+0.1)—Aikines-Aryeetey left know doubt who was the best his with a 10.41 to 10.61 win over Daiki Goto. Heat Three (-1.5)—Like the two previous heat winners Nelson dominated the field defeating Kumamoto, 10.32 to 10.56. Mays and Green staged a great battle, even though they were five lanes apart and probably never saw one another, with Mays gaining the last spot in the final, 10.65 to 10.66. The time for Green was a personal best. Observations—It would not be a great surprise to see the Brits go 1-2. Kumamoto or Bledman is a likely choice for third. Official Results - 100 Metres - Boys - Semi-Final Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified Heat 1 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 20:25 Wind: -0.1 m/s Heat 2 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 20:31 Wind: 0.1 m/s Heat 3 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 20:37 Wind: -1.5 m/s
First Round Bryshon Nellum (Poly, Long Beach, Ca.) and Zack Chandy (Sage Hill, Newport Beach, Ca.) had two things in common. They each won the heats with measured runs and they both ran 47.90. Other observations—Yeah gotta to believe that there is some coaching going on in the Sudan. And guess what there is. Juma Aden, who went to school at Georgetown (or Farleigh Dickinson, as returned to Africa and Sudan couldn’t be happier. Two years ago Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr won the race in 46.10 and went on to run 45.20. This year it’s Adam Mohammed Al-Nour who easily won his heat in 47.38 and has a best of 46.75. His teammate El-Frzdag Abdelbashar also won a heat in 48.14. In all, Africans captured five of the eight heats. Julius Kirwa of Kenya, who had no entered time had the rounds fastest time of 47.35 and looked to be capable of quite a bit faster). Official Results - 400 Metres - Boys - Heats Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 8 fastest times (q) qualified Heat 1 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 18:40 Heat 7 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 19:10 800 METERS First Round Observations—Surprise, surprise, the Kenyans are likely to go one-two. Gilbert Keter controlled his heat from the start and won as he pleased in 1:50.38. Jackson Kivuna just played the competition and then displayed a great turn of speed over the final 100 to win his heat in 1:54.19. James Brewer of Great Britain also showed a fine finishing burst when he moved from third to second in the final 70 meters to place second behind Keter in a seasonal best of 1:51.02 defeating Jamaal James of Trinidad for the final automatic qualifying spot as the three runners combined for the three fastest times of the round. 2,000 Steeplechase Semifinals (first four in each heat and next four fastest to final) Heat One—Five runners separated from the pack but Abel Matau of Kenya ran just fast enough to win the heat in 5:44.67. Thamer Ali of Qatar was fifth in 5:46.65, despite having the fastest entry time in the heat of 5:32, and had to wait until the completion of the second heat to know that he had advanced. Heat Two—Another race where the top five broke from the rest of the field but this heat was much faster. Tareq Taher of Bahrain and Nahom Tariku of Ethiopia spent much of the race sparing with one another before Taher prevailed, 5:32.62 to 5:33.66. However, the most dangerous runner looked to be Bisluke Kiplagat of Kenya, who spent much of his time in fifth before really stepping on the gas to grab the final qualifying automatic qualifying spot in 5:43.40. Observations—The Kenyan’s have never lost this race, winning three times, finishing second twice and third once to garner six medals for its six entrants. So it is not wise to pick against the East African powerhouse. That said, this could be their stiffest chance challenge. The meet record of 5:30.27 is almost sure to fall. First Round Heat 3 (+1.2)—Cordera Jenkins (Dickinson, Tx.) looked a bit ragged but still managed an easy win in 13.56. Andre Collins of Jamaica was second at 13.82 and Florian Geyer of Germany was third at 13.94. Semifinals (first four in each heat to final) Heat 1 (-0.5)—Braithwaite seemed to be in control until the ninth hurdle, which he clobbered. He was barely able to regain his balance and finish fourth in 13.87. Meanwhile Ahmed Al-Molad of Saudia Arabia won in 13.64 followed by Abderrahman Taher of Egypt in 13.78. OCTATHON First Day After the first day Cleiton Sabino is in the lead with 3,389 points followed by Matthias Prey of Germany at 3,284 and Yordani Garcia of Cuba at 3,217. Michael Morrison (Great Bridge, Chesapeake, Va.) is 16th in the 34-man field with 2,929 points. He ran 11.31 in the 100, jumped 22-7¼, put the shot 40-0 and clocked 51.88 for 400 meters. Girls Finals 3,000 Meters The race quickly turned into a Kenyan affair with Veronica Wanjiru, the world leader at 8:52.9, going to the front with teammate Pauline Korikwia following closely behind until the final lap when Wanjiru pulled away to win, 9:01.61 to 9:05.42. Wanjiru’s kilo splits were 2:57.98 and 6:02.23 with a 1,500 time of 4:30.0. Hitomi Niiya of Japan was third in 9:10.34. Eleventh place in this straight final was 9:39.36. It is interesting to note that Jordan Hasay (St. Patrick’s MS, Arroyo Grande, Ca.), who is too young to compete in these championships, has run under 9:38 this year. There were no qualifiers from the U.S. 100 METERS  Ebony Collins at World Youth Meet (IAAF photo) First Round Heat 1 (wind +1.7 meters per second)—Ebony Collins (Wilson, Long Beach, Ca.) got out well and won easily in 11.60 with Sheriqua Ferguson of the Bahamas second at 11.93. Heat 9 (+1.8)—Bianca Knight (Ridgeland, Ms.) was all business running a personal best and round-leading 11.38 to win by .4 seconds. Other observations—By the completion of the 12 heats two things were clear. One, this a fast track and, two, this is the greatest ever gathering of youth sprinters. The top seven in the world this year advanced to the semifinals. Despite Collins’ excellent time she had only equal eighth best performance in the first round. Others who impressed were Franciela Krasucki of Brazil, who ran 11.39 and looks like she might do 500 sit up a day judging by her abs, Schillonie Calvert of Jamaica at 11.40 and Yomara Hinestroza of Columbia at 11.50. 