World Youth Championships
Day 4 Report - Mike Kennedy
7/16/05

DAY FOUR WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

BOYS

Finals

3.000 METERS

Abreham Feleke of Ethiopia took control of the race at the two kilo mark, passed in 5:33.80, and went on to win in 8:00.90. His last 1,200 was 2:57.0. Ibrahim Gashu of Ethiopia was second in 8:04.21 and Saleh Bakheet of Barundi was third in 8:04.78.

HIGH JUMP

Haiqiang Huang of China had the competion won when he cleared 7-4 ½ with no misses but then went on to clear 7-5 ¼ before missing three times at 7-6 ½. Olesdandr Nartov of Ukraine was second with a first try clearance at 7-1 ¾ and Alex Soto of Spain beat out his country man for third as both cleared 7-1 ¾ on their second attempts but Soto had fewer total misses.

TRIPLE JUMP

DISCUS

Ali Shahrokhi of Iran opened up with 200-4 and that turned out to be the best throw of the competition. Antonio Vital e Silva of Portugal took over second in the second round with a toss of 194-7 but dropped to third when Osmel Charlot of Cuba pitched the platter 197-5 in the third round. There were no changes in the final three round. No Americans were in the final.

Preliminaries

200 METERS

First Round (first two in each heat plus next eight fastest to semifinals)

Heat 1 (+0.6)—Tetsuo Kurokawa of Japan and Dax Danns of Guyana (Helix, La Mesa, Ca.) staged a sturring battle down the straight with Kurokawa prevailing, 21.34 to 21.48.

Heat 2 (+0.4)—Devin Mays (Lincoln, Stockton, Ca.), running hard all the way, held off Kagisho Kumbane of South Africa, 21.34 to 21.49. However Mays was disqualified for running out of his lane.

Heat 5 (+0.8)—There was never much question as to who would win given that Harry Aikines-Aryeetey of Great Britain, the 100 meter winner, was entered. Aikines-Aryettey won as he pleased (more on that later) in 21.45 and Westere Galcha of Ethiopia (when was the last time Ethiopia had a sprinter) was second in 21.51. Antonio Norvell (Va.) got out well and was among the leaders until fading to third in a nonqualifying 21.87. He reached for his left hamstring as he crossed the line.

Other observations—Cuba usually does not bring may athletes to wourld championship and they expect most of those they bring to medal. One of those just might be Jorge Valcarce, a long and lanky runner who ran well within himself and expended little enery in running 21.30. You want attitude. You want attitude. I’ll give you Aikines-Aryettey, the Ghana native who is now running for Great Britain. As he was destroying the competion in his heat and approaching the finish line, he turns left then turns right and rips of his sunglass throwing them to the track. Can you see him getting away with that in a state high championship meet? When was the last time Ethiopia has a sprinter?

Semifinals (first two in heat plus next two fastest qualify for final)

Heat 1 (+2.1)—Wetere Glacha of Ethiopia got out fastest but was caugh at 100 meters by Cawayne Jervis of Jamaic built at three-meter lead but then had to hold on for the win in 21.28. Kosuke Kurisaki of Japan and Mohammed Al-Beshi of Saudia Arabia both closed well for second and third running, 21.31 and 21.34, respectively. Galcha was fourth in 21.48.

Heat 2 (+1.2)—Harry Alkines-Aryettey of Great Britain appeared to take control of the race but Jorge Valcarcel of Cuba was having none of it and in fact, taking a page from the book of Alkines-Aryettey, he turned to his right and appeared to laugh as he drew even with the Brit as both crossed the line in 21.08. Kagisho Kumbane of South Africa was third in 21.78 and Jose Perez of Spain was fourth in 21.88.

Heat 3 (+1.9)—Dax Danns of Guyana (Helix, La Mesa, Ca.) had the lead coming out of the turn but could not hold off the very late charge of Matteo Galvan of Italy, 21.17 to 21.26. David Hernandez of Spain was third 21.31 and Tyrell Cuffy of Cayman Islands was fourth in 21.60. Danns’ time was a personal best.

 

400-METER LOW HURDLES

Semifinals (first four in each heat qualify for final)

Heat 1—David Klech (California, Danville, Ca.) got out quickly and drew even with Robert Kigen of Kenya at the first hurdle. The two ran together through the 200 when first Kigen stumbled at the sixth hurdle and both slowed and fell slightly behind with 100 to go. Klech recovered nicely and caught Adel Asseri of Saudia Arabia, and Salih Dar of Sudan to win in 50.96 for the best youth low hurdle time in the world. It is also the best high school low hurdle time this season. Asseri was second in 51.13 followed by Jonck at 51.22 and Dar at 51.62. Vyacheslav Sakayev of Russia was a nonqualifying fifth at 51.73.

