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Walcott heads list of qualifiers (http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-05-09/walcott-heads-list-qualifiers)
Published: Friday, May 10, 2013
Olympic men’s javelin champion Keshorn Walcott heads the list of local athletes who have attained qualifying standards for this year’s World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia, from August 10 to 18.
Walcott, Olympic bronze medallist Deon Lendore, World Championships bronze medallist Kelly-Ann Bapiste, and hurdlers Mikel Thomas and Jehue Gordon have all achieved the A standard for their events.
Walcott opened his 2013 season winning the men’s javelin at the TnT Elite Twighlight Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on May 3 with a distance of 84.39m, getting over the 83.50m standard for the event. Lendore clocked 45.00 in taking the men’s 400m at his season debut at the LSU Alumni in Louisana, USA, on April 20, surpassing the 45.28 standard. Baptiste zoomed to 11.06 in finishing second at the Jamaican Invitational on May 4. The World Champs A standard for the 100m is 11.28. Fellow sprinter Michelle Lee-Ahye also dipped under the standard with 11.07 at the President’s Classic at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on April 6 but no wind reading was available at the meet. Mikel Thomas was faster than the 13.40 standard for the men’s 110m hurdles when he clocked 13.39 (personal best) at the Tom Jones Invitational in Florida on April 20. Gordon improved his season’s best time to 49.05 in placing second in the men’s 400m hurdles (standard-49.40) at Guadeloupe on Wednesday.
Commonwealth and Pan American multiple medallist Cleopatra Borel, Sparkle McKnight, Aleesha Barber and Rondel Sorillo are among the B qualifiers. Borel got past the women’s shot put B mark of 17.20 with her 17.75 victory at the TnT Elite Games. Mc Knight blazed past the 52.30 standard for the women’s 400m clocking 52.17 (personal best) to win the Sun Angel Classic title in Arizona on April 6. Barber dipped under the 13.10 barrier for the women’s 100m hurdles sprinting to victory at the Cayman Invitational on May 8 while Sorillo equalled the men’s 100m B standard (10.21) in winning in Guadeloupe on Wednesday.
Olympic 4x400m bronze medallist Jarrin Solomon missed the men’s 400m B standard (45.60) when he clocked 45.65 in finishing second at the Cayman Invitational while Wayne Davis II was short of the 13.50 mark for the men’s 110m hurdles with his 13.54 clocking on March 16. Kai Selvon was 0.07 seconds outside of the women’s 200m 23.30 standard with her 23.37 run on April 6.
Qualifying performances must be achieved from 1 October 2012 to 29 July 2013. The men’s 4x100m (38.10), 4x400m (3:59.40) and women’s 4x100m (42.31) relay teams have all gotten the required marks in 2012 as the qualifying period for relay teams is from 1 January 2012 to 29 July 2013. The women’s 4x400m missed the 3:33.00 mark by 0.03 seconds. The quartet of McKnight, Jessica James, Aleena Brooks and Shawna Fermin clocked 3:33.03 in finishing second at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships in Irapuato, Mexico, in July 2012.
LIST OF T&T QUALIFIERS so far
Men
100m (A-10.15/B-10.21)
Rondel Rondel Sorillo—10.21/+0.2, Baie Mahault, Guadeloupe, May 8
400m (45.28/45.60)
Deon Lendore—45.00 (pb), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 20
110m Hurdles (13.40/13.50)
Mikel Thomas—13.39/+0.9 (pb), Gainesville Florida, April 20
400m Hurdles (49.40/49.60)
Jehue Gordon—49.05, Baie Mahault, Guadeloupe, May 8
Javelin (83.50/81.00)
Keshorn Walcott—84.39, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, May 3
4x100m (39.20)
T&T Olympic team—38.10
4x400m (3:05.00)
T&T Olympic team—2:59.40
Women
100m (11.28/11.36)
Kelly Ann Baptiste—11.06/0.0, Kingston, Jamaica, May 4
Michelle Lee Ahye—11.07/nwi (pb), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, April 6
400m (51.55/52.30)
Sparkle McKnight—52.17 (pb), Temple, Arizona, April 6
100m Hurdles (12.94/13.10)
Aleesha Barber—13.04/+0.2, Georgetown, Caymans, May 8
Shot Put (18.30/17.75)
Cleopatra Borel—17.75, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, May 3
4x100m (44.00)
T&T Olympic team—42.31
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MISSION MOSCOW (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/MISSION-MOSCOW-213061381.html)
Baptiste looks a genuine double threat for Worlds
By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Jun 25, 2013 at 10:41 PM ECT
Kelly-Ann Baptiste established herself as a genuine World Championship medal contender in both sprints with two sizzling runs at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, on the weekend.
On Saturday, Baptiste established a new Trinidad and Tobago record—10.83 seconds—in winning her seventh women’s 100 metres national title. The clocking was the fastest time in the world this year.
And on Sunday, the final day of the NAAA Sagicor General/NGC National Open Track and Field Championships, Baptiste captured the 200m title in 22.36 seconds—also a new T&T standard. She is joint-fifth on the 2013 women’s 200m world performance list.
But while Baptiste is certain to bid for precious metal in the 100m dash at the August 10-18 IAAF World Championships, in Moscow, Russia, the 26-year-old track star told the Express she has not yet made a decision on her participation in the longer sprint.
“I really don’t know. I actually told my coach if I don’t run a certain time by the World Championships, I’m not going to double. It (the time) was within this ball park, so that’s a good sign.
“I’ll see how I do on the Diamond League circuit against other competitors, and depending on those performances, I will make a judgment then.”
But even if Baptiste decides to chase one individual title in Moscow, her half-lap outings this season will not be in vain.
“I need to work on my speed maintenance towards the end of my 100, and also in the 200. Running the 200 is going to help me gather that in the 100 metres.”
Baptiste said that since she was nursing a quadriceps injury, recently, Saturday’s 10.83 run was particularly gratifying.
“After May I picked up a slight cramp on my quad, so I was out for a while, so it was just about coming out here and getting back some confidence in my execution of my race and just being excited to compete again. The time just came along with my excitement to be able to compete. I wasn’t expecting a 10.83, but it happened and I’m grateful for that.”
The closest challenger for Baptiste in Saturday’s century final was Michelle-Lee Ahye, the 21-year-old sprinter seizing silver in a personal best 11.06 seconds. The competition will be stiffer when Baptiste competes at the July 6 Meeting Areva IAAF Diamond League meet, in Paris, France.
The 2011 World Championship 100m bronze medallist is hoping her times in Europe, in the build-up to the 2013 Worlds, will be similar to what she produced at the Crawford Stadium on the weekend.
“I have to go out there and try to replicate my performance, and replicating it means executing it the same way that I did—whether it’s against Michelle and this type of competition, or whether it’s against Carmelita Jeter and Shelly-Ann Fraser, I have to be able to duplicate the same technical things that I did in this race. It gives me a gauge as to what I need to do when I go on the circuit.”
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Bledman: Not going to get swelled headed (http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,179742.html)
By KEVIN SUNICH Wednesday, June 26 2013
OLYMPIC silver medallist Keston Bledman said while he was happy to retain his national 100m title at the NAAA Sagicor/NGC Open Track and Field Championships at the weekend, he had a lot more work to do to prepare for the World Championships set for Moscow in August.
Bledman stopped the clocked 9.86 with wind assistance of 3.2, ahead of double Olympic medallist Richard Thompson (9.91) and Rondel Sorrillo (9.99) seconds.
The two-time national champion said he felt good being able to retain the title especially with the fact that he had to initially run under protest after he was disqualified for a false start in the preliminary rounds.
“It was a good race, I was up and down during the race but I was able to hold on for the win.
“My coach told me no matter what is happening to study nobody and I did exactly that and I thank God for bringing me through,” said the double Olympic medallist.
He said it was not as easy as it seemed especially when you are the champion.
“Firstly that was what I came out to do.
“When you are at the top it is not easy to maintain since everybody is coming for you and I am trying to stay here for as long as possible.
“It was a great feeling to be able to retain my title,” said the national champion.
Nevertheless Bledman said there are some things he needs to work on if he is to compete with the other top ranked athletes in the world.
“I have things to work on and I have to go back to the drawing board to prepare for the world championships.
I am not going to allow this win to go to my head since other top athletes are doing well at the moment.
“Tyson Gay is running some great times and Bolt is Bolt, so I am just going back to the board and do what I have to do.”
He said while the Trinidad and Tobago athletes have not been clocking good times up to this point, this is a good launch pad for better things to come.
Bledman, by virtue of winning the 100 metre clash at the national championship was among the top three who have earned qualifying berths to the IAAF World Championship despite a number of unfavourable performances by the trio in previous international meets.
Meanwhile Bolt who was recently beaten by American Justin Gatlin in the 100 metre dash has rebounded with a sub-10 performance (9.94 seconds) to claim the key sprint event at the Jamaica National Championship.
On the other hand another American Tyson Gay produced the fastest time for the year, a scorching 9.75 seconds to take the top spot at the USA Natioal Championship that was also held at the weekend.
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2011 World Champs memories featuring Kelly-Ann Baptiste!!
Carmelita Jeter wins the Women's 100m Final & KAB cliches bronze!
http://www.youtube.com/v/uQIImA_H5uI
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Usain Bolt Prepares for Moscow - Puma Advert
http://www.youtube.com/v/UiITsXPWQlU
Ahead of the 2013 IAAF World ChampionshipsTM in Moscow, Usain Bolt prepares by practicing his Russian language skills after training.
The World's Fastest Man proves he is ready for Moscow!
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USA TV Schedule for 2013 World Championships in Athletics
http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1570 (http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1570)
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USA TV Schedule for 2013 World Championships in Athletics
http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1570 (http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1570)
Ato, any predictions? We know Bolt taking 100 and 200..
How you think the Trinis will do? I say 2-4 medals. Maybe 5.
KAB 100m
Jehue 400mh
mens 4x400
women 4x100
I think we will get a surprised medallist.. Last year it was Lalonde and Keshorn..
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W 4x100 has had an absolutely awful record dropping the stick when they can least afford to. This would be the year to get it right. M4x400 doesn't have a single person under 45 mid, unlike last year. I agree with KAB and Jehue for sure. Jehue could win the whole damn thing if he PRs.
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W 4x100 has had an absolutely awful record dropping the stick when they can least afford to. This would be the year to get it right. M4x400 doesn't have a single person under 45 mid, unlike last year. I agree with KAB and Jehue for sure. Jehue could win the whole damn thing if he PRs.
I think so too. I feel this might be the year the women get it right. Maybe you can give them some advice?.. We long overdue for a medal in this event.
Not sure if you checked, Lendore ran sub 45 already. And Solomon ran 45.34. Quow and Lalonde have yet to run an A or B standard.. This time last year, we had no sub 45 runners, but 2 A and 1 B standards.. Regardless, I think we placing in the 4x400.
I am calling Jehue for gold. I think this is the year he finds his legs.
Calling for Lalonde to be the surprise again. He is a mentally tough athlete. Wouldnt be surprised if he does more than make the 200m final. Dont get me wrong.. I know he aint beating Bolt or Weir..
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Lendore, had a good year in college track. I swore He dipped sub-45 or close to it. Could be wrong.
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Kelly-Ann Baptiste of T&T under no pressure
http://www.youtube.com/v/4925CxkFYR4
Kelly-Ann Baptiste of Trinidad & Tobago says she is under no pressure to perform at the 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics which begin in Moscow on Saturday August 10, 2013.
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Lendore, had a good year in college track. I swore He dipped sub-45 or close to it. Could be wrong.
You are right. He did go sub-45. Ato just getting geriatric ;D
http://www.youtube.com/v/zYUMou8LVms
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Good catch. Team still not as good as last year. That doesn't rule them out of a medal, but I think the best medal chance is the W4x100
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Kirani James says there is no amount of pressure
http://www.youtube.com/v/K5621gKGMyA
Kirani James of Grenada says there is no amount of pressure in defending his 400m title at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, starting on Saturday August 10, 2013.
Coach Harvey Glance says Kirani James has been a model of consistency
http://www.youtube.com/v/GHd_kG4AILg
Coach Harvey Glance says Kirani James has been a model of consistency, something "Team Kirani" has been aiming for this year.
Glance was speaking to Michael Bascombe on the eve of the opening of the 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow.
Good luck to Kirani. Let's hope he gives the Greenz people something extra to jump-up and celebrate to help them extend the Grenada Carnival weekend!
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No local channels bringing it SMH. Have to depend on NBC :/
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"New" Jason Livermore of Jamaica feeling strong heading into Moscow
SportsXplorer IAAF WC SPECIAL COVERAGE
http://www.youtube.com/v/5fttyOnCwbY
WATCH as Jason Livermore speaks with SportsXplorer Multimedia about him making Jamaica's team to the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia, his preparations his first major international championships and his transformation from a passive athlete into a motivated sprinter. The Michael Clarke coached Livermore is a real surprise as pundits and fans alike never factored the Akan Track Club athlete in the mix of World Championships prospects, primarly because he was not a star athlete during his three years competing for the Red Hills Road based school. The 25 year old finished third at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Championships in June in a NEW PERSONAL BEST 20.13 and fifth in the 100m (10.18).
Hansle Parchment is ready for #Moscow2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/zNZ60wriqEU
Warren Weir #Moscow2013 interview
http://www.youtube.com/v/x8YmovEJCQs
Ristananna Tracey gets ready for #Moscow2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/tvJYHrrPv08
Andrea Bliss: "Things are progressing really well"
http://www.youtube.com/v/q81JpNbGAJA
Andrea Bliss: "Things are progressing really well. I am happy with how things are going this year and I am just excited to go out there and race. I am very, very pleased, I was expecting to come out with a personal best this season. I would have liked to have gone faster already, but hopefully I can get a bigger personal best here at these championships."
I'm me, not the next Usain Bolt says Kemar Bailey Cole
http://www.youtube.com/v/3lFjFGUseJo
Kemar Bailey Cole: "He (Usain Bolt) says I can become better than him, but it's all about time," Bailey-Cole said. "I am just me though I am not the next Bolt. I am just Kemar Bailey-Cole."
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W 4x100 has had an absolutely awful record dropping the stick when they can least afford to. This would be the year to get it right. M4x400 doesn't have a single person under 45 mid, unlike last year. I agree with KAB and Jehue for sure. Jehue could win the whole damn thing if he PRs.
Have u checked the landscape of the 400m as of lately ? only 3 countries have 3 guys running in the 400 and most others have 1 alone.....T&T/Belgium/Dominican Republic has 2 entrants plus we have Lalonde and Renny who are both capable of running 44 splits ....so don't count them out...
T&T 4x4 men have a pretty good shot at medalling
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Good catch. Team still not as good as last year. That doesn't rule them out of a medal, but I think the best medal chance is the W4x100
team not as good as last year but Quow is in instead of Ade Alleyne Forte...doesn't that make this teams potential stronger than the London team ?
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Bledman leads TT sprinters into action (http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,182035.html)
By STEPHON NICHOLAS Saturday, August 10 2013
NATIONAL champion, Keston Bledman, will get his first taste of action at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia today when the heats for the Men’s 100m event take off at the Luzhniki Stadium at 12.15pm TT time.
Also flying the red, white and black will be former Olympic silver medallist Richard “Torpedo” Thompson as well as Rondell Sorillo.
Bledman, the two-time national 100m champion, is yet to make his mark on the international stage individually, and has never made an Olympic or World Championship 100m final.
A 9.93 performance in June 2011 in Florida, his first-sub-10 clocking, turned heads but since then he has yet to push on. He became this country’s second fastest sprinter when he blew away the field at the National Championships to claim gold last year in 9.86. Again, though, the 2007 Pan Am Jr champ has not been able to reproduce that effort on the international circuit.
At 25-years-old, though, TT track fans will be hoping this is the meet he finally showcases his undoubted talent and possibly brings home a medal.
Thompson, 28-years-old, has repeatedly shown the ability to produce when the lights are brightest and the stage biggest as seen by his three Olympic medals and appearance in the 100m final at the 2012 London Games. Despite not reaching peak form throughout that year, TT’s second most decorated Olympic athlete, qualified for the individual final where he placed seventh in a time of 9.99.
With just a relay silver medal to show at the World Championships, though, Thompson would be hoping to at least qualify for the medal race and give it his all for more hardware.
All eyes, however, will be on Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt who is the firm favourite for gold in the 100m and 200m as well as with his compatriots in the 4x100m relay.
Bolt has been beaten this season by American Justin Gatlin but few will bet against the tall and powerful Jamaican regaining his crown. The absence of defending champ, Yohan Blake of Jamaica, weakens an already depleted field which leaves the race for the silver and bronze medals wide open. American Tyson Gay as well as Jamaica’s Asafa Powell have both withdrawn after testing positive for banned substances and their matter is currently before the IAAF.
The semi-finals and 100m of the Men’s 100m will be held tomorrow at 11.05 am and 1.50 pm respectively.
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Bledman, Thompson, Sorrillo in 100 battle (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Bledman-Thompson--Sorrillo-in-100-battle-219066741.html)
By Kwame Laurence in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 9, 2013 at 9:07 PM ECT
National champion Keston Bledman opens his bid for World Championship honours at Luzhniki Stadium, here in Moscow, Russia, today.
Bledman, 2008 Olympic silver medallist Richard “Torpedo” Thompson and Rondel Sorrillo will wear Trinidad and Tobago colours in round one of the men’s 100 metres dash, scheduled to start at 12.15 p.m. (T&T time).
The preliminary round of the event, for the slower men on the entry list, takes place from 2.10 a.m. Ten sprinters from the preliminaries will advance to round one.
In June, Bledman clocked a wind-assisted 9.86 seconds to retain his national title. His fastest legal run this season came at the Kuortane Games in Finland, last Saturday, the 25-year-old sprinter winning in 10.09 seconds.
Bledman told the Express that while he’s not satisfied with the clocking, he’s confident of doing well at the Moscow ‘Worlds’.
“Very high expectations. I’ve been training good and I feel good. I just have to go out there and put my best foot forward—do what my coach taught me, execute my race, and focus on bringing it back home for Trinidad and Tobago.
“Once I get into the final,” he continued, “anything could happen, as Hasely Crawford always tells me, so I’m going there to do my best.”
Bledman’s training partner, Tyson Gay is a notable absentee from the men’s 100m field. The American sprinter, who leads the world in 2013 with a 9.75 seconds clocking, withdrew from the Championships after testing positive for a banned substance.
Reigning champion Yohan Blake is injured, and will not defend his title. And his fellow-Jamaican Asafa Powell, the fourth fastest man in the world this year at 9.88 seconds, tested positive in June at the Jamaica Championships, and is not in Moscow.
Bledman said that though the 2013 world-leader and the 2011 champion are non-starters, getting to the podium will still be tough.
“Everybody would think because Tyson’s not there, and Blake’s not there, it might be up for grabs, but everybody’s coming to bring their ‘A’ game. I’m coming to bring my triple ‘A’ game, battery pack,” said Bledman, with a hearty laugh.
Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will bid to regain the 100m title he lost to Blake in Daegu, Korea, two years ago. The Jamaican sprint legend was disqualified for a false start in the final, clearing the way for Blake’s triumph.
American Justin Gatlin, the only man to beat Bolt in a 100m race this season, is hoping to repeat the feat here in Moscow.
Thompson, who finished second to Bolt in the 2008 Olympic 100m final in Beijing, China, has been “flying below the radar” in 2013. He has not been victorious in a final all season. The “Torpedo” was second to Bledman at the National Championships in a wind-aided 9.91 seconds, but his fastest legal clocking this year is 10.14—29-hundredths of a second slower than his 9.85 national record.
“It’s always good,” Thompson told the Express, “to be in the position I’m in right now. It puts no pressure on me, going into the Championship. The usual goal is to make the final.
“With Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell and some of the other big names excluded, it makes it easier for myself, Bledman, Sorrillo to try to sneak in there and sneak a medal. The first step to doing it is making the final, and anything is possible from there.
“I’ve been putting in some serious work,” the T&T track star continued, “and I’m confident with the work I’ve done so far. So, a lot of races, or a little bit of races, I have the ability to step up to the plate and do well when it’s time to.”
Commenting on his fitness, Thompson said: “I wouldn’t say 100 per cent, but good enough to get in there and make the final.”
At the 2011 World Championships, Sorrillo had the distinction of being T&T’s only male individual finalist. He finished seventh in the 200m championship race in 20.34 seconds.
In Moscow, Sorrillo will bid to repeat the feat, but this time in the 100m dash.
He told the Express his goals are: “Proper execution, and hopefully, make it to the final again.”
Sorrillo added that once the 4x100m team gels well, he expects a podium finish.
“We should be top-three again, as we always do traditionally.”
Team manager Dexter Voisin is also anticipating relay success, here in Moscow. T&T will be represented in all four relay events.
“We have the potential to do well in all the relays. Definitely, the 4x4 men are in a stronger position, and this team would have won bronze last year (at the Olympics). They have the inclusion of Renny (Quow), so they’re much stronger than last year.”
Voisin said that though none of the T&T sprinters have dived under ten seconds this year, he expects solid performances in the men’s century.
“Any athlete coming in with a sub-10 would have felt more comfortable, but based on feedback from the coaches, they will come on as the rounds go by. The athletes have been training very good. There are no concerns right now.
“The weather conditions,” the manager continued, “are not what we expected. We thought it would have been colder, but it’s warm.”
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Relay women on Mission Moscow (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Relay-women-on-Mission-Moscow-218928391.html)
By Kwame Laurence in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 8, 2013 at 9:00 PM ECT
The 14th IAAF World Championships will take on special significance for Trinidad and Tobago. For the first time in the history of the global track and field competition, the country will have representation in all four relay events.
Of the 10 medals earned by T&T at the World Championships, three came in the men’s 4x100 metres—all silver.
T&T appeared in the men’s 4x400m final at the 2005 Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Ato Modibo, Julieon Raeburn, Renny Quow and Damion Barry combined for sixth spot in three minutes, 01.60 seconds, but the team was later disqualified.
And there have been two championship race appearances for T&T in the women’s 4x100m. In 2009, in Berlin, Germany, T&T finished seventh. And at the Daegu Championships in Korea, two years ago, the sprint relay women improved to fourth, in 42.58 seconds. However, the T&T quartet—Kai Selvon, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Semoy Hackett and Michelle-Lee Ahye—was disqualified following the imposition of a six-month ban on Hackett for a doping violation at the National Championships.
A T&T team has never been fielded in a World Championship women’s 4x400m relay. That will change next Friday, at the Luzhniki Big Sports Arena here in Moscow, Russia. Four women will represent the Red, White and Black in the opening round of the event. And all things being equal, Shawna Fermin will run one of the legs for Team T&T.
“Our first goal is to make the final,” the reigning national 400m champion told the Express, “and to break the national record again. That’s the main thing.”
Domonique Williams, who is also in Moscow as part of the T&T women’s 4x400m relay squad, is confident.
“We just need to make the final, and when we get to the final, anything could happen.”
