t-and-f: IAAF: Can Renders follow Rousseau?
I think Belgian runner Marleen Renders will have difficulties competing for WC half marathon gold after her recent Paris marathon, but the organisation seems optimistic... Regards, LS PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Association of Athletics Federations Association Internationale des Fédérations dAthlétisme CAN RENDERS FOLLOW ROUSSEAUS GOLDEN RULE IN BRUSSELS? 30 April 2002 Monte-Carlo When the 11th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships are staged in Brussels this Sunday 5 May, it will be the second time that this particular World Athletic Series event will have been hosted by Belgiums capital city. On the 3 October 1993, during the second edition of the World Half Marathon Championships, a Belgium athlete captured the mens gold to the delight of the local crowd. The master of Brussels that day was Vincent Rousseau, then a 31year old Belgium army corporal, who took his place in road race history after a career littered by many disappointing performances on the track. Rousseau possessed amazing versatility, since he was a 3:36 1500m man who could also run 5000m in 13:10 and 10,000m in 27:23 but it was his sprint victory on 3 October 1993, in a national record of 61:06, that saw him breakthough into world class. Belgium has two good medal chances for the 2002 Championship as well, Mohammed Mourhit, twice a World Cross Country Champion, in the mens race and national record holder Marleen Renders in the womens contest. Currently in brilliant form, Renders won the recent Paris Marathon with a near solo effort in a new personal best of 2:23:05 on 7 April, beating her previous best (2:23:43) which she set when winning the 2000 Paris title. Renders also won the 1995 Antwerp and 1998 Berlin Marathons, has a World Half Marathon history which nearly stretches as far back as Rousseaus win, with a 7th place finish in 1994 and 13th in 1995. Renders recently set a new personal best at half marathon with 1:08:56 in the Hague on 23 March 2002, when finishing a close second behind Kenyas Lenah Cheriyot (1:08:54) who is in the Kenyan team for Brussels. Like Rousseau, Renders has a versatile running pedigree. She is a former World junior record holder at 10,000m, has run 5000m in 15:19 and 10,000m in 31:03. The question this Sunday will be whether Renders opts for Rousseaus wait and see philosophy counting on a final sprint or opts for a solo effort, similar to her run in Paris. Whatever Renders decision it is certain that she, along with Mohammed Mourhit will offer Belgium her best hope of medal honours, when a record 64 countries take to the streets of Brussels for the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Re: t-and-f: A llloooooooonnnnnnnggggg championships course
"Post, Marty" schreef: > >From the home page of the www.brussels2002.be/en describing the course to be > used for Sunday's IAAF championships in Brussels: > > "On the menu: two 10,500km laps, ... " In fact in Dutch (and many more European countries) the , (komma) means what in North-America the . (dot) means. So then it would say two laps of ten-and-a-half kilometers (not surprisingly about half a marathon). Regards, Wilmar PS You would usually write '10,5km laps', though, so it probably was a funny error on the part of the writer.
t-and-f: Bucher - and Graf
He is supposed to decide sometime next week, it was reported in several media last week. He is (or has been) injured. Same goes for Stephanie Graf, BTW. WK [EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > Anybody know if Bucher is taking the year off? > > Randy > > On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 16:23:40 -0700, you wrote: > > >The front runners have to be Jonathan Edwards, Felix Sanchez, and Hicham El > >Guerrouj, but I am betting on Sanchez. He has looked so comfortable so far > >this year, and can turn it on at will. Too bad he is not running for the good > >ol' US of A. > > > >On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 13:02:54 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >If you had told me at the beginning of the year that Gail Devers might be this > >year's Athlete of the Year I probably would have laughed, but she's definitely > >crafting a season in these non-WR times which could well qualify. > > > >Her world-leading 12.40 at Lausanne last week is No. 4 on the all-time > >non-Commie performance list. There have been 26 sub-12.40 clockings in > >history, three of them by Devers in '99 and '00. > > > >The other 23 marks were made when the world was far different and the East > >Bloc nations dominated the women's side of the sport. They all came in the > >1980-92 era (18 of them in '80s). > > > >Unless Devers bangs a hurdle, she could very likely have an undefeated season > >the way she's running, and that counts for a lot now. Obviously, Marion is > >still in the hunt, but she's going to have to have a showdown or two w/ ZPB > >before the season is out and Dragila and Feofanova are likely to trade a win > >or two. > > > >gh > >ps---who's the man going to be?
Re: t-and-f: KRUMMENACKER 3:31.93!
Full results have been sent out by the IAAF, so they are no doudt to be found on their website (http://www.iaaf.org, click IAAF Grand Prix and surf to the Stockholm meet). Regards, Wilmar Bobby Van Allen schreef: > do you know where these results are being posted at all. Is this gonna be > televised eventually somewhere in the US > > Bobby > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lee Nichols > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: t-and-f: KRUMMENACKER 3:31.93! > > >Second to Lagat (3:31.38) at DN Galan. Now 5th fastest American all-time. > > Same meet: Nicole Teter beat Maria Mutola by .1 in the 800. > -- > Lee Nichols > Assistant News Editor > The Austin Chronicle > 512/454-5766, ext. 138 > fax 512/458-6910 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
t-and-f: European Championships prediction contest!
Hello all, On behalf of a friend of mine, I forward the message below. I can strongly recommend this tipping game/prediction contest. For one, it is much more fun of watching those events (on televison or live) in which you do not have a favorite of your own. Furthermore, it challenges your knowledge as a true 'all-round' athletics enthousiast. Lasts winner was the famous Belgian track and field journalist Ivan Sonck. Will you be his successor??? Regards, Wilmar Kortleever (near the rostrum a few times, but no cigar...) -Original Message- From: Ronald van Weele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: dinsdag 30 juli 2002 22:18 Subject: EC Munchen tipping game Hi friends, Up and running: the 13th edition of this track & field tipping game. Again free entrance and the following prizes: 100, 50 and 25 EURO Look at: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rvweele/ Send this invitation to all your tipping friends and athletic mailinglists in your country. Predict all the medal winners. You have to chose from lists, so you have all athletes per event available. With some help from the EAA/IAAF lists it is really easy. Last year 91 participants in the Edmonton game and in the year 2000, 88 participants in the Sydney game. Participants from all over the world: Australia, Kazachstan, Germany, USA, Sweden, New Zealand, ...(in 1996 we had 759 participants, all data entry handwork! Nowadays data entry only webbased and no longer that much work for the organizer.) For the non-europeans this tournament is may be not that interesting. I wish you a lot of fun with the European Championships and the game. Ronald van Weele [EMAIL PROTECTED] (I will travel to Munich the 5th of August)
t-and-f: 2 days left for the European Championships prediction contest
Hello all,
Two more days before the start of the European championships in Munich,
Germany. This also means there are only two days left to enter the European
championhips prediction contest ('toto' in Dutch). Entries must be filed
through the internet no later than tuesdaymorning 00:01.
The number of contestants is approaching 100. Those are mostly new
contestants, the 'regulars' usually wait for the last minute news
(cancellations, etc.). So it definately means something to win (or score
well) in this contest.
Are you interested to enter? Then check: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rvweele/
Enjoy the championship and the toto,
Wilmar Kortleever
(on behalf of contest organiser - and private sponsor - Ronald van Weele)
Wilmar Kortleever schreef:
> Hello all,
> On behalf of a friend of mine, I forward the message below.
>
> I can strongly recommend this tipping game/prediction contest.
> For one, it is much more fun of watching those events (on televison or
> live) in which you do not have a favorite of your own.
> Furthermore, it challenges your knowledge as a true 'all-round'
> athletics enthousiast.
>
> Lasts winner was the famous Belgian track and field journalist Ivan
> Sonck. Will you be his successor???
>
> Regards, Wilmar Kortleever
> (near the rostrum a few times, but no cigar...)
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ronald van Weele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: dinsdag 30 juli 2002 22:18
> Subject: EC Munchen tipping game
>
> Hi friends,
>
> Up and running: the 13th edition of this track & field tipping game.
> Again free entrance and the following prizes: 100, 50 and 25 EURO
> Look at:
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~rvweele/
>
> Send this invitation to all your tipping friends and athletic
> mailinglists in your country.
>
> Predict all the medal winners. You have to chose from lists, so you have
> all athletes per event available. With some help from the EAA/IAAF lists
> it is really easy.
>
> Last year 91 participants in the Edmonton game and in the year 2000, 88
> participants in the Sydney game. Participants from all over the world:
> Australia, Kazachstan, Germany, USA, Sweden, New Zealand, ...(in 1996 we
> had 759 participants, all data entry handwork! Nowadays data entry only
> webbased and no longer that much work for the organizer.)
>
> For the non-europeans this tournament is may be not that interesting.
>
> I wish you a lot of fun with the European Championships and the game.
>
> Ronald van Weele
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (I will travel to Munich the 5th of August)
t-and-f: The European Athletic Association on Israel
LS No doudt inspired by questions as were on this list, the EAA issued a statement august 14 about the participation of Israeli athletes in the European Championships (and European cups, etcetera). I include that message below, Regards, Wilmar Kortleever European Athletic News Following message is new in our newsboard: Date: 14. 8. 2002 Participation of Israeli Athletes in the European Championships Is Israel a European Country? Why is it possible that Alex Averbukh can become European Champion in the pole vault whereas Israel geographically is an Asian country? The answer is given by the political circumstances. Due to the political situation in that area Isreael was for many years not allowed to compete in any Asian Games or Championships. Israel's athletes were totally banned from any sport activity exept the Olympic Games. This was against the rules of any sport organisation because Israel had the right to be admitted to these competitions. In order to solve this matter some International Sport Federations admitted Israel to be Member of their European Association. The first federation to do so was the International Basketball Federation and slowly all the others, including athletics, followed: On the request of the IAAF, based on the decision of the IAAF Congress in Stuttgart (August 1993) Israel was affiliated to the EAA by the EAA Congress in Venice (October 1993). Since then Israel's athletes compete in the European Championships and Cup events. Now Alex Averbukh became the first Israeli athlete to win a European Championships title outdoor. He had already won a European Indoor title in the pole vault (Gent 2000). Till Lufft, General Secretary EAA Quelle: EAA Office Darmstadt Lee Nichols schreef: > >I was wondering during the Euro championships why Israel was part of Europe. > >Geographically it's in Asia and Jordan plays in the Asian soccer > >confederation. Is this just because the Middle Eastern countries and Israel > >don't want to compete against each other for security and political > >concerns? > > > Actually, I asked this same question a few weeks ago, before you > joined the list, Bret. Garry Hill and some others told me that it was > basically that -- the Asian countries say they can't guarantee the > safety of the Israeli athletes, and have said so for several years, > apparently. After petitioning to be admitted to the European games > for several years, the request was granted a few years ago. > -- > Lee Nichols > Assistant News Editor > The Austin Chronicle > 512/454-5766 ext. 138 > fax 512/458-6910 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
t-and-f: metric converter (chapter two: vice versa)
Hallo all. Randy: thanks for looking this up! My problem is: I am not metrically challenged, but 'imperially'... With my college mathematics background I was convinced I should be able to reverse the formula used, but it proved a bit too much work in the first try (especially the 'rounding' rules). Can anybody (or has anyboady already) invert(ed) it for me? Thanks! Wilmar Randy Treadway schreef: > I've switched computers in the last few months and can't find the original > Rand-o-Meter, as Tony labeled it, BUT > > I found it in the uoregon archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/t-and-f@lists.uoregon.edu/msg01896/metric1.xls > > The usual caveats apply. Don't use it to convert anything that is going to be > published as 'official' results- the stat guys will have conniptions. > But feel free to use it when looking at metric marks and wondering 'how far > was that in feet and inches?', when a T&FN > green/red/blue/purple/chartreuse/orange or whatever color book is not at hand. > (i.e. when I'm at the office monitoring the Friday IAAF GP super meet results, > and my T*FN book is at home) > > By the way, my new computer runs on Windows 2000, > and when I clicked on this Excel file url it ran > right in the Internet Explorer window- something > that might be very handy. All I have to do is > bookmark the location (at least as long as the > archive is there). Your mileage may differ. > > Randy > > On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:44:19 -0500 Lee Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Of course, don't forget that the conversions > > for vertical jumps and > > horizontal jumps/throws are slightly different, > > if you're using it > > for track conversions. > > > > Lee > > > > >Netters, > > >A few years back somebody posted a metric > > conversion > > >program that ran on Excel to the list. In > > switching > > >jobs etc. I have managed to lose that program > > and I'm > > >wondering if anyone could email to me directly > > since > > >it is not permisable to post an attachment to > > the > > >list. I thought it was Randy Treadway's > > Rand-O-Meter, > > >but I might be mistaken. Thanks for all the > > help. > > > > > >ps > > >am enjoying the thread on the media > > particularly with > > >all the points of view from Garry, Lee etc. > > > > > >= > > >Keith Whitman > > >Head Coach, Men's and Women's > > >Cross Country/Track & Field > > >Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio 43762 > > >(740) 826-8018-Office > > >(330) 677-4631-Home > > >(740) 826-8300-Fax > > > > > >__ > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > >Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > >http://finance.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > Lee Nichols > > Assistant News Editor > > The Austin Chronicle > > 512/454-5766, ext. 138 > > fax 512/458-6910 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: t-and-f: Rieti Results - Suzy sub4 again, M 800 DEEP!
Lee Nichols schreef: > Wow, some of those results are better than Berlin. Too bad they > didn't show this meet on US TV. Strange luck here for the Europeans. The bulk of them are not able to see any Golden League action, because it is behind a decoder (subscription/pay tv). But most GP 1 and GP II meetings are shown on Eurosport, as was this one. But: are most of the results that are better, not mostly so because the athletes involved did not go all out in Berlin (like El Guerrouj, who apparantly 'held back' to run 3.30,00 in Berlin so he could attempt a (better-paid?) world record attempt in Rieti...). Regards, Wilmar > > > >from iaaf.org > > > >IAAF Grand Prix II > > > >Rieti 2002 > >Rieti, 08-Sep-2002 > >
t-and-f: Greeks out of World Cup (European Athletic News (11. 9. 2002))
The European Athletics Association (EAA) announced today that the Greek trio of Konstantinos Kenteris, Ekaterini Thanou and Mirela Manjani will not compete for the European team in next weeks IAAF World Cup. Of the surprisingly succesfull Greek team at the European championships in Munich, this leaves only discus thrower Ekaterini Vogoli. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever NB The Dutch are doing very well in this 9th World Cup, with two competators in the individual events: Simon Vroemen and Monique de Wilt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > European Athletic News > Following message is new in our newsboard: > Date: 11. 9. 2002 > > Team Europe at the 9th IAAF World Cup - UPDATED version! > > Francis Obikwelu (POR/200 m), Kim Gevaert (BEL/100 m) and Mikaela Ingberg >(FIN/Javelin) will replace the three Greek athletes Konstantinos Kenteris, Ekaterini >Thanou and Mirela Manjani in the Team Europe for the 9th IAAF World Cup in Madrid on >20/21 September. > > In addition some other travelling reserves were named by the European Athletic >Association. > > The updated team list (by 11 September) > > Men > > 100m: Obikwelu Francis POR > 200m: Obikwelu Francis POR > 400m: Plawgo Marek POL > 800m: Bucher André SUI > 1500m: Baala Mehdi FRA > 3000m: Lebid Sergiy UKR > 5000m: Sghyr Ismail FRA > 3000m Steeple: Vroemen Simon NED > 110m Hurdles: Olijars Stanislav LAT > 400m Hurdles: Diagana Stephane FRA > High Jump: Rybakov Yaroslav RUS > Pole Vault: Averbukh Alex ISR > Long Jump: Lukashevich Oleksiy UKR > Triple Jump: Olsson Christian SWE > Shot Put: Bilonog Yuriy UKR > Discus: Fazekas Róbert HUN > Hammer: Annus Adrian HUN > Javelin: Mararov Sergey RUS > 4 x 100m: National Team of Ukraine UKR (Vasyukov Kostyantyn, Dovgal Anatoliy, Rurak >Kostyantin, Kaydash Oleksandr, Reshtnyak Oleg) > 4 x 400m: Plawgo Marek POL, Szeglet Zsolt HUN, Van Brantegmem Cedric BEL, Blaha >Karel CZE > Reserves (To travel) : Ojaniemi Jaakko FIN, N'Thepe Issa FRA > > Women > > 100m: Gevaert Kim BEL > 200m: Hurtis Muriel FRA > 400m: McConnell Lee GBR > 800m: Ceplak Jolanda SLO > 1500m: Ayhan Sureyya TUR > 3000m: Szabo Gabriela ROM > 5000m: Pavey Joanne GBR > 100m Hurdles: Krasovska Olena UKR > 400m Hurdles: Tirlea Ionela ROM > High Jump: Bergqvist Kajsa SWE > Pole Vault: De Wilt Monique NED > Long Jump: Johnson Jade GBR > Triple Jump: Hansen Ashia GBR > Shot Put: Pavlysh Vita UKR > Discus: Vogoli Ekaterini GRE > Hammer: Skolimowska Kamila POL > Javelin: Ingberg Mikaela FIN > 4 x 100m: National Team of France FRA (Combe Delphine, Dia Fabé, Hurtis Muriel, >Sidibe Odiah, Felix Sylviane) > 4 x 400m: McConnell Lee GBR, Prokopek Grazyna POL, Yefremova Antonina UKR, Usovich >Svetlana BLR > Reserve (To travel): Vaszi Tünde HUN > > Quelle: EAA Media Service > > > > To unsubscribe: > http://www.european-athletics.org/main.php?id=new/abonnieren.php > > EAA Media > Nicolas Russi > Holunderweg 27 > CH-4805 Brittnau, Switzerland > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Internet: http://www.european-athletics.org
t-and-f: The end of racewalking as an olympic discipline?