13 07 2005 Results GIRLS Qual. rule: 1st of each heat (Q) plus the 12 fastest times (q) qualified Heat 1 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 10:15 Wind: 1.7 m/s Semifinals (first two in each heat plus next two fastest qualify for final) Heat 1 (-0.2)—Krasucki took control right away and won in 11.46. Collins showed great poise when, with just 20 meters remaining and being in third by a half a meter, she reached down and grabbed the final automatic qualifying spot over Hinestroza, 11.53 to 11.61. Hinestroza did advance on time. Heat 2(+0.6)—Calvert might not be the pretest looking sprinter but she sure gets the job done, here defeating Anika Jno-Batptiste of Antigua, 11.57 to 11.62. Lucy Sargent of Great Britain was a time qualifier in 11.70. Hea 3 (-0.5)—Knight again displaced great strength and smoothness to win in 11.44. Eloyse Lesueur of France defeated Sade St. Louis of Trinidad for the final qualifying spot as both were timed in 11.73. Observation—This may be the most experienced 100 meter duo the U.S. has ever had at the youth level but they will have to be at their absolute best if they are to defeat Krasucki. Calvert is the sleeper. It should be a great race. 13 07 2005 Results GIRLS Official Results - 100 Metres - Girls - Semi-Final Heat 1 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 20:05 Wind: 0.2 m/s Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React Heat 2 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 20:11 Wind: 0.6 m/s Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React Heat 3 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 20:17 Wind: -0.5 m/s Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React 400 METERS First Round (first two in each heat plus next four fastest qualify for semifinals) Heat 2—Brandi Cross (Marshall, Missouri City, Tx.) looked to be making a statement with her 53.76 win but it might have been an expenditure of energy that could come back to haunt here. Jaimee-Lee Hoebergen of Australia was second in 55.99. Heat 6—Elan Hilaire (Park, Baltimore, Md.), who had run 54.01 indoors in February, but saw here first outdoor competition in the first week of July, was no match for Bobby-Gaye Wilkins of Jamaica and Nadezhda Sozontova of Russia, the 1-2 finishers in 54.78 and 54.97, respectively. Hilaire was third in 56.99 and did not advance. Other observations—Nawal El Jack of Sudan, which has produced a number of boys 400 meter runners in the recent past, showed a great amount of raw, and yes ragged talent, in winning her heat in 52.22, just .03 hundredths off the championship record of 52.19 set by Stephanie Smith of the U.S. in 2001. Aymee Martinez of Cuba looked very easy with her 54.43 win and capable of going well below here best of 52.57. 1,500 METERS First Round (first four in each heat plus next 4 fastest qualify for final) Heat 1—Aicha Bani of Morocco had the fans in a frenzy when she went from fourth to first on the last lap to win in a personal best of 4:21.67. Fifth place was 4:25.46 but sixth was just 4:31.63 meaning that seven runners could come out of the second heat if they could better that time. Heat 2—Nichole Jones (Westfield, Houston, Tx.), who had run under 4:28.0 three times, had herself in fourth or fifth place for much of the race but could not gather herself on the final lap finishing fifth in 4:33.31 to miss the final by one place and .42 hundredths. Shelia Chepkirui of Kenya was the heat winner in 4:22.01 followed by Yuriko Kobayashi of Japan at 4:24.21. This well could have been a preview of the final but with a screaming, chanting crowd behind her, who knows what Bani can do?
HIGH JUMP Desirae Gonder (Stockdale, Bakersfield, Ca.), whose best is 5-10½, came through with a clutch third try clearance at 5-8 ½ to become the twelfth and last performer to make the final. Considering there were 19 entrants in the field had jumped at least 5-8½ a number of the performers underperformed. Only four jumpers in the final have bettered 5-11½ led by Biwei Gu of China at 6-2, Sophie Begg of Australia at 6-1½ and Yekaterina Yevseyeva of Kazakstan and Yekertina Bolshova of Russia, 6-1¼. Official Results - High Jump - Girls - Qualification Qual. rule: qualification standard 1.80m or at least best 12 qualified Group A - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 18:05 TRIPLE JUMP Quin’Shundalyn McPherson (Taylor, Alief, Tx.) was left off the original entries but jumped last in Group A. On her first effort she took off two feet behind the board recorded a mark of 37-2 ½. After a foul jump she put together a jump in the 40-foot range but had a small foul and did not advance. Sha Li of China, who has a best of 45-4½, was the top qualifier at 43-9¾ followed by Kaire Liebak of Estonia at 42-11½ and Carman Toma of Romania at 42-7. It took 40-11¾ to make the final. DISCUS Boy, what a difference a year makes. Last year Kamorean Hayes (Harding, Charlotte, N.C.) was a noted shot putter with a best of 48-9½ but only had done 123-0 in the discus. In Group A of the qualify on her second throw she gained just one of three automatic qualifying berths to the final with an event-leading and personal best of 160-10, ten feet further than her previous best. Paige Newby (Colorado City, Tx.) had the second best toss in Group B at 150-3. The other two automatic qualifiers were Simone Du Toit of South Africa at 159-2 on her only effort and Dani Samuels of Australia at 154-10 after two fouls. Coming into the competition Samuels had a best of 183-6 and Du Toit’s best was 172-11.
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