At the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Senior Championships, in Morelia, Mexico, last month, Fermin, Sparkle McKnight, Romona Modeste and Alena Brooks combined for gold in 3:30.64.
The clocking was a new national record, chopping almost two seconds off the old standard of 3:32.57, which had survived 26 years before finally being removed from the books.
Fermin said T&T’s participation in the women’s 4x400m relay, here in Moscow, is a stepping stone on the road to medal success at future World Championship meets.
“Yes, this is where it starts!”
But for the women’s 4x100m team, the journey is well under way. A medal seemed on the cards at the London Olympics, last year, but a baton bungle on the first exchange, between Ahye and Baptiste, ended the dream prematurely.
Reyare Thomas, a member of the T&T women’s sprint relay squad, told the Express precious metal is the goal at the Moscow Worlds.
“The expectation for the women’s 4x1 is to medal this time around...go out there and make Trinidad and Tobago proud.”
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T&T World Champs Team (29 Athletes: 13 Women, 16 Men) (http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/athletes?country=TRI)
Name Date of Birth Discipline
Women
Ahye, Michelle-Lee 10 APR 1992 4x100 Metres Relay,200 Metres,100 Metres
Baptiste, Kelly-Ann 14 OCT 1986 4x100 Metres Relay,200 Metres,100 Metres (shock positive test)
Barber, Aleesha 16 MAY 1987 100 Metres Hurdles
Borel, Cleopatra 10 MAR 1979 Shot Put
Brooks, Alena 14 NOV 1991 4x400 Metres Relay
Durant, Kamaria 24 FEB 1991 4x100 Metres Relay
Fermin, Shawna 17 AUG 1991 4x400 Metres Relay
Hackett, Semoy 27 NOV 1988 4x100 Metres Relay,200 Metres,100 Metres (Recently lifted ban reissued)
McKnight, Sparkle 21 DEC 1991 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres Hurdles,400 Metres
Modeste, Romona 21 NOV 1983 4x400 Metres Relay
Selvon, Kai 13 APR 1992 4x400 Metres Relay,4x100 Metres Relay,200 Metres,100 Metres
Thomas, Reyare 23 NOV 1987 4x100 Metres Relay
Williams, Domonique 8 AUG 1994 4x400 Metres Relay
Men
Bledman, Keston 8 MAR 1988 4x100 Metres Relay,100 Metres
Callender, Emmanuel 10 MAY 1984 4x100 Metres Relay
Cedenio, Machel 6 SEP 1995 4x400 Metres Relay
Davis II, Wayne C. 22 AUG 1991 110 Metres Hurdles
Gordon, Lalonde 25 NOV 1988 4x400 Metres Relay,200 Metres
Gordon, Jehue 15 DEC 1991 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres Hurdles
Greaux, Kyle 26 APR 1988 200 Metres
James, Jamol 16 JUL 1992 4x100 Metres Relay
Lendore, Deon 28 OCT 1992 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres
Quow, Renny 25 AUG 1987 4x400 Metres Relay
Solomon, Jarrin 11 JAN 1986 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres
Sorrillo, Rondel 24 JAN 1986 4x100 Metres Relay,100 Metres
Taffe, Ayodele 13 SEP 1994 4x100 Metres Relay
Thomas, Mikel 23 NOV 1987 110 Metres Hurdles
Thompson, Richard 7 JUN 1985 4x100 Metres Relay,100 Metres
Walcott, Keshorn 2 APR 1993 Javelin Throw
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Timetable by day:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday
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Link for Live BBC UK Coverage of 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_one_london/watchlive
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Well no more Kelley-Ann >:( :-[ :frustrated: :'( :pissedoff: :worried:
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The Jamaicans looking strong in the 100m. They won 3/4 races..
Gatlin nipped Bledoes.
Thompson need to get it together. The Chiney youth beat him.
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For those who missed the athletics action today there is a recap of the 4th part of today's action on BBC iPlayer at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0398f5h/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_1_Part_4/
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 1, Part 4
Gabby Logan presents coverage from Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium as Mo Farah bids for more global glory on the opening day of the World Championships.
Farah became a double Olympic champion at London 2012 with victories in the 5,000 and 10,000m and it is over the longer distance that he goes for gold in Moscow.
Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt and British medal hope James Dasaolu take to the track for the first time in the 100m heats, former world champion Christine Ohuruogu is in 400m action, and British record holder Shara Proctor makes her bid to reach the long jump final.
Analysis comes from Michael Johnson, Paula Radcliffe, Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson, with Steve Cram leading the commentary team.
News on Kelly-Ann Baptiste of T&T testing positive and withdrawing from World Champs is announced at 29:00 in the video during the Women's 400m Heats.
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Baptiste, Kelly-Ann 14 OCT 1986 4x100 Metres Relay,200 Metres,100 Metres (shock positive test)
Hackett, Semoy 27 NOV 1988 4x100 Metres Relay,200 Metres,100 Metres (Recently lifted ban reissued)
So according to the latest news from Moscow, Kelly tested positive and is on her way back home and Semoy may have had to join her due to her recently lifted ban being reissued.
This leaves the following women athletes who are still in the individual 100m event and who will have to raise their performances to make up for the absence of both Semoy and Kelly from our Women's 4x100m relay team.
Both Michelle-Lee and Kai are still in the individual 100m and who knows if one of them can raise their game and make the Women's 100m final? So lets wish them both luck and hope they keep their spirits up.
Maybe Ato can pop to our camp and offer them all a motivational pep talk! :thumbsup:
Regards our relay chances, I still think we can make the final with this depleted squad but our chances of medalling is now very slim unless one or two of the other teams mess up if we make it to the Women's 4x100m relay final.
Ahye, Michelle-Lee 10 APR 1992 4x100 Metres Relay,200 Metres,100 Metres
Selvon, Kai 13 APR 1992 4x400 Metres Relay,4x100 Metres Relay,200 Metres,100 Metres
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Brooks, Alena 14 NOV 1991 4x400 Metres Relay
Durant, Kamaria 24 FEB 1991 4x100 Metres Relay
Thomas, Reyare 23 NOV 1987 4x100 Metres Relay
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Trying to understand the seeding for the men's 400m heats. One would have expected based on season bests that the lane draws would be fairer - e.g. Lendore in lane 8; Solomon in lane 1? Yet men with 47 and 48 second SBs in lanes 4 and 5.
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/400-metres/heats/startlist#resultheader
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Jarrin Solomon moves on to the 400m Semis with a 45.19pr. Lendore also through running 45.17.
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Jarrin Solomon 400m Heat
http://www.youtube.com/v/lS_VKh9fACc
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Deon Lendore 400m Heat
http://www.youtube.com/v/iDstbsmZfxA
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Michelle-Lee Ahye 100m Heat
http://www.youtube.com/v/rTMApAGmNAg
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Mikel Thomas 100m Hurdles Heat
http://www.youtube.com/v/Fk3jWsyk6l0
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Wayne C. Davis II 100m Hurdles Heat
http://www.youtube.com/v/F0BPDi2PW1Y
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Keston Bledman 100m Heat
http://www.youtube.com/v/OeTh0D66shs
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Richard Thompson 100m Heat
http://www.youtube.com/v/XH7qqVUFhTA
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Rondel Sorrillo 100m Heat
http://www.youtube.com/v/a__54t0ZdaY
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Keston Bledman Explains Race
http://www.youtube.com/v/OqBhg-H89kQ
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Rondel Sorrillo Explains Race
http://www.youtube.com/v/JEfMejqIY1g
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Based on the heat draws and his current form, the semi-final coming up looks to be the end of the road for RT. He will have to summon a sub-10 run to get in. That 10.02 that got him into the final last year will not be enough.
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Trying to understand the seeding for the men's 400m heats. One would have expected based on season bests that the lane draws would be fairer - e.g. Lendore in lane 8; Solomon in lane 1? Yet men with 47 and 48 second SBs in lanes 4 and 5.
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/400-metres/heats/startlist#resultheader
First round lane draws are random.
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As expected, Richard is gone. He needs to get his business sorted out and come back refocused next year.
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As expected, Richard is gone. He needs to get his business sorted out and come back refocused next year.
next year ??? how much longer does he have in the sport? he should be at his peak ..... running sub 10 constantly but every year he seem to be getting slower look at nesta carter and gatlin they could go another 2 gears
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Kemar Bailey-Cole looks like he's jogging, so fluid
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Timetable by day:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday
Link for Live BBC UK Coverage of 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_one_london/watchlive
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I wonder which will be the performance of these championships.
So far it's been ho hum for me.
Maybe a world record in the Women's 100m hurdles from Brianna Rollins, a sub-19 from Bolt (not likely), or a surprise 4x400m victory for T&T (it could happen).
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Luguelín Santos (DOM) 45.23Q Kévin Borlée (BEL) 45.32Q 400m Heat 4 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/nJklL-7SZ2I
1 Luguelín Santos DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOM 45.23 Q 0.189
2 Kévin Borlée BELGIUM BEL 45.32 Q 0.143
3 Chris Brown BAHAMAS BAH 45.39 Q 0.184
4 Nigel Levine GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 45.41 Q 0.183
5 Omar Johnson JAMAICA JAM 45.97 q 0.176
6 Yuzo Kanemaru JAPAN JPN 46.18 q 0.159
Daniel Aleman NICARAGUA NCA DQ 0.158
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Chris Brown looks to step things up in 400m semis
http://www.youtube.com/v/5BVkxv43Lt4
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Anderson Henriques (BRA) 45.13Q Javon Francis (JAM) 45.37Q 400m heat 2 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/cA0zZX3e8DE
1 Anderson Henriques BRAZIL BRA 45.13 Q PB 0.164
2 Javon Francis JAMAICA JAM 45.37 Q 0.166
3 Matteo Galvan ITALY ITA 45.39 Q PB 0.164
4 Yousef Ahmed Masrahi SAUDI ARABIA KSA 45.39 Q 0.158
5 Arman Hall UNITED STATES USA 45.45 0.154
6 Brian Gregan IRELAND IRL 46.04 0.202
7 Hamdinou Cheikh El Wely MAURITANIA MTN 52.33 PB 0.222
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Javon Francis wants better PR and a medal in Moscow
http://www.youtube.com/v/QD-neXIIaUI
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LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.92Q Deon Lendore (TRI) 45.17Q 400m Heat 3 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/7pKNhXPRlEU
1 LaShawn Merritt UNITED STATES USA 44.92 Q 0.190
2 Deon Lendore TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 45.17 Q 0.228
3 Pavel Maslák CZECH REPUBLIC CZE 45.44 Q 0.164
4 José Meléndez VENEZUELA VEN 45.82 Q PB 0.226
5 Vladimir Krasnov RUSSIA RUS 46.23 0.228
6 LaToy Williams BAHAMAS BAH 46.65 0.173
7 Ak. Hafiy Tajuddin Rositi BRUNEI BRU 49.98 0.258
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Deon Lendore: "It was about execution" in 400m heats
http://www.youtube.com/v/TJFodBoTl8Y
Nice! I think Deon should make the 400m final and could even press for medal!
This is a youth for the future so execute and keep it positive!! :thumbsup:
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Kirani James (GRN) 45.00Q Solomon 45.19Q (TRI) Bell 45.20Q (JAM) 400m heat 5 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/6fZLF0ZYpK8
1 Kirani James GRENADA GRN 45.00 Q 0.148
2 Jarrin Solomon TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 45.19 Q PB 0.173
3 Javere Bell JAMAICA JAM 45.20 Q 0.245
4 Gustavo Cuesta DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOM 45.93 Q 0.187
5 Wayde van Niekerk SOUTH AFRICA RSA 46.37 0.181
6 Kevin Moore MALTA MLT 47.52 0.198
7 Angelo Garland TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TKS 48.65 0.193
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Javere Bell ready to "go hard or go home" in 400m semis
http://www.youtube.com/v/AjLQDhqC5TI
Kirani James expects competitive semi final round in 400m
http://www.youtube.com/v/DiVWsWh9KKg
Kirani James advances comfortably to the semi-final of the 400m at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow on Sunday August 11, 2013. James, in speaking to reporters, said that every athlete is at the World Championships for a reason, a reason he knows well.
Got to admire how Kirani speaks in his interviews!
He is always sounds humble, very intelligent, eloquent and well spoken!
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on paper that jamaica 4x1 relay team will be on fire.
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Men's 100m Semis & Final!
Justin Gatlin Men's 100m Semifinal 1 | 2013 Moscow Championships | Live 8-11-13
http://www.youtube.com/v/VOjuFYjCvn8
Featuring Richard Thomson of T&T
Usain Bolt Men's 100m Semifinal 2 | 2013 Moscow Championships | Live 8-11-13
http://www.youtube.com/v/4NRW4PFlq58
Featuring Keston Bledman of T&T
Usain Bolt Men's 100m Final | 2013 Moscow Championships | Live 8-11-13
http://www.youtube.com/v/dZlxfqX5Zi4
Featuring Four Jamaicans, Two USA & Zero Trinis!!!
It's now safe to say that our top T&T 100m men are lagging behind the top 8-10 sprinters in the world.
On another note I believe Kim Collins could have made the Final if he was allowed to run by his St Kitts athletics federation.
Let’s see how our Men's 4x100m Relay Team will do. I think they could/should make the final but for them to medal will need all our sprinters to raise their game in the final in addition to some flawless baton exchanges. Let’s see if they can make up there for their disappointing individual performances.
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After 100m Final Interviews with Nesta Carter & Usain Bolt!
Nesta Carter happy with bronze medal at Moscow 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/bLhUMHYs4wc
Usain Bolt speaks after Moscow 100m final
http://www.youtube.com/v/DtPBOxhl6Zc
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For those who missed the athletics action on Sunday there is a recap of the morning session on BBC iPlayer at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038kzx9/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_2_Part_1/
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 2, Part 1
Jonathan Edwards introduces coverage of the morning session of day two of the World Championships from Moscow.
Reigning world 1500m silver medallist Hannah England begins her quest for another global medal in Russia. England, a surprise medallist two years ago, runs in the first round, plus fellow Brits Nigel Levine and Asha Philip feature in the men's 400m and women's 100m heats respectively.
And here is the link for the BBC iPlayer playback of the afternoon session:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038kzxc/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_2_Part_2/
There is a nice photo of Sorrillo vs Bolt on the front photo of the BBC iPlayer. :thumbsup:
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 2, Part 2
Gabby Logan presents coverage of the second day of the World Championships as six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt goes for 100m gold in Russia.
The Jamaican was disqualified for a false start in the last World Championship 100m final in South Korea and will be eager to make amends in Moscow. Great Britain have not won a medal in this event for 10 years but James Dasaolu propelled himself into contention by running 9.91 seconds at the British Championships in July.
Another British medal hopeful is World Indoor Championship bronze medallist Shara Proctor in the women's long jump. The action also features the finals of the women's discus and 10,000m, plus the men's 20km race walk and the conclusion of the men's decathlon.
Analysis comes from four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson, marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe and former 110m hurdles world record holder Colin Jackson.
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Timetable by day:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday
Link for Live BBC UK Coverage of 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_one_london/watchlive
or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_two_london/watchlive
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S. Mcknight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiJjZH0JbYE&list=UUUNgiIai9pqPSik733v6a1w
http://www.youtube.com/v/sPJ4-2bRG9Q
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J. Gordon
Jehue Gordon (TRI) 49.52Q Isa Phillips (JAM) 49.57Q 400mh heat 5 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/pzZozaIwnXI
1 Jehue Gordon TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 49.52 Q
2 Isa Phillips JAMAICA JAM 49.57 Q
3 Rasmus Mägi ESTONIA EST 49.63 Q
4 David Greene GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 49.79 Q
5 Mahau Suguimati BRAZIL BRA 50.00
6 Takatoshi Abe JAPAN JPN 51.41 Eric Alejandro PUERTO RICO PUR DQ
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Moscow 2013 - Jehue GORDON TRI - 400m Hurdles Men - Winner Heat 5
http://www.youtube.com/v/95st8tgQBsk
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kelly could have won a medal today
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Like Ato drink ah gallon ah coffee before he come on de air sunday oui
Sadis talkin to Hammond dey before the 100 final and he was real animated, plenty plenty jerky hand and neck movements.
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For those who missed the World’s athletics action this Monday you can click the two links below for full real time replay of both the morning and evening sessions in Moscow.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 3, Part 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038kvk8/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_3_Part_1/
Live coverage of the morning session of day three of the World Championships, presented by triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards.
Welshman Dai Greene begins his world title defence in the 400m hurdles, with medal contender Perri Shakes-Drayton among three Brits in the women's equivalent race.
Rising star Katerina Johnson-Thompson is the sole British representative in the heptathlon following the withdrawal of Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill. The European Under-23 champion begins with the 100m hurdles and high jump.
Steve Cram leads the commentary team, with former Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis providing the analysis..
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 3, Part 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038kzcr/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_3_Part_2/
Continued live coverage of the World Championships, presented by Gabby Logan with analysis from Olympic champions Denise Lewis and Michael Johnson and marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe.
Olympic silver medallist Christine Ohuruogu goes for gold in the 400m final, while Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the woman to beat in the 100m final. The medals are also decided in the men's pole vault, hammer and 110m hurdles and women's shot put.
Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Paul Dickenson and Brendan Foster provide the commentary.
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kelly could have won a medal today
Doh make me sad, nah man! :'(
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kelly could have won a medal today
Doh make me sad, nah man! :'(
Just imagine how sad Kelly-Ann feels right now knowing she could have won at least a silver medal today and this is what she works for.
An athlete’s career is relatively short when they have their window of opportunity to stamp their name in the history books at major champs.
Let's hope Kelly-Ann can get to the root of the positive drug test and can hopefully clear her name and come back even stronger to make up for missing out on these champs.
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Blessing Okagbare 11.08Q Octavious Freeman 11.08Q 100m Semi-Final 1 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/Fw50XVYHomY
1 Blessing Okagbare NIGERIA NGR 11.08 Q 0.181
2 Octavious Freeman UNITED STATES USA 11.08 Q 0.171
3 Verena Sailer GERMANY GER 11.16 0.144
4 Schillonie Calvert JAMAICA JAM 11.28 0.237
5 Michelle-Lee Ahye TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 11.33 0.164
6 Franciela Krasucki BRAZIL BRA 11.34 0.202
7 Asha Philip GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 11.35 0.138
8 Olesya Povkh UKRAINE UKR 11.43 0.137
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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I ain't feeling the vibes for this. :(
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I ain't feeling the vibes for this. :(
The news hit me like a bomb! Sour!!!
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Richardson 13.34Q Lagarde 13.39Q Merritt 13.44Q 110mh Semi-Final 1 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/LwzxOJ5yzKQ
1 Jason Richardson UNITED STATES USA 13.34 Q 0.178
2 Thomas Martinot-Lagarde FRANCE FRA 13.39 Q 0.270
3 Aries Merritt UNITED STATES USA 13.44 Q 0.327
4 Mikel Thomas TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 13.46 0.153
5 Balázs Baji HUNGARY HUN 13.49 0.191
6 Ryan Brathwaite BARBADOS BAR 13.64 0.397
Hansle Parchment JAMAICA JAM DNF 0.154
Konstantin Shabanov RUSSIA RUS DNF 0.185
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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Shubenkov (RUS) 13.17Q Oliver (USA) 13.18Q 110mh Semi-Final 2 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/2CefHAiTmwQ
1 Sergey Shubenkov RUSSIA RUS 13.17 Q 0.147
2 David Oliver UNITED STATES USA 13.18 Q 0.168
3 Ryan Wilson UNITED STATES USA 13.20 Q 0.159
4 Andrew Riley JAMAICA JAM 13.30 0.212
5 William Sharman GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 13.34 0.144
6 Artur Noga POLAND POL 13.35 0.164
7 Wayne C. Davis II TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 13.47 0.156
8 Gregory Sedoc NETHERLANDS NED 13.54 0.143
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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LaShawn Merritt 44.60Q Jonathan Borlée 44.85Q 400m Semi-Final 2 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/9if9HyqDk2I
1 LaShawn Merritt UNITED STATES USA 44.60 Q 0.246
2 Jonathan Borlée BELGIUM BEL 44.85 Q SB 0.165
3 Chris Brown BAHAMAS BAH 45.18 SB 0.216
4 Deon Lendore TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 45.47 0.190
5 Matteo Galvan ITALY ITA 45.69 0.177
6 Omar Johnson JAMAICA JAM 45.89 0.192
7 Gustavo Cuesta DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOM 45.93 0.177
8 José Meléndez VENEZUELA VEN 46.22 0.213
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Mixed Zone Interview: Moscow 2013 - Brianna ROLLINS USA - 100m Hurdles Women - Final Gold
http://www.youtube.com/v/j0KHmomJl8E
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Kirani James 44.81Q Luguelín Santos 44.83Q 400m Semi-Final 3 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/zBPqIL35xyM
1 Kirani James GRENADA GRN 44.81 Q 0.161
2 Luguelín Santos DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOM 44.83 Q 0.174
3 Pavel Maslák CZECH REPUBLIC CZE 44.84 q NR 0.167
4 Jarrin Solomon TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 45.43 0.158
5 Arman Hall UNITED STATES USA 45.54 0.158
6 Nigel Levine GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 45.60 0.176
7 Javere Bell JAMAICA JAM 45.77 0.205
8 Nery Brenes COSTA RICA CRC 46.34 0.172
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Kirani James promises Moscow 400m showdown
http://www.youtube.com/v/DTA0wJtKcNk
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Amazing Comeback Christine Ohuruogu 49.41 NR edges Amantle Montsho 400m Final IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/4cAN4mfY2vM
1 Christine Ohuruogu GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 49.41 NR 0.247
2 Amantle Montsho BOTSWANA BOT 49.41 0.273
3 Antonina Krivoshapka RUSSIA RUS 49.78 0.209
4 Stephanie McPherson JAMAICA JAM 49.99 0.198
5 Natasha Hastings UNITED STATES USA 50.30 0.163
6 Francena McCorory UNITED STATES USA 50.68 0.241
7 Kseniya Ryzhova RUSSIA RUS 50.98 0.195
8 Novlene Williams-Mills JAMAICA JAM 51.49 0.276
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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David Oliver 13.00 WL wins Men's 110 Metres Hurdles Final IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/lz1HaiqfwVQ
1 David Oliver UNITED STATES USA 13.00 WL 0.147
2 Ryan Wilson UNITED STATES USA 13.13 0.167
3 Sergey Shubenkov RUSSIA RUS 13.24 0.154
4 Jason Richardson UNITED STATES USA 13.27 0.158
5 William Sharman GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 13.30 0.151
6 Aries Merritt UNITED STATES USA 13.31 0.147
7 Thomas Martinot-Lagarde FRANCE FRA 13.42 0.162
8 Andrew Riley JAMAICA JAM 13.51 0.135
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 10.71 Destroys the Field to win 100m Final IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/EDsPXIb8tm8
1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAMAICA JAM 10.71 WL 0.174
2 Murielle Ahoure IVORY COAST CIV 10.93 0.165
3 Carmelita Jeter UNITED STATES USA 10.94 0.156
4 English Gardner UNITED STATES USA 10.97 0.151
5 Kerron Stewart JAMAICA JAM 10.97 0.229
6 Blessing Okagbare NIGERIA NGR 11.04 0.154
7 Alexandria Anderson UNITED STATES USA 11.10 0.159
8 Octavious Freeman UNITED STATES USA 11.16 0.179
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moskva (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
SAFP After Race Interview
http://www.youtube.com/v/2uVyIfmlKSg
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What happened to Blessings?