Hallo all! Last month, a message was send to the (Oceania) Oztrack Mailing list. In that message, I think Ian Kemp (Coolrunning New Zealand) was (one of) the first to notice and bring to the attention that in a recent recommendation, a programme commission of the IOC recommended that racewalking should be excluded from the olympic programme, starting in Beijing 2008 (!). I was surprised to see that - other than some casual mention in some English language articles focussing on other sports like baseball - almost nobody followed up on this. For example, I have personally heard or seen very little - if any - objection to this recommendation from the racewalking community? Today, a daily newspaper in The Netherlands (De Volkskrant) published an article about this recommendation (the final decision seems to be made in november*). It states that the IAAF responded in surprise to the proposition of the IOC**. Nick Davies (IAAF spokesperson) admits there were some jury problems in Sydney: 'but since then, we have adjusted the procedures and the rules. There were no problems at the last world championships'. The IAAF will lobby within the IOC to keep olympic status for racewalking, an event that has been on the olympic programm since 908. Davies: 'We are confident that racewalking will remain an olympic sports'. For those interested, the report of the 'Olympic Programme Commission' of the IOC can be found at http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_527.pdf. Below, I include Ian Kemps original message. I am curious, though, what you all think of this matter! Regards, Wilmar Kortleever * A 2/3 majority seems to be needed to change the olympic programm. So given the common conservatism in organisations like the IOC, there may be life for race walking after all *** I am told there is also very little interest in this matter. Apparently, less than a handfull journalists have even inquired at the IAAF about the IOC race walking recommendation... - Doorgestuurd bericht van Ian Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Datum: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 21:31:48 +1200 Van: Ian Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Antwoorden aan:Ian Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Onderwerp: [Oztrack] IOC recommends racewalks be dropped Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All In a review paper released today, the 'Olympic Programme Commission' of the IOC made a number of recommendations about future sports and disciplines for the Olympic Games. The significant part for athletics is the recommendation that racewalks be excluded from the 2008 games in Beijing. The report cites "the judging difficulties experienced in the recent editions of the Olympic Games, and noted the resulting poor image of the racewalk events. In addition, the operational difficulties for OCOGs in conducting racewalk events were noted." Did you know that the Olympic Games includes a cross country run? The cross country section of the Modern Pentathlon will also be lost under the proposals, as the Modern Pentathlon would be axed, along with Baseball, Softball, and some disciplines in Canoe-Kayak, Equestrian and Wrestling. The exclusions are part of an attempt to admit new sports while capping the number of athletes and events to be held at the games. The Report starts by stating the principles upon which applications for new sports will be considered, which include Global public and media interest, The social value of a sport, a direct emphasis on youth and development; objectivity, fairness and transparency in the judging system, and the long term viability of the sport. Specifically excluded will be sports involving mechanical propulsion (ie motor racing) and 'mind sports' such as bridge and chess. The commission recommended that no new sports be admitted to the Athens olympics, the first time in 20 years that the programme has not grown. Sports to have numbers limited will include sailing, synchronised swimming, shooting, rowing and badminton (mixed doubles). Sports which have applied for inclusion but will be bounced are: Air Sports (?), Billiards, Boules, Dance Sport, Bowling, Racquetball, Waterski, Squash, Underwater Sports and Wushu. Boxing is allowed to continue but will be subject to future review, with women's boxing excluded. Winners are to be golf and Rugby 7s, which are recommended for inclusion in future Olympic Games. I'll send a link to the report when it shows up on the web. Cheers ---Ian--- Ian Kemp [EMAIL PROTECTED] NB Air Sports I think involves parachutes, paragliding and such. But what is wushu. NB Also, The admission of the martial arts sports karate to the olympic programm is recommended for further review.
t-and-f: World Cup Team Selection - partial answers
Roger Ruth schreef: > Two messages yesterday about selections for the World Cup European team leave > me wondering about the processes by which this team and others are selected. <> > It is much less clear how Netherland's Monique de Wilt becomes the European > representative. I applaud her selection. She has worked long and hard to gain > her status in the event, improving the NED record fifteen times since 1995. > But I can't visualize an objective selection process that would choose her > over fifteen other European vaulters (thirteen, if you eliminate Feofanova > and Janine Whitlock) with higher marks for the season. > Could someone offer details of the Euro team selection process? Reporting on De Wilt before, I of course cannot let this invitation be unanswered. The case is in fact quite simple. First: Not withstanding the title 'European team', the World Cup is of course not a competition between continents as such. Several of the best individual nationals (like the US, Russia etc.) are entered in the competition with a national teams. (other) Athletes of these countries are not selected in the 'continental' team (BTW: I believe this is mostly a European 'problem'). Second: That being the case, I understand the selection for the European team was very straightforward: the result of the European championships decided the selection. In Munich, the result was as follows: 1. Feofanova (RUS) - but the Russian women have their own World Cup team. 2. Isinbayeva (RUS) - the Russian women have their own World Cup team. 3. Buschbaum (GER) - the German women have their own World Cup team. 4. Beljakova (RUS) - the Russian women... 5. Becker (GER) - <...> 6. Monique de Wilt (NED). 7/8. Molnar (HUN)/Rogovska (POL). 9. Belin (SWE) 11. Boslak (FRA) Thus: Monique de Wilt is selected for the European team. QED. Note: And indeed, several athletes (also some non-RUS and non-GER) have jumped higher than De Wilt (NR 4.40) this season. Like Pyrek/POL (4.62), Molnar (4.52), Belin (4.51) and two French women (4.46). But: they did not make it to the final in Munich (Pyrek), or finished behind De Wilt (like Molnar, Belin, Boslak/FRA). So, like in every qualification trial, one has to perform on the moment supreme. On the other hand: it is now up to De Wilt to (again) prove herself. > And, for that matter, that for other teams? The USATF website gives first > choice of selection to the national champion. How is the team selected for > Africa, Asia, etc? > Cheers, Roger It is my understanding the African team was selected, quite possibly in the same way as the European team, at the African championships (held concurrently with the Europeans). Indeed, I read several of the 'big names' apparently forfeited the Commonwealth Games (just before) to compete in the African championships - specifically to qualify for the 'big prize' World Cup... There must be others who know more about Asia, Dragila and Feofanova... Regards, Wilmar Kortleever
t-and-f: best 40 year old in major championships?
Hello all, Hopefully, somebody of the statisticians can answer one of the following questions: - has a 40+ year old ever made it to a (sprint) final in one of the major championships (worlds or olympics) - individually or as a member of the relay team? - and if not: what is the furthest a 40+ year old (sprinter) ever got in these championships? There is of course a background to these questions: soon-to-be-40 year old Troy Douglas (30/11/'62) has announced he will continue in the individual 200 meters for one more year (until Paris 2003). He then plans to retire from the individual events, but wants to participate in the Dutch relay team in their effort to qualify for the olympics in Athens (at what time he will be 41). Only last year, at 38, Douglas (a former Bermudan) broke the Dutch records for both the 100 and 200 meters: 10.19 and 20.19. This year, he made it to the European championship finals (4th in '98), but (mostly due to minor injuries) he did not run as fast (although he was still good for 10.28 and 20.56, pretty impressive times for a 39-year old who has competed in three olympics >before< Sydney 2000). Regards, Wilmar Kortleever
Re: t-and-f: why the Cal job is still open
ghill schreef: > >http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/27/SP227165.DTL > > John Crumpacker story about Chris Huffins not having a degree. Big deal--i > ran T&FN for almost 20 years sans sheepskin. Overrated credential. > > gh LS I think it was an interesting and well-written story by Mr. Crumpacker. I was somewhat surprised though, about the comment about Ms. Johnson (who, according to http://calbears.ocsn.com/sports/c-otrack/mtt/johnson_robyne00.html, is quite a succesfull coach). It seems to suggest that because she earned her masters degree, it is proven that finishing school can be combined with remaining a competative athlete. And while I do happen to believe the latter, it has to be observed there are some differences between Ms. Johnsons record (9th World indoors '91, four olympic trials participations) and Mr. Huffins' record (bronze medallist of the 2000 olympics and the '99 Worlds, US champ. '98). So maybe, just maybe those differences are (apart of course from natural given talent) also a reflection of the fact that Mr. Huffins' focused on his athletics for the full 100%? (not too mention it is my experience most decathletes make far more hours in training than athletes in most other events) Regards, Wilmar Kortleever
Re: t-and-f: Re: 1972 Vaulting Pole Snafu (formerly Eddie Hart . .)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > My recollection was that Paulen was Belgian, but Dutch means I was close. Some Europeans would not take that one lightly in any other way than sheer geographyl. To them, it would be saying 'my recollection was such-and-so was Mexican, but American means I was close' (ok, Canadian is the better parallel, but still one gets my point). > They named a big meet after him after he died, didn't they? Yes they did. > Where is that? Ivo van Damme (the Van Damme meet named after the 800m > runner) is Belgian, so I guess the Paulen meet must be in the Netherlands. Yes indeed. The IAAF Grand Prix currently named Fanny Blankers-Koen Games was called Ad Paulen Memorial up until a few years ago. It was (and is still) held in the Fanny Blankers-Koen stadium in Hengelo, The Netherlands. The next edition is held on May 31. I'll refrain from commenting on earlier allegations/accusations around Paulen, because I do not have all the information nearby. But maybe later... Regards, Wilmar Kortleever
t-and-f: World record in Hengelo
LS After doubling during the world cross championships in the last several years, Kenenisa Bekele seems to be planning a 10,000-5000 double in Athens. Today in Hengelo, NED, he delivered the first warning to his competators: in 12:37.35 he broke the six year old world record from his compatriot Haile Gebrselassie by more than two seconds (12:39.36). Gebrselassie himself will run the 10,000 meters later in the evening. Also in this IAAF Grand Prix : Bram Som/NED 800m in 1:45.10 WL Eliud Kipchoge/KEN 1500m in 3:33.20 Brimin Kipruto/KEN 3000mstch in 8:05.52 (Paul Kipsiele Kosgei 8:05.92) Maria Mutola/MOZ 800m in 1:58.49 WL Carmen Douma/CAN 1500m in 4:04.85pb Delloreen Ennis-London/JAM 100mh in 12.81 Merlene Ottey/SLO 100m in 11.35 Later, Wilmar Kortleever
t-and-f: IAAF: Golden League moves to Stade de France this Friday
Courtesy IAAF, Regards, WK IAAF Golden League moves to Stade de France this Friday Szabo plans revenge over Russians in front of 50,000 track fans 4 July 2001 50,000 spectators are expected at the magnificent Stade de France, in the St Denis region of Paris, for the second stage of the IAAF Golden League on Friday. Many of the best athletes in the world are aiming to earn a share of the IAAF Golden League Jackpot (50kg of gold) on offer to those who can win at five out of the seven meetings. Among the Rome winners who will be back in action in Paris are Maurice Greene and Marion Jones in the 100m, Moroccos Hicham El Guerroui in the 100m, and Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) who takes on his countryman Million Wolde and the Kenyans Richard and Benjamin Limo in the 5000m. In the 110m hurdles and long jump, two Cuban Olympic champion make their first appearance in the Golden League, Anier Garcia and Ivan Pedroso. But above all, the 50,000 spectators will be cheering on their national heroes: Mehdi Baala in the 1500m, Jean Galfione and Romain Mesnil in the pole vault, Christine Arron in the 100m, Linda Fergat in the 100m hurdles and above all, 1997 World Champion Stephan Diagana in the 400m hurdles. The European record holder will be hoping to recover his form after a long period of misfortune, and his test in Paris, against the Olympic champion Angelo Taylor, will be particularly demanding. In the womens 1500m, Violeta Beclea-Szekely (ROM) and Suzy Favor Hamilton (USA) will start as favourites with Natalya Goralova and 1997 world champion Carla Sacramento (POR) also in contention. Another highlight will be the womens 3000m where the brilliant Romanian Gabriela Szabo, will be looking to gain revenge after being soundly beaten in Rome by Olga Yegorova and the rising star Yelena Zadoroznhaya, who could be a dark horse for gold at the World Championships in Edmonton. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: IAAF President receives highest Hungarian award
LS Courtesy IAAF, Regards, Wilmar IAAF President receives highest Hungarian award Inauguration of the 2nd IAAF/Westel Youth Championships in Debrecen Thursday. 9 July 2001 - Monaco - With only several days to go before the inauguration of the second edition of the IAAF/Westel Youth Championships, which take place in Debrecen from Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July, the President of the Hungarian Republic, Ferenc Madl has awarded IAAF President Lamine Diack with Hungarys highest honour, the Order of the Officer Cross. The ceremony took place on Monday afternoon in Budapest in the solemn and historic buildings of Parliament, in the presence of the Minister for Youth and Sport, Tamas Deutsch, and a representative from Debrecen, the President of the Local organising Committee Lajos Kosa. In his brief speech of thanks, President Diack was keen to underline Hungary s athletics tradition, a country that has produced many champions thanks to the talent of its youth and a profound sporting culture that is deeply ingrained in the hearts of the Hungarian people. In this context, President Diack pointed out the fundamental role played out by the public authorities and Hungarian Government, always ready to support the organisation of important events. The second edition of the IAAF/Westel Youth Championships is one of these events, and for the number of countries and athletes taking part, probably one of the biggest. There are in fact 165 National Federations participating, sending 750 boys and 580 girls ranging in age from 15 to 17 years, for a total of 1330 athletes. The concept of the world youth championships was approved by Congress in Athens in 1997, proposed by the Council and former President Primo Nebiolo. The aim of this initiative was to add solidity to the structures in place for youth athletics offering young boys and girls the experience of international competition capable of stimulating ambition and reaffirming their passion for athletics. The results achieved in Bydgoszcz (Poland) during the first edition of the Championships in 1999 proved that this was a fructuous initiative. Many of the 1999 winners have already become stars of the track around the world and some even medalled at the Sydney Olympics. Those who stood out most spectacularly include Jamaicas Veronica Campbell (2000 Olympic silver medal at 4x100m), Great Britains Mark Lewis-Francis (2001 World Indoor Bronze medallist) in the sprints, Ladji Doucoure (FRA) and Jana Pittman (AUS) in the hurdles, Jacques Freitag (RSA) in the high jump and Russias Yelena Isinbayeva in the pole vault. In this second edition, in which 165 countries will take part (137 in Bydgoszcz), many other young stars will be born to prove that there is an extraordinary goldmine of talent throughout the five continents. The outcome will also prove the importance of the IAAFs involvement in cooperation with the Member Federations, in spreading the ethical principals of sport and the fundamental rules of training and competition. Program of events Boys 100m, 200m, 400m, 800, 1500m, 3000m, Octathlon (100m, long jump, shot put, 400m, 110m hurdles, high jump, javelin, 1000m), 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 2000m steeplechase, 10km walk, medley relay (100m, 200m, 300m, 400m), high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, shot put (5kg), discus (1.5kg), hammer throw (5kg) and javelin (700g). Girls 100m, 200m, 400m, 800, 1500m, 3000m, Heptathlon (100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin, 800m), 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 5000m walk, medley relay (100m, 200m, 300m, 400m), high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, shot put (4kg), discus (1kg), hammer throw (4kg) and javelin (600g). END
t-and-f: IAAF/Westel World Youth Championships in Athletics
Courtesy IAAF, WK WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS THE GREATEST FESTIVAL OF ATHLETICS AND COMMUNITY BETWEEN YOUNGSTERS FROM 166 COUNTRIES 11 July 2001 - Debrecen, Hungary - With 1335 athletes from 166 nations around the world, the IAAF/Westel World Youth Championships in Athletics, which starts here tomorrow, 12 July and continues through Sunday, 15 July, is set to be the greatest celebration of youthful talent on the world sporting scene this year. While the event will give the majority of the athletes participating their first taste of an international athletics competition, it will also be for many of them their first trip out of their own country and their first opportunity to gauge their skills and talent against their peers from other horizons. Hundreds of young hopefuls are gathered here in the second biggest city of Hungary for a chance to put to the test the abilities that they have honed through years of training and dedication to this, the most demanding of sports. Athletics at the international level is the culmination of a long battle against the toughest of adversaries - oneself. Every youngster here has already learnt the need to build their own discipline, the need to train when their friends are out playing and the ethics of work and dedication that are essential when one wishes to reach the top. But here in Debrecen, these rising young talents will have the opportunity to enjoy themselves, to meet their peers from around the world and to build friendships that will in many cases last a lifetime. For these friendships will have as their basis a wonderful shared experience, that of competing in a land distant from their homes against other young people of their age who come from a myriad different cultures and ethnicities. Some of the youngsters here in Debrecen come from the richest countries in the world, others from the poorest developing nations, but here they have a common goal that can bridge all the barriers that such diverse origins would seem to create: express themselves through their sport in a wonderful festival of youth and enthusiasm untainted by prejudices or politics, truly a communion of kindred spirits. Live results and reports from Debrecen can be found on the Official IAAF web site: http://www.iaaf.org/wyc01/
t-and-f: IAAF: Hungary, USA and Germany biggest delegations in Debrecen