Heat 1—Tim Grier (Hiram, Ga.), running in lane 8 got out very well and was with the leaders at 200 meters before beginning to fade. However, he held on well and finished fourth in 52.13. Meanwhile, Romel Idriss of Sudan took control of the race on the far and went on to win in 51.02 followed by Mohammed Daak of Saudia Arabia at 51.66 and Romel Lewis of Jamaica at 51.91. Victor Valentin of Puerto Rico was a nonqualifying fifth in 52.78.

MEDLEY (100-200-300-400) RELAY

First Round (heat winners and next four fastest to final)

Heat 1—The United States running an all-california team of Isaiah Green, Deron Mays, Zach Chandy and Bryshon Nellum, won easily in 1:51.68 with Nellum anchoring 46.7. Sudan was second in 1:53.28 with A. Al-Nour anchoring in 45.9. Taiwan was third in 1:54.02.

Heat 2—Trinidad and Tobago won at 1:52.95 with Saudi Arabia second at 1:53.78 and Canada third at 1:56.42.

Heat 3—Puerto Rico won a fairly close race in 1:53.43 followed by Japan in second in 1:54.41 and Jamaica was third in 1:54.47.

Heat 4--

GIRLS

Finals

POLE VAULT

Ekaterini Stefanidi of Greece had not misses through 14-1 ½ to claim the gold medal. Keisa Monterola of Venezuela placed second based on a second attempt clearance at 14-1½. Shuo Yu of China finished third at 13-9¼. There were no Americans in the final.

SHOT PUT

In the first round, Simone Du Toit of South Africa put 52-5½ and Bo Li of China had a 51-11 effort, which would have been good enough to place 1-2. However both improved, Du Toit to 53-3 and Li to 52-2½. Dani Samuels of Australia, who need third round put to get into today’s competition grabbed third place with a 50-11 ½ effort in the fourth round. Kamorean Hayes (Harding, Charlotte, N.C.) could not regain her preliminary form and had to settle for 45-7 ½ which placed her sixth. Jenny Svoboda (Howells, Nb.) was eighth at 42-9¾.

HAMMER THROW

Anna Bulgakova of Russia took over the lead in the fourth round with a toss of 203.7 only to seeBianca Perie of Romania move back into the lead with a 204-3. The two finished in that order with Dora Levai of Hungary third in 192-11.

HEPTATHLON

Russians went one-two as Tatyana Chernova scored 5,875 points and Yana Panteleyeva checked in with 5,611. Diana Rach of Germany was third at 54.81. Chernova’s marks were 13.62 in the 100 hurdles, 5-6 ½ in the high jump, 35-4¾ in the shot put, 24.79 in the 200, 20-1½ in the high jump, 158-2 in the javelin and 2:21.91 in the 800.

Preliminaries

200 METERS

First Round (first two in each heat plus next eight fastest to semifinals)

Heat 6 (+1.4)—Bianca Knight (Ridgeland, Ms.), fresh of her 100-meter win, wasted little time in establish her superiority in the 200—specifically 23.24 seconds—running a strong turn and continuing through the main straight before letting off at the finish. Cadajah Spencer of Trinidad was second in 24.09 and Kimberley Hyacinthe of Canada was third in 24.13.

Heat 9 (+1.4)—Despite getting of to a bad start and looking a little sluggish, Khrystal Carter (Valley Christian, San Jose, Ca.) managed at 23.90 win with Irina Skvortsova of Russia second in 24.69.

Other observations—Aymee Martinez of Cuba, who was third in the 400, looks like a solid medal threat hear as well after running smoothly without appearing to exert much energy clocked 23.75 with just a slight wind of 0.3. LaToya King of Jamaica also looked good in running 23.90 as did Anika Jno-Bptiste of Antigua, who ran 24.01 and will be eligible for the 2007 World Youth meet in Ostrovo in the Czech Republic.

Semifinals (first two in heat plus next two fastest qualify for final)

Heat 1 (+1.6)—Anika Jno-Baptise of Antigua was out quickest but was corralled at the top of the turn by Aymee Martinez of Cuba who had little trouble winning in 23.52. Josiane Valentim of Brazil was second in 24.10 and Nombulelo Mkenku of South Africa was third in the same time. Julia Sutschet of German was fourth in 24.11 and Joey Duck of Great Britain was fifth in 24.14.

Heat 2 (+1.2)—Khrystal Carter (Valley Chritian, San Jose, Ca.) got out quickest, ran a strong turn and then held on to win in a personal best of 23.66. LaToya King of Jamaica ran a very even race then closed well to grab second from Olivia Tauro of Austria, 23.74 to 23.90. Cadajah Spencer of Trinidad was fourth at 24.18.

Heat (+2.2)—Bianca Knight (Ridgeland, Ms.) swallowed up the field by the time she entered the straight and then just cruised the final 80 meters to win in 23.37. Vanda Gomes of Brazil was second at 23.92 followed by Marika Poopwicz of Poland at 23.94 and Kimberley Hyacinthe of Canada at 24.40.