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Long jump rounds took their toll. Is Blessing going to be the next Asafa? I'm hurting for Kelly though seriously.
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Timetable by day:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday
Link for Live BBC UK Coverage of 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_two_london/watchlive
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Wow did Jehue look good there. 48.10 eassyyyy
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Wow did Jehue look good there. 48.10 eassyyyy
Jehue is a definite medal contender but I just checked the Startlist for the Final on Thursday and they've put him in lane 6, not the best lane.
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/400-metres-hurdles/final/startlist#resultheader
It's not going to be easy and Jehue may need to run a new PB to win the gold and will definitely have to go sub 48 to medal.
Let's all cross our fingers for him and wish Jehue luck this Thursday.
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400m finals what happened to kirani I now watching the results
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For those who missed the World’s athletics action this Tuesday 13th August you can click the two links below for full real time replay of both the morning and evening sessions in Moscow.
Jehue's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final is featured in the evening session at 1:07:00.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 4, Part 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038l0bl/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_4_Part_1/
Jonathan Edwards presents live coverage of the morning session on the fourth day of the World Championships in Moscow.
It is the second day of the heptathlon, with former world youth champion Katerina Johnson-Thompson flying the flag for Britain in the absence of Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Steve Cram leads a commentary team including Andrew Cotter and Brendan Foster on a morning in which the 20km women's race walk world champion will be decided.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 4, Part 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038l28t/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_4_Part_2/
Gabby Logan introduces live coverage of day four of the World Championships.
Great Britain's Olympic finalist Andrew Osagie will hope to challenge for the medals in the 800m. It is also the finals of the men's 400m and discus, as well as the women's pole vault and 3,000m steeplechase.
Steve Cram heads up the commentary team along with Brendan Foster. Paula Radcliffe and Michael Johnson are among those offering expert analysis.
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400m finals what happened to kirani I now watching the results
I believe Kirani burnt himself out trying to stay with LaShawn Merritt for the first 200m as LaShawn Merritt is a much faster 200m sprinter.
LaShawn Merritt basically ran the much clever strategic race base on his own abilities and Kirani should have ignored LaShawn Merritt and run his own race.
Report: Men’s 400m final – Moscow 2013 (http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/news/report/men/400-metres/final)
13 AUG 2013ReportMoscow, Russia
All season the men’s 400m had loomed as a two-man race: Kirani James vs LaShawn Merritt.
After Monday night’s semi-finals, we saw other possibilities. Yousef Ahmed Masrahi thrust himself into contention with a Saudi Arabian record in one semi. World junior champion and Olympic silver medallist Luguelin Santos charged home to almost beat James in another.
What we didn’t see coming was a one-man race. That’s what LaShawn Merritt turned the final into – blazing out hard, holding on strongly, blowing everyone else away.
When it was over, Merritt had won in 43.74, a personal best, to add a third global title to his Beijing Olympic and Berlin World titles. His winning margin over team-mate Tony McQuay was 0.66 seconds. Only Michael Johnson – when he set his World record of 43.18 in Seville in 1999 and beat Sanderlei Parrela by 1.11, and in beating Butch Reynolds by 0.83 in Gothenburg four years earlier – has won a men’s World Championships 400m final by bigger margins.
Only Johnson (three times) and Jeremy Wariner (43.45 in Osaka in 2007) have won a World 400m title in a faster time.
Santos showed his form in the semis was no mirage, taking the bronze in 44.52. Again he came home hard, but he was like a man chasing a bus he has no hope of catching.
Jonathan Borlee missed the bronze medal by just two hundredths of a second, finishing fourth in 44.54 while James faded from what appeared a challenging position as they entered the final straight to seventh place in 44.99.
Masrahi, who had looked so threatening in the semi-finals, was one place higher in 44.97.
James must have thought he had a favourable draw when he went to his blocks in lane five with Merritt one to his outside. He could key off his strongest rival and then use his biggest strength – his strength – down the final straight.
That’s the way it looked as if it would play out through the first 200m and round the bend. Merritt had clearly started fast, going through Santos in lane seven half-way down the back straight. But James was tracking him and looked comfortable enough.
Merritt thundered on to the bend; still James was there. As they straightened, perhaps the gap was a metre too wide for comfort, but hadn’t James out-run Merritt down the final straight in Daegu two years ago to win his first World Championships gold medal, 44.60 to 44.63?
But it quickly became apparent there was nothing in James’ tank. As he faded 70 metres from the line, McQuay, Santos and Borlee flashed past to fight out the minor medals. There was no catching Merritt now.
McQuay got the silver in 44.40, a personal best, while Santos just edged Borlee for the bronze, 44.52 to 44.54.
Pavel Maslak and Masrahi also pushed past the spent James in the final metres.
The winner broke 44 seconds, the next six were under 45, while eighth and last went to Brazil’s Anderson Henriques, who reduced his previous best in two slices to 44.95 here in the semi-finals, but could only find 45.03 in the final.
So for all but James, there was consolation here in either personal bests, season’s best or national records. For James, well, he has his World and Olympic titles and, at the tender age of 20, almost an athletic lifetime to bounce back. No doubt he will.
Those of us who thought it was going to be a two-horse race though – well LaShawn Merritt showed us all up for mugs.
Len Johnson for the IAAF
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Kirani just had an off night.
The whole 'chasing Lashawn too early made him lose' reasoning makes no sense. Kirani's a 43.9 guy THIS YEAR, so that pace is not beyond him! He was in the same position in '11 and ran Merritt down, and it's not like he can let Lashawn get away. His one loss this year was when he did that (at Prefontaine).
He has won everything in sight for years, one bad horrendous night is all that happened. Lord knows I have been there.
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Jehue's semi-final run
http://www.youtube.com/v/Kx4_ozf210o&feature=c4-overview&list=UUUNgiIai9pqPSik733v6a1w
Soca pro, what makes you think lane 6 is a bad draw??? Many a 400m/400mH medallist have come from that lane.
Ditto Ato's comments on Kirani.
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Jehue's semi-final run
http://www.youtube.com/v/Kx4_ozf210o&feature=c4-overview&list=UUUNgiIai9pqPSik733v6a1w
Soca pro, what makes you think lane 6 is a bad draw??? Many a 400m/400mH medallist have come from that lane.
Ditto Ato's comments on Kirani.
Normally lanes 4 & 5 are viewed as the best lanes to run in.
If Jehue is happy with his lane 6 draw then I am happy with it also as he won his semi and deserves a good lane as a result. :thumbsup:
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A question, do we give Lalonde Gordon a bligh from the 4x400m heats considering he is running the 200m?
Here is what his schedule will look like if he runs all rounds of both events.
Thursday:4x400m heats
Friday:200m heats in the morning, 200m semis in the early evening and then 4x400m final 2 hours after
Saturday: 200m final at night
This schedule is not looking too good for him or us. If he makes the 200m final, he will be spent and assuming that we are in the 400m final, he will be also spent and could end up running a sub-par leg for us.
Decisions, decisions, decisions....
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Soca pro, what makes you think lane 6 is a bad draw??? Many a 400m/400mH medallist have come from that lane.
Ditto Ato's comments on Kirani.
Normally lanes 4 & 5 are viewed as the best lanes to run in.
If Jehue is happy with his lane 6 draw then I am happy with it also as he won his semi and deserves a good lane as a result. :thumbsup:
Semi-finalist winners are automatically and randomly drawn into lanes 4-6. The IAAF wouldn't choose those lanes for the winners unless they were good...
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A question, do we give Lalonde Gordon a bligh from the 4x400m heats considering he is running the 200m?
Here is what his schedule will look like if he runs all rounds of both events.
Thursday:4x400m heats
Friday:200m heats in the morning, 200m semis in the early evening and then 4x400m final 2 hours after
Saturday: 200m final at night
This schedule is not looking too good for him or us. If he makes the 200m final, he will be spent and assuming that we are in the 400m final, he will be also spent and could end up running a sub-par leg for us.
Decisions, decisions, decisions....
Let's see, who are our 4x400m relay options.
We have:-
Gordon, Lalonde 4x400 Metres Relay,200 Metres
Gordon, Jehue 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres Hurdles
Cedenio, Machel 4x400 Metres Relay
Lendore, Deon 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres
Quow, Renny 4x400 Metres Relay
Solomon, Jarrin 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres
I believe the fellas highlighted in red can more than carry our team into the final and we can still medal without Lalonde's or Jehue's help. :thumbsup:
I say let both of the Gordons concentrate on their individual events and medal in them if they can while our our 4x400m men's relay team should run with relatively fresh legs and can hopefully medal there as well.
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A question, do we give Lalonde Gordon a bligh from the 4x400m heats considering he is running the 200m?
Here is what his schedule will look like if he runs all rounds of both events.
Thursday:4x400m heats
Friday:200m heats in the morning, 200m semis in the early evening and then 4x400m final 2 hours after
Saturday: 200m final at night
This schedule is not looking too good for him or us. If he makes the 200m final, he will be spent and assuming that we are in the 400m final, he will be also spent and could end up running a sub-par leg for us.
Decisions, decisions, decisions....
Cyah play sailor and fraid powder!!
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Guys I believe this track has 9 lanes and lane 1 is open. therefore lanes 5 and 6 are the prime lanes. If it is an 8 lane tack then 4 and 5 would be prime.
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A question, do we give Lalonde Gordon a bligh from the 4x400m heats considering he is running the 200m?
Here is what his schedule will look like if he runs all rounds of both events.
Thursday:4x400m heats
Friday:200m heats in the morning, 200m semis in the early evening and then 4x400m final 2 hours after
Saturday: 200m final at night
This schedule is not looking too good for him or us. If he makes the 200m final, he will be spent and assuming that we are in the 400m final, he will be also spent and could end up running a sub-par leg for us.
Decisions, decisions, decisions....
Let's see, who are our 4x400m relay options.
We have:-
Gordon, Lalonde 4x400 Metres Relay,200 Metres
Gordon, Jehue 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres Hurdles
Cedenio, Machel 4x400 Metres Relay
Lendore, Deon 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres
Quow, Renny 4x400 Metres Relay
Solomon, Jarrin 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres
I believe the fellas highlighted in red can more than carry our team into the final and we can still medal without Lalonde's or Jehue's help. :thumbsup:
I say let both of the Gordons concentrate on their individual events and medal in them if they can while our our 4x400m men's relay team should run with relatively fresh legs and can hopefully medal there as well.
We can go with that quartet in red for the prelims but Jehue or Lalonde HAVE to come in for the final. Jehue gets the nod for now as he will have already ran the 400mH final the night before and will have nothing else to do. But of course if Lalonde does not make the final then in he goes.
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Guys I believe this track has 9 lanes and lane 1 is open. therefore lanes 5 and 6 are the prime lanes. If it is an 8 lane tack then 4 and 5 would be prime.
Ok cool, I overlooked that! :thumbsup:
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A question, do we give Lalonde Gordon a bligh from the 4x400m heats considering he is running the 200m?
Here is what his schedule will look like if he runs all rounds of both events.
Thursday:4x400m heats
Friday:200m heats in the morning, 200m semis in the early evening and then 4x400m final 2 hours after
Saturday: 200m final at night
This schedule is not looking too good for him or us. If he makes the 200m final, he will be spent and assuming that we are in the 400m final, he will be also spent and could end up running a sub-par leg for us.
Decisions, decisions, decisions....
Let's see, who are our 4x400m relay options.
We have:-
Gordon, Lalonde 4x400 Metres Relay,200 Metres
Gordon, Jehue 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres Hurdles
Cedenio, Machel 4x400 Metres Relay
Lendore, Deon 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres
Quow, Renny 4x400 Metres Relay
Solomon, Jarrin 4x400 Metres Relay,400 Metres
I believe the fellas highlighted in red can more than carry our team into the final and we can still medal without Lalonde's or Jehue's help. :thumbsup:
I say let both of the Gordons concentrate on their individual events and medal in them if they can while our our 4x400m men's relay team should run with relatively fresh legs and can hopefully medal there as well.
We can go with that quartet in red for the prelims but Jehue or Lalonde HAVE to come in for the final. Jehue gets the nod for now as he will have already ran the 400mH final the night before and will have nothing else to do. But of course if Lalonde does not make the final then in he goes.
Your solution makes perfect sense!
Cedenio in the 4x400m Heats and then one of the two Gordons in the 4x400m final! :beermug:
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Guys I believe this track has 9 lanes and lane 1 is open. therefore lanes 5 and 6 are the prime lanes. If it is an 8 lane tack then 4 and 5 would be prime.
Ok cool, I overlooked that! :thumbsup:
It is actually an 8 lane track, so 4 and 5 is prime but 3 and 6 are not bad lanes either.
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Hejnová 53.52Q Muhammad 54.08Q Child 54.32Q 400mh Semi-Final 1 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/f4sbvXFTia4
1 Zuzana Hejnová CZECH REPUBLIC CZE 53.52 Q 0.155
2 Dalilah Muhammad UNITED STATES USA 54.08 Q 0.191
3 Eilidh Child GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 54.32 Q 0.180
4 Anna Yaroshchuk UKRAINE UKR 54.92 0.184
5 Nickiesha Wilson JAMAICA JAM 54.94 SB 0.261
6 Meghan Beesley GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 54.97 PB 0.154
7 Irina Davydova RUSSIA RUS 55.05 0.214
8 Christine Spence UNITED STATES USA 58.35 0.161
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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Shakes-Drayton 53.92Q Lashinda Demus 54.22Q 400mh Semi-Final 2 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/f_gMMxosgoE
1 Perri Shakes-Drayton GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 53.92 Q 0.214
2 Lashinda Demus UNITED STATES USA 54.22 Q SB 0.169
3 Anna Titimets UKRAINE UKR 54.63 Q PB 0.222
4 Denisa Rosolová CZECH REPUBLIC CZE 55.14 0.222
5 Ristananna Tracey JAMAICA JAM 55.43 0.167
6 Natalya Antyukh RUSSIA RUS 55.55 0.162
7 Lauren Boden AUSTRALIA AUS 55.75 0.208
8 Vania Stambolova BULGARIA BUL 56.58 0.226
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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Jehue Gordon 48.10Q Javier Culson 48.42Q 400mh Semi-Final 1 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/pztf5wDYjIw
1 Jehue Gordon TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 48.10 Q 0.185
2 Javier Culson PUERTO RICO PUR 48.42 Q 0.188
3 Mamadou Kasse Hanne SENEGAL SEN 48.69 0.192
4 Cornel Fredericks SOUTH AFRICA RSA 48.85 0.159
5 Isa Phillips JAMAICA JAM 49.28 SB 0.175
6 Sebastian Rodger GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 49.32 0.185
7 Tristan Thomas AUSTRALIA AUS 49.91 0.146
Bershawn Jackson UNITED STATES USA DNF 0.166
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Jehue GORDON TRI - 400m Hurdles Men - Winner Semi-Final - Heat 1
http://www.youtube.com/v/CpSucvwARps
Jehue Gordon looks to give his best in 400mH final
http://www.youtube.com/v/3ApRIG_lfRw
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Michael Tinsley 48.31Q Emir Bekric 48.36Q NR 400mh SemiFinal 2 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/dWO_clV_StM
1 Michael Tinsley UNITED STATES USA 48.31 Q 0.183
2 Emir Bekric SERBIA SRB 48.36 Q NR 0.209
3 Leford Green JAMAICA JAM 48.88 SB 0.190
4 Rhys Williams GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 49.29 0.173
5 Takayuki Kishimoto JAPAN JPN 49.45 0.147
6 Timofey Chalyy RUSSIA RUS 50.06 0.341
7 Mahau Suguimati BRAZIL BRA 50.27 0.177
Mickaël François FRANCE FRA 0.167
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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Omar Cisneros 47.93Q WL Felix Sánchez 48.10Q 400mh SemiFinal 3 IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/Ld5XnIBJ3zI
1 Omar Cisneros CUBA CUB 47.93 Q WL 0.238
2 Felix Sánchez DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOM 48.10 Q SB 0.170
3 Kerron Clement UNITED STATES USA 48.21 0.160
4 Annsert Whyte JAMAICA JAM 49.17 PB 0.193
5 David Greene GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 49.25 0.164
6 Rasmus Mägi ESTONIA EST 49.42 0.160
7 Eric Alejandro PUERTO RICO PUR 49.44 SB 0.189
8 Jeffery Gibson BAHAMAS BAH 50.51 0.150
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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Mohammed Aman 1:43.31 passes Nick Symmonds to win 800m world title IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/SI6kLS7xx6U
1 Mohammed Aman ETHIOPIA ETH 1:43.31 SB
2 Nick Symmonds UNITED STATES USA 1:43.55 SB
3 Ayanleh Souleiman DJIBOUTI DJI 1:43.76
4 Marcin Lewandowski POLAND POL 1:44.08 SB
5 Andrew Osagie GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 1:44.36 SB
6 Duane Solomon UNITED STATES USA 1:44.42
7 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse FRANCE FRA 1:44.79
8 Abdulaziz Ladan Mohammed SAUDI ARABIA KSA 1:46.57
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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Soca pro, what makes you think lane 6 is a bad draw??? Many a 400m/400mH medallist have come from that lane.
Ditto Ato's comments on Kirani.
Normally lanes 4 & 5 are viewed as the best lanes to run in.
If Jehue is happy with his lane 6 draw then I am happy with it also as he won his semi and deserves a good lane as a result. :thumbsup:
Semi-finalist winners are automatically and randomly drawn into lanes 4-6. The IAAF wouldn't choose those lanes for the winners unless they were good...
To add to that, shorter athletes (5ft8 and under) usually prefer running in the extreme inside lanes (lane 1 and 2) instead of the extreme outside lanes (8,9). The taller athletes (6ft3 and over) usually prefer running in extreme outside lanes (8,9) over the inside lanes (1,2)..
At the end of the day, its about proper execution in relation to the lane the athlete is drawn in.
So for Jehue, 4,5 6 are ideal.
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LaShawn Merritt 43.74 PB WL Wins 400m title James Fades to 7th IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/qDScTugxMUs
1 LaShawn Merritt UNITED STATES USA 43.74 WL 0.256
2 Tony McQuay UNITED STATES USA 44.40 PB 0.155
3 Luguelín Santos DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOM 44.52 SB 0.350
4 Jonathan Borlée BELGIUM BEL 44.54 SB 0.224
5 Pavel Maslák CZECH REPUBLIC CZE 44.91 0.169
6 Yousef Ahmed Masrahi SAUDI ARABIA KSA 44.97 0.162
7 Kirani James GRENADA GRN 44.99 0.186
8 Anderson Henriques BRAZIL BRA 45.03 0.157
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Kirani James searches for answers following Moscow 2013 defeat
http://www.youtube.com/v/-pVX0pdragk
Albert Joseph says Kirani James is mentally strong and will be back
http://www.youtube.com/v/CV8QEm_M0_4
Former coach of Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James is still lost for words as to what was responsible for his disappointing performance in Tuesday's final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.
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I have just added After Race Interviews to some of the posts in this thread so check it out guys! :thumbsup:
Both Jehue and Kirani interviews featured on this page.
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Men’s 400m Hurdles semi-finals – Moscow 2013 (http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/news/report/men/400-metres-hurdles/semi-final)
13 AUG 2013ReportMoscow, Russia
There have been a number of possible winners talked up in the men’s 400m Hurdles.
Now, you can add one more after 23-year-old Cuban Omar Cisneros ran the fastest time in the world this year to lead the way into the final on Thursday night.
Cisneros, whose previous best was 47.99, ran 47.93 to win the third semi-final from two-time Olympic champion Felix Sanchez and dual World champion Kerron Clement. Cisneros also broke his own national record.
With another Caribbean athlete, 21-year-old Jehue Gordon, defeating Javier Culson in the first semi-final and 22-year-old Serb Emir Bekric pushing former world leader Michael Tinsley to 0.05 in the second semi, there is a strong possibility of generational change emerging in the final.
Gordon, running outside all his major rivals in lane six, always led the first semi-final. Coming into the ninth hurdle, the Trinidadian led Culson by a metre and he more than doubled that margin by the line.
Gordon won in 48.10, with Culson a safe second in 48.42. Those two grabbed the automatic qualifying spots, with third and fourth-place finishers Mamadou Kasse Hanne of Senegal and Cornel Fredericks of South Africa remaining in contention for the two non-automatic qualifying places.
Bershawn Jackson, the Helsinki 2005 World champion and the tenth-fastest of all-time in the event, failed to finish.
The second semi-final almost produced a boil-over with Bekric holding the lead over US champion Tinsley almost all the way to the line.
Tinsley beat Bekric in the first-round heats on Monday and had the two fastest performances of 2013 to his name coming into the semi-final round, but the powerful 22-year-old Serb all but had him. Tinsley had to work quite hard to catch him in the final 50 metres, eking out a narrow win, 48.31 to 48.36.
Jamaica’s Leford Green took third in 48.88, meaning that neither of the fastest non-automatic qualifiers would come from this semi-final.
Japan’s Takayuki Kishimoto was disqualified from the semi, and no amount of passionate local support could lift Russia’s 19-year-old European junior champion Timofey Chalyy above sixth place with 50.06. Still, he has clearly shown here that he is one for the future.
Then came the third semi in which Cisneros was drawn in lane five, with Sanchez to his inside and Clement to his outside.
It was the sort of draw which might have intimidated a young man up against two such well-credentialed older men, but Cisneros was not fazed at all. He held an edge pretty much all the way before taking the win in 47.93 ahead of Sanchez’s season’s best 48.13 and Clement’s 48.21.
Cisneros is Cuba’s first-ever finalist in the 400m Hurdles. If he can reproduce such form in the final, he could well end up as his country’s first medallist and first World champion in the men’s event as well.
There will be a new champion, that much is certain in this most open of events. Daegu 2011 winner Dai Greene of Britain finished fifth in the third semi-final in 49.25. Greene was struck by a knee injury just before last year’s Olympics, had surgery to repair a double hernia earlier this year and did not jump a hurdle in training for three weeks before coming to Moscow as he battled to overcome a calf injury.
Len Johnson for the IAAF
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NOT CLOSE ENOUGH
T&T athletes miss out on finals (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/NOT-CLOSE-ENOUGH-219342911.html)
By Kwame Laurence in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 12, 2013 at 9:05 PM ECT
Mikel Thomas came close to eliminating Olympic champion and world record holder Aries Merritt, and advancing to the IAAF World Championship men’s 110 metres hurdles final, at the Luzhniki Stadium here in Moscow, Russia, yesterday.