Courtesy IAAF, Hungary, USA and Germany biggest delegations in Debrecen 11 July 2001 - DEBRECEN, Hungary - Among the 166 teams present in Debrecen the biggest delegation is obviously the Hungarian team. As host of this second edition, the Hungarian Athletic Federation entered 39 boys and 37 girls. The President of the Hungarian Federation announced at this morning press conference that their ambitions were to conquer 1 gold medal and 1 other medal no matter the colour. And indeed, Hungary and the local supporters in Debrecen will have a great chance of winning a title in the person of 17 year old József Horváth who leads the 2001 World Youth lists. Following the great national tradition of hammer throwers, Horváth threw a personal best of 68.46m last March. His performance is almost 2 metres better than that of any other competitor in Debrecen but Horváth will have to handle the pressure of competing in his first major international competition on his home soil. The second biggest delegation in Debrecen will be that of the USA. The 53 Americans who will be present in Hungary will try and do better than the four gold medals, two silvers and one bronze that the USA team won in Bydgoczsz two years ago. 17 year-old Angel Perkins who will double up in the 100m and 200m sprint races tops Americas chances for a gold medal. Her teammate Allyson Felix (16 years old) will also double in both the 100m and the 200m for what could be the second sprint double after Jamaica placed Veronica Campbell and Lisa Sharpe in the first two positions of the womens 100m in Bydgoczsz two years ago. Germanys delegation in Debrecen counts 46 members - 23 boys and 23 girls. Discus thrower Robert Harting is likely to be Germanys best chance for a gold medal. His personal best of 63.70m, established this year, places him among the favourites for gold in the event. Germany can also count on javelin thrower Till Siegling (68.35m) and all round athlete Kamghe Gaba (5657 points in the Octathlon) who will also compete for a medal in Debrecen. Spain has entered 41 athletes - 24 boys and 17 girls - and will be counting on 17 year old Berta Castells to medal. With a personal best of 61.62m Castells is second in this years World Youth lists in the womens hammer throw but in the absence of Chinas Yang Meiping in Debrecen, she has the best performance of any of the participants here in Debrecen. Biggest delegations in Debrecen: Hungary 76 athletes (39 boys+37 girls); USA 53 (27+26); Germany 46 (23+23); Spain 41 (24+17); South Africa 38 (22+16); Mexico 35 (22+13); Japan 33 (20+13); Russia 31 (13+18); Slovenia 30 (16+14); Ukraine 28 (11+17); Belarus 25 (13+12); Great Britain 25 (12+13); Slovakia 25 (14+11); Chinese Taipei 25 (14+11); Canada 24 (13+11); Australia 23 (13+10); Croatia 23 (11+12); Cyprus 23 (13+10). ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: SALEM AMER AL-BADRI QATAR'S 800M WONDER
Courtesy IAAF, WK SALEM AMER AL-BADRI QATAR'S 800M WONDER 12 July 2001 - Debrecen, Hungary - In the first heat of the mens 800m a tall long legged Qatari takes the start in lane three and from the very first metres it is clear that he is going to set the pace. Neck to neck with Australias Andrew Krumins who eventually finished third of his heat, Al-Badri ran in the front from start to finish. Today I decided to run like this because I wanted to check my shape and everybody elses. Its not my tactic though, I still dont know if I will run like this in the semi finals tomorrow, said Al-Badri Winner of his heat in 1:53.81 despite cutting his effort ten metres from the line, Al-Badri was entered in this World Youth hampionships with the world seasons under-18 second best of 1:48.51, a time he set in Kassel last June. Based in Doha, Al-Badri trains five times a week under the guidance of coach Biniak in a group of three athletes. My coach came with me here to Hungary and this is certainly an important element for my preparation. With one of the deepest fields - 69 participants - the 800m is bound to offer an excellent final. I dont expect anything from Sundays final. Of course I want to be in the final but I dont want to think about it. I will do my best as I always do and we shall see what comes later, said a very relaxed Al-Badri in the mixed zone while waiting for his compatriots Hussain Nassers heat. Second finisher in heat two Nasser was also an automatic qualifier for the semi-finals to be run tomorrow. It is good that the two of us qualified today, explained Al-Badri, it proves that we have a good team. A fourth place finisher in last years World Junior Championships in Santiago, Chile, where he clocked 1:48.51 to finish behind the exceptional trio Wachira, Lacasse and Reina, Al-Badri will aim at a better result in Debrecen. He will nevertheless have to count on a strong opposition with Kenyas Elijah Kiprono Boit (15 years-old) who clocked the best time of this mornings heats (1:50.25) and Cosmas Rono, owner of the worlds best performance for his age group in 2001. We can expect some great duels in the semis, with the best five in round one below 1:52 and the first non-qualifier timed at 1:53.06. The womens 800m also proved to be of excellent level with the barefoot Kenyas Kipkorir Cherotich Ruto fastest qualifier with a new personal best of 2:07.63 and the first non qualifier under the 2:10 barrier. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF President congratulates winning host of Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008
LS I have decided not to forward any press releases about the World Youth Championships in Debrecen anymore, because it got to be quite much and can all be found at the www.iaaf.org website. Regards, Wilmar Courtesy IAAF, IAAF President congratulates winning host of Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 By choosing Beijing, the International Olympic Committee has made a decision of great significance because now, 1.3 billion people will feel completely integrated into the world sports movement. The IAAF has always sustained the belief that it is vital to open doors to China. By doing this, one underlines the message of unity in human relations and not division. I am personally convinced that Beijing, and China, will organize a magnificent Olympic Games but what is more important will be the engagement of the government, and all the private and public institutions, in the diffusion, in this enormous country, of the Olympic philosophy and the culture of athletics. For these reasons, the IAAF has great expectations of China and is ready to collaborate closely with the Chinese Athletics Federation, and other sports organizations. This partnership, in any case, is not really new, because the IAAF already has Dapeng Lou as Vice-President with specific responsibility for our Competition structures. The whole athletics family will join with me in wishing Dapeng Lou sincere congratulations. Lamine Diack IAAF President
t-and-f: IOC Member and IAAF President Lamine Diack praises winner of IOC Presidential Election
Courtesy IAAF, WK IOC Member and IAAF President Lamine Diack praises winner of IOC 16 July 2001 - "The election of Jacques Rogge as heir to Juan Antonio Samaranch is a sign of continuity in the Olympic Movement. I am personally convinced that the passion and competence of my friend Rogge is a guarantee of future success for the IOC. The scientific and humanistic background of the new President is also a point of fundamental importance, for an understanding of the complexity of the social phenomenon in which our movement will have to thrive in the new century. Like his famous countryman and predecessor, Count Henri de Baillet-Latour - who when taking over the heritage of Baron de Coubertin in 1925 developed with success the IOC's activity - Rogge will be able to lead the IOC with loyalty to tradition and confidence in the new ideas introduced by Samaranch, to whom we all owe a debt of recognition. The international athletics movement - which is a fundamental pillar of theOlympic movement - expresses to the new President its best wishes. We look to a future in which there is ever-closing co-operation between IAAF and IOC, with the goal of offering to a larger number of young people in the world, especially from the developing countries, the right to practise sport. In this spirit, the athletics movement will be happy to welcome Jacque Rogge to Edmonton, within a few days, on the occasion of the celebration of the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics." Lamine Diack IAAF President ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: Melinte suspended for two years for a doping offence
Courtesy IAAF, WK PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur MELINTE SUSPENDED FOR TWO YEARS FOR A DOPING OFFENCE 17 July 2001 MONTE CARLO - Monaco - Mihaela Melinte - the world record holder in the womens hammer has been found guilty of a doping offence for nandrolone. Meeting in Monaco this weekend, the IAAF Arbitration Panel recommended that Melinte be suspended for a period of two years. The Romanian tested positive at the Notturno di Milano event in June 2000. Since she has already served 9 months suspension, she will be ineligible until 24 September 2002. The case was considered by an Arbitration Panel composed of Christoph Vedder (GER), Conny Jorneklint (SWE) and Jim Murphy (USA). The Arbitrators also considered the case of Carolin Soboll, a German javelin thrower, who tested positive for nandrolone after a test in Rhede, Germany, in June 2000. Soboll claimed that her test result was a result of contaminated supplements. The hearing has been adjourned until 22 September 2001, because the panel ruled that Ms Soboll (who did not attend) was a relevant and necessary party to the proceedings and should be given the opportunity to present evidence. Soboll has until 14 September to make her written submissions. In this case, the arbitrators consisted of Lin Kok Loh (SIN), Bob Ellicott (AUS) and Jim Murphy. ENDS
t-and-f: Borza in/out
LS I now believe there is one way of handling reports about Borzakovskiy participating in championships or not: you look up the confirmed start lists the day before the heats and you have the only answer. Leading up to sast weeks European U23s Borza - would run the 800 - would not run the 800 - would not run the 800, but choose the 400 - would not run at all - might run either of the two - was not entered on the preliminary start lists of either event - appeared on the final starts lists of the 400 - and won. Magnificently, I might add. (;-) Regards, Wilmar Kortleever phalford schreef: > I understand his coach(es) stopped him competing in the last World > championships, though he was hardly missed then. > > Vyacheslav Evstratov seems to be the coach that is behind his decision to > withdraw. Borzakovskiy was quoted a few weeks ago denying rumours he would > miss Edmonton. > > - Original Message - > From: "Jorma Kurry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Track Canada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Track & Field > List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 8:24 PM > Subject: Re: t-and-f: Borzakovskiy out of Worlds > > Hasn't something like this happened with Borzakovskiy before? > Also, is he coached by a woman? The name of his coach is almost certainly > feminine, unless my Russian skills have totally left me, yet it refers to > the coach as "he." > Jorma > - Original Message - > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/athletics/newsid_1443000/1443749.stm > > > However, coach Yekaterina Podkopayeva said that he would be talking to > Borzakovsky about his decision. > > "Yuriy is giving a great present to his rivals, I can not understand why > he is running from the World Championships, " said Podkopayeva.
t-and-f: IAAF: Race for Golden League Jackpot begins to heat up in Monaco
Courtesy IAAF, WK RACE FOR GOLDEN LEAGUE JACKPOT BEGINS TO HEAT UP IN MONACO 9 July 2001 MONACO - Monte-Carlo - The last Golden League meeting before the World Championships, takes place tomorrow night in the Stade Louis II, Monaco. In the mens programme, we can expect especially tight contests in the 800m, which sees the return of Switzerlands Andre Bucher and Russias Yuriy Borzakovskiy, both missing last week in Oslo, the 110m hurdles, which sees Allen Johnson take on Colin Jackson, Olympic champion Anier Garcia, Terrence Trammell and Larry Wade, and in the 3000m, where Paul Bitok will need to hold off Belgiums World Cross Country Champion Mohammed Mourhit, as well as a phalanx of rival Kenyans, if he wants to repeat his Oslo win. In the womens events, the 1500m and high jump have excellent fields, with Violetta Beclea-Szekely aiming to extend her win streak on the track, and Inga Babakova hoping to add another victory to the ones she achieved in Stockholm and Oslo in the past week. The womens 800m may lack the in-form Stephanie Graf, but Olympic champion Maria Mutola will face the bronze medallist from Sydney, Kelly Holmes, making a rare pre-Edmonton appearances. But as well as a useful pre-Worlds form guide, the Herculis Meeting will also sort out the wheat from the chaff with regard to the contenders for the Golden League Jackpot. On paper, there are 27 athletes who could theoretically win a Jackpot share, but many of these have already written off their own chances by missing Monaco. For example, among the men, 100m runner Tim Montgomery, long jumper Ivan Pedroso, 1500m runner Ali Saidi-Sief, 3000m/5000m runner Hailu Mekonnen and steeplechaser Reuben Kosgei each have one Golden League victory, but by missing Herculis will not be able to notch up the necessary five wins. Among the women, only 400m hurdler Nezha Bidouane, who won in Rome, will be absent in Monaco. The real pressure will be on those athletes who have just one victory to date and must now win at each of the remaining Golden League meetings, starting tomorrow night. For the men, this includes Wilfred Bungei in the mens 800m, Colin Jackson in the 110m hurdles, and Peter Blank in the mens javelin. Among the women, three high jumpers have a victory each - Kajsa Bergqvist, Venelina Veneva and Inga Babakova - but only tomorrows winner can remain in contention. In the 3000m/5000m, Edith Masai must repeat her victory in Oslo to keep her hopes alive, but this task will be made easier by the absence of Olga Yegorova and Gabriela Szabo. But some some athletes are already closing in on the Jackpot. Marion Jones (100m), Graf (800m) and Beclea-Szekely (1500m) all boasting 3-3 win records. Yegorova (3000m/5000m) and Tatyana Tereshchuck (400m hurdles) have also notched up two victories to date. Among the men, Maurice Greene (100m), Johnson (110m hurdles), Wilson Boit Kipketer (Steeplechase), Kevin Dilworth (long jump) and Kostadinos Gatsioudis (javelin) are also on course with two wins apiece. Hicham El Guerrouj has also won twice in the 1500m, but since he will run the 5000m in Zurich, the Moroccan has effectively dropped out of the Jackpot race.
t-and-f: IAAF: Lamine Diack is sole candidate for IAAF presidency
LS, It is not very modest to say 'I told you so', but... (;-) Regards, Wilmar Courtesey IAAF, LAMINE DIACK IS SOLE CANDIDATE FOR IAAF PRESIDENCY 20 July 2001 MONACO - Monte-Carlo - Eisa Al Dashti of Kuwait has informed the IAAF today of his decision to withdraw from the elections for IAAF President and IAAF Vice-President in Edmonton on 1 August. As a result, acting President Lamine Diack is now the sole candidate for the Presidency. ENDS
t-and-f: Championship entry standards (question)?
Hello, I have a very specific (so apology to all those who this does not concern), but urgent question about (world) championship qualification. If I am informed correctly, a country can send one athlete per event to the championships if the athlete has met the so-called B-standard. If a country wants to send two, however, they both have to have met the (higher) A-standard. Is there anybody who can tell me WHEN that A-standard has to have been met for World Championship 2001 participation? Is this january 1, 2000 or january 1, 2001? Many thanks to those who know and answer, but please respond privatly to [EMAIL PROTECTED]? Regards, Wilmar Kortleever
t-and-f: Lots of interesting IAAF decisions
Hello all, If I read this correctly, the IAAF Council still favors rule changes, but in a somewhat less revolutionairy way than was proposed earlier. Maybe it is a compromise that will win over enough delegates to the IAAF congress to let it pass? Interestingly enough, the IAAF Counsil has no recommendation about the rule that >has< been tested in IAAF GP II experiments (limiting the amount of vertical jumps). There is a certain proposal to limit the amount of horizontal jumps and throws, though. And the limitation of the amount of false starts in the sprints is still favored, but now only the second leads to disqualification (irrespective of who was the culprit - w?). And it is proposed not to be introduced before 2003, to allow for experiments (which athletes will hate - I wonder what would happen if it is tried at a GP I or Golden League...) Regards, Wilmar (almost of to Edmonton myself) Courtesy IAAF, PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur IAAF COUNCIL FINALISE CONGRESS PREPARATIONS NEW DATES APPROVED FOR FUTURE WORLD SERIES EVENTS 30 July 2001 EDMONTON - Canada - Meeting in the Hotel MacDonald, the IAAF Council declared their satisfaction with a final report from representatives of the Local Organising Committee regarding the staging of the 8th edition of the World Championships and reviewed final preparations for the 43rd IAAF Congress that opens tomorrow night at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. Council decided to recommend to Congress, in agreement with the Technical Committee that, in races up to 400m, 1 false start will be allowed but that any athlete subsequently false starting will be disqualified immediately. Congress will also be advised to introduce this rule only in 2003, to allow an experimentation period for athletes and officials. It was also agreed that there should be no recommendation from Council regarding the number of attempts in vertical jumps. However, both Council and the Technical Committee will support the proposal to extend the possibility of reducing the number of attempts in horizontal jumps and throws which currently applies to international matches. A number of date changes for future IAAF competitions were approved. It was agreed that the 2002 World Cup in Athletics will take place in Madrid on Friday and Saturday, 21-22 September, and because the track can accommodate it, Spain will participate as the 9th team. Council confirmed that the 2003 World Youth Championships in Sherbrooke, Canada, would take place on 10-13 July and the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Paris on 22-31 August. A new date of 23-24 March for the 2002 World Cross Country Championships in Dublin was also approved. In other business, transfers of allegiance were approved for Aleksey Kurdenko - from Belarus to Russia Lamssini El Hassan - from Morocco to France Ismail Sghyr - from Morocco to France After requests from many developing athletic nations, Council has agreed that technical delegates would have the power to approve the participation of non-qualified athletes in field events as well as running events. Following the resignation of Sheikh Khalid bin Thani Al Thani from the IAAF Council, the Asian Amateur Athletic Association will designate a new Area Representative at its extraordinary assembly tomorrow. END
t-and-f: Enter now: the world championships prediction contest
Hello all! You have little less than 19 hours left to enter the world championships prediction contest! Participate now, and grab this chance for eternal fame! For your prediction of all medal winners, surf to: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rvweele/ Deadline: starting time of the mens marathon: 18.45 Edmonton local time (2.45 Amsterdam time). Regards, Wilmar Kortleever BTW If you have prepared your prediction anyway, you might want to surf to these two other contests (did not check their deadline, BTW): http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~petkasi/edmonton2001.htm, http://www.letsrun.com
Re: t-and-f: reaction times
"Michael J. Roth" schreef: > No finish times discussed here, but Antonio Pettigrew must have been > laying down or sleeping to get a reaction time like 0.298 in the 400m > final (.105 slower than anyone in the race). This cost him the bronze. I > know he likes to start slow and finish strong, but that is ridiculous. > I'm a slow, out of shape Race Walker (some here would then add > non-athlete-they can bite me), but I Guaran-Damn-Tee that I get out > faster than that even after a trip to McD's. > MJR It even cost AP the silver too. There was some discussion on the start of the 400 meter start (the Polish runner didn't even leave the blocks). Regards, Wilmar
t-and-f: Decathlon rankings (re:)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > In a message dated 8/7/01 20:40:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > < year-end T&FN rankings- who gets number one- the new world record holder, and > first to break the 9,000-point "barrier", or the world champion (with a superb > new WC meet record) ? > Are either one of them gonna contest a decathlon at the Goodwill Games, or in > Europe in September, or > are they done for the year?>> > It's far too early for such silliness. Most ofthe leading characters in this > little drama are expected to compete in Talence in September. You've got to > remember that the dec (and hept) version of the Golden League is the IAAF's > multi-event series, which concludes w/ Talence. There's big bucks (HUGE bucks > by multi standards) available in this series, although I can't remember the > exact figures at this point. > And Talence, like Götzis, is one of those must-do social events for the > European deca-elite. I'd be stunned if Sebrle, Dvorák and Nool aren't all in > France in another month. The No.1 Ranking will almost certainly go to the > winner there, if it's one of the two Czechs. If it's Nool, then there's a real > bun-fight. > gh In fact, several of the Edmonton competators might be looking at >two< more decathlons. There is the World Student Games in a few weeks, indeed Talence a two weeks later and than the Goodwill Games. So Mr. Hill is very right as to say there is no point in speculating on the T&FN ranking (and if he wouldn't be, there is little use in arguing with him anyway (;-) Regards, Wilmar (about to leave the press room for a nice nigth of top t-and-f action - including the finals of the steeple chase (the fourth sweep of the championships?), the discus throw (will the 'old' Riedel pull it off again?) and the 10,000 m (more open than ever, with maybe Habte Jifar the favorite to put a challenge to his compatriot Gebrselassie).