 

800 METERS

Semifinals (first four in each heat qualify for final)

Heat 1—Latavia Thomas (West Catholic, Philadelphia, Pa.) maintained contact with the pack although running on the outside through splits of 30.43 , 1:03.98 and 1:37.07 but then fell back and finished sixth in 2:10.48. Flavious Kwamboka of Kenya and Halima Hachlaf of Morocco staged a furious drive to the finish with Kwamboka winning, 2:06.88 to 2:06.91. Emma Jackson of Britain was third in 2:07.82 and Kagtherine Katsanevakis of Australia was fourth in 2:07.84.

Heat 2—Devon Williams (Central, Towson, Md.) was able to maintain contact with the front pack that split 29.52 and 64.52 but fell behind a pack of five at 500 meters and was never in the race finishing fifth in 2:10.26. Carolyn Plateau of Great Britain drew away from the pack to win in 2:08.07 followed by Angela Wagner of South Africa at 2:08.29 and Winny Chebet of Kenya was third at 2:08.53. Sabrina Buchrucker of Germany was the final qualifier in 2:09.08. It seem quite clear the the U.S. runners are not doing the same kind of training as is the rest of the world.

100- METER LOW HURDLES

First Round (first three in each heat plus next four fastest to semifinals)

Since neigther U.S. entrant had run over the 30 inch hurdles they were entered with on time and both found themselves in lane 8.

Heat 1 (+1.7)—Natasha Ruddock of Jamaica, running in lane 7 and April Williams (Skyline, Dallas, Tx.) both got out well and found themselves in a “rythum race” which results in very quick times with Ruddock winning, 13.32 to 13.34. Arna Erega of Croatia was third at 13.68. Williams’ time moves her into equal third on the all-time high school list with Jeanine Vickers (Pomona, Ca.) for 30 inch hurdles. Only Jolanda Johnson (Washington, Denver, Colo.) at 13.06 and Candy Johnson (Beaver Falls, Pa.) at 13.30 have run faster in an event that was run regularly in high school until the mid 80’s.

Heat 2 (+0.7)—The same thing happped here with Jess Gulli of Australia in lane 7 matching strides with Theresa Lewis (Western, Baltimore, Md.) with Lewis winning 13.45 to 13.77. Aleksandra Fedoriva of Russia was third in 13.90.

Heat 3 (+2.4)—Emilia Rundqvist of Sweden top her previous best by .10 when she won from lane 1 in 13.67. Charlotte Yeates of Australia was second in 13.85.

Heat 4 (+1.4)—Manuela Galtier of France racedc to the fastest time in the world with her 13.24 and dragged Annimari Korte of Finland to a personal best of 13.54 in second. Shermaine Williams of Jamaica was third in 13.67.

Observation—The top four times in the world came in the heats and with the prevailing winds the semifinals could really smoke.

Semifinals (first four in each heat qualify for final)

Heat 1 (+1.1)—Natasha Ruddock of Jamaica grabbed the lead out of the blocks and Theresa Lewis (Western, Baltimore, Md.) could not make up the difference as the two went 1-2 running, 13.24 and 13.32. The time for Ruddock equals the best time of the year and Lewis’ time ranks her third on the all time high school 30 inch hurdle list behind Williams’ time in the heats. Jess Gulli was third in 13.64 and Arna Erega of Croatia was fourth in 13.66.

Heat 2 (+0.4)—April Williams (Skyline, Dallas, Tx.) went right to the front and was never challenged winning in 13.44. Emilla Rundqvist of Sweden was second in 13.54 and Shermaine Williams of Jamaica was third in 13.81. The final qualifier was Charlotte Yeates of Australia in 13.88.

MEDLEY (100-200-300-400) RELAY

First Round (first two in each heat plus next two fastest to final)

Heat 1—The United States qualified easily in 2:07.22 running a team of Khrystal Carter, Ebony Collins, Elan Hilaire and Brandi Cross). Cross easily maintained a large lead with a 53.7 split. Japan finished second in 2:09.72 and South Africa was third in 2:09.74.

Heat 2—Jamaica, with B. Wilkins running a 53.6 anchor leg, was the easy winner in 2:07.71. Brazil was second in 2:09.13 and Poland was third in 2:10.04.

Heat 3—In a sturring three team battle, Russia, with N. Sozonotova anchoring in 53.6, just edged Austrailia, as both were timed in 2:08.25. J. Hoebergen anchored for Australia in 53.2. Trinidad and Tobago finish third but was disqualified.

LONG JUMP

12 Qualify for Final

LaRoya Johnson (Taylor, Alief, Tx.) had a best of 18-6 ½ and Quin’Shuldalyn McPherson (Taylor, Alief, Tx.) managed just 17-10 ½ and neither advanced. The top three qualifiers were Manuela Galtier of France with a wind aided 21-1¼, followed by Eloyse Lesueur also of France at 21-0 and Cristina Sandu of Romania at 20-9.

JAVELIN

12 Qualify for Final

The top three qualifiers were Vira Rebryk of Ukraine at 182-7, Zhang Li of China at 174-11 and Ynthi Coetzee of South Africa at 166-4. There were no U.S. entrants.