Instead, it was Thomas who exited the event in the semifinal round, the Trinidad and Tobago athlete finishing fourth in the first semifinal heat. The top three booked lanes in the final automatically, and Thomas’ 13.46 seconds clocking was not fast enough to earn him a “fastest loser” berth.
Thomas was quickly out of the blocks, while Merritt had a horrible start. But the American caught Thomas late in the race, copping third spot in 13.44.
Three-hundredths of a second faster and Thomas would have snatched the third automatic qualifying berth up for grabs in the opening semi.
Wayne Davis II also exited in the penultimate round of the event. The T&T sprint hurdler finished seventh in the second semifinal in 13.47 seconds.
Davis described the result as a “huge disappointment”.
“I wasn’t running my race. I got out of my rhythm, and once I did that my body position was wrong the entire race.”
David Oliver produced a dominant run in the final, claiming gold in 13 seconds flat. His fellow American, Ryan Wilson seized silver in 13.13, while bronze went to Russian Sergey Shubenkov (13.24).
T&T quarter-milers, Jarrin Solomon and Deon Lendore were eliminated at the semi-final stage of the men’s 400m.
Solomon finished fourth in the third and final heat in 45.43 seconds. Grenada’s reigning world and Olympic champion Kirani James won the race in 44.81, ahead of Dominican Republic’s Luguelin Santos in 44.83, both athletes qualifying for today’s final automatically. Czech Republic’s Pavel Maslak was third in 44.84—a new national record. He advanced as a “fastest loser”.
“I went hard,” Solomon told the Express. “It was a good run. It just wasn’t my day.”
In the second semi-final, Lendore copped fourth spot in 45.47 seconds. American LaShawn Merritt topped the heat in 44.60, beating Belgium’s Jonathan Borlee (44.85) into second spot. Veteran Bahamian Chris Brown (45.18) finished third.
Lendore told the Express that his busy competition schedule for Texas A&M University took a toll on his body.
“All those 400s I’ve been running in college, barely getting days off, it adds up, and you’ll feel it sooner or later.”
Michelle-Lee Ahye exited the women’s 100m event in the semis, the T&T sprinter finishing fifth in the first heat in 11.33 seconds.
“I really got to work on my start,” Ahye told the Express, after the race.
“Those first five steps are horrible. Once I fix that start,” the 21-year-old declared, “that would be it for everybody.”
In the championship race, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce bolted to victory, the Jamaican scorching the Mondo track in 10.71 seconds to regain the title she had captured in 2009. Ivory Coast sprinter Murielle Ahoure and American Carmelita Jeter earned silver and bronze, respectively, clocking 10.93 and 10.94.
At 11.40 this morning (T&T time), Jehue Gordon will be on the track, bidding for a lane in the men’s 400m hurdles final.
The T&T athlete emerged victorious in the fifth and final first round heat, yesterday, crossing the line in 49.52 seconds. Jamaica’s Isa Phillips secured the runner-up spot in 49.57, while the other two automatic qualifying berths for the semifinal round went to Estonia’s Rasmus Magi (49.63) and Puerto Rican Eric Alejandro (49.79).
Great Britain’s reigning world champion David Greene (49.79) and Brazilian Mahau Suguimati (50.00) were fifth and sixth, respectively, but progressed as “fastest losers”.
Gordon told the Express he had to put out more than he expected in the last quarter of the race.
“I didn’t want to get a third or a fourth place and qualify barely, and get lane one or something (in the semis). I had to make sure I was at least in the top two.”
Gordon has been drawn in the first of three semi-final heats.
Yesterday, Sparkle McKnight was eliminated in the opening round of the women’s 400m hurdles. The T&T athlete struggled out in lane eight in the third heat, crossing the line eighth in 58.85 seconds. McKnight was later promoted to seventh, following the disqualification of Sri Lanka’s Christine Merrill.
“I wanted to make the next round,” McKnight told the Express, “but I had a long season. The next time I’ll definitely be in medal contention.”
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Jehue shines on cold Moscow day (http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-08-12/jehue-shines-cold-moscow-day)
Published: Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Andre Baptiste
Twenty-year-old Jehue Gordon brought some sunlight to a dull, cold Moscow morning at the 2013 World Championships, yesterday, winning his heat and qualifying for today’s semifinals.
Running in the last of five heats in the 400-metre hurdles, Gordon was made to work harder than he would have wanted, but won in a time of 49.52 to progress to today’s semifinal at 11.40 am (TT time).
It was a day that started with promise but ended without success for T&T.
Apart from Gordon, five T&T athletes competed in various semifinals but failed to progress to the finals while women’s 400-metre hurdler, Sparkle McKnight could not advance out of the heats, finishing last of eight in her effort.
Mikel Thomas finished fourth in his 110-metre hurdles semifinal while Wayne Davis was sixth. Thomas was tenth overall and Davis 11th.
Michelle Lee Ahye was fifth in her 100 metres semifinal in 11.33 which was not good enough to earn a place in the final which was won by Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica.
Also dropping out of competition in the 400 metres were Deon Lendore and Jarrin Solomon. Lendore was fourth in his semifinal in 45.47 and 12th overall while Solomon was also fourth in his event in 45.43 and 11th overall.
An optimistic Gordon said he felt good after his first place effort but insisted his time was not a major factor. “The time was really not significant. The idea was to make sure and qualify for the next round. Gordon said he used up as little energy as possible. “The semifinals really takes a lot out of you, so it is just to go home and recover as much as possible before tomorrow. I am happy with winning. Today was a bit colder than most days, but we had the full works and I am prepared,” Gordon revealed.
He described his race as “perfectly executed.”
“It was determined by how these guys in lane six and lane seven went out. It took me out of my game plan a little, because I wanted to go up until the eighth hurdle with 13 steps. I went about sixth to the sixth hurdle. These guys just did something crazy and in the end, I just focussed on my lane,” added Gordon.
Questioned on any comparisons with the London Olympics where he reached the final, Gordon said: “I have come here with a lot more experience. I was a lot calmer coming into the heats...although the pressure was building up in the call room as everybody was pacing around. This is my third World Championships and I came in a lot more settled. The medical team is giving me full support and the manager is making certain we have everything we need.”
McKnight was disappointed with her effort saying it was not her best race.
She said: “It was my first time competing at this level and I had a very long season and was just happy to be here and to compete.”
Davis said he focused on the wrong lane.
He said: “My body was out of position from the first hurdle. I lost the race from the first hurdle. This is the first time I have raced against this quality of field and sometimes it just takes a little getting to be able to run with these guys.”
Lee Ahye told the T&T Guardian she was not happy with her start but ran her heart out to the end. “Once I fix my start, I will be hard to beat in years to come.”
Lee Ahye has already turned her attention to the relays and in the absence of both Kelly Ann Baptiste and Semoy Hackett, she understands her role. “
“My focus is the 4x100 metres on Saturday. All eyes will be on me to run the anchor leg, our aim is to reach the final and then go after it.”
Lendore said he went into his race with lots of confidence but, midway through, he did not have any reserves in the tank. “I just tried my best to come home but I am not one to look back. I am looking to prepare for the 4x400 in a couple of days. I love relays so I will be ready to run the 4x400.”
Solomon said he went out hard but he may have been intimidated by the presence of Olympic champion Kirani James and the Olympic silver medallist. “I tied up a little bit coming home, that is what caused me to finish fourth, but overall it just was not my day,” he said.
“I look at the positives, I was able to come back and run a decent time after running a personal best, and I came fourth in a race with some really good people.
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The preferred lanes are 3,4,5 and 6, and Jehue could NOT be in a better lane, IMO.
He beat everyone in this race from which lane in Monaco? 8.
He won his semi-final which meant he could be drawn in any of the preferred lanes. This, or 5, is the one he wanted, and to me he can cover any move made around him by the big finishers, including Tinsley, if he looks as he did in the semi-final. The reason I have him winning is because he has been great to 300 since the 2009 Worlds as a 17 year old, but missing the last 100. His last 100 has been fixed.
They are in trouble, and they all know it. Culson certainly does. My real concern is Cisneros of Cuba.
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The preferred lanes are 3,4,5 and 6, and Jehue could NOT be in a better lane, IMO.
He beat everyone in this race from which lane in Monaco? 8.
He won his semi-final which meant he could be drawn in any of the preferred lanes. This, or 5, is the one he wanted, and to me he can cover any move made around him by the big finishers, including Tinsley, if he looks as he did in the semi-final. The reason I have him winning is because he has been great to 300 since the 2009 Worlds as a 17 year old, but missing the last 100. His last 100 has been fixed.
They are in trouble, and they all know it. Culson certainly does. My real concern is Cisneros of Cuba.
Full agreement especially your last line.
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Only 8 lanes around, 9 lane straightaway and lane 1 isn't used for straightaway races.
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Timetable by day:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday
For those who missed the World’s athletics action this Wednesday 14th August you can click the link below for full real time replay of only session of the day, the morning session in Moscow.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 5, Part 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038l7qr/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_5_Part_1/
Jonathan Edwards introduces live coverage of the fifth day's action at the World Championships, with British interest in the qualifying round of the men's long jump and women's hammer, featuring former world junior champion and current British record holder Sophie Hitchon.
On the track, Chris O'Hare competes for Great Britain in the 1,500m first round, and Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot begins her defence of the 5,000m title. The only gold medal of the day will be awarded in the men's 50km walk.
Commentary is provided by Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Paul Dickenson and Brendan Foster.
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Gordon books 400m hurdles final berth (http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,182217.html)
T&T Newsday Reports
Wednesday, August 14 2013
JEHUE GORDON booked a spot in tomorrow’s final of the men’s 400-metre hurdles at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia.
The 21-year-old national champion won the first of three semi-final heats in a time of 48.10 seconds yesterday.
Gordon, whose only global success came at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Montcon, Canada, led from the half-way point of the race to become the first Trinidad and Tobago athlete to reach a final in this year’s Championships.
Javier Culson of Puerto Rico placed second in 48.42 while Mamadou Hanne of Senegal was third in 48.69.
All three progressed to the final - Hanne was one of the two ‘fastest losers’, as the top two automatically earned spots in the medal race.
Completing the field, in the first semi-final heat, were Cornel Fredericks of South Africa (48.85), Isa Phillips of Jamaica (49.28), Sebastian Rodger of Great Britain (49.32) and Tristan Thomas of Australia (49.91). Bershawn Jackson of the United States did not finish.
Omar Cisneros of Cuba ran the fastest time in the ‘semis’ - 47.93, while Dominican Republic’s Felix Sanchez and Gordon have the joint second quickest time, followed by TT-born Kerron Clement of the US (48.21), Michael Tinsley of the US (48.31), Emir Bekric of Serbia (48.36), Culson and Hanne.
Gordon will face the starter’s gun tomorrow in lane six, with Culson and Bekric to his right, while Clement (one), Hanne (two), Tinsley (three), Sanchez (four) and Cisneros (five) also vying for the gold medal.
There will be no Trinidad and Tobago athlete on today’s schedule, but tomorrow, inclusive of the men’s 400m hurdles, will feature the first round of the men’s javelin, the men’s 4x400 m relay and the women’s 200m.
Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott will be making his World Championships debut in the javelin while the TT mile relay team will be fielding any four of Gordon, his namesake Lalonde Gordon, Machel Cedenio, Deon Lendore, Renny Quow and Jarrin Solomon.
And, with national champ Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Semoy Hackett out due to doping offences, Michelle-Lee Ahye and Kai Selvon are the TT participants in the women half-lap.
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JEHUE’S TURN
21-year-old T&T athlete in World Championships 400 metres hurdles final tomorrow (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/JEHUES-TURN-219504201.html)
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express) in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 13, 2013 at 9:54 PM ECT
“I wanted to show people what Jehue ‘Young Prince’ Gordon could do.”
The Trinidad and Tobago athlete realised his goal at the Luzhniki Stadium, here in Moscow, Russia, yesterday. He was the class of the field in the opening IAAF World Championships men’s 400 metres hurdles semi-final heat, winning in 48.10 seconds—the third fastest time of his career.
Coming off the final turn, Gordon and Javier Culson were in a keen tussle for the lead. Gordon proved to be stronger on the home straight, pulling ahead of the Puerto Rican and then shutting down in the closing stages of the race. The 21-year-old looked right and left, making sure none of his rivals were close enough to challenge for the top spot.
Culson finished second in 48.42 seconds.
The semi-final victory earned Gordon lane six for tomorrow’s championship race (1 p.m. T&T time).
“For me to get a good lane draw was really good at this point in time, because I know what I could do in the final.”
Culson will run in lane seven, while the fastest man in the penultimate round of the event, heat three winner Omar Cisneros (47.93) of Cuba, has been drawn in lane five. Dominican Republic’s two-time Olympic gold medallist Felix Sanchez will run in lane four, while lane three will be occupied by American champion Michael Tinsley, winner of the second semi-final in 48.31 seconds.
“Thursday night is going to be exciting,” Tinsley declared. “Everybody tune in. It’s going to be a hell of a race.”
At the 2009 World Championships, in Berlin, Germany, Gordon produced a shocker. Just 17 at the time, he copped fourth spot in the final in 48.26 seconds, missing out on bronze by just three-hundredths of a second.
This time, Gordon plans to get to the podium.
“Back at 17 years,” he told the Express, “I was just running like a wild rabbit out of a hat, but right now I have a lot of experience, a lot of maturity from the Diamond League races. It’s always a top-class field on the Diamond League circuit.”
Gordon had a serious look on his face and was speaking to himself while being introduced by the stadium announcer, ahead of his semi-final heat.
“Don’t let them get away. That’s all I said. Easy. Don’t let them get away.”
And he didn’t, Gordon producing a sizzling run to confirm his championship credentials.
“I had fun today. The field, they took it out, but I had patience. I know these guys, they go out aggressive, but I had to focus on my lane. I wanted to show people that Jehue is here to stay.
“I wanted to execute the best race I could, and then feel as comfortable coming home as possible. I did ease up a bit before the line, so once I execute a better race in the final there should be some improvement still.”
Gordon has a full day to rest, ahead of tomorrow’s championship showdown.
“I’ll probably just do a light jog, some stretches, work with the psychologist again, Dr (Margaret) Ottley. The medical team, Ian Sharpe, Miss Verne (Alleyne), they have all been doing a good job. The manager (Dexter Voisin) is providing the necessary facilities, the coaches, they’ve been doing their job, so I must say that things are in place and I’m really happy with the treatment.”
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Jehue bids for precious metal (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Jehue-bids-for-precious-metal-219714041.html)
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express)
Story Created: Aug 14, 2013 at 11:49 PM ECT
Jehue Gordon looks to be in the best form of his life, the Trinidad and Tobago athlete producing a couple of sizzling runs within the last month.
On July 19, Gordon won on the Diamond League circuit for the very first time, topping the Monaco men’s 400 metres hurdles field in 48 seconds flat—the second fastest time in his career. And on Tuesday, he clocked his third fastest, 48.10, to top his semifinal heat at the IAAF World Championships, here in Moscow, Russia.
But when Gordon faces the starter at one o’clock this afternoon (T&T time) in the World Championship final, time will not be his focus.
“You could win in 49 seconds, 50 seconds, it doesn’t matter,” Gordon told the Express. “That medal is what’s going to matter at the end of the day.
“I’m happy with where I’m at in training. This is the best my body has ever taken any sort of training load before. I’m going to give it my best.”
T&T team manager, Dexter Voisin told the Express he’s expecting success for Gordon.
“He’s very calm and relaxed. Once he executes his race plan, I feel we will definitely see a medal.”
Gordon has been drawn in lane six for today’s final, between two other Caribbean hurdlers, Cuban Omar Cisneros, in five, and Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson, in seven. A fourth Caribbean athlete, two-time Olympic champion Felix Sanchez, of Dominican Republic, will be in lane four.
T&T-born American Kerron Clement runs in lane one, Senegal’s Mamadou Kasse Hanne in two, and American champion Michael Tinsley in three, while Serbia’s Emir Bekric will be out in lane eight.
This afternoon, Gordon will be competing in his second World Championship final. In 2009, in Berlin, Germany, jaws dropped when Gordon, only 17 at the time, finished fourth in the championship race in 48.26 seconds, just three-hundredths of a second shy of bronze.
There was an even bigger shocker from a T&T teen at the London Olympics, last year, Keshorn Walcott striking gold at 19 in the men’s javelin.
Today, Walcott will make his World Championship debut. He competes in Group “A” in the qualifying competition. The first of the Group “A” competitors, Russia’s Valeriy Iordan, will throw at 1.30 a.m. (T&T time).
Kai Selvon will be on show at 3.16 a.m., in the fourth of seven women’s 200m first round heats. The T&T sprinter will run in lane eight.
And at 11.15 a.m., T&T will compete in the second men’s 4x400m qualifying heat. Renny Quow, Jarrin Solomon, Lalonde Gordon and Deon Lendore, running in that order, will represent the Red, White and Black.
United States, Belgium, Poland, Brazil, Kenya, Ukraine and Sri Lanka will also run in heat two. The top two finishers will advance automatically to tomorrow’s final.
T&T bagged bronze at the London Olympics in two minutes, 59.40 seconds—a new national record. Solomon told the Express that he and his teammates are capable of changing the colour of the medal here in Moscow.
“We have the personnel to do that.
“Renny’s fresh,” Solomon continued, “and he wasn’t there last year, so if we all do our best we should have no problem lowering that record.”
Lendore concurred. “Our team got stronger from last year. I’m hoping we better that bronze, and bring something with a little more quality for T&T.”
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Ato picks Jehue for gold medal (http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-08-14/ato-picks-jehue-gold-medal)
T&T Guardian Reports
Former 200 metres world champion Ato Boldon believes that 21-year-old hurdler Jehue Gordon could become the second T&T athlete to win a gold medal at these Championships when he runs in the 400 metres final today.
Gordon will run from lane six in the event which will be contested at 1 pm (T&T time).
He will be up against Americans Kerron Clement (lane one) and Michael Tinsley (lane three), Senegal’s Mamadou Kasse Hanne (lane two), Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic (lane four), Cuba’s Omar Cisneros (lane five), Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson (lane seven) and Emir Bekric (Soviet Republic) who will run from lane eight.
Boldon said yesterday that he held the view that Gordon had it in him to win a medal since the London Olympics. He said the experience of having reached the final last year and his continued improvement suggest that he is ready.
“Jehue is a very focused and dedicated individual and his progress this season has been timely and he appears to be learning all the time. I can not only see him getting a medal but in fact winning the whole thing and getting the gold. He is ready,” added Boldon who is now one of the most respected athletics analyst in the world.
Boldon, a four-time Olympic medallist, is not convinced that athletes are affected by events outside of what happens on the track. “ I believe that athletes are overall selfish persons who want to succeed and they are not affected by events outside of their own affairs. They all want to succeed, and I do not believe what happened in the T&T camp, will affect him.”
Boldon said it was one of Gordon’s strengths. “He is young but maturing quickly and he understands what needs to be done. Now he just has to go out there and execute which is not always the easiest thing.”
Boldon said he was not surprised at the absence of a Trinidad and Tobago athlete in the mens 100 metres final.
“Nobody has really come forward this season with the times to suggest they could reach the finals and in some ways the results have demonstrated that. But that is not to say it is over for these guys as there is still the relays,” said Boldon.
Boldon refused to get involved in the raging controversy surrounding Kelly Ann Baptiste. “Like everyone else, I am awaiting further information. We do not know the details, and until this is confirmed, let us wait and see. I know Kelly and she is my father’s favourite female athlete, but we need to know more,” said Boldon.
“We need to know the level of the infringement because there are minor ones where you just get a warning and then there are others where you can get long sentences. So this is important so before people discuss the matter, this needs to be clarified.
“It is like different penalties for jay walking and murder, so we should not be always so quick to make statements without all of the facts,” warned Boldon.
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Walcott back on terrific Thursday (http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-08-14/walcott-back-terrific-thursday)
T&T Guardian Reports
T&T camp here in Moscow has labelled today, Day 6 of the World Championships, as “Terrific Thursday” with a lot of optimism.
First into action will be 2012 London Olympic javelin gold medallist, Keshorn Walcott, in the first round of his event.
Walcott is scheduled to throw in position 11 of 16 competitors in Group A, at 1.30 am (TT time). Group B has 17 competitors.
The qualifying mark for the finals set for Saturday is 82.50 metres or at least the 12 best performances in the first round.
Manager of the T&T contingent, Dexter Voisin, told the T&T Guardian that Walcott was quietly getting there and will be ready for today.
“It has been a tough season for him but his confidence has been boosted by his performance during our camp in Finland, when he threw over 80 metres and you can tell the difference already.”
Voison noted that Walcott had an ankle injury which may have deterred his progress.
“His coach, Ismael Lopez Mastrapa, believes that the problem was his ankle. He was only throwing from his upper body as he was cautious with the ankle. Now that this has cleared up, he is throwing better and more consistently with the right momentum and stride so he will go out and give off his best on Thursday (today), aiming to make the finals on Saturday,” added Voisin.
Next on the track will be the mens 4x400 metres relay team in the second of three heats scheduled for 11.15am (TT time), with the top two in each heat qualifying as well as the two fastest losers to the finals tomorrow.
T&T is drawn in lane seven with USA in lane four and Belgium in lane five. Olympic champion Bahamas is in heat three while Jamaica and Great Britain are in heat one.
President of the NAAA, Ephraim Serrette, said last night that the T&T camp was feeding off the success of Jehue Gordon and were all focused on the relays.
“La Londe Gordon is only talking about the relays. He wants that first and then he will think about the 200 metres. This 400 relay team is a very closely knitted team and believe in themselves and in their ability to succeed, so they are ready to go out on the track and give of their best and make us all proud again,” added Serrette.
The expected order in the relays will be Renny Quow, Jarrin Solomon, Gordon and Deon Lendore. The only change from the team which won bronze at the London Olympics is Quow, replacing Ade Alleyne-Forte.
Gordon will run from lane six in the 400 metres hurdles final today.
Serrette noted: “This is a young man who does all the correct things. He takes advice, listens to his coach and others and aims to ensure that everyone is working together. He is an inspiration to the team and his performance in Lausanne, where he won the Grand Prix in a time of 48 .00) has given him confidence. (AB)
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Events to look forward to this Thursday 15th August from a T&T perspective:
This Thursday 15th August our Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott starts his campaign for precious metal in the Men’s Javelin Throw during the morning session as part of Group A.
Automatic qualifying distance for the final is 82.50m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).
Keshorn’s SB is 84.39 and his PB is 84.58 so anything near his SB should see him thru to the final.
See this link for more details: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/javelin-throw/qualification/startlist#A
Our next event interest is in the Women’s 200m Heats where Kai Selvon will be starting her campaign in Heat 4 and will need to improve on her SB of 23.05 and even her PB of 22.85 in the process if she intends to make it to the Final. Kai will be running in lane 8 where they seem to love putting our T&T athletes in the Heats and will be up against world and Olympic 100m champion SAFP of Jamaica. Progressing to the Semis for the Afternoon Session and then to the Final for Friday should be Kai’s goal. Only First 3 in each Heat automatically qualify (Q) for Semis and then the next 3 fastest losers (q) from all Heats combined.