t-and-f: The Worlds: pole vault qualifying and announcing
Hello all, Following this competition quite closely, I can tell you the competition was stopped only after Blom (and the others) were told 13 people would qualify for the final. Otherwise in theory everybody would have had to start jumping at 5.75. I think they decided having 13 people stay out there for (possibly) over an hour only to get rid of one would be too much. But somebody else suggested other reasons (live television) for the 'premature' end. To Mr. Hill: I think you indeed announced 13 finalists in the stadium, but it took quite some time before the 'q' was added to Blom on the scorebord. And on the Internet (causing my editor back home to call after I filed my first report and inquire whether Blom had indeed qualified...) BTW: I really do like the announcing, commentary and interviews of Mr. Hill, Mr. Ridgeon (the former hurdler, indeed) and company in the stadium. Knowledgeable, to the point, alert to recent developments and - possibly important - quite when they need to. Even though I heard some Europeans being express criticism on the somewhat Dragily-oriented commentary in the pole vault competition (;-) - to be honest: I did not realise that until they told me. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever Shawn Devereaux schreef: > for the men's qualifying round yesterday, 5.75 was the automatic > qualifier, or the best 12, for the finals. 13 cleared 5.70 and the bar > never advanced to 5.75. Rens Blom of the Netherlands was left out of the > final based on misses, even though he could have got in if he had the > opportunity to jump at the the auto mark. > > Any idea why the bar was not forced to go to 5.75 since it could have > made all the difference on who would have made the final?
t-and-f: WC: Wind revisited
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > The announcing crew certainly knew after a couple of races, and Bob Hersh > quickly made the fact known over the PA. That sent the technicians scurrying, I > can tell you that! Unfortunately, they were unable to effect a fix in time. Information here in the press room is that the last heats wind reading (-1.1) was indeed correct? Regards, WK
t-and-f: IAAF reports on EPO test results (Yegorova negative - presumably)
LS Hereunder you find a press release by the IAAF, send out by email 2.52pm local time (7 hours before the start of the 5000m heats for women here in Edmonton). All but one doping sample collected here at the Worlds have come out negative for use of EPO. Nothing has come out yet as to who the one exception is (most journalists here are checking their countries as we speak. There are no reports yet on very nervous delegations or federation, but team/federation denials are coming in. The guess here is that the identity/country will leak before the end of the championships). Before providing more details, the IAAF has to inform the country first and probably they will also wait for the result of the B-sample. Anyway, the press release does say the athlete has already competed in the championships. That means it is not Russian 5000m runner Yegorova, so she will without a doudt start in tonights heats. A bit strange that has to be inferred (wording?) from the press release. The IAAF did not have any reservations about naming her earlier when supposedly her first blood readings were suspicous (together with nine others, from which ten nog only one has been confirmed to be attributed to EPO use). This 5000 meter sure will be a race we will be watching here in Edmonton. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Association of Athletics Federations RESULTS OF EPO TESTS CONDUCTED IN EDMONTON RECEIVED BY IAAF 9 August 2001 EDMONTON Canada Testing of all the samples collected in Edmonton, and sent to the Lausanne laboratory to be analysed for EPO, has been completed and the results received by the IAAF. All samples, with the exception of one, are negative. The athlete whose sample is not negative has already competed in Edmonton. According to IAAF regulations, the athletes Member Federation will be informed of the results of the test. The IAAF will only announce the outcome of the test if the B sample analysis confirms the A sample result. ENDS
t-and-f: Due process
Tom Jimenez schreef: > While I have serious doubts as to her innocence, I am wondering about > the due process of the whole thing. I am assuming that there is a > reason behind the procedure of requiring both a urine and blood test > (some sort of safe guard I would guess). If I understand it all correctly, this is precisely the paradox of the case. The procedure is: perform a blood test to get an indication of possible EPO use, then have it confirmed by the (much more expensive) urine test (both samples to be collected at the same time). Because the blood test is no conclusive proof of EPO use. In Yegorova's case, they did not do the blood sample, but went straight to the urine test (?). So that is not the official protocol, and therefor it may have been legally right to let Yegorova compete in Edmonton. But several people prefer to look at it as a 'positive test' anyway - and they also have some ground in the procedure. > Would the comments toward the whole Yegerova affair be the same if it > had been an American, say a Suzy Favor Hamilton? (ok... Suzy's not a > great choice following her disastrous WC's but the excuse would be > good!) Irrespective of which country the athlete is from, it was remarkable (to say the least) that IAAF officials spoke openly about the name of a tested athlete before the official result had come in (even more because they kust have known there were problems with the procedure). And not once (the Paris tests), but twice: Yegorova was mentioned explicitly as one of the several dozain who were tested during the Edmonton championships. To me, that seems to be an issue of 'due process'? > Or would we all be standing up for her and denouncing the whole thing > as a lack of due process? There must be reasons on why they require > both tests and if they don't follow those procedures... > then what? > > T Jimenez Regards, Wilmar Kortleever
t-and-f: fastest or best?
Geoff Pietsch schreef: > Yes, the pacing in major championships seems troubling, BUT should World > and Olympic Champions only be those who have the best kick? El G clearly is > the fastest 1500 runner in the world right now. Isn't he a more deserving > World Champion than a 3:31 or 3:32 guy who might sit on him for 3 1/2 laps, > benefit from that draft, and outkick him in the stretch? In my opinion: no! The 'clearly fastest' is not a more deserving champion. That's why they invented records: the fastest runner gets the record. The gold goes to the best championship competator. If he does not like to be 'sat on', he should devise another race strategy. That's the fun of championship: we already have far too many paced races without any excitement other than the (95% failure garantueed - a great way to ruin your sport) 'record potential'. Regards, WK
Re: t-and-f: Suzy's thoughts about Edmonton and the rest of the season
LS Some of the very fierce critics of SFH that are on this list will no doudt suggest her story is bogus in one way or another. But if it is even remotely close to how she has experienced the last few weeks, I think she should be congratulated on a very open and insightful account of some crucial weeks in the life of a top leve athlete. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever Louis LeBlanc schreef: > Hi everyone, > > I have to admit, I'm not exactly in the mood to write > about my running over the past couple weeks. It's > been very frustrating, but Louis, the webmaster > of my website thought it would be a good idea to let > those who care know what's going on these days. > > The 10 days or so before Worlds, training was > wonderful. I felt absolutely great. I arrived in > Edmonton in a good frame of mind and in super shape. > > What more could I ask. I woke up the morning of the > first round, went for a short run, and felt a little > sluggish and heavy, just as I felt earlier in > Eugene. During the warm up for the race, again, > pretty sluggish, and in the race itself, I felt lousy, > I mean really bad. I had been spiked in the race > right on my kneecap, and it was tightening up on me. > > I spent that night wondering whether I would be able > to compete the next day as my knee was not able to > bend very well, and wondering whether I should > compete due to the way I felt. We all just decided to > see how I felt the next day. The next morning, I > could barely move my leg. It was really > stiff. I saw the team doctor and received some > treatment and pain reliever. > By race time, it was feeling pretty good, and in my > warm up, I felt less sluggish. I was ready to give it > a shot. I think I was a little more nervous for this > race just because of the events of the previous 24 > hours, but I wasn't out of control by any means. I > was just a little unsure of myself. As the race > progressed, I felt pretty good actually, and was just > making a move to the front when someone fell around me > and I almost went down. It knocked me off a few > strides and I tried to catch back up, but > realized that my legs had no turnover and I was > tightening up. I knew this was not going to be good. > I was asking for one of those crash and burn last > laps and I did not want to go through another Sydney. > I was panicking a bit and I thought the wise route was > to pull up. My coach and manager thought > based on how I looked at that point, it was the right > thing to do. > > Louis has told me that I'm receiving some criticism by > some about what I said after the race to the media, > that I was saving myself for Zurich. I can > promise you that in no way did I mean that the way > some have interpreted it. I should have been more > clear. I simply meant that I thought is was wise to > avoid one of those crash and burn races like you saw > me run in Sydney so that I could have a chance to be > able to compete in a couple more races during the > remainder of the season. Those last 400m were going > to be a nightmare. That was something I did not want > to go through again. > > A few days after Worlds, I experienced more bad news. > I was practicing with Sarah Schwald, one of my > training partners and experienced some problems. I > had to stop in the middle of what was really a routine > workout. I really don't remember any of it, but > according to Sarah, I was delirious and looking > terrible. I went to the doctor the next day and was > diagnosed with what he thought was probably > hypoglycemia. All concerned thought it was best I > skip Zurich and see how things went in the upcoming > days. I'm still uncertain whether I'm hypoglycemic or > was just experiencing it's symptoms. Anyway, > it's symptoms are the same as I was experiencing in > Edmonton, and Eugene earlier this year as well as a > couple of practices and races in past years. > Maybe this discovery will help me in the future. I've > been told I need to adjust my diet, concentrating on > protein and smaller but more frequent meals, > and avoiding sugars and carbos as much as I can. > > Yesterday, I left for Europe since my recent practices > have been better. I don't feel incredible, but I feel > pretty good. I plan on running in Brussels > and the Goodwill Games and Grand Prix Final in > Australia. I'm just going to take it one race at a > time from here on out. Mark is not traveling with me > on this trip, but We're meeting in LA on my return > from Australia, then going on a vacation. > > Thanks to all for the support. I wish things could go > a little easier sometimes. > > All my best! > Suzy > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
Re: t-and-f: Linz GP top 3
Dan Kaplan schreef: > > Monday's Linz GP results > > 200-1, Shawn Crawford, United States, 20.46. 2, Kevin Little, United > States, 20.57. 3, Jake Jenson, United States, 20.79. > This is getting ridiculous. We may need to send the Texas high schoolers > over there to shake things up! > Dan What I saw on television (thanks again to Eurosport) conditions were far from good (pooring rain), at least for some part of this meet. Regards, Wilmar
t-and-f: Comments and results of Brussels, Ivo van Damme
LS Travelling back from Brussels by train I thought I'd share some comments and the main results of the 25th Ivo van Damme Memorial. For starters: WHAT A GREAT MEETING, once again. Ivo van Meert (and colleagues, volunteers, etc). got a magnificent celebration edition in front of a 45.000 crowd. Not only IOC chief Jacq. Rogge but also the Belgian King came to see a world record, a junior word record, a great 1500 (nearly world) record and some great sprints. First: this is not the first (male) world record in a 'settled' event this year. Some people in Brussels seemed to have forgotten the 9026 decathlon by Sebrle already. But is was the best steeple race ever (in my opinion, anyway) - even without Barmasai and Boit Kipketer (boy o boy, just imagine they would have been there). With results courtesy IAAF Media department, some scattered comments (on Johnson - both, Suzy Favor Hamilton, and others). IAAF Golden League Memorial Van Damme - Bruxelles, 24-Aug-2001 WK: It was my first Golden League visit of this year, but if they are all like this: what a shame these meetings are 'behind' a decoder here in Europe, so very few people see it. Atmosphere, spectators, top level performances and results - everything is there for a good night of athletics. Although I am much more a championships person myself, I must admit programs like this are much better and more interesting for the general public than those of championships like in Edmonton (10 days is simply too much - too little action in the night/evenings sessions. If a European championships can be done in 6 days - like Budapest and Munich 2002 - why can't a world championships be organised in 8, maybe 7?) Anyway. RESULTS MEN 100 METRES - MEN Wind: +0.0 1 Montgomery Tim USA 9.96 2 Boldon Ato TRI 10.04 3 Zakari Abdul AzizGHA 10.04 7 Douglas Troy NED 10.20 Two fotofinishes, twofold for 4/5, threefold for 6-8. 100 m supremacy is clear: Greene is the man, Montgomery steps in if MG has too much pain in his knee. With a good performance once again for Troy Douglas - who (at 38!) came back this season from a two year ban of international compettions (after a much criticised nandrolone testlfinding in '99 - the IAAF hearing on his case is still pending...). After his WC semi of 10.09 (non-ratified Dutch record because of the wind gauge malfunction) he promised two national records: in Zurich he broke the 100 meter clocking 10.19, the 200 meter is under threat possibly coming sunday. Does anyone know the best 100 m time for 38-year olds (and/or 39). GP 200 METRES - MEN Wind: +0.1 1 Johnson Joshua J.USA 19.88 12.0 2 Williams Bernard USA 20.01 10.0 3 Malcolm ChristianGBR 20.09 9.0 4 Boldon Ato TRI 20.24 8.0 5 Zakari Abdul AzizGHA 20.27 7.0 9 Little Kevin USA 20.58 WHO? INDEED! Some in the press stands thought it was Obikwelu who won because he was in lane 8. But the Koning Boudewijn stadium has a ninth lane and there ran JOSHUA (J.J.) JOHNSON. In capitals, because this is a man to watch. Breaking your personal best by 0.6 seconds (!), from an outside lane and beating several world championships finalists! Don't remember this myself, but supposedly he didn't even lead coming of the bend. JJ Johnson, acccording to his GL bio, ran the US 4x1 heats in Edmonton since he got like 7th in the US trials. Apparantly, he didn't make the 200 m final there. Somebody in the press stands said Johnson is a former basketball player (if that's true and we remember Marion Jones - maybe that's where we should scout talent (:-) GP 800 METRES - MEN Pts 1 Borzakovskiy Yuriy RUS1:42.47 12.0 2 Bucher André SUI1:42.75 10.0 3 Hatungimana Arthémon BDI1:43.38 9.0 7 Som Bram NED1:44.63 5.0 Kiptoo David KENDNF Schumann NilsGERDNF WK: Oh, what a shame this guy did not show in the worlds. Bucher led coming into the final straight, but Borzakovskiy came from behind as he always does and broke (still only one year older than a junior) the Russian record. Dutchman Som ran a decent race clocking one of the top-5 times of his career. GP 1500 METRES - MEN Pts 1 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR3:26.12 12.0 2 Lagat BernardKEN3:26.34 10.0 3 Chirchir William KEN3:29.29 9.0 4 Rotich Laban KEN3:31.64 8.0
t-and-f: Universiade (World Student Games) results
I found results on http://www.u21.org.cn/english/3com/index.htm click on results (down to the left) en make your selection. Per, day, country, event, take your pick. Quite soon after the events too. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever Robert Hersh schreef: > Has anyone found a results area on the Universiade website? I couldn't > find it. Has anyone found any other website that has, or is linking to, > current results? > > Bob H
t-and-f: Universiade heptathlon scores?
