Sunday, May 22, 2016

Hengelo

22 MAY 2016 Report Hengelo, The Netherlands

Schippers clocks 22.02 world lead in Hengelo

Dafne Schippers clocked a world-leading performance in the 200m to highlight the 35th edition of the FBK Games in Hengelo, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, on Sunday (22).
Competing on home turf for the first time this outdoor season, the world 200m champion clocked 22.03 in rainy conditions to win by more than a second and improve on her previous seaons’s best of 22.25 which paced the world for the last four weeks.
“This was much better than my first race in Gainesville,” said Schippers, who also eclipsed the previous stadium record of 22.46 set by LaVerne Jones-Ferrette in 2009.
“It was my third race of the weekend. This means that I’m in good shape and that’s important, because I hope that I can do four races at the Europeans in Amsterdam and eight in Rio.”
Jodie Williams of Great Britain was a distant second in 23.06 with USA’s Tiffany Townsend third clocking 23.12.
Schippers raced earlier as part of the Dutch ‘A’ squad in the 4x100m relay which was disqualified in a race won by a Chinese quartet in 43.36.
Likewise, two-time Olympic 100m finalist Churandy Martina was also pleased with his two 100m races in his first outings of the season over the distance. The Dutchman won his heat in 10.08 (w +1.2) and the final in 10.12 (w-0.4).
"I knew that things were going well in training,” Martina said, “but you never know how that will translate in races, so I’m very happy with the results from today."
Ghanaian Sean Safo-Antwi edged Ramond Gittens from Barbados for second, each credited with 10.24. Kim Collins was a few ticks back in fourth clocking 10.28.

Rainy conditions sets the tone

Phylicia George wasn’t too bothered by the rain that set the tone for much of the meeting. The Canadian won the 100m hurdles in 12.88 well clear of Germany’s Cindy Roleder who clocked 12.98, with her countrywoman Nadine Hildebrand third in 13.05.
Germany’s Gregor Tabor won the mens’ 110m hurdles in 13.46, just ahead of Briton Lawrence Clark and Jeff Porter of the U.S. who clocked 13.50 and 13.51 respectively.
Running in a downpour, Anyika Onuora of Great Britain won the 400m in 52.20, ahead of Poland’s Justyna Swiety, who clocked 52.31.
In the men’s race, Javon Francis of Jamaica prevailed in 45.35, turning back Dutchman Liemarvin Bonevacia (46.21) and former Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner (46.33).
Given the conditions, the two 5000m contests produced solid performances. Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel, the 2012 Olympic silver medallist, won the men’s race by nearly four seconds in 13:00.99, the third fastest run of the season. Eighteen-year-old Letensebet Giday took the women’s race in 14:58.45, nearly ten seconds clear of Kenyan Irene Cheptai.
In a tight women’s 1500m encounter, Besu Sado of Ethiopia bested Dutchwoman Maureen Koster 4:05.30 to 4:05.48.
2015 World Youth champion Willy Tarbei won the 800m in 1:45.87, outsprinting Brazilian Lutimar Abreu Paes and Dutch favourite Thijmen Kupers, who clocking 1:46.04 and 1:46.27, respectively.
Jumpers encountered a difficult afternoon and early evening. Pole Sylwester Bednarek topped 2.21 to take the men’s high jump while China’s Li Ling took the women’s pole vault at 4.50m.
Chris Carter of the U.S. won the triple jump with 17.12m, the lone jumper to beat the 17m barrier.
Another victory for China came in the men’s long jump courtesy of Jianan Wang who sailed 7.91m to top Ignisious Gaisah who reached 7.81m.
And in the men’s discus throw, Rodney Brown took command of the competition in the second round with 65.70m and was never threatened.
Cors van den Brink for the IAAF

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