See this link for more details: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/women/200-metres/heats/startlist#resultheader
Our next event interest is Heat 2 of the Men’s 4x400m relay where T&T are up against the USA, Belgium and Brazil with only the first two teams sure to make it thru to the final and we know that the USA is going to be one of those teams unless they have a disaster so we have to make sure that we are the 2nd qualifying team alongside them. We can’t afford to take making it to the final for granted as Belgium and Brazil are no slouches in the 4x400m. On paper T&T are the 2nd fastest team in this Heat for this season behind the USA but we will need to prove it on the track to ensure we progress to the final.
See this link for more details: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x400-metres-relay/heats/startlist#resultheader
If Kai Selvon progressed from the 200m Heats in the morning session then our next event interest should be the Women’s 200m Semis so hopefully she can at least make it to this stage and even to the Final on Friday to make up for Kelly-Ann’s absence. No link for 200m Semi-Final Startlist will be available until all the Heats have been completed in the morning session.
And our main T&T event interest of the day will be the Men’s 400m Hurdles Final in which Jehue Gordon will be running out of lane 6 between Culson in lane 7 and the Cisneros the Cuban in lane 5 and going for our first bit of precious metal of these World Championships. This final is loaded with other hot medal contenders like Sanchez of DR and Tinsley of USA in addition to Jehue, Culson and Cisneros so no one is guaranteed a medal. Hopefully Jehue can run whatever time it takes to win gold or at least medal and can equal or lower his PB of 47.96 in the process as he seems to be in great form of recent just in time for these Major Championships.
See this link for more details: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/400-metres-hurdles/final/startlist#resultheader
PS: All Trinbagonians should say a prayer for Jehue tonight and wish him well for tomorrow as he has been working so hard and patiently to get himself to this point over the last few years.
A medal for Jehue tomorrow can lift the country and can also lift the spirits of the rest of the T&T team to inspire their performances and possibly bring home additional medals despite the setback of losing both Kelly-Ann and Hackett from the Women's 4x100m Relay squad.
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Timetable by day:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday
Link for Live BBC UK Coverage of 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_two_london/watchlive
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She was out of it with 50m to go, but made a good comeback to get into the semis later.
Pos Athlete COUNTRY MARK Reaction Time
1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAMAICA JAM 22.78 Q 0.147
2 Elyzaveta Bryzgina UKRAINE UKR 22.84 Q 0.201
3 Kai Selvon TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRI 23.14 Q 0.191
4 Franciela Krasucki BRAZIL BRA 23.20 0.158
5 Justine Palframan SOUTH AFRICA RSA 23.64 0.166
6 Chisato Fukushima JAPAN JPN 23.85 0.146
7 Melissa Breen AUSTRALIA AUS 23.95 0.155
Keshorn has all but missed making the finals at this point.
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Its official, he is out. Hope he gets everything sorted out and comes back firing next year and more importantly for the 2015-2017 champ cycle.
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Sigh......
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Very concerned about this drop in temperature as it relates to Jehue's performance. It's 3pm and only 66F which means by race time at 9:05pm it could be in the fifties. :banginghead:
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Very concerned about this drop in temperature as it relates to Jehue's performance. It's 3pm and only 66F which means by race time at 9:05pm it could be in the fifties. :banginghead:
Yea, it's suppose to be about 15-16 degrees Celsius by race time, but 7 of the 8 men in that field train or live in warm weather, so the playing field is level in that regard.
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Men's 4x400m heats in 3 Hours.
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)
HEAT 1 15 AUG 2013 19:05
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2013 PB
1 NGR Nigeria NGR 3:04.26 2:58.68
2 GBR Great Britain & N.I. GBR 3:05.14 2:56.60
3 ESP Spain ESP 3:05.28 3:01.42
4 BOT Botswana BOT 3:02.24
5 JAM Jamaica JAM 3:01.15 2:56.75
6 VEN Venezuela VEN 3:02.71 3:00.82
7 JPN Japan JPN 3:04.46 3:00.76
8 DOM Dominican Republic DOM 3:02.82 3:00.44
HEAT 2 15 AUG 2013 19:15
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2013 PB
1 KEN Kenya KEN 3:07.35 2:59.63
2 SRI Sri Lanka SRI 3:04.92 3:02.71
3 POL Poland POL 3:05.07 2:58.00
4 USA United States USA 3:00.91 2:54.29
5 BEL Belgium BEL 3:04.90 2:59.37
6 UKR Ukraine UKR 3:02.35
7 TRI Trinidad and Tobago TRI 3:02.19 2:59.40
8 BRA Brazil BRA 3:03.73 2:58.56
HEAT 3 15 AUG 2013 19:25
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2013 PB
1 ITA Italy ITA 3:04.61 3:01.37
2 GER Germany GER 3:05.24 2:59.99
3 AUS Australia AUS 3:07.85 2:59.70
4 CUB Cuba CUB 3:03.17 2:59.13
5 CZE Czech Republic CZE 3:05.82 3:02.72
6 RUS Russia RUS 3:03.70 2:58.06
7 BAH Bahamas BAH 3:02.23 2:56.72
8 KSA Saudi Arabia KSA 3:02.53 3:02.30
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What time local TT time is the final?
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Getting live coverage outside of britain on this link. Watching the men's 4 x 400 now.
http://www.time4tv.com/2012/03/live-sports-channel-10.html
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Second in the heat behind the US without Merrit and Mcquay.
Team looked solid. Should be faster than last year. Will be an exciting final. Rennie lead off in 44.89.
Bahamas out after leading their heat coming into the home straight.
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That Bahamian on the last leg fold up easy easy, boy. Third leg put in so much work for him, too.
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Second in the heat behind the US without Merrit and Mcquay.
Team looked solid. Should be faster than last year. Will be an exciting final. Rennie lead off in 44.89.
Bahamas out after leading their heat coming into the home straight.
Last leg by Bahamas was a big let down for them! :thumbsdown:
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http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x400-metres-relay/heats/result#resultheader
Results from 4x400 Metres Relay Heats - Men
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)
HEAT 1 15 AUG 2013 19:05
POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK
1 JAM Jamaica JAM 3:00.41 Q WL
2 GBR Great Britain & N.I. GBR 3:00.50 Q SB
3 VEN Venezuela VEN 3:02.04 SB
4 JPN Japan JPN 3:02.43 SB
5 DOM Dominican Republic DOM 3:03.61
6 ESP Spain ESP 3:04.07 SB
7 NGR Nigeria NGR 3:04.52
8 BOT Botswana BOT 3:05.74 SB
HEAT 2 15 AUG 2013 19:15
POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK
1 USA United States USA 2:59.85 Q WL
2 TRI Trinidad and Tobago TRI 3:00.48 Q SB
3 BEL Belgium BEL 3:00.81 q SB
4 BRA Brazil BRA 3:01.09 q SB
5 POL Poland POL 3:01.73 SB
6 UKR Ukraine UKR 3:04.98 SB
7 KEN Kenya KEN 3:06.29 SB
8 SRI Sri Lanka SRI 3:06.59
HEAT 3 15 AUG 2013 19:25
POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK
1 RUS Russia RUS 3:01.81 Q SB
2 AUS Australia AUS 3:02.48 Q SB
3 GER Germany GER 3:02.62 SB
4 BAH Bahamas BAH 3:02.67
5 ITA Italy ITA 3:03.88 SB
6 CUB Cuba CUB 3:04.26
7 CZE Czech Republic CZE 3:04.54 SB
8 KSA Saudi Arabia KSA 3:04.55
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If things go to plan in the final then the medals should be decided between USA, Jamaica, T&T and Britain.
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http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/women/200-metres/semi-final/result#resultheader
200 Metres Semi-Final - Women
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)
HEAT 1 15 AUG 2013 19:45 WIND 0.0
POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK REACTION TIME
1 254 Murielle Ahoure CIV 22.46 Q 0.170
2 139 Shaunae Miller BAH 22.64 Q 0.145
3 949 Jeneba Tarmoh USA 22.70 q SB 0.160
4 194 Ivet Lalova BUL 22.81 0.145
5 847 Elyzaveta Bryzgina UKR 22.87 0.209
6 355 Johanna Danois FRA 23.15 0.190
7 441 Maria Belimpasaki GRE 23.46 0.183
8 522 Anneisha McLaughlin JAM 27.13 0.145
HEAT 2 15 AUG 2013 19:53 WIND 0.0
POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK REACTION TIME
1 905 Allyson Felix USA 22.30 Q SB 0.184
2 635 Blessing Okagbare NGR 22.39 Q 0.158
3 903 Kimberlyn Duncan USA 22.91 0.188
4 871 Khrystyna Stuy UKR 22.98 0.186
5 299 Mariely Sánchez DOM 23.05 0.175
6 362 Lenora Guion-Firmin FRA 23.11 0.150
7 831 Kai Selvon TRI 23.21 0.191
8 512 Patricia Hall JAM 23.26 0.170
HEAT 3 15 AUG 2013 20:01 WIND -0.2
POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK REACTION TIME
1 510 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 22.54 Q 0.152
2 866 Mariya Ryemyen UKR 22.70 Q 0.191
3 958 ChaRonda Williams USA 22.80 q 0.165
4 138 Anthonique Strachan BAH 22.81 0.202
5 366 Myriam Soumaré FRA 22.85 0.150
6 206 Kimberly Hyacinthe CAN 23.12 0.165
7 404 Jodie Williams GBR 23.21 0.161
8 350 Hanna-Maari Latvala FIN 23.21 0.144
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Kai Selvon had a difficult lane running out of lane 1 in Semi-Final 2 but I think she must still be disappointed with her time which is way off her PB but its always hard to run your PB as a relatively tall athlete out of lane 1.
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Getting live coverage outside of britain on this link. Watching the men's 4 x 400 now.
http://www.time4tv.com/2012/03/live-sports-channel-10.html
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GOLD GORDAN ;D
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Congrats Flash!!!!!!!
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GOLD!!!!!! JEHUE!!!
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What a run!
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Well timed dip
47.69!
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Yes aye, monster run!!
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Sheer determination!! So proud of Jehue!! :applause:
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Pitty this was not live on Trinidad tv
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yeah was now cussing bout that self
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Pitty this was not live on Trinidad tv
Those idiots running the TV stations in T&T are a waste of time!
This would never happen in the Bahamas or Jamaica if they have a potential gold medallist in a final who is just about to run at a major championships being covered all over the world.
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Pitty this was not live on Trinidad tv
we dont care about sports
f**king pathetic from our local channels
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ANOTHER HERO ... with many more joyous occasions ahead.
PROUD TO BE TRINI.
BUT HOW COME RUSSIA ENT GET DISQUALIFIED IN THE 4X4 ?
They jump in Bahamas lane in the first changeover. ??? ??? ??? :cursing: :cursing: :bs: :bs:
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The nonsense we have to put up with from our local TV stations in T&T regards to lack of coverage of local sports and major international sports events in which our local sports men and women are taking part.
Same goes for most of our local radio stations as well in addition to their shameful lack of support for local music and artists.
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Congrats Jehue!!
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Clement dead last lol :devil:
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ANOTHER HERO ... with many more joyous occasions ahead.
PROUD TO BE TRINI.
BUT HOW COME RUSSIA ENT GET DISQUALIFIED IN THE 4X4 ?
They jump in Bahamas lane in the first changeover. ??? ??? ??? :cursing: :cursing: :bs: :bs:
Bahamas would have needed to lodge a protest but guess they didn’t because even if they were moved up one position due to Russia being disqualified their time was still not quick enough to give them a spot as one of the fastest losers.
Really it’s their last leg man who let them down badly as they had no right not to hold on to one of the two automatic qualifying spots after leading the relay into the home straight. That guy who ran the last leg for the Bahamas needs to look in the mirror.
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Clement dead last lol :devil:
That's the punishment for betraying the land of your birth! God is ah Trini! ;)
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Will Lalonde be able to run the semi in the 200 (providing he makes it) and a leg in the 4x400 final? Its going to be tough..
Congrats Jehue! I knew he could do it.. Hope he is prepared for the PP. They will be knocking on his door soon..
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Will Lalonde be able to run the semi in the 200 (providing he makes it) and a leg in the 4x400 final? Its going to be tough..
Congrats Jehue! I knew he could do it.. Be prepared for the PP. They will be knocking on your door soon..
:rotfl: :rotfl:
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Just saw Jehue's interview with Maurice Green, and WOW:
Matured, Focused, Intelligent and full of VISION. If he maintains this trajectory, he will be unstoppable. He also spoke about being patient, as he knows Kevin Young's world record was achieved when he was 25. I think he has come of age.
Well done young man!
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Pitty this was not live on Trinidad tv
we dont care about sports
f**king pathetic from our local channels
I was shocked nobody paid for it. Normally somebody has it.
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Just saw Jehue's interview with Maurice Green, and WOW:
Matured, Focused, Intelligent and full of VISION. If he maintains this trajectory, he will be unstoppable. He also spoke about being patient, as he knows Kevin Young's world record was achieved when he was 25. I think he has come of age.
Well done young man!
Like he eyeing that WR
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http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/400-metres-hurdles/final/result#resultheader
Results from 400 Metres Hurdles - Men 15 AUG 2013 21:00
POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK REACTION TIME
1 1051 Jehue Gordon TRI 47.69 WL 0.174 :wavetowel:
2 1173 Michael Tinsley USA 47.70 PB 0.133
3 997 Emir Bekric SRB 48.05 NR 0.202
4 311 Omar Cisneros CUB 48.12 0.219
5 346 Felix Sánchez DOM 48.22 0.175
6 894 Javier Culson PUR 48.38 0.189
7 983 Mamadou Kasse Hanne SEN 48.68 0.195
8 1116 Kerron Clement USA 49.08 0.165
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Jehue finally does it at a major senior champs and runs a world lead and new personal best!
Congrats on him finally reaching the stage of fulfilling his potential! :beermug:
I was also impressed with Bekric and the Cuban Cisneros.
I believe that all the other fellas in the top 6 are going to be Jehue's main rivals in the future or at least for the rest of this year on the DL circuit.
As the new Men's 400m Hurdles World Champ, Jehue should now be able to make some good money on the DL circuit. :beermug:
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Great news! CONGRATS to Jehue! :beermug:
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Interesting stat..
Jehue follows in the steps of Yohan Blake to become the youngest gold medallist in his discipline. Before today, Kerron clement was the youngest person to win a gold in the 400mh. Jehue is now the youngest gold medallist in the 400mh.
Maybe Jehue might replace Lalonde in the 4x400?
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Interesting stat..
Jehue follows in the steps of Yohan Blake to become the youngest gold medallist in his discipline. Before today, Kerron clement was the youngest person to win a gold in the 400mh. Jehue is now the youngest gold medallist in the 400mh.
Maybe Jehue might replace Lalonde in the 4x400?
Why?! ???
Unless Lalonde makes the 200m Final I don't think that will be necessary plus I believe that Lalonde is the faster 400m flat runner between the two.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/BdSKSxvA7Ws
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1185066_400332240067907_448583410_n.png)
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When is relays Socapro?
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Interesting stat..
Jehue follows in the steps of Yohan Blake to become the youngest gold medallist in his discipline. Before today, Kerron clement was the youngest person to win a gold in the 400mh. Jehue is now the youngest gold medallist in the 400mh.
Maybe Jehue might replace Lalonde in the 4x400?
Why?! ???
Unless Lalonde makes the 200m Final I don't think that will be necessary plus I believe that Lalonde is the faster 400m flat runner between the two.
Dont forget Lalonde might have to run 3 races under that scenario. 200m heats, then 200m semis, then 4x400? All that running in 10hrs.. Thats going to take a lot..
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Interesting stat..
Jehue follows in the steps of Yohan Blake to become the youngest gold medallist in his discipline. Before today, Kerron clement was the youngest person to win a gold in the 400mh. Jehue is now the youngest gold medallist in the 400mh.
Maybe Jehue might replace Lalonde in the 4x400?
Why?! ???
Unless Lalonde makes the 200m Final I don't think that will be necessary plus I believe that Lalonde is the faster 400m flat runner between the two.
Dont forget Lalonde might have to run 3 races under that scenario. 200m heats, then 200m semis, then 4x400? All that running in 10hrs.. Thats going to take a lot..
You read my mind. Lalonde Maybe the faster 400m flat runner. But the run today and the 2 rounds of the deuce will leave him gassed for the 4x4 final.
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http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/javelin-throw/qualification/summary#resultheader
Results from Javelin Throw Qualification - Men
Qualifying performance 82.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q)
POS Rank Heat BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY RESULTS
1 1 A 440 Tero Pitkämäki FIN 84.39 Q
2 1 B 359 Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed EGY 83.62 Q NR
3 2 A 839 Andreas Thorkildsen NOR 83.05 Q
4 3 A 1189 Ivan Zaytsev UZB 81.53 q
5 4 A 340 Vítezslav Veselý CZE 81.51 q
6 2 B 441 Antti Ruuskanen FIN 81.36 q
7 3 B 974 Dmitri Tarabin RUS 81.32 q
8 5 A 725 Julius Yego KEN 80.88 q
9 6 A 1020 Kim Amb SWE 80.84 q
10 7 A 841 Stuart Farquhar NZL 80.73 q
11 4 B 1085 Roman Avramenko UKR 80.37 q
12 5 B 408 Risto Mätas EST 80.18 q
13 6 B 1071 Fatih Avan TUR 80.09
14 8 A 545 Bernhard Seifert GER 80.02
15 7 B 758 Vadims Vasilevskis LAT 79.68
16 9 A 320 Guillermo Martínez CUB 79.67
17 8 B 442 Teemu Wirkkala FIN 79.50
18 9 B 850 Víctor Fatecha PAR 79.03 PB
19 10 A 1064 Keshorn Walcott TRI 78.78
20 10 B 1121 Riley Dolezal USA 78.76
21 11 A 975 Aleksey Tovarnov RUS 78.43
22 11 B 678 Yukifumi Murakami JPN 77.75
23 12 B 293 Qinggang Zhao CHN 77.61
24 13 B 531 Lars Hamann GER 77.10
25 12 A 861 Marcin Krukowski POL 76.93
26 13 A 938 Valeriy Iordan RUS 76.92
27 14 A 139 Hamish Peacock AUS 76.33
28 14 B 859 Lukasz Grzeszczuk POL 74.72
29 15 B 1033 Gabriel Wallin SWE 74.66
30 15 A 540 Thomas Röhler GER 74.45
31 16 B 921 John Robert Oosthuizen RSA 74.36
32 16 A 191 Uladzimir Kazlou BLR 72.66
33 17 B 433 Leslie Copeland FIJ 72.30
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Unfortunately Keshorn Walcott's throw of 78.78 was not the automatic qualifying distance nor was it good enough to place him in the top 12.
Maybe Keshorn has not yet recovered fully from his ankle injury but hopefully he can throw more consistently for the rest of this season and next season sparing any major injuries.
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Interesting stat..
Jehue follows in the steps of Yohan Blake to become the youngest gold medallist in his discipline. Before today, Kerron clement was the youngest person to win a gold in the 400mh. Jehue is now the youngest gold medallist in the 400mh.
Maybe Jehue might replace Lalonde in the 4x400?
Why?! ???
Unless Lalonde makes the 200m Final I don't think that will be necessary plus I believe that Lalonde is the faster 400m flat runner between the two.
Dont forget Lalonde might have to run 3 races under that scenario. 200m heats, then 200m semis, then 4x400? All that running in 10hrs.. Thats going to take a lot..
You have a point.
If that's the case then Cedenio can be given his opportunity just like Jamaica has given their pervious 400m junior champ who is basically the same age as Cedenio his opportunity at senior level.
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Interesting stat..
Jehue follows in the steps of Yohan Blake to become the youngest gold medallist in his discipline. Before today, Kerron clement was the youngest person to win a gold in the 400mh. Jehue is now the youngest gold medallist in the 400mh.
Maybe Jehue might replace Lalonde in the 4x400?
Why?! ???
Unless Lalonde makes the 200m Final I don't think that will be necessary plus I believe that Lalonde is the faster 400m flat runner between the two.
Dont forget Lalonde might have to run 3 races under that scenario. 200m heats, then 200m semis, then 4x400? All that running in 10hrs.. Thats going to take a lot..
You read my mind. Lalonde Maybe the faster 400m flat runner. But the run today and the 2 rounds of the deuce will leave him gassed for the 4x4 final.
Exactly.
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I dont know. Cedenio has only broke 46 once or twice this year.. I think Jehue has never broken 46. After watching Jehue run .. I am willing to bet he can break 46 now..
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Javon Francis is head and shoulders above Cedeno @ Socapro
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I dont know. Cedenio has only broke 46 once or twice this year.. I think Jehue has never broken 46. After watching Jehue run .. I am willing to bet he can break 46 now..
Don't you think Jehue will be emotionally drained now?
I say it is better for the long term to give Cedenio his break at senior level just like the Jamaicans have done with his counterpart unless he is not looking like one of our top four 400m sprinters in training well then that will be different.
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Javon Francis is head and shoulders above Cedeno @ Socapro
Not too sure about that, how many times has Javon beaten Cedenio in the individual 400m event?
Have you got the stats for when they have clashed?
We need to stop petting our young prospective future top 400m sprinter, time to throw him in at the deep end to see if he is ready to transit to senior level like Javon has.
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:wavetowel: :wavetowel:
Congrats Jehue!
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I dont know. Cedenio has only broke 46 once or twice this year.. I think Jehue has never broken 46. After watching Jehue run .. I am willing to bet he can break 46 now..
Don't you think Jehue will be emotionally drained now?
I say it is better for the long term to give Cedenio his break at senior level just like the Jamaicans have done with his counterpart unless he is not looking like one of our top four 400m sprinters in training well then that will be different.
I dont know Socapro.. All I know is that Lalonde has run 1 race today and will run at least 2 races tomorrow. Jehue will be fully rested. He is riding a wave of good form. Dont be surprised if they replaces one Gordon with another.
I would use Cedenio if we never had a 400mh gold medallist..
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I dont know. Cedenio has only broke 46 once or twice this year.. I think Jehue has never broken 46. After watching Jehue run .. I am willing to bet he can break 46 now..
Don't you think Jehue will be emotionally drained now?
I say it is better for the long term to give Cedenio his break at senior level just like the Jamaicans have done with his counterpart unless he is not looking like one of our top four 400m sprinters in training well then that will be different.
I dont know Socapro.. All I know is that Lalonde has run 1 race today and will run at least 2 races tomorrow. Jehue will be fully rested. He is riding a wave of good form. Dont be surprised if they replaces one Gordon with another.
I would use Cedenio if we never had a 400mh gold medallist..
I see your point about riding a wave and being rested regards Jehue!
I guess the coaching staff/management is in the best position to make the best decision for the team to maximising our chances of medalling. I believe we will be fighting with Jamaica and GB for the silver and bronze and I would have loved to see Cedenio clash Javon on whatever leg that Javon is given to run.