Hello, I do prefer the 'all results of one day in one webpage', but the Universiade results page is indeed not bad. Did anyone, though, find the first day rankings of the heptathlon (I do have the individual results, but do not feel much for calculating all of it myself...) Thanks, Wilmar Kortleever "Willliam H. Allen" schreef: > The Universiade results page is awkward but manageable once you get the hang > of it. And it is a delight for those who cherish evidences of the Mysteries > of the East: Qualifiers -- even a gold medallist -- whose performances are > recorded but not their names. The gold medallist case is understandable. > The Kenyan who won the 10,000 was, according to the news story at the same > site, a late arrival. "Who is that No. 1226?" was the buzz in the stands, > the story said. > Bill Allen
Re: t-and-f: ISTAF start lists
Conway schreef: > Why would Borzakowsky not run ?? Or is this potentially damaging to his career > too ?? I think there was an early reason for him not to start - I think I remember an anouncement of him skipping Berlin earlier. Maybe he will run in Brisbane? > Can't imagine a 100 meters without any US sprinters .. 10.30 to win a Golden > League sprint perhaps ?? Easy, easy now. After Edmonton I wrote 'US reclaims sprints' myself, but it is not this bad. Chambers ran a sub-10.10 in Brussels. > Surprised Boulami isn't going to be there to tout his supremacy .. And I'm > surprised MJ hasn't gotten better help for his last Golden League relay .. Too > bad there is no HSI to heat it up .. I heard in Brussels that Berlin had problems with the fields because of the Goodwill Games and people wanting to leave early. Maybe that is the reason for more absentees? > Looks like the women's 800 could be the highlight of the meet .. And is > anyone taking odds on Suzy finishing this race ?? > > Conway Hill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - Original Message -
t-and-f: Gebreselassie half marathon
Hello, Our friends from LetsRun.com were very right. Gebreselassie did run this race together with both the Tesfaye's. He has started training with Jifar and Tola so he gets the mileage in preparation of his marathon career. When this race came up he decided he could just as well run with them if he was training with them. He probably won the race in the sprint finish, but according to his management he does not have any intentions to run the World championships in Bristol. Tola and Jifar do, but the team has not been announced yet. Their performance is just as impressive as Gebrselassies', BTW, given they have run a marathon recently. Regards, Wilmar "Hanks, Jeffrey S" schreef: > Has anyone else heard about this? If it's true, that seems like a slow time > for the Ethiopian championships, unless it was a strategic race or there was > poor terrain. If true, it'll be interesting to see what he can do at the > World 1/2 marathon championships. > Here's the link: http://www.letsrun.com/hghalf.html > Jeff Hanks > > Gebrselassie Makes Half-Marathon Debut > ©LetsRun.com > August 29, 2001 -Update > > Our Ethiopian sources have given us more confirmation of the story below > that Haile Gebrselassie ran a half-marathon in Ethiopia last weekend which > was a qualifier for the World Half-Marthon Championships. Additionally they > have provided us with the times of the top 3 runners: 1st. Gebrselassie: > 1:04:47, 2nd Tesfaye Jifar 1:04:53, 3rd. Tesfaye Tola 1:04:55 > August 28, 2001 > > LetsRun.com has heard through the grapevine (totally credible source who is > tight with a woman who is great friends with all of the top Ethiopian > runners) that Haile Gebrselassie made his half-marathon debut this past > weekend, winning the Ethiopian championships. The source did not know his > time but claimed Gebrselassie won and was followed by Tesfaye Jifar and then > Tesfaye Tola in third. This source also claims Geb is planning on running > the world-half in England in October. > We've looked everywhere for confirmation of this rumor but can't find it. So > if it ends up being true, remember you heard it here first.
t-and-f: Berlin Long Jump
Hello, The result below was indeed as the IAAF send it out to their press distribution list. Is is in fact the one that I still found on the IAAF internet site about an hour ago. German television had an interview with Busemann though in which he told that an appeal by Pedroso was granted and a winning jump was reinstated. This was also in the IAAF report on the website, indicating a distance of 8.14. Decathlete Busemann wasn't to disappointed, since he did jump a personal best. High jump world champion Martin Buss was less successfull in his little adventure into another event, finishing 9th with a best jump of 7.37. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever > GP > LONG JUMP - MEN > Pts Wind > 1 Busemann Frank GER 8.04 12.0 > 2 Dilworth Kevin USA 7.96 10.0 > 3 Pedroso Iván CUB 7.95 9.0
t-and-f: IAAF Condems terrorist attacks on USA
Hello all, Most people I talked to these days do not have much sports on their minds - and what else can you expect. Most mailings lists I know have been keeping pretty much silent in the knowledge most things are too trivial to report or discuss compared to what fellow athletes and sports lovers are going through in the United States. Thoughts and prayers are with them, as you can see below also those of the IAAF and their president, Lamine Diack. Courtesy IAAF Media Department, Wilmar Kortleever PS this was send way earlier, I just hadn't gotten around to forwarding it. IAAF CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS ON USA 12 September 2001 Transcript of a letter sent to President George Bush by IAAF President Lamine Diack Dear President, On behalf of the International Association of International Athletics Federations - which has 210 members in every corner of the world - I would like to send our most sincere condolences at the shocking and evil attacks on US soil yesterday. Our sport of track and field athletics is based on the principle of friendly and peaceful competition and tolerates no discrimination based on sex, or race or religion. Cold hearted, brutal terrorism is an affront to all civilised behaviour and cannot be tolerated. Our prayers are with the victims and their loved ones and we hope that your great nation will find the strength, and faith, to recover from this blow. Yours sincerely, Lamine Diack President of the International Association of Athletics Federations ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: EPO TESTS WILL BE MADE AT WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS
Courtesy IAAF, WK EPO TESTS WILL BE MADE AT WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS 4 October 2001 - MONTE CARLO Monaco - Following an agreement among the IAAF, UK Athletics, UK Sport and the IAAF's Anti-Doping testing specialists IDTM, testing for EPO will be carried out at the 10th World Half Marathon Championships which take place in Bristol on Sunday 7 October. This will be the first time that blood and urine doping control for EPO is carried out at a British sporting event. The test procedure will be the same as that carried out in Edmonton, at the recent IAAF World Championships, where 50 athletes were tested for EPO. Please note that, contrary to the release issued yesterday, the official timetable is: Sunday 7 October Men's race - 9:30 Women's race - 10:45 Bristol Mass Race - 12:15 BUPA Bristol Half Marathon - 13:00 END
t-and-f: IAAF: Golden League/Grand prix final
Courtesy IAAF, WK PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Association of Athletics Federations / Association Internationale des Fédérations dAthlétisme IAAF CHOOSES 2002 GOLDEN LEAGUE EVENTS 2 DAY GRAND PRIX FINAL FOR 2003 WILL BE DISCUSSED BY IAAF COUNCIL 19 October 2001 Moscow As part of the IAAF World Calendar Conference and the EAA Congress, the IAAF Golden League Working Group met under the leadership of IAAF President Lamine Diack and decided on the number and nature of the events for the 2002 Golden League. In 2002, following the precedent established this year, Golden League events will be divided into Premium Events and Classic Events. There will be a total of 12 disciplines, including: Men Premium events: 100m 1500m 3000 or 5000m 400m hurdles Classic events: Triple Jump Pole Vault Women Premium events: 100m 1500m Classic events: 400m 3000m or 5000m 100m Hurdles Javelin Throw The 2002 Golden League will start in Oslo on 28 June and finish in Berlin on 6 September. The other meetings are Paris Saint-Denis on 5 July, Rome on 12 July, Monaco on 19 July, Zurich on 16 August and Brussels on 30 August. The IAAF Golden League Working Group will meet again in December in Dakar to discuss possible partnerships with broadcasting networks who have indicated their interest in transmitting the IAAF Golden League meetings. The Working Group will also examine proposals aimed at making the action more attractive for the public in the stadiums and those watching TV. In this respect, the great success obtained by the Golden League 2001 with regards to public and technical results, was underlined during the meeting. The Circuit Working Group held an important meeting in Moscow as well. Their aim was to examine several proposals to reform the IAAF Grand Prix. It has been officially decided to present to the next IAAF Council a proposal to hold the IAAF Grand Prix Final over two days starting from 2003. The IAAF Grand Prix Final will then include 35 events (and perhaps also the 3000m steeplechase for women). It will also be proposed to Council that attempts in horizontal jumps and throws be limited to four rather than six. Finally, the whole structure of the Meetings has been discussed at length in an attempt to proceed to, starting in 2003, a more homogeneous classification of athletics meetings based on objective criteria. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: IRINA PRIVALOVA AWARDED IAAF SILVER ORDER OF MERIT
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Association of Athletics Federations Association Internationale des Fédérations dAthlétisme IRINA PRIVALOVA AWARDED IAAF SILVER ORDER OF MERIT ROBERT STINSON AND JACK AGRIOS RECEIVE SAME HONOUR 23 October 2001 MONTE CARLO Monaco During a ceremony in Moscow last Saturday, the President of the International Association of Athletics Federations, Lamine Diack decorated with the IAAF Silver Order of Merit three personalities Robert Stinson (GBR), Irina Privalova (RUS) and Jack Agrios (CAN) who in differing fields of activity have made exceptional contributions to the world athletics movement. Robert Stinson, a talented athlete in his younger days, has for many years been a member of the IAAF Council and the Associations Honorary Treasurer; Irina Privalova, the world record holder over 50m and 60m indoors is the current Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion; Jack Agrios QC is the man who took the IAAF World Championships to North America, and more specifically to Edmonton, Canada, for the first time, with great organisational and financial success. All three were applauded warmly by the members of the athletics movement, with a special ovation for the decoration of Irina Privalova. Walking up to the stage in maternity clothes, the 33-year-old Russian champion assured her fans that she planned to return to competition in 2003 in time for the 9th IAAF World Championships in Paris. ENDS
t-and-f: Delta
Hello all, I have been following most of the posts in the 'Delta'-thread (almost the only one around these days). I am therefore aware that the subject title(s) does no longer cover the content of the discussion. But after yesterdays news that thousands and thousands of people are going to be laid of at Delta airlines, I am more and more disliking the 'Delta stinks' subject line. Could those involved maybe start a different thread, or at least subject title? Thanks, Wilmar
t-and-f: IAAF: EDMONTON SURPLUS SHOWS LEGACY VALUE OF IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Press release, courtesy IAAF Regards, Wilmar Kortleever EDMONTON SURPLUS SHOWS LEGACY VALUE OF IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 15 October 2001 MONTE CARLO Monaco The IAAF is delighted to learn that the 2001 Edmonton World Championships achieved an additional US $3,000,000 profit which will now be ploughed back into Canadian Athletics. In total, this edition of the World Championships will leave a legacy of almost $8,000,000 to the sport. Bearing in mind that this edition of the World Championships was the first to be held in North America, a developing market for athletics, it is little wonder that there are so many cities eager to host the IAAFs biggest event, especially in countries where athletics is considered a major sport. IAAF President Lamine Diack said: This confirms that Edmonton was not only a great success in technical and organizational terms, but also, thanks to the skill of the Local Organising Committee, financially. Athletes in Canada will benefit from these Championships in real, practical terms. One should also take into account the incalculable benefits in terms of publicity and image that the successful staging of this event brings to a city, and a country. Without a doubt, Edmonton has proved that the World Championships deserves its status as the third most important sporting event in the world. ENDS
t-and-f: 2001 Annual Combined Events
Hello all, As in previous years, I forward to you the announcement of the 2001 ANNUAL COMBINED EVENTS, edited by Hans van Kuijen. The book is otherwise known as 'the bible for international combined events'. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever (this message is not in violation with any list rule I know of, since I have commercial interest in the book - I pay my two copies as everybody does. However, if you do take offence, please let me know and I will turn to list supervisors). PS replies 1-on-1, not to all lists. 2001 ANNUAL COMBINED EVENTS The new yearbook of international combined events will appear mid February 2002 with the following information: - world rankings 2001 men and women. Ttop 200 for men and women, plus all results above 7.500 points men and 5.600 points women - results of all major meetings in 2001, including World Championships, Universiade, Götzis, Europa Cups and much, much more. * This year including a special section on the Europa Cup decathlon with historical overview and results. * - all time performers; men >8.000 points, women > 6000. - all performances ever; men >8.400 points, women >6.500 points - national and international records - indoor rankings 2001 and all time - 2001 and all time world junior rankings - world rankings according to personal records in individual events - 10 best rankings all time per event - who is who in combined events (the whole career of 100 combined events athletes) The book contains more than 200 pages with information of combined events. A must for every person interested in combined events.All necessary information for coaches, athletes, journalists and other interested persons in combined events of all world top athletes is available in this annual. * Orders received before February 15th. 2002 will have their copy at home before the Europen indoor championships in Vienna. * Ordering is possible at: Hans van Kuijen de Bergen 66, 5706 RZ Helmond Netherlands e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Price: EURo 25 (please inquire about possible shipping costs).
t-and-f: IAAF: Bekele goes for Dublin double
Press release, courtesy IAAF BEKELE GOES FOR DUBLIN DOUBLE 18 March 2002 MONACO Monte Carlo - Ethiopias brightest hope for the World Cross Championships in Dublin will be Kenenisa Bekele, who aims to contest both the mens short and long course races, this weekend. As a junior at last years competition in Ostend, Bekele claimed a remarkable silver medal in the senior mens 4km short course race, and came back the following day to win the World Junior title by 33 seconds, the biggest winning margin ever. Bekele, who won the famous Cinque Mulini (11.8km) cross country race near Milan on 10 March, says: I am feeling very good and easy, and have only lost once this cross country season [in December, to Haile Gebrselassie]. I know I am young but I feel strong. After Dublin, Bekele will run on the roads in the grounds of Queen Elizabeths Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle, before returning to Ethiopia to prepare for his summer campaign. Third in the Cinque Mulini in Milan was fellow Ethiopian Assefa Mezgebu, the World 10,000m silver medallist, who will run just the mens long course in Dublin. Mezgebus appearance is something of a surprise, because after slipping and sliding through the mud in Belfast in 1999, he swore he would never race cross country again in the Emerald Isle! But Mezgebu recently changed his mind: I dont like running in mud but Im told that the course in Dublin will not be like Belfast. Also in the Ethiopian team for Dublin is Million Wolde, the Olympic 5000m champion, who will run the mens short course, and is keen to improve on his best ever placing at World Cross Country Championships, 4th at Vilamoura in 1999, despite falling twice on the first lap. Follow the event on the IAAF website: www.iaaf.org For more information contact Nick Davies: +33 607 93 62 85
t-and-f: IAAF: Evaluation commission visits berlin, Brussels and Rome
LS As you can see, I started forwarding IAAF press releases to your list(s). Feedback is appreciated: if there are many objections by subscribers to a certain list, I will strike it from my list of addressees... Regards, WK PS to those who do like to receive the releases: I will try and keep it going longer this time. EVALUATION COMMISSION VISITS BERLIN BRUSSELS AND ROME 21 March 2002 MONACO Monte Carlo - The IAAF Evaluation Commission, set up to analyse the bids of six candidates interested in hosting the 2005 World Championships following the withdrawal of London, has reached the halfway point in its mission, following visits to Berlin, Brussels and Rome. The chairman of the Commission, IAAF Vice President Dapeng Lou (CHN), said: We started work on Sunday and crammed in as many visits and meetings as we could on the four days available to us. We have a mandate to gather detailed information and first hand impressions, but can also help each city improve their bid by pointing out areas where they can improve. I am looking forward to visiting Helsinki, Moscow and Budapest after the World Cross Championships in Dublin. IAAF President Lamine Diack commented that he was looking forward to receiving the full de-brief once the trips were completed. Last year, when London pulled out of the World Championships I was bitterly disappointed. However, today, I am extremely positive because the interest of these 6 major cities shows how attractive our World Championships has become. I am grateful for the very fact that they have entered the race, because this bid process is helping to promote our sport. Indeed, any one of these cities would be capable of hosting an excellent event, and it is a shame that the Council will only be able to select one winner in Nairobi on 14 April. All the bids offer good technical facilities, well-considered budgets and, perhaps most importantly, extremely solid support from political authorities. I think it is significant that our delegation was met in Germany by the Chancellor himself, Gerhard Schröder, as well as by State Premier of Berlin Klaus Wowereit, in Brussels by the Lord Mayor Freddy Thielemans as well as by the Speaker of the Parliament Herman de Croo and in Rome by the Mayor Walter Veltroni and by the President of the Italian Olympic Committee Gianni Petrucci. The political involvement has been impressive so far. The IAAF Evaluation Commission leaves for Helsinki on Sunday 24 March and returns from Budapest on 28 March. The IAAF Council will select the host of the 2005 World Championships on 14 April 2002. For more information please contact Nick Davies on: +33 6 07 93 62 85
t-and-f: London marathon, half way situation (men)
LS Watching the London marathon right now (live on BBC television!). And it proves as fascinating a race as was predicted. The women (started earlier, 30 minutes to go): Debutante Paula Radcliffe really picked up the pace half way and started running 5.11-5.16 miles. She just ran an intermediate 10k of about 32.10... The men (halfway): A surprisingly large group of ten following the incredibly fast pace. They are still on the world record pace, with most of the favorites (Gebrselassie, Tergat, El Mouaziz, Khannouchi, Pinto and Jifar) still there. Kiplagat and Tola lost contact with the leaders quitee early though. Interesting name there: Englishman Mark Steinle (pb 2.10.46, bu he just bettered his 10EM pb by half a minute...). Last mile the fastest of them all (4.39). Steinle and Khannouchi the last two in the group of then (one pacemaker still in there). Gebrselassie in second place behind the pacemakers all the time. So far, the London marathon is everything it promised to be. Now we wait and see what the winning times will be. Regards, Wilmar (Leiden, The Netherlands)
t-and-f: London marathon: Magnificent racing by Paula Radcliffe
LS With two high profiled debutants in the Londen marathon (Radcliffe and Gebrselassie), one would expect the will have problems running the last few miles of the . Not so! Not for Paula Radcliffe anyway. She ran her fastest mile with only 4 to go (5.08 - followed by a 5.13). After a somewhat less fast first half, she is on schedule for a magnificent negative split. She is predicted now for a time under 2.20. The second group At 1.20 into the mens race, the pace makers have left the race. It is Gebrselassie who is leading a group of zeven. An incredible line up still there: Geb, El Mouaziz, Tergat, Pinto, Khannouchi, Jifar (or Tola) and one more athlete. Steinle gone, though. At 1.25: El Mouaziz and Gebrselassie sharing the lead. The leaders are looking at eachother though, so the pace may drop. Regards, Wilmar (from Leiden, The Netherlands) 12.05: LS Watching the London marathon right now (live on BBC television!). And it proves as fascinating a race as was predicted. The women (started earlier, 30 minutes to go): Debutante Paula Radcliffe really picked up the pace half way and started running 5.11-5.16 miles. She just ran an intermediate 10k of about 32.10... The men (halfway): A surprisingly large group of ten following the incredibly fast pace. They are still on the world record pace, with most of the favorites (Gebrselassie, Tergat, El Mouaziz, Khannouchi, Pinto and Jifar) still there. Kiplagat and Tola lost contact with the leaders quitee early though. Interesting name there: Englishman Mark Steinle (pb 2.10.46, bu he just bettered his 10EM pb by half a minute...). Last mile the fastest of them all (4.39). Steinle and Khannouchi the last two in the group of then (one pacemaker still in there). Gebrselassie in second place behind the pacemakers all the time. So far, the London marathon is everything it promised to be. Now we wait and see what the winning times will be. Regards, Wilmar (Leiden, The Netherlands)
t-and-f: London marathon: womens result (!)