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Tough luck Walcott
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Beware Jehue.. the PP awaits.. Stay clear of them!!!!
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Beware Jehue.. the PP awaits.. Stay clear of them!!!!
Yeap! They held on to Keshorn and distracted him from his training program so hopefully Jehue will learn from where Keshorn and his management errored.
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Thursday Timetable:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday#day6
For those who missed the World’s athletics action this Thursday 15th August you can click the two links below for full real time replay of both the morning and evening sessions in Moscow.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 6, Part 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038lfph/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_6_Part_1/
Rising British female runners Jessica Judd and Jodie Williams make their World Championship bows at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Judd won on her senior international debut earlier this summer and then dipped below the two-minute benchmark of top-class 800m runners to earn her maiden Diamond League victory in Birmingham. She is joined in the heats by British champion Marilyn Okoro and Laura Muir.
Much-vaunted teenage sprinter Williams begins her campaign in the 200m, in which she recently became European Under-23 champion. Anyika Onuora also competes for Great Britain.
It's a busy morning in the field too, with qualifying rounds taking place in the men's javelin and shot put and women's high jump.
Jonathan Edwards introduces the action, with expert analysis from Michael Johnson, Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson. The commentators are Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Paul Dickenson and Brendan Foster.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 6, Part 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038lh0j/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_6_Part_2/
Men's 4x400m Relay Heats are featured from 25:00 on the BBC iPlayer.
Women's 200m Semi-Finals are featured from 1:08:00 on the BBC iPlayer.
Jehue's 400m Hurdles Final gold medal performance is featured from 2:22:45 on the BBC iPlayer.
Gabby Logan introduces live coverage of the evening session from Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium as six more world titles are decided.
Great Britain will expect to have medal ambitions in several of the finals, including the men's 400m hurdles in which Dai Greene is defending world champion. Perri Shakes Drayton has been in good form this summer in the women's 400m hurdles, while 1,500m runner Hannah England and high jumper Robbie Grabarz are vying to repeat their medal-winning exploits of recent major championships.
Paula Radcliffe, Michael Johnson, Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson provide the analysis, while Steve Cram leads the commentary team.
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Yeah, thanks for answering.
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Had to take een The Fearless One's commentary on radio for this. I swear when Andre get excited he does talk in tongues.....for about 5 seconds as the race winding down Andre say some stuff that wasn't English so I couldn't figure out what de arse Jehue was doing.....then he finally was able to get out in a semi-coherent fashion that Jehue took de gold....
Whoo hoo!!
p.s. Jehue....stay away from de Pee Pee.....doh goh on no truck and hand out mugs for hours on end....
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Javon Francis is head and shoulders above Cedeno @ Socapro
Not too sure about that, how many times has Javon beaten Cedenio in the individual 400m event?
Have you got the stats for when they have clashed?
We need to stop petting our young prospective future top 400m sprinter, time to throw him in at the deep end to see if he is ready to transit to senior level like Javon has.
Not going by that, but by the fact that Francis has graduated to big boy times over the past few months. Cedenio's times put him 5+ metres behind Francis at the moment.
The final when plent is at stake is not the time to be experimenting with a yute. Heats was the time for that. Big man time now!
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Had to take een The Fearless One's commentary on radio for this. I swear when Andre get excited he does talk in tongues.....for about 5 seconds as the race winding down Andre say some stuff that wasn't English so I couldn't figure out what de arse Jehue was doing.....then he finally was able to get out in a semi-coherent fashion that Jehue took de gold....
Whoo hoo!!
p.s. Jehue....stay away from de Pee Pee.....doh goh on no truck and hand out mugs for hours on end....
Hear Hear!!
Those blood suckers may blight Jehue if he allows them to like they did to Keshorn who is still trying to recover from their claws! >:(
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Javon Francis is head and shoulders above Cedeno @ Socapro
Not too sure about that, how many times has Javon beaten Cedenio in the individual 400m event?
Have you got the stats for when they have clashed?
We need to stop petting our young prospective future top 400m sprinter, time to throw him in at the deep end to see if he is ready to transit to senior level like Javon has.
Not going by that, but by the fact that Francis has graduated to big boy times over the past few months. Cedenio's times put him 5+ metres behind Francis at the moment.
The final when plent is at stake is not the time to be experimenting with a yute. Heats was the time for that. Big man time now!
I am sure the team management will do what is best for the fastest team performance and us at least competing for silver or bronze unless the Americans mess up.
See my reply #169 above to gawd on pitch.
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Yeah, thanks for answering.
Sorry only just noticed your question but it was posted by you long after the Men's 4x400m relay heats had been run.
You can check link no.2 in post #173 above if you wish to review today's Men's 4x400m relay Heats and the full evening session.
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Congrats to Jehue
Much more relaxed running style than previous years is paying off. Anyone know if he is still based in T&T or now in the US?
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http://universalsports.com/video/2013-iaaf-track-and-field-world-championship-gordon-wins-400m-hurdles/
My call of Jehue's race
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Congrats to Jehue
Much more relaxed running style than previous years is paying off. Anyone know if he is still based in T&T or now in the US?
He is studying in UWI Trinidad
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World Champion ! Yes I happy.
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Congrats to Jehue
Much more relaxed running style than previous years is paying off. Anyone know if he is still based in T&T or now in the US?
He is studying in UWI Trinidad
Hopefully we can do with our locally based hurdlers what the Jamaicans have done with their sprinters.
Training aboard should not always be the best option if we can maximise what we have at home and be serious and professional about developing our local based athletes in balance with with a good education to give them something to fall back on after they retire.
The gamble of keeping Jehue based at home took a little while but is finally paying off.
I believe Jehue competing regularly on the DL circuit this summer against other world class hurdlers has also help his preparation to move him to where he is right now. He now understands what it takes to regularly beat these other top guys.
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You will hear this "we could do it from here" a lot now that Jehue has done it. It is unlikely. Jehue is managed by Emanuel Hudson of HSI, he now works with Michael Johnson's facility in Dallas as well. His coach has a PhD.
To use him as an example of all this homegrown talent that will emerge is not accurate. I would love for it to be so, but under which coaches? With what system? With what backing?
Can it be done? Yes, but the system has to improve markedly.
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You will hear this "we could do it from here" a lot now that Jehue has done it. It is unlikely. Jehue is managed by Emanuel Hudson of HSI, he now works with Michael Johnson's facility in Dallas as well. His coach has a PhD.
To use him as an example of all this homegrown talent that will emerge is not accurate. I would love for it to be so, but under which coaches? With what system? With what backing?
Can it be done? Yes, but the system has to improve markedly.
Good talk Ato, I overlooked all that outside help that Jehue has been getting of recent.
Thanks for correcting me on that point. :beermug:
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http://universalsports.com/video/2013-iaaf-track-and-field-world-championship-gordon-wins-400m-hurdles/
My call of Jehue's race
Nice one Ato!! :thumbsup:
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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!! What ah performance ! Strength and Determination brought you success.
World Champion.
:wavetowel: :wavetowel: :whew: :cheers:
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Congrats to Jehue
Much more relaxed running style than previous years is paying off. Anyone know if he is still based in T&T or now in the US?
He is studying in UWI Trinidad
Yes he is a world champion and also a university student..
The fireworks are now starting. Jehue has finished University, so now he can put more attention towards competing..
Beware Jehue.. the PP cometh.. Dont be taken in by their gifts and promises..
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Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 6, Part 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038lh0j/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_6_Part_2/
Men's 4x400m Relay Heats are featured from 25:00 on the BBC iPlayer.
Women's 200m Semi-Finals are featured from 1:08:00 on the BBC iPlayer.
Jehue's 400m Hurdles Final gold medal performance is featured from 2:22:45 on the BBC iPlayer.
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Give Kerron Clement the wipes.
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Congrats to the young trinbagonian. you did a nation very proud.
btw NOT everything have to be political. no wonder this forum is eroding away.
young man take all you can get, just don't try to suckle too long and loose focus.
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Congrats to the young trinbagonian. you did a nation very proud.
btw NOT everything have to be political. no wonder this forum is eroding away.
young man take all you can get, just don't try to suckle too long and loose focus.
Sports and politics usually overlap. Its sometimes hard to separate the two.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/NH6j7K2aaVQ
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http://www.youtube.com/v/TPaAZRro4VQ
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https://www.youtube.com/v/OP03SzQc_ow
for those in Canada
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Jehue indicated on twitter that he may have to run in tomorrows relay..
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https://www.youtube.com/v/NH6j7K2aaVQ
I can't believe that guy is supposed to be the most popular sports commentator on radio in T&T.
You can't make out a word that he is saying when he gets over excited, Lord help us! :banginghead:
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You will hear this "we could do it from here" a lot now that Jehue has done it. It is unlikely. Jehue is managed by Emanuel Hudson of HSI, he now works with Michael Johnson's facility in Dallas as well. His coach has a PhD.
To use him as an example of all this homegrown talent that will emerge is not accurate. I would love for it to be so, but under which coaches? With what system? With what backing?
Can it be done? Yes, but the system has to improve markedly.
Good talk Ato, I overlooked all that outside help that Jehue has been getting of recent.
Thanks for correcting me on that point. :beermug:
whoa horsie ....... Jehue gordon had had the same coach since he was 12 ...his coach is Ian " doc " Hypolite ( head of St anns facility and a very underated coach ) jehue has visited the michael johnson facility but trains in trinidad ...st mary's ground and the national stadium under coaches hypolite and Ed skinner. he runs for memphis pioneers and has never changed clubs since 12 ...the people he credited with his success are like his close family ...mothers aunties, uncles etc. Michael johnson came to T&T only recently and sure there are things you can learn from his approach but jehue gordon will be the first to tell you ...it is the management team of doc and skinner that has brought him thus far .......he is also, like Ato, world junior and senior champion > he has one more year in UWI to graduate and is not managed by emmanuel anybody.
This is a home grown talent ...it can be done ..it will be done again !!
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http://www.youtube.com/v/TPaAZRro4VQ
Yeah, big interview from Jehue!!
Like the young champ said, it's all about believing in yourself and your coach and localising the effort as much as you can to show folks that we can do it from home as well!
The Jamaicans have done it and we can do it too but our NAAA and Ministry of Sports and Government need to get serious.
Engaging more of our talented youths in sports can deter many of them from a life of crime and give them a career that can also help put T&T on the world map.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/TPaAZRro4VQ
Yeah, big interview from Jehue!!
Like the young champ said, it's all about believing in yourself and your coach and localising the effort as much as you can to show folks that we can do it from home as well!
The Jamaicans have done it and we can do it too but our NAAA and Ministry of Sports and Government need to get serious. Engaging more of our talented youths in sports can deter many of our talented youths from a life of crime.
I am glad you posted this so everyone can hear him say who was responsible for his success.... it can be done ..it was done ...it can be done again. believe it folks ...the world will come to see just what the coaches of the carifta record holder in both the 110 metre and 400 metres hurdles , the world junior and now senior champion is doing ( he has the carifta record in an event he has given up !! ) it explains his strong 100 metres finish today ...he runs with emmanuel callender in training over the short sprints .
How many have gone abroad with much promise and disappointed ? Doc is as qualified in athletics coaching ans is well respected in world ath;etics circles ...yeah some might say ...one shot wonder ....but look at the facts ..
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You will hear this "we could do it from here" a lot now that Jehue has done it. It is unlikely. Jehue is managed by Emanuel Hudson of HSI, he now works with Michael Johnson's facility in Dallas as well. His coach has a PhD.
To use him as an example of all this homegrown talent that will emerge is not accurate. I would love for it to be so, but under which coaches? With what system? With what backing?
Can it be done? Yes, but the system has to improve markedly.
Good talk Ato, I overlooked all that outside help that Jehue has been getting of recent.
Thanks for correcting me on that point. :beermug:
whoa horsie ....... Jehue gordon had had the same coach since he was 12 ...his coach is Ian " doc " Hypolite ( head of St anns facility and a very underated coach ) jehue has visited the michael johnson facility but trains in trinidad ...st mary's ground and the national stadium under coaches hypolite and Ed skinner. he runs for memphis pioneers and has never changed clubs since 12 ...the people he credited with his success are like his close family ...mothers aunties, uncles etc. Michael johnson came to T&T only recently and sure there are things you can learn from his approach but jehue gordon will be the first to tell you ...it is the management team of doc and skinner that has brought him thus far .......he is also, like Ato, world junior and senior champion > he has one more year in UWI to graduate and is not managed by emmanuel anybody.
This is a home grown talent ...it can be done ..it will be done again !!
Yes Jehue is home grown talent but notice how Jehue was a bit stagnated since the 2009 World Champs up until Olympics last year and this year he suddenly started improving again after getting some outside help?
Nothing was wrong with Jehue getting a little outside help especially as he had stagnated in his progression for a number of years.
Lets wish him all the best for many more major titles in the future and that he continues his current improvement. This couldn’t happen to a nicer and more deserving athlete! :beermug:
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ANOTHER HERO ... with many more joyous occasions ahead.
PROUD TO BE TRINI.
BUT HOW COME RUSSIA ENT GET DISQUALIFIED IN THE 4X4 ?
They jump in Bahamas lane in the first changeover. ??? ??? ??? :cursing: :cursing: :bs: :bs:
Bahamas would have needed to lodge a protest but guess they didn’t because even if they were moved up one position due to Russia being disqualified their time was still not quick enough to give them a spot as one of the fastest losers.
Really it’s their last leg man who let them down badly as they had no right not to hold on to one of the two automatic qualifying spots after leading the relay into the home straight. That guy who ran the last leg for the Bahamas needs to look in the mirror.
So Germany could not lodge the complaint ?
And should not the track officials just disqualify them without a complaint being lodged like how they do when man run on the curb or on the line ?
It look like hometown thiefing to me.. and I personally don't like the russians
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ANOTHER HERO ... with many more joyous occasions ahead.
PROUD TO BE TRINI.
BUT HOW COME RUSSIA ENT GET DISQUALIFIED IN THE 4X4 ?
They jump in Bahamas lane in the first changeover. ??? ??? ??? :cursing: :cursing: :bs: :bs:
Bahamas would have needed to lodge a protest but guess they didn’t because even if they were moved up one position due to Russia being disqualified their time was still not quick enough to give them a spot as one of the fastest losers.
Really it’s their last leg man who let them down badly as they had no right not to hold on to one of the two automatic qualifying spots after leading the relay into the home straight. That guy who ran the last leg for the Bahamas needs to look in the mirror.
So Germany could not lodge the complaint ?
And should not the track officials just disqualify them without a complaint being lodged like how they do when man run on the curb or on the line ?
It look like hometown thiefing to me.. and I personally don't like the russians
I guess a Russian team in the Men's 4x400m relay final means more tickets will sell for the final tomorrow! :devil:
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You will hear this "we could do it from here" a lot now that Jehue has done it. It is unlikely. Jehue is managed by Emanuel Hudson of HSI, he now works with Michael Johnson's facility in Dallas as well. His coach has a PhD.
To use him as an example of all this homegrown talent that will emerge is not accurate. I would love for it to be so, but under which coaches? With what system? With what backing?
Can it be done? Yes, but the system has to improve markedly.
Good talk Ato, I overlooked all that outside help that Jehue has been getting of recent.
Thanks for correcting me on that point. :beermug:
whoa horsie ....... Jehue gordon had had the same coach since he was 12 ...his coach is Ian " doc " Hypolite ( head of St anns facility and a very underated coach ) jehue has visited the michael johnson facility but trains in trinidad ...st mary's ground and the national stadium under coaches hypolite and Ed skinner. he runs for memphis pioneers and has never changed clubs since 12 ...the people he credited with his success are like his close family ...mothers aunties, uncles etc. Michael johnson came to T&T only recently and sure there are things you can learn from his approach but jehue gordon will be the first to tell you ...it is the management team of doc and skinner that has brought him thus far .......he is also, like Ato, world junior and senior champion > he has one more year in UWI to graduate and is not managed by emmanuel anybody.
This is a home grown talent ...it can be done ..it will be done again !!
Yes Jehue is home grown talent but notice how Jehue was a bit stagnated since the 2009 World Champs up until Olympics last year and this year he suddenly started improving again after getting some outside help?
Nothing was wrong with Jehue getting a little outside help especially as he had stagnated in his progression for a number of years.
Lets wish him all the best for many more major titles in the future and that he continues his current improvement. This couldn’t happen to a nicer and more deserving athlete! :beermug:
No sar ...few may know he has struggled with his heel for a long time and finally got it operated on ...what you saw was an athlete recovering slowly from an operation on a very delicate body part for a runner ... He has now won the junior and senior titles all in the time between the 2009 world champs and now ...stagnated you say ? doh let de wrong people take credit ... and yes he is a very deserving young man ..
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You will hear this "we could do it from here" a lot now that Jehue has done it. It is unlikely. Jehue is managed by Emanuel Hudson of HSI, he now works with Michael Johnson's facility in Dallas as well. His coach has a PhD.
To use him as an example of all this homegrown talent that will emerge is not accurate. I would love for it to be so, but under which coaches? With what system? With what backing?
Can it be done? Yes, but the system has to improve markedly.
Good talk Ato, I overlooked all that outside help that Jehue has been getting of recent.
Thanks for correcting me on that point. :beermug:
whoa horsie ....... Jehue gordon had had the same coach since he was 12 ...his coach is Ian " doc " Hypolite ( head of St anns facility and a very underated coach ) jehue has visited the michael johnson facility but trains in trinidad ...st mary's ground and the national stadium under coaches hypolite and Ed skinner. he runs for memphis pioneers and has never changed clubs since 12 ...the people he credited with his success are like his close family ...mothers aunties, uncles etc. Michael johnson came to T&T only recently and sure there are things you can learn from his approach but jehue gordon will be the first to tell you ...it is the management team of doc and skinner that has brought him thus far .......he is also, like Ato, world junior and senior champion > he has one more year in UWI to graduate and is not managed by emmanuel anybody.
This is a home grown talent ...it can be done ..it will be done again !!
Thank You for telling it as it is.
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You will hear this "we could do it from here" a lot now that Jehue has done it. It is unlikely. Jehue is managed by Emanuel Hudson of HSI, he now works with Michael Johnson's facility in Dallas as well. His coach has a PhD.
To use him as an example of all this homegrown talent that will emerge is not accurate. I would love for it to be so, but under which coaches? With what system? With what backing?
Can it be done? Yes, but the system has to improve markedly.
Good talk Ato, I overlooked all that outside help that Jehue has been getting of recent.
Thanks for correcting me on that point. :beermug:
whoa horsie ....... Jehue gordon had had the same coach since he was 12 ...his coach is Ian " doc " Hypolite ( head of St anns facility and a very underated coach ) jehue has visited the michael johnson facility but trains in trinidad ...st mary's ground and the national stadium under coaches hypolite and Ed skinner. he runs for memphis pioneers and has never changed clubs since 12 ...the people he credited with his success are like his close family ...mothers aunties, uncles etc. Michael johnson came to T&T only recently and sure there are things you can learn from his approach but jehue gordon will be the first to tell you ...it is the management team of doc and skinner that has brought him thus far .......he is also, like Ato, world junior and senior champion > he has one more year in UWI to graduate and is not managed by emmanuel anybody.
This is a home grown talent ...it can be done ..it will be done again !!
Yes Jehue is home grown talent but notice how Jehue was a bit stagnated since the 2009 World Champs up until Olympics last year and this year he suddenly started improving again after getting some outside help?
Nothing was wrong with Jehue getting a little outside help especially as he had stagnated in his progression for a number of years.
Lets wish him all the best for many more major titles in the future and that he continues his current improvement. This couldn’t happen to a nicer and more deserving athlete! :beermug:
No sar ...few may know he has struggled with his heel for a long time and finally got it operated on ...what you saw was an athlete recovering slowly from an operation on a very delicate body part for a runner ... He has now won the junior and senior titles all in the time between the 2009 world champs and now ...stagnated you say ? doh let de wrong people take credit ... and yes he is a very deserving young man ..
Yes Jehue had stagnated in his progress for a number of years and anyone who was monitoring his PB time between 2009 and last year's Olympics would have observed that. Up until Olympics last year his PB was the same as the time he ran as a 17 year old at the 2009 World Champs.
If he had an injury between 2009 and 2012 that stopped any improvement then so be it but it still remains a fact that there was no improvement between 2009 and 2012 and he never fulfilled his medal winning potential at a major champs until this year. That's 4 years it took him but patience paid off.
Whatever Jehue and his team have been doing this year I hope they continue doing it and he continues his improvement.
Jehue seems to believe he can improve enough to attempt to break Kevin Young's world record in the coming years so I wish him all the best in health and luck (no injuries) so that he can eventually get there.
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2013 IAAF World Championships women 200m dash opening heats 1-5
http://www.youtube.com/v/ObZlf2mMdVw
2013 IAAF World Championships women 200m dash opening heats 6-7
http://www.youtube.com/v/9EAoh7iqK6A
August 15, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 200 meter dash opening round heats. The top 3 finishers in each heat advance along with the next 3 fastest times.
Heat 1
Kimberlyn DUNCAN
Ana Claudia SILVA
Johanna DANOIS
Hanna-Maari LATVALA
Moa HJELMER
Gloria HOOPER
Janet AMPONSAH
Heat 2
Blessing OKAGBARE
ChaRonda WILLIAMS
Kimberly HYACINTHE
Viktoriya ZYABKINA
Kineke ALEXANDER
Ángela TENORIO
Marika POPOWICZ
Heat 3
Shaunae MILLER
Patricia HALL
Crystal EMMANUEL
Andreea OGRAZEANU
Maria BELIMPASAKI
Isidora JIMÉNEZ
Yelena RYABOVA
Afa ISMAIL
Heat 4
Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE
Elyzaveta BRYZGINA
Franciela KRASUCKI
Kai SELVON
Melissa BREEN
Justine PALFRAMAN
Chisato f**kUSHIMA
Heat 5
Anthonique STRACHAN
Mariya RYEMYEN
Anyika ONUORA
Lenora GUION-FIRMIN
Eleni ARTYMATA
Olga BLUDOVA
Toea WISIL
Heat 6
Allyson FELIX
Anneisha MCLAUGHLIN
Myriam SOUMARÉ
Elizaveta SAVLINIS
Jodie WILLIAMS
Nivea SMITH
Danah HUSSEIN
Heat 7
Murielle AHOURE
Jeneba TARMOH
Ivet LALOVA
Khrystyna STUY
Mariely SÁNCHEZ
Karene KING
Mujinga KAMBUNDJI
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2013 IAAF World Championships women 200m dash semi-finals (all 3 heats)
http://www.youtube.com/v/6N7RbMuQ410
August 15, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 200 meter dash semifinals heats 1-3. The top 2 finishers in each heat advance along with the next 2 fastest times.