Paula Radcliffe rules! In what will go into the recordbooks as the best debut ever, Paula Radcliffe won the London marathon today in the incredible time of 2.18.56 (unofficial, taken from television). She is the 3rd athlete ever (Takahashi '01 and Ndereba '01) to run under 2.20. She missed the world record by only 10 seconds! (2.18.47/46) . Radcliffe also ran a magnificent negative split (1.07? second half). 2nd and 3rd: The Russians Zacharova (2.22.31) and Petrova (2.22.34). 4th: Tosa (2.22.44 - did a lot of work in the second group). 5th: Chepkemei (seen throwing up at about 35 km). Regards, Wilmar
t-and-f: London marathon: mens at 1.45
LS The mens London marathon At 1.40 The decision is on. Three men left - and who ever would you want there than - Khalid Khannouchi (the world recordholder) and - Haile Gebrselassie plus Paul Tergat (the two athletes 'destined' to break the world record). After this London marathon, the book will have to be rewritten on 'Gebrselassie never doing any of the work in a race'). He was right behind the pacemakers the first half of the race and has been pacing the last 20 minutes, thereby forcing the likes of El Mouaziz, Pinto and his countryman Tola to drop from the leading group. Gebrselassie still looks comfortable, but so do El Mouaziz and Tergat (especially the latter has been following quite nicely). With the tactical race on now, the pace has dropped a bit the last mile or so (1.45.12 for 22 miles. Last miles 4.54 and 4.52). At 1.45 El Mouaziz took over the lead for a few 100s meters. Not too sure Tergat will be able to follow if either really makes a break for it. Regards, Wilmar
t-and-f: London marathon: mens race 15 minutes to go
LS 1.50: Little mistake in my last message: El Mouaziz is of course out of the lead (group). It is Gebrselassie and Khannouchi, together with Tergat, who will decide the 2002 London marathon. The television commentators also seems to think Tergat is working hard. El Mouaziz is currently 4th, a surprising South African 5th, Pinto and Jifar 6/7th. 1.55: The three still together. Gebrselassie and Khannouchi next to eachtother, Tergat right behind them. What is the right tactic? One would say that an athlete does not want to take Gebrselassie into the last few 100 meters, but ... Although it has become a somewhat tactical race, the pace is still high. The winning time will be fast, very fast. With Khannouchi the fastest 1-2 ever, Gebrselassie the fastest debut and a pb for Tergat? 2.00: Khannouchi trying to get away, Tergat countering, Gebrselassie 10 meters behind! Regards, Wilmar
t-and-f: London marathon: result men (!)
LS Khalid Khannouchi strikes back! For years, Haile Gebrselassie and Paul Tergat have been predicted to run the marathon world record. Even bring it under 2.05. Because, weren't they the ones with the fast track times (and magnificent duels)? It must have been frustrating for everyone who has (held) the same record - everybody just seemed to want it broken by either Haile or Tergat. Khannouchi responded to all the stories about Tergat and Gebrselassie the only way a world record holder can. In the last two kilometers of the 2002 Flora London Marathon, the Moroccon-born American increased the pace, loosing (first) Haile Gebrselassie and (a little bit later) Paul Tergat in a direct confrontation. And the story gets even better: Khannouchi did it the only right way: breaking the world record: 2.05.38 (on the television clock). Tergat was about 10 seconds behind (2nd runner ever, 3rd time ever), Gebrselassie about one minute (fastest debut ever). Regards, Wilmar Kortleever PS Apologies for this small bombardment of messages in the last hour. I got quite a few enthousiastic responses, but hope all of you other readers will be able to delete my messages without much bother. Wilmar Kortleever schreef: > LS > > 1.50: Little mistake in my last message: El Mouaziz is of course out of the > lead (group). > It is Gebrselassie and Khannouchi, together with Tergat, who will decide the > 2002 London marathon. The television commentators also seems to think Tergat > is working hard. El Mouaziz is currently 4th, a surprising South African > 5th, Pinto and Jifar 6/7th. > > 1.55: The three still together. Gebrselassie and Khannouchi next to > eachtother, Tergat right behind them. What is the right tactic? One would > say that an athlete does not want to take Gebrselassie into the last few 100 > meters, but ... > Although it has become a somewhat tactical race, the pace is still high. The > winning time will be fast, very fast. With Khannouchi the fastest 1-2 ever, > Gebrselassie the fastest debut and a pb for Tergat? > > 2.00: Khannouchi trying to get away, Tergat countering, Gebrselassie 10 > meters behind! > > Regards, Wilmar
t-and-f: Some London marathon results
LS To finish my sudden sunday reports, some results. Collected/combined from several sources. So all unofficial, please do rely on official results and reports that will be forthcoming through all kinds of media. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever (Leiden, The Netherlands) Men 1. Khalid Khannouchi, VS, 2.05.38 - world record 2. Paul Tergat, Ken, 2.05.48 - kenyan record, 2nd ever runner 3. Haile Gebrselassie, Eth 2.06.35 (or 2.06.34) - ethiopian record, fastest debut ever 4. Abdelkader el Mouaziz, Mor, 2.06.51 5. Ian Syster, S-Af, 2.07.05 Personal bests for all of them (Syster reportedly had a pb of 2.13) - and many more behind them, like Baldini in 6th. Women 1. Paula Radcliffe, GBR, 2.18.56 (or 2.18.55) - 2nd all time, 8 (of 7) seconds behind Ndereba /Chicago 2001 2. Svetlana Zakharova, Rus, 2.22.31 (or 2.22.30) 3. Lyudmila Petrova, Rus, 2.22.32 4. Reiko Tosa, Jap, 2.22.46 5. Susan Chepkemei, Ken, 2.23.18 Personal bests for all of them - and many more behind them.
t-and-f: IAAF: Helsinki, competition schedule, world rankings and steeple chase
Courtesy IAAF, WK Helsinki will stage the 2005 IAAF World Championships 14 April 2002 -Nairobi, Kenya - In a closely fought competition to stage the 10th edition of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, the IAAF Council has selected the Finnish capital Helsinki as Host City. It took six rounds of voting including elimination rounds before the Council were able to reach an absolute majority in favour of Helsinki. Helsinki staged the inaugural edition of the IAAF World Championships in 1983. According to the established procedure, the city with the lowest number of votes would be eliminated in each round of voting until an overall majority was achieved. In the first round, three cities were in the same position at the bottom of the table: Brussels, Moscow and Rome, another draw was therefore necessary to eliminate one city. Moscow was eliminated. In the second round it was the turn of Rome and Brussels. In a further eliminatory vote, Brussels fell out. In the third round, Rome was eliminated. The fourth round was decisive. With Berlin, Budapest and Helsinki remaining, Helsinki received an absolute majority to win the contest. Following the announcement of the winner, IAAF President Lamine Diack said: "First of all, I would like to congratulate all of the contenders. We have shown with this bidding process that concluded here in Nairobi that there is tremendous interest world wide in our sport. "It was not easy for the Council to select one candidate and it took more than 40 minutes. However, now I am confident that we have chosen the city that offered the best conditions for these World Championships. "We believe that Helsinki will guarantee a full stadium throughout the competition, as our sport is the number one sport in Finland. The television production we can expect to be of the highest quality since Finnish television has provided coverage of the athletics at every Olympic Games since 1988. "With regard to the athletes, I am convinced that we are offering them the best possible conditions, both for training and competition. There is a beautiful athletes village, there are no transport problems and all facilities are within walking distance." The leader of the Finnish delegation, State Councillor Harri Holkeri said, "I am delighted that Helsinki, which was the first City to host an IAAF World Championships in Athletics, has been entrusted to do the job again. "This bidding competition has been a very tough one and we have a high respect for all of the competitors. We were ready to congratulate any of the other cities. "You have our word that the 2005 World Championships will be a great success. The whole of Finnish society will be supporting this from tomorrow!" IAAF Council opens in Nairobi decides changes in Competition Structure 13 April 2002 - Nairobi, Kenya In the first session of the IAAF Council meeting in Nairobi, the executive body of the International Association of Athletics Federations worked its way through a charged agenda and made a number of decisions. Following the welcome of the meetings host, Isaiah Kiplagat, President of the Kenyan Amateur Athletic Association, President Lamine Diack declared the proceedings open and the discussions commenced. Most important among the Councils decisions this morning were the adoption of a new Competition Structure from 2003, streamlining the current multiple tier organisation to produce a global fully-integrated competition system. The high prestige IAAF Golden League will top the new structure, which will also incorporate the major athletics championships around the world, followed by the IAAF Grand Prix, Grand Prix II and a new Grand Prix III category that will replace the previous Permit Meetings. Council further approved the principle of utilisation of the IAAF World Rankings as the criteria for establishing the eligibility of athletes to compete at the various levels of competition. The Overall Grand Prix competition will be replaced with financial awards to the athletes heading the men and women Overall Rankings and selected as Athletes of the Year at the annual World Athletics Gala. Another major decision by Council was the acceleration of the process of introduction to the IAAF World Athletics Series of the womens steeplechase. Council decided that this event, which was originally scheduled for introduction as an event at the IAAF WorldChampionships in Athletics in 2007, would in fact be introduced for the first time over a shorter distance of 2000 metres at the 2004 edition of the World Junior Championships. At its next meeting in Paris in July, Council will decide whether this event should be staged as an exhibition event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. The senior womens full 3000m event will be staged at the 2005 World Championships. <> THREE KENYAN LEGENDS TO MAKE 2005 DRAW IN NAIROBI 10 April 2002 Monte Carlo Three legends of Kenyan athletics will make the draw to decide the order in which the 6 bidding ci
t-and-f: Fortis Rotterdam Marathon: reasonable conditions
Fortis Rotterdam Marathon: reasonable conditions Hello all, A few minutes before the traditional canon fire that starts the Rotterdam Marathon, conditions are reasonably well. Sunny weather, little wind, no chance of rain, 60% humidity. The only thing that might be a threat to fast times is the temperature. Were organisers were hoping for 12-14 degrees, the sun pushed that up to 15-17 degrees. The Rotterdam marathon is looking for an exciting, but also for a fast race. In the mens race, we have five athletes with personal bests of 2.07: The Kenyans Cheruiyot, Lagat, Biwott (2nd world championships) and Kahugo, plus the Spaniard Alejandro Gomez. In the womens race, the race promises to be Japanese with Takami Ominami (2.26), Junka Akaga (2.28 and Masako Chiba (2.29). Strictly for national interest: the Dutch championships are also contested, with Luc Krotwaar and Vivan Ruijters as the major favorites. I will try to give updates every 15-30 minutes... Regards Wilmar Kortleever
t-and-f: Rotterdam Marathon: looking for the right pace
LS Weather update at the start: 15 degrees, humidity 65, wind 2-2,5 m/s. So good conditions, but a bit warm. The athletes are trying to find the right pace. Four groups were formed with specific pacing speeds: 63.15 for the half marathon (2.06.30 pace), 64.00 (2.08), 65.30 (2.11) and 67.00 (2.14 - with four Dutch runners). The two first groups formed after four kilometers. With the designated 'rabbits' in front: Marco Gielen and the Kenyans Kigen, Keitany, Chelulu, Bibet. First 5 km: 15.09. So a bit behind the scheduled pace (now 2.07.30). First major surprise: Co-favorite and Boston 2000 winner Elija Lagat (2.07.41) is in trouble already. tv-commentator: 'Lagat will not run a full marathon today...' Regards, WK
t-and-f: Rotterdam Marathon: first developments
LS Usually, the early stages of a marathon are not exciting, but very telling about who's good and who isn't. Who is pacing, and who is sitting back to wait for the final stages and the sprint finish. The first thing is clear: pre-race favorite Lagat will not win. He is behind the group of Dutch athletes (2.14 pace), so will probably keep running until he reaches the athlete hotel (conveniently located). The first group is about 13, including the 7 (!) pace makers. Among them one surprising athlete: Ambesse Tolossa ( Eth, best time 2.10.37). All debutants are in the second group 10 km: 30.09 (5 k: 15.00). And a sigh of excitement: Kenneth Cheruiyot (Ken) steppes on the heels of another athlete at the refreshment stand and falls. Quick on his feet though, and continuing in the front group. 2nd group: 30.39 (5 k: 15.24). The women leading group is four athletes: three Japanes plus Ethiopian debutant Tola Wokenesh. 10 km: 34.19 (2.25 pace). Meanwhile, following the Rotterdam Marathon here in the press room is different than other years. We used to arrive here early to watch the London Marathon - seeing whether 'Rotterdam' or 'London' would be faster. That, of course, is not the question this year. We did get the results of the Hamburg Marathon though. Winner: Kandie (KEN) 2.10.16. Dieter Baumann is supposed to ahve dropped out quite early in the race. Regards, WK PS another incident at 37 minutes: in the second group Krotwaar hits Kamzee who falls and stops running. Stumbling Krotwaar hesitated to help him up, but didn't and connected with the group again 500 m later.
t-and-f: Rotterdam Marathon: halfway
LS Judging by the race developments, conditions are not superb. Still, the pacers led the group through the half marathon at 1.03.32. The organisation can still hope for the course record of 2.06.50 (once the world record by Densamo, equalled last year). Six runners left: Kenneth Cheruiot, Sammy Korir, Joseph Kahugu, simon Biwott, (Ken) and Tolossa Ambessa, Demissie Ashebir (both Eth). No lack of pacers: at 20 km, there were 6 left. In the second group (pace dropping fast - merge with 3rd group forthcoming)) Dutchman Luc Krotwaar was in trouble for a minute, but he returned to the group (halfway time 1.05.18). In the womens race: still the same four athletes in front: Japanese Takami, Junko and Masako, with Ethiopian debutant Worknesh (15k: 51.48, 2.25/2.26 pace). Regards, WK PS watching a marathon like this as a journalist is a somewhat surreal experience. Instead of hopping on your bika and cycling along - or taking the backseat of a car - you are just sitting here in a press room, together with all the colleagues, watching the same television images you would see at home. The major difference: fast distribution of intermediate times. Plus access to the athletes, of course, after the race.
t-and-f: Rotterdam marathon: deciding stages coming up
LS With the first half of the race over, the athletes are on their own. All pacemakers are gone, other then Kenyan Wilson Kigen - hired to pace for 30km, but rumoured to maybe finishing the race. If he wants to, he is not without a chance: at 27 km he easily build a lead of about 5-10 meters. At 28 km: Ethiopian Demissie Ashebir is gone. Six athletes left: 'pace maker' Kigen and five (Sammy Korir, Joseph Kahugu, Kenneth Cheruiyot, Simon Biwott and Tolossa Ambesse). In the womens race: Ethiopian debutant Worknesh lost a lot after 15k. At 21km: two athletes left: Takami and Masako. Halfway time; 1.12.20. In the Dutch championships: Krotwaar is not in trouble at all. He was behind the chasing group for a while, but is now leading it (!). In contention for the medals: Hugo van den Broek (pb 2.21, pace 2.14) and Robert Smits (pb 2.18, pace 2.14). The final stages will not be easy though: the temperature is listed at 17.5 degrees. Regards, WK PS from the international wire: Baumann dropped out of the Hamburg marathon at 37k. Women winner: German Sonja Oberem 2.26.20 PS last note at 30km (1.30.45 - 2.07.30 pace), Kigen does drop out (friendly waving his fellow athletes goodbye).
t-and-f: Rotterdam Marathon: The deciding stages
LS As the tv-commentator (former athlete Marti ten Kate) said earlier: the marathon has begun. At 35 km: two athletes left (Korir out at 31 km, Kahugu and Tolossa Ambessa at 34 km): - Simon Biwott (2nd world championships) - Kenneth Cheruiyot (Rotterdam 2000 winner, 2nd Rotterdam 2001). 35 km intermediate: 1.46.16, pace 2.08. >From the second group: Luc Krotwaar is running away from all other athletes in the 2nd group. Just before 35 km: taking 7th place by overtaking Luke Kibet. 35 km: intermediate: 1.48.28, going as fast as the leading two athletes... Womens race: little gap between Takami and Masako. Pace: 1.41.53, pace 2.23! Dutch championships: Jeroen van Damme out (as Aitnafa, way earlier), Smits in trouble, Hugo van den Broek doing well. Regards, WK PS at 36 km: Biwott breaks away from Cheruiyot.
t-and-f: Rotterdam Marathon: finish
LS To the list of cities Cancun, Mexico City, Berlin, Milan and Paris can be added ... Rotterdam. Simon Biwotts average is back to fifty percent: six wins out of twelve marathons. The 34-year old Kenyan won the Fortis Rotterdam Marathon in the time of 2.08.39. Second his countryman Cheruiyot (1.04 behind) and the strong José Manuel Martinez (2.09.54). Together with the Spaniard debutant, Dutchman Luc Krotwaar (5th Dutch championship and 5th in the race behind kenyan Kahugu/2.10.48) had the strongest last kilometers, that gave him a personal best of almost two minutes: 2.10.59. Although I've seen little of the womens race, it was clear from the splits that the time would be impressive. And indeed: Ominami Takami bettered her personal best by more than two minutes: 2.23.43 (unofficial time). Regards, WK
t-and-f: Rotterdam results
LS After some positive responses last weekends London marathon, I decided to repeat the 'live reporting' for Rotterdam. I hope you enjoyed (and if you didn't: I hope you were able to find the 'delete' button soon enough). To conclude, below the results as publised here in the Rotterdam pressroom. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever (athletics reporter - Leiden/The Netherlands & Toronto/Canada) MEN 1, Simon Biwott, KEN, 2:08:39 2, Kenneth Cheruiyot, KEN, 2:09:43* 3, José Manuel Martinez, ESP, 2:09:55 debut 4, Joseph Kahugu, KEN, 2:10:48 5, Luc Krotwaar, NED, 2:10:59 pb/dutch champion 18, Hugo van de Broek, NED, 2:19:38 pb 19, Dick van de Broek, NED, 2:20:10 WOMEN 1, Takami Ominami, JPN, 2:23:43 pb 2, Masako Chiba, JPN, 2:25:11 pb 3, Junko Akagi, JPN, 2:29:10 7, Vivian Ruijters, NED, 2:37:36 8, Annelieke van der Sluijs, NED, 2:41:07 9, Agnes Hijman, NED, 2:47:21 (1st W40)
t-and-f: Re: South African Results
LS It is not so often the The Netherlands have an athlete in track and field who medals in international competitions. Last month, Patrick van Balkom was the first Dutchman to win a medal in a world indoor championship since 1989. Since last week, he is second in the world outdoor rankings with the 20.36 he ran in Pretoria. It is kind of funny he is now listed as a Belgian... Wilmar Kortleever Leiden, (probably not too surprising) The Netherlands. Kebba Tolbert schreef: > Full story at: > www.iaaf.org/news/index.asp?Filename=/news/getnews.asp?Code=3421 > 30 March 2001 > Engen Summer Series Finals in Stellenbosch, South Africa. > > Selected Results > Note: All athletes are South African unless where mentioned > Men > 200m 'A' (-2.2) > 1 Shaun Crawford (USA) 20.51 > 2 Patrick van Balkom (Belgium) 20.74 > 3 Corne du Plessis 20.80
t-and-f: IAAF Ratifies junior women hammer throw world record
Courtesy IAAF, WK PRESS RELEASE FOR - IMMEDIATE RELEASE INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION Fédération Internationale d'Athlétisme Amateur IAAF RATIFIES JUNIOR WOMEN HAMMER THROW WORLD RECORD 2 April, 2001 MONTE CARLO - Monaco - The IAAF has officially ratified as a world record the 70.62 metre performance by the Polish athlete Kamila Skolimowska. This record mark was achieved in Rüdlingen, Germany, on 13 August 2000. The 18-year-old, became the inaugural Olympic champion in the women's hammer throw in Sydney on 29 September 2000 with a throw of 71.16 metres, which is currently awaiting ratification. The evolution of the Junior Women's Hammer throw: Awaiting Ratification 71.16 Kamila Skolimowska 82 POL Sydney 29 Sep 2000) 70.62 Kamila Skolimowska 82 POL Rüdlingen 13 Aug 2000 Previous69.13 Kamila Skolimowska 82 POL Warszawa10 June 2000 Previous68.40 Bianca Achilles 81 GER Dortmund 25 Sep 99 ENDS
t-and-f: EAA News about European championships
Courtesy EAA, Wilmar Kortleever (lists members/owners please indicate if you do not want to receive these forwarded messages) Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from smtp04.wxs.nl ([195.121.6.59]) by po04.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id GBJ4KP00.Q3P for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:36:25 +0200 Received: from mail.rapidsite.net ([195.186.64.57]) by smtp04.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 4.05) with SMTP id GBJ58E02.Z44 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:50:38 +0200 Received: from www301.hostcenter.com (195.186.64.82) by mail04.hostcenter.com (RS ver 1.0.57s) with SMTP id 08496424 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:50:29 +0200 (MDT) Received: (from eaaath@localhost) by www301.hostcenter.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id QAA1742496 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:50:30 +0200 (MDT) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:50:30 +0200 (MDT) Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: EAA: Message from the News Board Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Loop-Detect: 1 X-Mozilla-Status2: European Athletic Association (EAA)! The following message has been written on the EAA News Board: * -- TITEL: European Championships 2006 -- * 15 April 2001 is the final date to present the bid documents for the 19th European Athletic Championships 2006. After the withdrawal of Amsterdam announcing that it will be a candidate for 2010, Barcelona/ESP and Gothenburg/SWE remain as candidates. The decision on the venue of the European Championships 2006 will be taken by the EAA Council on 6 October in Frankfurt. Date, Time: 09 April 2001 at 16:50:20 * To unsubscribe please follow this link: http://www.eaa-athletics.ch/newsboard/getemail.html Automatically generated e-mail Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://www.eaa-athletics.ch Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from smtp06.wxs.nl ([195.121.6.58]) by po04.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id GBJ4DP00.O4W for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:32:13 +0200 Received: from mail.rapidsite.net ([195.186.64.57]) by smtp06.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 4.05) with SMTP id GBJ51E00.NBK for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:46:26 +0200 Received: from www301.hostcenter.com (195.186.64.82) by mail04.hostcenter.com (RS ver 1.0.57s) with SMTP id 08517877 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:46:22 +0200 (MDT) Received: (from eaaath@localhost) by www301.hostcenter.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id QAA1716157 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:46:22 +0200 (MDT) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:46:22 +0200 (MDT) Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: EAA: Message from the News Board Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Loop-Detect: 1 X-Mozilla-Status2: European Athletic Association (EAA)! The following message has been written on the EAA News Board: * -- TITEL: European Championships u23, Amsterdam 2001 -- * The grown interest of the European countries in this important event for their future prospects is shown by increased preliminary entry figures. 48 European Member Federations of the European Athletic Association have entered 946 athletes (514 male, 432 female). This is an increase of almost 5% compared with the last edition in Gothenburg in 1999. For entry standards please refer to the EAA Event web-site in the competition section. Date, Time: 09 April 2001 at 16:45:51 * To unsubscribe please follow this link: http://www.eaa-athletics.ch/newsboard/getemail.html Automatically generated e-mail Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://www.eaa-athletics.ch
t-and-f: IAAF: CURRENT SITUATION OF ISMM-ISL MARKETING COMPANY WILL NOT AFFECT IAAF
LS Didn't know about the ISL troubles, but nevertheless. courtesy IAAF. WK 12 April 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - The decision by the Cantonal Court of Zug, Switzerland, to place the sports marketing company ISMM and its subsidiary ISL in liquidation, is greatly regretted by the IAAF which has worked successfully with this group for many years in promoting Athletics around the world. The IAAF wishes, nonetheless, to underline that the decision of the Swiss court does not have any financial incidence on the International Federation. The events scheduled over the coming months, and most particularly the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which will be held in Edmonton, Canada from 3 to 12 August, will take place as planned. The IAAF confirms that all of its commitments to the participants - athletes, organizers, broadcasters and official partners - will be honoured. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: update of the ISSM-ISL Marketing press release
LS Mostly a change of tone, with the news that ISMM is appealing the decision of the Swiss courts. WK CURRENT SITUATION OF ISMM-ISL MARKETING COMPANY WILL NOT AFFECT IAAF - UPDATE 12 April 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - The decision by the Cantonal Court of Zug, Switzerland, to place the sports marketing company ISMM and its subsidiary ISL in liquidation, is greatly regretted by the IAAF which has worked successfully with this group for many years in promoting Athletics around the world. The IAAF understands that the ISMM Group are appealing the decision of the Cantonal Court and hopes to be able to continue to work with the Group after a satisfactory solution has been found to the current difficulties. The IAAF wishes, nonetheless, to underline that the decision of the Swiss court does not have any financial incidence on the International Federation. The events scheduled over the coming months, and most particularly the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which will be held in Edmonton, Canada from 3 to 12 August, will take place as planned. The IAAF confirms that all of its commitments to the participants - athletes, organizers, broadcasters and official partners - will be honoured. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: welcomes support in fight against doping
Courtesy IAAF WK IAAF WELCOMES SUPPORT IN FIGHT AGAINST DOPING 20 April 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - Within the next few days some big city marathons are sure to capture the headlines. In recent months, the organisers of these races have publicly announced their willingness to introduce EPO testing for runners. While the IAAF warmly welcomes any anti-doping initiative, we would also like to emphasise that certain procedural guidelines will have to be respected if these controls are to be truly effective. The most important considerations in current EPO doping test practice (which involves both blood and urine analysis) are logistical. The blood samples must be rapidly transferred to a laboratory if no analytical haematological equipment is available on site. As for the urine samples, these must be analysed by an accredited laboratory that has experience of the latest EPO detection method. As a matter of fact, only a few laboratories have currently developed this specific test elaborated by the French National Anti-Doping laboratory, namely Paris, Lausanne, Montreal and Sydney. It is important to stress that good laboratory practice is the basis of the reliability of test results, their interpretation and eventual disciplinary consequences according to IAAF rules. New analytical possibilities for EPO detection were introduced at the Olympic Games in Sydney. This consists of a combined testing of - blood sample analysis which represents an indirect screening test for various haematological parameters (haemoglobin, haematocrit, reticulocytes ). Abnormalities of the values of this haematological profile can lead to a more - specific urine analysis for a direct EPO detection in the athletes urine sample collected together with the blood sample. The EPO tests that the IAAF will be conducting at the next World Championships in August 2001 in Edmonton will also be based on double testing. In practice, the IAAF's experience with blood sampling dates back many years. The IAAF already permits blood sampling and analysis, and had first introduced blood testing at doping controls in 1993 and 1994 at the Golden Four IAAF Grand Prix meetings. This initiative aimed to enhance the traditional urine controls with respect to detection of blood doping and application of endogenous hormonal substances including EPO. The study showed nothing remarkable but the analytical methods in use at that time were not the same as those being used today. ENDS
t-and-f: Mt SAC Results
Hello all, I have been away for a few days, so apologies if I missed something in my quickscan of earlier messages. I surfed to the Mt SAC website at http://ibm.mtsac.edu/relays/2001/ and it seems to suggest there will be results there. Is there any reason I only get websites with "The requested URL /relays/2001/results/A97.html was not found on this server.''? Or is there another website that has results (flashwest will probably only post them some time after a day completes?)? Thanks, Wilmar [EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > Mt SAC Distance Carnival results are now available at: > > www.flashresults.com/flashwest. > > Don Chadez
Re: t-and-f: London Marathon...Kenyan Marathon Dominance?
LS As is is far to easy to overstate Kenyan supremacy, it is also very dangerous statistics to think Kenyan dominance is over only because London (2:07/2:23), Hamburg (2:07/2:26) and Boston (2:09/2:23 Ndebera) produced only one Kenyan winner. Rotterdam not only got two Kenyan winners (2:06/2:25), but claimed all three places on the podium plus numbers five (brother of number one) and ten. Plus I think I saw a several other Kenyans winning other races (including marathons) the last few weeks. Also, I am fairly sure that if you count nationalities even in this months marathons, you will find Kenyans did not do that bad at all. And I think the whole picture changes as soon as you take more Africans (namely Moroccon and Morocoon ancestry athletes) into consideration, as I remember Jon Entine did? Regards, Wilmar alan tobin schreef: > While SI publishes a story about Kenyan Marathon dominance and Jon Entine > tells us Kenyans dominate distance running alltogether, only 2 Kenyans > finish in the top 10 at London. The world is starting to catch up to the > Kenyans. Anyone notice that the London Marathon site listed Khalid > Khannouchi as Morrocan? > > Alan > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
t-and-f: 100 days left to the Edmonton WC
Courtesy IAAF International Amateur Athletic Federation IN 100 DAYS IN EDMONTON A MARATHON RUNNER WILL BE THE FIRST WORLD CHAMPION OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM 25 April 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - Today, in Edmonton, the Organising Committee of the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics will celebrate the one hundredth day before the inauguration of the greatest sports event of the year, on 3 August. To mark the occasion, the organizers have invited the people of Edmonton to congregate in front of the City Hall where there will be an exhibition of high jumping in the fountain area. At this time, the Seiko Countdown Clock will be started, ticking away the hours to the start of the World Championships. This initiative of the Edmonton 2001 Athletic Foundation is designed particularly to underline the importance of the first staging in North America of the Championships for the State of Alberta and the whole of Canada. Around 3,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will participate in the World Championships, which will be broadcast over the ten days of competition to an estimated audience of over four billion viewers across the five continents. A particularly important agreement was signed in recent weeks between the IAAF and ABC/ESPN for live and delayed broadcast of coverage of both Edmonton and the 2003 World Championships in Paris and other major athletics events over the coming three years, throughout the United States of America. Proof that the World Championships in Athletics are eagerly awaited by Canadians generally and the citizens of Edmonton in particular, can be found in the huge number of people who have offered to work as volunteers and the ever-increasing demand for tickets. The forecast is that the Championships will play to a full house. Contrary to tradition, the first athletes to compete in the 8th IAAF World Championships will be the marathon runners. In exactly 100 days, at 6.45 pm, local time, the starting pistol will fire and, not much more than two hours later, the first World Champion of this new century and new millennium will be crowned in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium. ENDS
t-and-f: apology
Hello, To my surprise and shame, I see I send (what I thought to be) a private email to the whole t-and-f list (I guess because the original message I replied was also send there). My apologies. Wilmar Kortleever PS For correct results of the Rotterdam Marathon and a full report, I would like to refer to the Race Results Weekly results service (http://www.raceresultsweekly.com) and the http://www.runnersworld.com website.
t-and-f: apology
Hello, To my surprise and shame, I see I send (what I thought to be) a private email to the whole t-and-f list (I guess because the original message I replied was also send there). My apologies. Wilmar Kortleever PS For correct results of the Rotterdam Marathon and a full report, I would like to refer to the Race Results Weekly news agency (http://www.raceresultsweekly) and the http://www.runnersworld.com website.
t-and-f: IAAF: Four candidates for IAAF presidency
Hello, the reactions vary from 'surprising Diack actually got competition', to 'Francis is the main contender' and 'how nice olympic champions like Juantorena en Bubka are candidates for high positions'. Anyway, Courtesy IAAF, Wilmar Kortleever IAAF PRESS RELEASE CANDIDATURES FOR CONGRESS ELECTIONS 1 May 2001 MONACO - Monte-Carlo - The IAAF Congress will be held in Edmonton on 1 and 2 August, just prior to the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Although not normally an election Congress, on this occasion an election must be held to select a new IAAF President to replace the late Primo Nebiolo, who passed away on 7 November 1999. If the new President is an incumbent Council member or Vice President, Congress will also need to elect replacements for these posts. The deadline for candidatures was midnight yesterday, 30 April. The following nominations have been received: President Eisa Abdullah Al Dashti (KUW) Lamine Diack (SEN) Amadeo Francis (PUR) Suresh Kalmadi (IND) Vice-President Helmut Digel (GER) Vivian Gungaram (MRI) Alberto Juantorena Danger (CUB) Suresh Kalmadi (IND) Cesar Moreno Bravo (MEX) Jung-Ki Park (KOR) Council Member Dahlan Jaman B Al-Hamad (QAT) Saud bin Hamed Al Rawahi (OMN) Luciano Barra (ITA) Sergey Bubka (UKR) Gianni Gola (ITA) Mohamad Hasan (INA) Derek James (BOT) Suresh Kalmadi (IND) Ilkka Kanerva (FIN) Victor Lopez (PUR) Noel Lynch (BAR) Justice Austain Mnaungulu (MAW) Miguel Angel Paredes (PAR) Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR) ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: World Athletics Day
LS A nice initiative of the IAAF to promote track and field athletics. Too bad that last years winners were not given the opportunity to go to the Sydney olympics? Regards, Wilmar Courtesy IAAF, PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur 5TH MAY IS IAAF WORLD ATHLETICS DAY THE WINNERS OF AN INVITATION TO THE 8TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE DRAWN IN EDMONTON AT END MAY 3 May 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - 147 National Federations will this year participate in World Athletics Day. This event was introduced five years ago by the then-President Primo Nebiolo, with the aim of increasing public awareness of the need to educate youngsters in the practice of athletics. On that first occasion in 1996, World Athletics Day was themed around the Centennial edition of the Olympic Games in Atlanta. >From the winners of the event, the names of two boys and girls were drawn from each of the IAAF Continental Areas (Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, South America, North-Central America and the Caribbean) and they were invited by the International Federation to attend the Atlanta Olympics. The formula was repeated in successive years, with the lucky winners of the IAAF World Athletics Day receiving invitations to attend the IAAF World Championships in Athens (1997) and Seville (1999) and the World Cup in Athletics (Johannesburg 1998). This year, the World Athletics Day will be held for the majority of the federations on the 5th May and for the remainder on 12 May. The programme will include the following events: 1 sprint event 1 middle distance event (preferably the 1500 metres) 1 hurdles race 1 jumping competition 1 throwing event 1 walking race There will be a draw in Edmonton on 24-25 May, during the visit of IAAF President Lamine Diack to the city that will play host to the worlds greatest sporting event of 2001, to determine the winners of an invitation to attend the 8th IAAF World Championships. This year, twelve names will be drawn and those lucky enough to be picked will join 12 winners from last year, who, for logistical reasons, could not be invited to attend the Olympic Games in Sydney. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: Another Counsil election withdrawal
I am starting to wonder how many of these press releases will follow between now and early august... (cannot be more than about ten, because then we are out of candidates...) Nevertheless, courtesy IAAF WK (PS to those who also read a lot of mailing lists: you can see I cut back on the number of lists I send these election releases to... (;-) PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur MOHAMAD HASAN WITHDRAWS FROM COUNCIL ELECTION RACE 4 May 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, a former IAAF Council Member and the incumbent President of the Indonesian Athletics Federation, has withdrawn from the list of candidates for the forthcoming IAAF Congress elections. Mr Hasan had been proposed for a place on the IAAF Council. ENDS
Re: t-and-f: rotterdam ?