Heat 1
1. Murielle AHOURE (Ivory Coast) - 22.46 -Q
2. Shaunae MILLER (BAH) - 22.64 - Q
3. Jeneba TARMOH (USA) 22.70 - q
4. Ivet LALOVA (BUL) - 22.81
5. Elyzaveta BRYZGINA (UKR) - 22.87
6. Johanna DANOIS (FRA) 23.15
7. Maria BELIMPASAKI (Greece) - 23.46
8. Anneisha MCLAUGHLIN (JAM) - 27.13
Heat 2:
1. Allyson FELIX (USA) - 22.30 - Q
2. Blessing OKAGBARE (Nigeria) - 22.39 - Q
3. Kimberlyn DUNCAN (USA) - 22.91
4. Khrystyna STUY (UKR) - 22.98
5. Mariely SÁNCHEZ (DOM) - 23.05
6. Lenora GUION-FIRMIN (FRA) - 23.11
7. Kai SELVON (TRI) - 23.21
8. Patricia HALL (JAM) - 23.26
Heat 3
1. Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE (JAM) - 22.54 - Q
2. Mariya RYEMYEN (UKR) - 22.70 - Q
3. ChaRonda WILLIAMS (USA) - 22.80 - q
4. Anthonique STRACHAN (BAH) - 22.81
5. Myriam SOUMARÉ (FRA) - 22.85
6. Kimberly HYACINTHE (CAN) - 23.12
7. Jodie WILLIAMS (GBR) - 23.21
8. Hanna-Maari LATVALA (FIN) - 23.21
Shaunae Miller welcomes spot in 200m final at Worlds
http://www.youtube.com/v/HRGgBG2QU2c
Kai Selvon of Trinidad & Tobago happy with Moscow experience
http://www.youtube.com/v/46D62X_q-TI
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2013 IAAF World Championships men's 4x400m relay qualifying heats
http://www.youtube.com/v/QT3rBbRvhkY
August 15, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics men's 4x400 meter relay qualifying heats. The top 2 finishers in each heat advance to the final along with the next 2 fastest times.
Heat 1
1. Jamaica - 3:00.41 - Q
2. Great Britain & N.I. - 3:00.51 -Q
3. Venezuela - 3:02.04
4. Japan - 3:02.43
5. Dominican Republic - 3:03.61
6. Spain - 3:04.07
7. Nigeria - 3:04.52
8. Botswana - 3:05.74
Heat 2:
1. United States - 2:59.85 Q
2. Trinidad and Tobago - 3:00.48 - Q
3. Belgium - 3:00.81 - q
4. Brazil - 3:01.09 - q
5. Poland - 3:01.73
6. Ukraine - 3:04.98
7. Kenya - 3:06.29
8. Sri Lanka - 3:06.59
Heat 3:
1. Russia - 3:01.81 - Q
2. Australia - 3:02.48 - Q
3. Germany - 3:02.62
4. Bahamas - 3:02.67
5. Italy - 3:03.88
6. Cuba - 3:04.26
7. Czech Republic - 3:04.54
8. Saudi Arabia - 3:05.55
Renny Quow confident Trinidad & Tobago will get 4x4 men's medal
http://www.youtube.com/v/YGu0g1WM8Qg
Jamaica 4x4 men team looking ahead of final
http://www.youtube.com/v/d4SfmSTCxYI
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Zuzana Hejnova becomes 400m Hurdles Champ - Universal Sports
http://www.youtube.com/v/ycDgSr4M0Qg
2013, Moscow, Russia, IAAF Track and Field World Championship, In the Women's 400m hurdles, Zuzana Hejnova (CZE), who was 3rd in the Olympics has been unbeatable since, beating the Americans Muhammad and Demus by 1.26 seconds, finishing at 52.83. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
2013 IAAF World Championships women 400m hurdles FINAL
http://www.youtube.com/v/xyVsbOzynTk
August 15, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 400 meter hurdles final.
GOLD - Zuzana HEJNOVÁ (CZE) - 52.83
SILVER - Dalilah MUHAMMAD (USA) - 54.09
BRONZE - Lashinda DEMUS (USA) - 54.27
4. Anna TITIMETS (UKR) - 54.72
5. Eilidh CHILD (GBR) - 54.86
6. Anna YAROSHCHUK (UKR) - 55.01
7. Perri SHAKES-DRAYTON (GBR) - 56.25
8. Nickiesha WILSON (JAM) - 57.34
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Gordon wins Photo Finish in 400m hurdles - Universal Sports
http://www.youtube.com/v/OP03SzQc_ow
2013, Moscow, Russia, IAAF Track and Field World Championship, In the Men's 400m hurdles, Jehue Gordon (TRI) just catches Olympic silver medalist Michael Tinsley at the line by .01 second, finishing at 47.69. The Olympic champ Felix Sanchez (DOM) was 5th. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
2013 IAAF World Championships men 400m hurdles FINAL: What a finish!
http://www.youtube.com/v/WEhx081B5lo
August 15, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics men's 400 meter hurdles final.
GOLD - Jehue GORDON (TRI) - 47.69
SILVER - Michael TINSLEY (USA) - 47.70
BRONZE - Emir BEKRIC (SRB) - 48.05
4. Omar CISNEROS (CUB) - 48.12
5. Felix SÁNCHEZ (DOM) - 48.22
6. Javier CULSON (PUR) - 48.38
7. Mamadou Kasse HANNE (SEN) - 48.68
8. Kerron CLEMENT (USA) - 49.08
Jehue Gordon wants Trinbagonians to believe in themselves
http://www.youtube.com/v/TPaAZRro4VQ
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Jehue wins gold (http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,182291.html)
By JOEL BAILEY and Miranda La Rose Friday (T&T Newsday), August 16 2013
JEHUE GORDON gave a grieving nation a reason to celebrate yesterday, winning Trinidad and Tobago’s second-ever gold medal in the history of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) World Championships.
Shortly after 1 pm yesterday, Gordon, 21, narrowly defeated American Michael Tinsley to win the men’s 400-metre hurdles title at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia in 47.69 seconds, with Tinsley, the Olympic silver medallist, timed in 47.70.
According to a report on the BBC website, “Gordon hunted down the fast-starting Tinsley over the second 200 metres and won courtesy of a lunging finish.” Serbia’s Emir Bekric finished third in 48.05 seconds.
Gordon’s win was this country’s first World Championships gold medal since Ato Boldon won the 200 metres crown in 1997 in Athens, Greece.
This was Gordon’s second major world gold medal, having won the World Juniors Championships in Montcon, Canada in 2010.
The news of Gordon’s gold medal feat was even more important as it brought relief to the country, still reeling after a spate of murders, among them the killings of three teenagers, the day before.
The nation was also feeling down over news of doping offences which caused sprinters Kelly- Ann Baptiste and Semoy Hackett to be removed from the World Championships on Saturday. In the post-race interview, Gordon declared he just wanted to run the best race of his life.
“I just wanted to get my rhythm. I just wanted to focus on my race and go out hard, which is what I did.”
Gordon leaned on the line to get the better of Tinsley, following the advice his mother always gave him.
“My mom always (told) me to dip. She said, ‘push your head Jehue’ but I actually pushed my whole body because I wanted it so badly.”
On Twitter, Gordon wrote, “thanks to Jehovah God. Left it (all on) the track and now I am Number one! And to everyone who supported me through (thick) and thin thanks a lot.” And Tinsley, also on Twitter, said, “great race by Jehue Gordon. We left it all on the line. With two “PB (personal best)” couldn’t have asked for more!! Congrats!!”
Gordon’s proud parents Vincent Gordon and Marcella Woods, and brother Said, yesterday said they had good vibes he was going to win gold.
When Gordon, a final-year management student of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine was leaving TT for Finland for final preparations prior to the championships in Russia his father had told him, “Go out there and give them trouble”.
“I had a good feeling,’” Vincent, his father, said at his Papier Village, Maraval home. Vincent, like most of the country, did not see the race since it was not broadcast on any of the local television stations. It was reported live on one radio station, and someone called Vincent to tell him his son had won.
Even if the race was broadcast on TV, Vincent said he would not have been able to view it because the excitement would have been too much for his heart condition.
He has stopped going to see his son race for a long time now, he said. Even the delayed broadcasts tend to send his heart racing. “I just cool, but I feeling very, very proud,” Vincent said adding his son succeeds in anything he puts his mind too and he was a testimony to what Trinidad and Tobago can produce.
“He is home-grown, locally schooled and locally trained. He is everything local. He eats everything that his mother cooks for him,” Vincent said. Gordon attended Maraval Primary, Belmont Boys’ Secondary School and Queen’s Royal College before going on to university.
When Newsday caught up with Woods, his mother, she was at the Maraval taxi stand at the corner of Duke and Charlotte Streets, Port-of-Spain waiting to go home.
Woods, a national of St Vincent and the Grenadines, said she prayed with Jehue yesterday at about 2 am, and in encouraging each other to keep their spirits high, she told him that she was already seeing flags waving over his head. She told him that he was going to make TT and St Vincent very proud and they both cried. The tears, she interpreted, were tears of joy.
She told him, “God sent you as a messenger for Trinidad and Tobago, and also on behalf of St Vincent and the Grenadines because I, your mother, am from St Vincent.”
Jehue, she said, told her to be home by 4 pm. “‘Make sure you reach home for four’, he told me. I want to speak with you because today is going to be a happy day.’ I knew in my heart he would have won,” Woods said.
They speak to each other using Skype on the computer. Meanwhile, UWI St Augustine Campus Principal and Pro-vice Chancellor Professor Clement Sankat’s reaction to Gordon’s victory was, “Excellent! Excellent!”
Sankat said of Gordon, “We have supported him all along and for this World Championship, we knew he was capable of doing it.”
He continued, “Not only is he a world class athlete, he is a brilliant student who displays quality and excellence in academia. He would have had opportunities to study in any part of this world, but he chose his own University of the West Indies and for that we are also very thankful and grateful to him. Next time he goes to the Olympics, I hope he wins gold.”
Boldon, TT’s other World Champion gold medallist, said he was not surprised by Gordon’s victory.
On a Skype interview on TV6 News last night, Boldon said, “It’s been all over my Facebook and my Twitter that I thought Jehue was going to win.
“I went back and looked at the semi-finals and thought he had the best finish. And anybody who had the best finish coming off hurdle 10 has a very good chance.”
Boldon also predicted more victories for Gordon. “I think that Jehue is going to buck the trend and be somebody who (gets) multiple medals, in multiple Worlds and Olympics.”
Hasely Crawford, TT’s first Olympic gold medallist, was in his glee after the race.
“I’m overjoyed. It couldn’t happen to a better person,” Crawford said. “Earlier this year, he (Gordon) had been struggling, he had problems with his legs. I could remember meeting him at the (Hasely Crawford) Stadium and his head was down because he wasn’t running too well. He persevered and he won.”
Crawford also credited UWI, noting local talent can be groomed locally, as also happened with Keshorn Walcott, the 2012 Olympic gold medal winner in the javelin.
(Unfortunately, Walcott did not produce his same winning form at the World Championships yesterday, as he did not advance to the finals in his field event.) Gordon’s coach and mentor at Belmont Secondary Albert King was also happy for his former student. “I feel so good for him. He really worked hard for that gold medal. It couldn’t happen to a better person.”
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Walcott misses javelin final (http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,182325.html)
T&T Newsday Reports
Friday, August 16 2013
OLYMPIC CHAMPION Keshorn Walcott failed to earn a place in tomorrow’s final of the javelin event, in the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
The 20-year-old, in yesterday’s qualification rounds, was 10th in Group “A”, which featured 16 entrants, with a best effort of 78.78 metres. He opted out of his second effort and his third throw was 75.84m.
The Toco resident, overall, was 19th out of 33 (there were 17 participants in Group “B”), with Tero Pitkamaki of Finland topping the overall bunch in 84.39.
Trinidad and Tobago’s first Olympic gold medallist Hasely Crawford insisted however, “do not write him off. I know he did not make it in the final but Keshorn Walcott is going through physical changes. We need to really support that young man.
“Do not write him off and do not bad talk the man please. He’s going through physical changes. I want to tell Trinidad and Tobago that. He’s still young. He has a long career ahead of him. He just had a little setback and he’ll be okay.”
And 1992 Olympian Alvin Daniel noted, “we cannot expect that every time the man competes he can beat them ‘fellas’, because some of them are real good. It’s not that he’s not good, it just has to do with conditions sometime. Sometimes it work out for you at that level. If you don’t get into the final, you have to go back to the drawing board.”
But Kai Selvon was unable to earn a spot in the final, of the women’s 200m.
The 21-year-old was seventh in the second of three semi-final heats in 23.21, with Allyson Felix of the United States (22.30) and Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria (22.39) progressing to today’s final.
Earlier in the day, Selvon was third in heat four, of the prelims, in 23.14, trailing World 100m queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica (22.78) and Elyzaveta Bryzgiva of Ukraine (22.84).
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T&T mile relay team go for gold (http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,182324.html)
By JOEL BAILEY (T&T Newsday) Friday, August 16 2013
THE NATIONAL men’s 4x400-metre relay team of Renny Quow, Jarrin Solomon, Lalonde Gordon and Deon Lendore will be aiming for the second medal for the twin-island republic, at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia today.
On the heels of Jehue Gordon’s gold in the men’s 400m hurdles, the TT mile relay team will be looking to emulate, or even better their bronze medal performance at the 2012 London Olympics.
However, there is a likelihood that Jehue Gordon can replace his namesake Lalonde in the final, depending on the turn of events today.
Jehue Gordon tweeted yesterday, “finally home after long hours of drug testing, going to take a cold shower and get as much sleep. May have to run on that relay (today).”
The 4x400m relay will begin at 1.30 pm, and TT are in lane three. The other entrants are Belgium (one), Brazil (two), Jamaica (four), United States (five), Russia (six), Great Britain (seven) and Australia (eight).
Hasely Crawford, the 100m Olympic gold medallist at the 1976 Montreal Games, commented yesterday, “once you’re in a final, you have a good chance, but this one is going to be difficult. If they (get) a medal, they have to really earn it.
“Good luck to them. They are capable of (getting) a medal but, if they want it, they have to dig deep and earn it. It wouldn’t be easy,” he added.
And former national quarter-miler Alvin Daniel stated, “we have to look at our lane assignments.
The US (is) always hard to beat but, on any given day, we’re in the final and anything can happen.
Once they get the stick around and they run smart, they can pick up a medal again.” Lalonde Gordon will be involved in the men’s 200m, with the first round set for 2.35 am and the semi-finals (involving the first three in each of the seven heats, plus the next three fastest) scheduled for 11.40 am.
But Lalonde, the Olympic 400m bronze medallist, will have to battle against Olympic and reigning World half-lap champion Usain Bolt in lane seven of heat seven.
If Lalonde advances to the semi-final, then he may have little recovery time between that race and the men’s 4x400m relay final, hence the likelihood that he may be replaced by Jehue.
Another TT participant in the men’s 200m is Kyle Greaux, who will be in lane eight of heat one.
The first round of the women 4x400m relay will run off at 3.30 am, with Trinidad and Tobago (who can choose from Kai Selvon, Alena Brooks, Shawna Fermin, Sparkle McKnight, Romona Modeste and Domonique Williams) in heat four.
TT will start the race in lane four, with Nigeria in lane two, France in lane three and, from lanes five-seven Britain, Botswana and Bahamas. The top two in each of the three heats, as well as the next two fastest finishers, will advance to tomorrow’s final.
At 1.45 am, Aleesha Barber will be vying for a place in tomorrow’s semi-finals of the women’s 100m hurdles.
She will be in lane two of heat five, next to Veronica Borsi of Italy (three), Lavonne Idlette of Dominican Republic (four), Brianna Rollins of the US (five), Sara Aerts of Belgium (six), Shermaine Williams of Jamaica (seven) and Isabelle Pedersen of Norway (eight).
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GOLDEN DIP
Jehue Gordon, 21, in nail-biting 400-metre hurdles finish in Moscow (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/GOLDEN-DIP-219866851.html)
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express) in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 15, 2013 at 10:08 PM ECT
Trinidad and Tobago track star Jehue Gordon lunged for the line at the Luzhniki Stadium, here in Moscow, Russia, yesterday, his herculean effort earning the country only its second gold medal in the 30-year history of the IAAF World Championships.
Coming off the final turn in the men’s 400 metres hurdles final, Gordon trailed American Michael Tinsley. But as he battled on the home straight, the Maraval athlete drew inspiration from two of the most influential people in his life—his coach Dr Ian Hypolite and mother Marcella Woods.
“On the last hurdle, I just remember my coach telling me it’s going to be a foot race coming home, put my foot down on the ground, roll my arms. And I remember my mom telling me to push yuh head Jehue, just remember to push your head. So did and so done.
“My head actually left my body and went over the line, and my body went behind it. I just throw my frame, as Trinidadians would say, I throw my frame over the line.”
Tinsley, too, “threw his frame”, and the two athletes, like everyone else in the stadium, had to wait until the results showed up on the giant screen to know who took the title.
“I wanted to raise up,” Gordon told the Express, “and just see my name to the top of the board.”
He got his wish, Gordon striking gold in 47.69 seconds—a new national record and the fastest time in the world this year. Tinsley had to settle for silver in 47.70, while bronze was bagged by Serbia’s Emir Bekric (48.05).
“I’m ecstatic,” said Gordon.
Yesterday’s gold was the 11th World Championship medal for T&T.
Ato Boldon opened T&T’s account back in 1995 with men’s 100m bronze. And two years later, in Athens, Greece, he triumphed in the 200m to became the country’s first senior world champion in athletics. A couple hours before the one-lap hurdles final, the former track star told the Express he was “ready to make room in the club”, the T&T world title club.
Gordon became only the second person to gain membership with yesterday’s scorching run on the Luzhniki Stadium’s blue Mondo surface.
“My coach has been nagging me and telling me that my body is ready to do something phenomenal. I went out there, had that belief in him, and kept my belief in Jehovah God that he’s going to bless me with his Holy Spirit and pull me through the line.
“My coach,” Gordon continued, “has been there for me since I was 12 years old. And I must give this big achievement to him.”
Gordon also acknowledged the contribution of the T&T medical staff, and paid tribute to his mother.
“My mom, I must devote this to her also. She’s been there for me through thick and also through thin. Mom, I did this for you…just continue to support me and believe in me.”
Gordon is a fully home-grown talent. He turned down the opportunity to go abroad, opting instead to train in T&T under the guidance of Hypolite.
As a 17-year-old, Gordon finished fourth at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. One year later, he was crowned world junior champion in Moncton, Canada. And at the 2012 London Olympics, he was sixth in the final.
Yesterday, Dominican Republic’s two-time Olympic champion Felix Sanchez had to settle for fifth spot in 48.22 seconds. Cuban Omar Cisneros (48.12) finished fourth, while Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson (48.38) and Senegal’s Mamadou Kasse Hanne (48.68) were sixth and seventh, respectively.
In the cellar position was T&T-born Kerron Clement. While Clement opted to represent United States rather than the country of his birth, Gordon, a Sports Management major at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, chose to be the ultimate patriot.
“I wanted to show Trinidad and Tobago that I could localise things. I could localise books and athletics at the same time, showing people that I don’t need to go outside to be successful.”
Born, bred, and developed right here in T&T, 21-year-old Jehue “Young Prince” Gordon is now king of the one-lap hurdles. He has truly come of age.
Trinidad and Tobago’s World Championships medals:
1995: Ato Boldon--Bronze--Men’s 100 metres
1997: Ato Boldon--Gold--Men’s 200m
1999: No Medals
2001: Ato Boldon--Bronze--Men’s 100m
Marc Burns, Ato Boldon, Jacey Harper, Darrel Brown--Silver--4x100m relay
2003: Darrel Brown--Silver--Men’s 100m
2005: Kevon Pierre, Marc Burns, Jacey Harper, Darrel Brown--Silver--Men’s 4x100m relay
2007: No Medals
2009: Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson, Keston Bledman--Silver--Men’s 4x100m relay
Josanne Lucas--Bronze--Women’s 400m Hurdles
Renny Quow--Bronze--Men’s 400m
2011: Kelly-Ann Baptiste--Bronze--Women’s 100m
*2013: Jehue Gordon--Gold--Men’s 400m Hurdles
*2013 edition still ongoing
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TnT W 4x4 is out after a dismal performance.
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TnT W 4x4 is out after a dismal performance.
Yeah saw that the morning session including the relays live myself.
Was hoping we could have at least run a new PB even if we could not make the final.
A few of the baton changes were very inefficient and we lost a lot of ground on those exchanges.
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Praises from NAAA president, manager (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Praises-from-NAAA-president-manager-219866371.html)
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express) in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 15, 2013 at 9:59 PM ECT
World champion Jehue Gordon has been described as “an exemplar” by National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) president Ephraim Serrette.
“I’m very happy for Jehue,” Serrette told the Express, following the athlete’s victory in the IAAF World Championship men’s 400 metres hurdles final, at the Luzhniki Stadium, here in Moscow, Russia, yesterday.
“He’s one of the athletes,” the president continued, “our athletes need to look at. He’s an exemplar, always thanking the people who have been there for him. The other athletes need to take a page.”
The T&T team manager here in Moscow, Dexter Voisin, was thrilled with Gordon’s golden run.
“Based on what I saw leading up to the final, I expected great things, and he delivered tonight. He went with his race-plan. It was nail-biting.
“So much is in the air right now with track and field back home,” Voisin continued, “especially negative vibes. This will bring positive vibes. This augurs well for us. I’m sure the other athletes will be motivated.”
Serrette said that Gordon’s success is a big boost for T&T track and field, especially since he is based at home.
“His victory augurs well for the sport, more so coming out of Trinidad and Tobago—training at home with a local coach (Dr Ian Hypolite).”
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Ato and Hasely: Jehue’s success is no surprise (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Ato-and-Hasely--Jehues-success-is-no-surprise-219866581.html)
By Ian Prescott and Roger Seepersad (T&T Express)
Story Created: Aug 15, 2013 at 10:03 PM ECT
Ato Boldon, Trinidad and Tobago’s first gold medallist at the “Worlds”, in the men’s 200m event in 1997, “wasn’t surprised at all” at Jehue Gordon’s 400-metres victory in Moscow yesterday.
And, former Olympic men’s 100-metre champion Hasely Crawford is sending all the kudos Jehue Gordon’s way .
Both Boldon and Crawford were overjoyed at yesterday’s 400-metre hurdles triumph by Gordon, who clocked 47.69 seconds to win ahead of American Michael Tinsley (47.70) and Serbia’s Emir Bekric (48.05), at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
“It was all over my Facebook and Twitter that I thought Jehue would have won,” Boldon told CCN TV6 via Skype yesterday. “I went back and looked at the semi-finals (on tape) and thought he had the best finish, and anybody who has the best finish coming off of hurdle ten had a very good chance.
“I did not think Tinsley would have been as close obviously, but I always felt that I was going to have to make some room in the club, that we were going to have another world champion.”
According to Boldon, Worlds gold should have come again sooner to T&T.
“We do not have anybody else besides myself that have multiple medals in individual events, and I think that Jehue is going to break that trend. He is the youngest medallist ever in this event, and I think he understands that this is an event that usually favours people with experience.”