Andy M¸hlbach schreef: > hi > need results rotterdam marathon women > there is nothing on the homepage > can someone else help ? > regards > andy Hello, two questions back. 1. do you need any more than below? 2. did you also write the message below? Regards, WK Onderwerp:need results rotterdam marathon Datum:Thu, 26 Apr 2001 20:39:59 +0900 Van:$BN&>e6%5;%^%, %8%s(J<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dear Mr.Wilmar KONTLEEVER > need results rotterdam marathon women > there is nothing on the homepage > can someone else help ? MEN 1, Josephat Kiprono (Kenya) 2:06:50 =CR (Bensamo '88), WL [his second sub-2:07 career marathon] 2, Kenneth Cheruiyot (Kenya) 2:07:18 PB 3, Sammy Korir (Kenya) 2:08:14 4, Abellah Behar (France) 2:09:05 PB 5, Isaac Kiprono (Kenya) 2:09:59 PB 6, Lee Troop (AUS) 2:10:04 PB 7, Fabian Roncero (Spain) 2:10:08 (1:03:10 half way) 8, Oscar Fernandez (Spain) 2:10:33 debut 9, Kamel Ziani (Morocco) 2:10:36 PB 10, Robert Cheruiyot (Kenya) 2:10:41 11, James Moiben (Kenya) 2:10:44 PB 12, Koen Allaert (Belgium) 2:10:45 PB 13, Victor Roethlin (Switserlad) 2:12:22 PB 14, Antonio Sousa (Portugal) 2:13:10 PB 15, Vassilis Zambelis (Greece) 2:13:55 PB 16, Mohamed Ernaoui (Morocco) 2:14:03 debut 17, Vincenzo Modica (Italy) 2:14:39 M40: 1, Tony. Dens (BEL) 2:21:53 M45: 1, R. Sluder (SUI) 2:28:59 M50: 1, Victor Maliy (NED) 2:31:38 WOMEN 1, Susan Chepkemei (Kenya) 2:25:45 PB 2, Masako Koide (JAP) 2:28:28 PB 3, Maria Abel (Spain) 2:29:46 debut 4, Nadezhda Wijenberg (Netherlands) 2:30:25 5, Eva Sanz (Spain) 2:30:58 PB 6, Griselda Gonzalez (Spain) 2:31:05 7, Maria Fernandez Castro (Spain) 2:32:53 PB 8, Sandra vanden Haesevelde (Belgium) 2:34:30 PB 9, Vivian Ruijters (Netherlands) 2:37:34 PB 10, Spiridoula Souma (Greece) 2:38:40 PB 11, Annelieke van der Sluijs (Netherlands) 2:39:01 PB 12, Inez Groniger (Germany) 2:39:40 MASTERS* W35: 1 (19), L. Copp, GBR, 2:47:07 W40: 1, N. van Reusel, BEL, 2:55:26 W45: 1, W. Ng, HKG, 2:58:59 Pullen and Barbara Kamp (Ned, W35, 20th 2:47:07) are masters, but not listed as such.
t-and-f: IAAF: World record ratifications
LS A press release by the IAAF. About a new record and a couple of old ones. I hesitate forwarding it (a Dutch record was broken and we do not have many of them (;-), but anyway... WK International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur IAAF RATIFIES WORLD RECORD PERFORMANCES 16 May 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - The IAAF has officially ratified three world record performances. Gabriela Szabo (ROM) in the 3000 metres indoor, established a new world record of 8:32.88 in Birmingham (GBR) on 18 February 2001. Szabo bettered the 12 year old record of the Netherlands Elly van Hulst of 8:33.32, set on 4 March 1989 in Budapest. In the Junior womens category, Russias Lyudmila Yefimkina (81) established the record time of 45:35.2 in the 10,000 metre Walk in Moscow on 20 May 2000. This was a new record category for the IAAF. During the same competition, her compatriot Victor Burayev (82), set a new record of 38:46.4 for the Junior Mens 10,000 metre Walk. The previous record in the mens event was 38:54.75, set by Ralf Kowalski (GDR) and had stood since 24 June 1981. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: World record ratications
Courtesy IAAF, WK PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur IAAF RATIFIES WORLD RECORD VAULTS 23 May 2001 MONTE CARLO - Monaco - The IAAF has officially ratified four world records - all of them in the women's indoor Pole Vault, a fast evolving event. Current world leader, Stacy Dragila (USA) established the current world record of 4.70i in Pocatello, USA, on 17 February 2001, but also cleared 4.66i at the same meeting, another world record. The previous world record of 4.64i was set by Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) less than a week earlier (11 February) in Dortmund, Germany. This had improved the world record of Dragila (4.63i) set in New York on 2 February 2001. In the Junior Womens indoor event, Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) cleared 4.47i to set a new record at Budapest on 10 February. Isinbayeva also set the previous mark of 4.45i in Volgograd, Russia, on 4 February 2000. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF choose world athletics day winners
Dutch: angle: Netherlands Antilles' Gregory La Croes was one of the lucky winners. Courtesy IAAF, Wilmar Kortleever International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur WORLD ATHLETICS DAY CONTEST WINNERS CHOSEN 26 May 2001 Edmonton - Canada - IAAF President Lamine Diack, world record pole-vaulter Sergey Bubka, Athletics Canada Board Chair Jean-Guy Ouellette and Edmonton 2001 Local Organizing Committee Board Chair Jack Agrios have drawn the names of 12 World Athletics Day (WAD) winners. The draw, which was held today, provides the 12 young athletes with an all-expenses paid trip to see the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from Aug. 3 to 12. The winners, six boys and six girls, were chosen from thousands of names submitted by member Athletic Federations from the six IAAF Continental Areas around the world. The 2001 WAD winners will join the 12 winners from last year's draw at the Championships. "What an exciting day for this year's winners," said President Diack. "The IAAF is very pleased to be able to bring these fine young athletes to Edmonton for the World Championships in Athletics. They will see the world's best athletes compete in 46 events, and at the same time have the opportunity to visit a wonderful city in the beautiful province of Alberta. To be able to watch, up close, the greatest athletes in the world will be a once in a lifetime experience for our contest winners. We hope, for all of them, that it provides an incentive to perhaps become a future member of their nation's team at the World Championships." "We are delighted that the 12 winners from this year, along with the 12 winners from last year's draw, are coming to Edmonton," Agrios said. "The Opening Ceremony, which includes the running of the Men's Marathon - a first for the World Championships - is slightly more than two months away, beginning 10 days of excitement, meeting and greeting old friends and making new ones." WAD is a program developed by the IAAF five years ago to promote the sport of athletics to youth across the world. Since 1996, thousands of youngsters have participated in WAD in hundreds of countries in the half dozen continental regions. The winners of the 2001 World Athletics Day draw are: Girls - Mae Kolme of Papua New Guinea, 200 metres Chih-yu Wen of Chinese Taipei, High Jump Patricia Rissoo of Peru, Long Jump Pamela Salikumbi of Zambia, Long Jump Ivana Brkjacic of Croatia, Hammer Throw Yudith Mendez of Dominican Republic, 100 Metre Hurdles Boys - Jacoro Sucu of Fiji, Javelin Robani Hassan Mohd of Malaysia, 400 Metre Hurdles Santiago Guerci of Argentina, High Jump Hani Meguelati of Algeria, 1,500 Metres Kosta Kaloianov of Bulgaria, 110 Metre Hurdles Gregory La Croes of Netherlands Antilles, 100 Metres The 2000 winners of the World Athletics Day were: Girls Kathryn Mitchell, Australia, javelin Sanda Htwe, Malaysia, 10km walk Brigith Merlan, Colombia, 100m hurdles Lantoson Razafinjanahary, Madagascar, 100m Patricia Lopes, Portugal Keniesha Kiffin, Jamaica, 800m Boys Haozhi Wang, China, 110m hurdles Cristian Labra, Chile, 110m hurdles Emmanuel Unayezu, Rwanda, 400m Volodymyr Obcharov, Ukraine, 110m hurdles Darren Clarke, Canada, 200m Henricks Tari, Vanuatu, long jump ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: Gatsioudis and Beckford move closer to number one spot in IAAF Rankings
Courtesy IAAF, WK GATSIOUDIS AND BECKFORD MOVE CLOSER TO NUMBER ONE SPOT IN IAAF RANKINGS PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur GATSIOUDIS AND BECKFORD MOVE CLOSER TO NUMBER ONE SPOT DRAGILA RECORDS GIVE HER NUMBER 5 OVERALL 12 June 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - Strong performances in Athens have taken Constantinos (Kostas) Gatsioudis, in the javelin, and James Beckford in the long jump to the number two spots in their respective event rankings, while Stacy Dragila moves to number 5 overall in the latest edition of the IAAF World Rankings. Gatsioudis latest 88.89 metre effort in Athens now gives him five out of the top ten performances in this years IAAF performance lists and moves him a little closer to the Olympic Champion, Jan Zelezny (CZE), who still retains the top spot in the Rankings, with a 26 point lead over Greeces Gatsioudis. Britains Steve Backley trails Gatsioudis by a mere nine points in third place. With a seasons best of 8.41 metres in the Turin permit meeting and a winning 8.18 metre clearance in Athens, Jamaicas James Beckford has moved from third place to second in the mens long jump rankings, but still remains way out of reach of the current event leader, Ivan Pedroso of Cuba who has a massive 114 point lead over the Jamaican. Sceptics of Greeces Konstantinos Kenteris win in the Olympics were silenced when the 28 year-old sprinter was a convincing winner in Athens yesterday ahead of Floyd Heard (USA) and Francis Obikwelu (NGR) in a season leading 20.10. The result puts Kenteris in the number 8 spot in the mens 200 metre rankings. With a massive 11-centimetre improvement in the womens pole vault record, World and Olympic Champion Stacy Dragila has also vaulted into the number five spot in the womens overall ranking. With just two points separating her from the number four seed, Gete Wami, Dragila can cherish hopes of further improving her position in the weeks to come. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: Kalmadi stands down from IAAF presidential race
LS It is not very difficult to predict what will also happen between now and the IAAF congress in 1.5 months time. Does anybody want to organise a betting contest on the specific date mr. Eisa al Dashti will withdraw from the race in favor of Mr. Diack? (;-))) Regards, WK Courtesy IAAF: PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Amateur Athletic Federation Fédération Internationale dAthlétisme Amateur KALMADI STANDS DOWN FROM IAAF PRESIDENTIAL RACE 13 June 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - In a letter to Istvan Gyulai, general Secretary of the IAAF, the President of the Asian Amateur Athletic Association (), Suresh Kalmadi (IND), has officially withdrawn his candidacy for the position of president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation. The elections for the highest position in the IAAF will be held in Edmonton, on the occasion of the IAAF Congress (31 July to 2 August) that will immediately precede the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (3-12 August). The elections must be held following the death, on 7 November 1999, of Primo Nebiolo, who was acclaimed president during the Seville Congress. There are two candidates for the presidency: the acting president of the IAAF, Lamine Diack (SEN), and honorary life member, Eisa al Dashti (KUW). ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: Richardson reinstated
LS Once again: something we all saw coming, but maybe even earlier than most expected it? Dutch athletics is interested in the reaction of somebody like Troy Douglas: he tested positive in june '99 but was acquitted in The Netherlands less than a year later. So he ran a few Dutch races (namely the outdoor and indoor nationals: two silver medals and a gold) but Douglas has been banned from international competition pending his IAAF hearing. Probably though, the end of Douglas' two year ban (on june 26) will be before that hearing is held. Anyway, Richardson will be reinstated coming friday (tomorrow). I hear he has been training as he had been before? Will UK Athletics open a slot for him in the English Europa Cup team? Regards, Wilmar Kortleever (Courtesy IAAF Media Relations department:) MARK RICHARDSON REINSTATED UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES RULE 14 June 2001 - MONTE CARLO - Monaco - Mark Richardson, the British 400m runner who tested positive for nandrolone in October 1999, has been reinstated by the IAAF Council under the exceptional circumstances rule (60.8) and will be free to compete from 15 June 2001. Council reached this decision after careful consideration of the special circumstances surrounding this case. First of all, Richardson has never challenged the IAAFs strict liability rule even though the nandrolone he ingested came from contaminated food supplements. Richardson also volunteered to undertake a number of activities to educate other athletes about the possible dangers of food supplements. His activities to date have been honest, committed and satisfactory. They include articles in various publications and on the IAAF internet site as well as lectures, with one planned for the World Youth Championships in Debrecen. IAAF Council also took into consideration Richardsons willingness to continue his activities after his reinstatement. The athlete will participate in Nutrition and Sport Congress at the World Championships in Edmonton, and will also assist the new anti-doping organisation WADA with future educational activities worldwide. In conclusion, Mark Richardsons message - You dont need supplements to be a winner - has great educational value and will greatly assist the IAAF in its anti-doping campaign. ENDS
t-and-f: IAAF: President Diack hosts Golden League launch tomorrow in Rome
Courtesy IAAF, President Diack hosts Golden League launch tomorrow in Rome Said Aouita will be present to recall his barrier-breaking world record 27 June 2001 MONTE-CARLO Monaco Said Aouita returns today to Rome where, on 22 July 1987, he became the first man to run 5000 metres in under 13 minutes 12:58.39 one of the defining moments in athletics history. Aouita was, at the time, already world record holder and his time of 13:00.40 set in Oslo in 1985, had improved the previous mark of Dave Moorcroft by 1/10th of a second. Aouita, also a former Olympic champion, will be the IAAFs guest of honour on the occasion of President Lamine Diacks lunch with the international press corps at the Hotel Jolly Midas at 13:30. The eve of the Honda Golden Gala in Rome represents an opportunity to present the fourth edition of the IAAF Golden League and to announce a number of likely innovations in the future. The aim is to make the Golden League even more spectacular, as well as to reinforce the concept of head-to-head competition among the worlds best athletes. Aouita knows all about head-to-heads, since he was a key player in some of the greatest Grand Prix races of all time back in the 1980s. His memorable Rome world record was the result of a stirring duel with Sydney Maree (USA) but Aouita will always be remembered for another confrontation which took place on 16 July 1985. On that date in Nice, Aouita raced Britains Steve Cram over 1500 metres. The race was decided almost by a photo-finish with Cram becoming the first man under 3:30 with 3:29.67, and the Moroccan just behind with 3:29.71. Aouita was so upset by his defeat that he bounced back later that season in Berlin to clock3:29.46 and add another world record to his CV. In total, Aouita amassed five world records, including the 2000 metres and 3000 metres. He also won Olympic gold (5000 metres in 1984) and bronze (800 metres in 1988) as well as World Championship gold (5000 metres in 1987) and bronze (1500 metres in 1983). END
t-and-f: IAAF: IAAF Golden league opens in Rome - Gebrselassie's 5000m mark under threath
LS I think it will not prove that easy to break a Gebreselassie record, but we'll see. Regards, Wilmar Courtesy IAAF. International Amateur Athletic Federation IAAF GOLDEN LEAGUE OPENS IN ROME - GEBRSELASSIES 5000M MARK UNDER THREAT 26 June 2001 Monte-Carlo - Monaco - Thirty seven Olympic medallists (15 men and 22 women) from last years Sydney Games will take their place among the impressive start list of the Honda Golden Gala, the first stage of the IAAFs 2001 edition of the Golden League, this Friday 29 June, at Romes Olympic Stadium. In terms of quality, all the events will have the level of either a World Championships or Olympic Games. In the mens 100 metres, for example, world number 1 Maurice Greene will face the challenge of recently crowned US National Champion Tim Montgomery as well as Obadele Thompson (BAR), the Olympic bronze medallist. In the 800m race, theWorld Indoor Champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS) will aim to outrun a number of in-form specialists, including local hero Andrea Longo (ITA). But, for aficionados of the middle distances, the biggest draw is the mens 5000 metres, headed by Olympic champion Million Wolde (ETH). In Sydney, Woldes traditional Kenyan rivals were Julius Gitaho and Richard Limo (9th and 10th respectively). But as he proved at his National Championships recently, Limo is now is excellent shape, winning the 5000m title in 13:17.2 at high altitude Nairobi - equal to a sub-13 minutes performance at sea-level. Limo will race in Rome, as will his countryman Charles Kamathi who was also on form in Nairobi - winning the 10,000 metres in 27:47.33, the fastest ever clocked at altitude. The classy field is completed by Sammy Kipketer, Europes best male distance runner of the moment, the world cross country champion Mohammed Mourhit (BEL), 3000m world record holder Daniel Komen (KEN), Fita Bayessa (ETH) and Aliu Mekonen (ETH). The world record in the 5000m belongs to Haile Gebrselassie - who improved Daniel Komen by 0.38 sec on 13 June 1998 in Helsinki to 12:39.36. Over the years many have laboured to improve this mark beyond what had been considered the limits of human possibilities, but the current generation have scant regard for barriers. And what better setting than the Olympic Stadium - where Said Aouita ran the first sub-13 minutes 5000 metres on 22 July 1987 - for a new frontier to open? ENDS
t-and-f: Just a thought
Hello all, On the great athletics mailing service 'Cool Running Webwatch' (http://www.coolrunning.com.au), Doug Fry put these two articles (see below) next to eachother. That suddenly made me wonder about higher olympic politics: Will IOC members vote for an Canadian IOC president AND for a Canadian city to host the 2008 games? Or will they think one (or none...) of the two is enough Canada for one decade? Just a thought, Wilmar Kortleever (who, for personal reasons, favors Canada in all kinds of situations...) Gosper impressed by Beijing's Olympic bid http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/moreSport/2001/06/item20010628130852_1.htm * Gosper favours Pound for new IOC president http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/moreSport/2001/06/item20010628173835_1.htm *