Considered one of T&T’s best-ever sprinters, Boldon said athletes training at home should not be a hindrance to world class performances.
Asked about the distraction of Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Semoy Hackett returning home under drug clouds, Boldon felt it did not affect the team too much.
“One (thing) non-athletes don’t realise, especially non-Olympic athletes, is that no matter what happens in that camp, the athletes there have worked for a long time to get to this point and nothing distracts them.
“To the outside world it is like ‘Oh my gosh, everybody is so devastated because this one went home or that one went home’, but the reality is, they have sympathy for what happened to their country women, but it is not going to deter, and it is not going to distract them.”
Crawford too feels proud that Gordon and Olympic javelin champ Keshorn Walcott are home grown.
Trinidad and Tobago’s 1976 Montreal Olympic 100-metre gold medallist described Gordon as a wonderful person, and deserving of the reward he has earned for the hard work put in.
“When I saw the semi-final where he slowed down at the end and still clocked 48.10 seconds, I was convinced that gold could be his in the final. But I knew he would have to want it and be willing to fight for it,” Crawford said. “I also feel that the 4x100m team also have a good chance of winning a medal as well, but they too have to want it badly, and be willing to dig deep also.”
Crawford credits 21-year-old Gordon for working extremely hard to regain the form he showed as a 17-year-old, when he finished fourth in his pet event at his first World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Crawford remembers Gordon struggling as a teenager, and credited local coaches Ian Hypolite and Edwin Skinner, UWI, and even TSTT for investing in Gordon as a teenager by sending him to China for preparation.
Further, Crawford said 20-year-old former junior world champion Walcott is going through his growing phase, and like Gordon has many productive years before him. He feels Walcott needs time to adjust to his first year in senior competition after shocking the field as an outsider at the London Olympics.
“I went through it too,” Crawford said. “I could also remember that Jehue was also struggling last year, and look what has happened this year.”
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4x4 men target podium (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/4x4-men-target-podium-219861931.html)
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express) in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 15, 2013 at 9:10 PM ECT
Trinidad and Tobago will bid for a second medal at the 14th IAAF World Championships here in Moscow, Russia, at 1.30 this afternoon (T&T time).
Renny Quow, Jarrin Solomon, Lalonde Gordon and Deon Lendore qualified third fastest for the men’s 4x400 metres final, the T&T quartet returning a time of three minutes, 00.48 seconds to finish second in the second of three qualifying heats. United States got home first in 2:59.85, leading all qualifiers into the final.
Today, the T&T quartet will return to the Luzhniki Stadium for the championship race, confident of following men’s 400m hurdles gold medallist Jehue Gordon onto the podium.
“We’re going to be in the top three,” Quow told the Express. “No doubt about that. I have confidence in these guys.”
Quow ran a solid leadoff leg, handing the baton to Solomon with T&T well-positioned for a strong performance.
“Was a nice, easy, relaxed run,” said Solomon. “Our goal was just to make the final. That’s all we’re trying to do, save a little bit for tomorrow (today). We should be able to go much faster.”
Next up for T&T was Lalonde Gordon.
“The first hundred I felt a little sluggish because I haven’t run a 400 in over a month. After I hit the back stretch I started to flow into it.”
Lendore, the T&T anchorman, was not entirely pleased with his run.
“Not really how I finish a 4x4, but I’ll work with that, get some treatment on my leg, and try to feel 100 per cent for the final. I came all the way over here…I have to get a medal now.”
Jamaica topped the opening heat in 3:00.41, qualifying second fastest for the championship race.
T&T’s Keshorn Walcott exited the men’s javelin event after finishing tenth in Group “A” and 19th overall in yesterday’s qualifying competition.
The reigning Olympic champion threw 78.78 metres in the first round, well short of the 82.50m automatic qualifying distance. He was unable to improve on his opening effort, fouling in round two and landing the javelin 75.84m with his final throw.
Walcott has been plagued by an ankle injury this season. However, he told the Express the injury was not to blame for his disappointing performance.
“I taped it up and it helped. My ankle was okay. I just didn’t have a good competition.”
Walcott said the pressure of being Olympic champion might well have contributed to his elimination.
“It’s always in the back of your mind, but I’ll say my major problem today was my technique. I’m going out there thinking about how far I have to throw. That was my downfall. I didn’t relax. I didn’t execute well.”
Walcott is unlikely to compete again in 2013.
“I think it’s best for me to go home and rest my foot.
“My major lesson,” he continued, “is that when I get injured, stop and recover instead of going through, because it’s hard training with injuries. You can’t do everything you want to do.”
Kai Selvon bowed out of the women’s 200m at the penultimate stage, clocking 23.21 seconds to cop seventh spot in the second of three semifinal heats.
In the opening round, Selvon finished third in heat four in 23.14 to advance automatically to the semis.
“It wasn’t my best run on the bend,” the T&T sprinter told the Express. “It was the best I could have done for now, in that race.”
But while Selvon was not satisfied with the first half of her first round race, she was impressive on the home straight, motoring to the line to secure the final automatic berth up for grabs in the heat.
At 3.17 this morning (T&T time), Lalonde Gordon competes in heat seven in the opening round of the men’s 200m. The T&T athlete will square off against 100m champion Usain Bolt, of Jamaica.
Gordon’s teammate, Kyle Greaux will be on show at 2.35, in the opening heat.
The top three finishers in each of the seven heats will progress automatically to today’s semis.
At 2.17 a.m., T&T’s Aleesha Barber faces the starter in the fifth and final women’s 100m hurdles first round heat. The first four in each heat are guaranteed lanes in the semifinal round, tomorrow.
And at 3.30, T&T will bid for a spot in the women’s 4x400m final. Running in the first of three qualifying heats, Shawna Fermin, Sparkle McKnight, Domonique Williams and Romona Modeste will take on teams from United States, Poland, Ukraine, Botswana and Czech Republic. The top two finishers earn automatic qualification for tomorrow’s final.
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Relay men third fastest going into final (http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-08-15/relay-men-third-fastest-going-final)
T&T Guardian Reports
After Jehue Gordon’s inspiring victory in the 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Moscow yesterday, Trinidad and Tobago’s 4x400 metres really team placed second in their semifinal in a time of 3.00.48, which was the third fastest overall, behind USA and Jamaica and qualified for today’s final at 1.30 pm (T&T time).
However, Olympics javelin champion, Keshorn Walcott failed to progress to tomorrow’s final, finishing tenth overall in his event, while Kai Selvon also dropped out of contention in the 200 metres after reaching the semifinals.
The relay quartet of Renny Quow, Jarrin Solomon, La Londe Gordon and Deon Lendore stalked the USA team for the majority of the race with Quow and Solomon running blinders off the first two legs.
Solomon told the T&T Guardian that the objective was to reach the finals. “We did not want to use too much energy. We wanted to gauge ourselves as we look towards a big final showdown on Friday. We are ready, we know this race, we know each other and we have a lot of belief.”
Solomon said T&T will not be taking any of the other teams for granted. “You have to concentrate on everybody because anybody could beat anybody on the day. Look at Russia who won the third semi final today.”
Lendore described T&T’s performance as a good run. “This was about pacing ourselves and ensuring that on Friday we have something left in the tank. So we are just going to go back and continue to get ourselves mentally ready for the final.”
Gordon who was making his first appearance said he was a little slow. But after 100, I started to flow and move better because I have not competed in a 400 in over a month, so it is like waking my body up all over again.”
As to his appearance in the 200 metres heats at 2.35am (TT time) today where he runs from Lane 7 against Olympic champion Usain Bolt in Lane 6, a cautious Gordon would only say: “I will just give it my best and see what happens.”
If he advances, he will have to run the 200 metres semi finals at 11.17 ( TT time)
Walcott’s first throw was 78.78 metres but he scratched in his second throw and his third and final throw was 75.84.
Interestingly , the best throw on the day was by Finland’s Tero Pitkamaki of 84.39, which was Walcott’s season best throw done at the Twilight Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The 12th qualifier’s time was 80.18 metres.
Walcott, clearly disappointed, said he was hoping to do better. “This has been my hardest season so far. My body is changing. It has been pretty tough with injuries, so this year has been really hard.”
Walcott said he is not fully recovered from an ankle injury which has been affecting him throughout the year. My year started off pretty well but it went downhill from there and I have not fully recovered.”
Also going into action today will be the women’s 4x400 metres team in heat two from 11.41 am ( TT time). T&T’s team will run from lane four with Great Britain and Ireland in lane 5 and the Bahamas in lane 7. The top two from each of the three heats, as well as the two fastest losers will progress to the finals.
This is new territory for T&T since it is the first ever 4x400 metres female team at these Championships. The team is Sparkle McKnight, Ramona Modeste, Dominique Williams and Shawna Fermin AB
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Friday Timetable:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday#day7
And for those who missed the World’s athletics action this Friday Morning 16th August you can click the link below for full real time replay of the morning session in Moscow.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 7, Part 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038lhw1/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_7_Part_1/
Jonathan Edwards introduces the morning's action from Moscow as more British and global stars look to progress to the next round of their events.
British sprint hurdler Tiffany Porter was on course for a medal at the last World Championships before clipping the penultimate hurdle and finishing fourth. She will be expected to qualify comfortably from the day's heats, along with Australia's Olympic and world champion Sally Pearson.
World junior champions Adam Gemili and Delano Williams compete for Great Britain in the 200m heats, along with team-mate James Ellington and global superstar Usain Bolt.
Commentary is provided by Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Paul Dickenson and Brendan Foster.
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Now that Lalonde's experiment in the 200m is out of the way (nice warm up), let's regroup for the 4x400m final, and focus on using that 200m speed to get out in the first 100m of his leg and put us in optimal medal position.
Per his (Lalonde's) post-heat interview, Lendore may or may not run based on some soreness, and talk is that Jehue may replace him.
Top medal chances not looking so hot if that's the case.
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Now that Lalonde's experiment in the 200m is out of the way (nice warm up), let's regroup for the 4x400m final, and focus on using that 200m speed to get out in the first 100m of his leg and put us in optimal medal position.
Per his (Lalonde's) post-heat interview, Lendore may or may not run based on some soreness, and talk is that Jehue may replace him.
Top medal chances not looking so hot if that's the case.
Lalonde ent look up to it even in the semi of the 4X4 best to let Juhue run the last leg and hope for the best
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Sorry, Lalonde at 80/90% still better than a fresh Jehue in the flat 400m
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Now that Lalonde's experiment in the 200m is out of the way (nice warm up), let's regroup for the 4x400m final, and focus on using that 200m speed to get out in the first 100m of his leg and put us in optimal medal position.
Per his (Lalonde's) post-heat interview, Lendore may or may not run based on some soreness, and talk is that Jehue may replace him.
Top medal chances not looking so hot if that's the case.
Lalonde ent look up to it even in the semi of the 4X4 best to let Juhue run the last leg and hope for the best
what about Cedenio ? whose flat times are better than jehue's ? we cant put this promising youngster through another disappointment and not give him a shot ...he made the team and we should give him a chance if a team member cant do it ... to bring Jehue from outside the 4x4 group is too deflating and could really discourage a young athlete.
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Now that Lalonde's experiment in the 200m is out of the way (nice warm up), let's regroup for the 4x400m final, and focus on using that 200m speed to get out in the first 100m of his leg and put us in optimal medal position.
Per his (Lalonde's) post-heat interview, Lendore may or may not run based on some soreness, and talk is that Jehue may replace him.
Top medal chances not looking so hot if that's the case.
Lalonde ent look up to it even in the semi of the 4X4 best to let Juhue run the last leg and hope for the best
what about Cedenio ? whose flat times are better than jehue's ? we cant put this promising youngster through another disappointment and not give him a shot ...he made the team and we should give him a chance if a team member cant do it ... to bring Jehue from outside the 4x4 group is too deflating and could really discourage a young athlete.
I love Cedenio and wondered why he didn't get a chance to run in the OG heats instead of Alleyne-Forte based on merit, but in a final, it's not just about foot speed but experience, and for that I would rather Lendore or Gordon. Cedenio typically gets out slow, and in a relay it is all about positioning. It is hard even for a faster quartermiler to get around others ahead of him/her in the latter stages of a leg, when not just the line approaches but the risks of an exchange. The exchange itself requires some smarts as the outgoing athlete needs to judge the pace of the incoming runner, take off at the right pace (based on the incoming runner) to get some clearance before taking the baton, without running out of zone or into another runner. So many times you see an incoming athlete in 1st or 2nd but by the time the baton is exchanged, the team might be 3rd or 4th. Once you are there it is harder to regain your position by the end of the leg.
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Wow - Allyson Felix pulls up in the 200m final.
USA women may not win the 4x100m nor 4x400m relays.
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Why they put that fellah to run second leg? Throw away the race
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From 1st look, it looked like Lalonde ran a brutally bad 2nd leg which put us from 3rd into 6th from which we couldn't recover.
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Ok so maybe Cedenio should have run eh? Wow, looked like nothing in the tank for Lalonde. He looked toothless.
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Lalonde with his usual lackadaisical first 100m killed our chances. A 200m/400m man needs to get out on the 2nd leg and establish medal position, that is your job, damn it!!
I hope he concentrates on the 400m and forget this 200m stupidness.
Cedenio did something similar at the Penn Relays so I am not sure he would have done better.
Great leg by Jehue Gordon and Renny Quow.
On all cylinders we should have won that silver, USA was too strong.
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he ran a pull stones leg ...lalonde gordon he has to be injured ...
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It was Lalonde.. Bad decision to put him on. Especially considering he just ran 2 200m. I would have gone with the next Gordon (Jehue).
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So there were 2 Gordons? Should have gone with Lendore instead of Lalonde
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So there were 2 Gordons? Should have gone with Lendore instead of Lalonde
Lendore was sore apparently.
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Running Lalonde Gordon on the 2nd leg was our biggest mistake; he has totally lost the form he had earlier this year as was evident in his last place 200m run.
We should have run Deon and left Lalonde out of the squad to recover from his 200m flop unless Deon was ill or injured himself in training or something.
Think we threw away a fight for a possible silver or bronze by running the totally spent or out of form Lalonde.
We ran a slower time in the final than in the Heats, disappointing performance helped by bad selection for the 2nd leg!! :(
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So there were 2 Gordons? Should have gone with Lendore instead of Lalonde
Exactly!
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Why they put that fellah to run second leg? Throw away the race
Exactly, what an annoying and dotish decision!! :pissedoff:
I was cussing as soon as I saw that!
As soon as Lalonde ran last in the 200m semi-final the alarm bells should have been ringing to leave him off the 4x400m relay squad as he was obviously spent!
I would have put Solomon on the 2nd leg just like in the heats, Jehue on the 3rd leg in for the spent Lalonde and I would have ran a sore Deon on the last leg; I know for a fact that if Deon got the baton in the 2nd or 3rd place on the last leg that we were bagging either silver or bronze.
PS: Alternatively I would have even preferred Cedenio in for Lalonde on the 2nd leg or coming up against his Jamaican rival who he hates losing to on the last leg.
Ultimately we can't blame Lalonde as it was a very bad decision by our management team running him after his earlier lame 200m semi-final performance.
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I warned that Lalonde's schedule will be detrimental.........
:cursing: :bs: :banginghead:
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I warned that Lalonde's schedule will be detrimental.........
:cursing: :bs: :banginghead:
Our downfall was moving Solomon from the 2nd leg and running a spent Lalonde there and also not having enough faith in Cedenio to replace a sour Deon on the last leg if Deon was not fit enough to run.
Wasted opportunity for a medal!
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Here is link for 14th IAAF World Championships Friday Timetable:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday#day7
And for those who missed the World’s athletics action this Friday Afternoon 16th August you can click the link below for full real time replay of the morning session in Moscow.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 7, Part 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038lj0z/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_7_Part_2/
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah goes for gold in the 5,000m at the World Championships in Moscow.
Gabby Logan is joined by Michael Johnson, Paula Radcliffe, Colin Jackson and Denise Lewis as six more gold medals are decided. Farah is attempting to become the first Briton to retain a world title and will face a formidable challenge as ever from the Kenyan and Ethiopian contingent.
There could be British interest too in the men's long jump and women's hammer finals, while Olympic champion Allyson Felix of the USA attempts to retain the world 200m title.
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Why they put that fellah to run second leg? Throw away the race
Exactly, what an annoying and dotish decision!! :pissedoff:
I was cussing as soon as I saw that!
As soon as Lalonde ran last in the 200m semi-final the alarm bells should have been ringing to leave him off the 4x400m relay squad as he was obviously spent!
I would have put Solomon on the 2nd leg just like in the heats, Jehue on the 3rd leg in for the spent Lalonde and I would have ran a sore Deon on the last leg; I know for a fact that if Deon got the baton in the 2nd or 3rd place on the last leg that we were bagging either silver or bronze.
PS: Alternatively I would have even preferred Cedenio in for Lalonde on the 2nd leg or coming up against his Jamaican rival who he hates losing to on the last leg.
Ultimately we can't blame Lalonde as it was a very bad decision by our management team running him after his earlier lame 200m semi-final performance.
I doh know what kind of jokey quartermilers we have nah, I remember running 200, 400, and 4x400m in local and univ. conference meets in the same day. As a quartermiler I can tell you that I ran a better 400m relay leg after running a 200m final because the latter got me warmed up.
Lalonde must be really out of shape this year if he couldn't come back from a 20.88 to run a decent 400m leg, it's not like he ran the 400m event as well, just 2 x 200m in 21.1 and 20.8, oh well.....
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So I just finally got a chance to actually see that 4x4. Lalonde legs was that DEAD that he couldn't run a more aggressive first bend. Nah man!!!!!!!!!! :cursing:
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I warned that Lalonde's schedule will be detrimental.........
:cursing: :bs: :banginghead:
Our downfall was moving Solomon from the 2nd leg and running a spent Lalonde there and also not having enough faith in Cedenio to replace a sour Deon on the last leg if Deon was not fit enough to run.
Wasted opportunity for a medal!
PS: Based on Lalonde Gordon's performances he is not totally fit and is seriously out of form.
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2013 IAAF World Championships women 100m hurdles opening round heats
http://www.youtube.com/v/i8d1jb9K1J8
August 16, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 100 meter hurdles opening round heats. The top 4 finishers in each heat advance along with the next 4 fastest times.
Heat 1
Angela WHYTE
Marzia CARAVELLI
Nadine HILDEBRAND
Nia ALI
Lucie ŠKROBÁKOVÁ
Shujiao WU
Hitomi SHIMURA
Heat 2:
Sally PEARSON
Cindy BILLAUD
Anne ZAGRE
Tatyana DEKTYAREVA
Brigitte MERLANO
Andrea BLISS
Nooralotta NEZIRI
Gnima FAYE
Heat 3
Queen HARRISON
Alina TALAY
Danielle WILLIAMS
Jessica ZELINKA
Marina TOMIC
Anna PLOTITSYNA
Noemi ZBÄREN
Heat 4
Tiffany PORTER
Yuliya KONDAKOVA
Dawn HARPER
Reïna-Flor OKORI
Lina FLÓREZ
Kierre BECKLES
Anastasiya SOPRUNOVA
Salma Emam Abou EL-HASSAN
Heat 5
Brianna ROLLINS
Lavonne IDLETTE
Shermaine WILLIAMS
Aleesha BARBER
Veronica BORSI
Isabelle PEDERSEN
Sara AERTS
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2013 IAAF World Championships men 200m dash opening round heats
http://www.youtube.com/v/FC6pXlvY730
August 16, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics opening round heats for the men's 200 meter dash. The top 3 finishers in each heat advance to the semi-finals along with the next 3 fastest times.
Heat 1
Curtis MITCHELL
Isaac MAKWALA
Jaysuma SAIDY NDURE
Hitjivirue KAANJUKA
Serhiy SMELYK
Likoúrgos-Stéfanos TSÁKONAS
Kyle GREAUX
Neddy MARIE
Heat 2
Churandy MARTINA
Anaso JOBODWANA
Mosito LEHATA
Alex QUIÑÓNEZ
Tremaine HARRIS
Joshua ROSS
Ratu Banuve TABAKAUCORO
Liaqat ALI
Heat 3
Warren WEIR
Bruno DE BARROS
Bernardo BALOYES
Jimmy VICAUT
Bruno HORTELANO
Kei TAKASE
Lestrod ROLAND
Mitchel DAVIS
Heat 4
Nickel ASHMEADE
Antoine ADAMS
Alonso EDWARD
Hua Wilfried KOFFI
Aldemir DA SILVA JUNIOR
Nil DE OLIVEIRA
Aleksandr KHYUTTE
Yendountien TIEBEKABE
Heat 5
Jason LIVERMORE
Wallace SPEARMON
Karol ZALEWSKI
James ELLINGTON
Zhenye XIE
Luguelín SANTOS
Rolando PALACIOS
Courtney Carl WILLIAMS
Heat 6
Isiah YOUNG
Shota IIZUKA
Adam GEMILI
Enrico DEMONTE
Sergio RUIZ
Winston GEORGE
Ayman Mohamed AHMED SAID
Jerai TORRES
Heat 7
Usain Bolt
Jamial ROLLE
Lalonde GORDON
Delanno WILLIAMS
Yuichi KOBAYASHI
Alex WILSON
Jan ŽUMER
Didier KIKI
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2013 IAAF World Championships women 4x400 qualifying rounds
http://www.youtube.com/v/jTD85ZbgwUo
August 16, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 4x400 meter relay qualifying heats. The top 2 finishers in each heat advance to the final along with the next 2 fastest times.
Heat 1
1. United States - 3:25.18 - Q
2. Italy - 3:29.62 - Q
3. Ukraine - 3:29.63 - q
4. Czech Republic - 3:30.48
5. India - 3:38.81
Heat 2
1. Great Britain & N.I. - 3:25.39 - Q
2. Nigeria - 3:27.39 - Q
3. France - 3:27.75 - q
4. Bahamas - 3:32.91
5. Trinidad and Tobago - 3:33.50
6. Botswana - 3:38.96
Heat 3:
Jamaica - Disqualified - DQ
1. Russia - 3:23.51 - Q
2. Romania - - 3:29.62 - Q
3. Poland - 3:29.75
4. Belarus - 3:30.28
5. Canada - 3:31.09
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2013 IAAF World Championships men 200m dash semi-finals
http://www.youtube.com/v/HBQ-bqJW8bA
August 16, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics: Semi final heats for the men's 200 meter dash. The top 2 finishers in each heat advance to the semi-finals along with the next 2 fastest times.
Heat 1
Curtis MITCHELL (USA)
Warren WEIR (JAM)
Jaysuma SAIDY NDURE (Norway)
Jimmy VICAUT (FRA)
Bruno HORTELANO (ESP)
Alex QUIÑÓNEZ (ECU)
Delanno WILLIAMS (GBR)
Lalonde GORDON (TRI)
Heat 2
Usain Bolt (JAM)
Anaso JOBODWANA (RSA)
Isiah YOUNG (USA)
James ELLINGTON (GBR)
Jason LIVERMORE (JAM)
Antoine ADAMS (SKN)
Shota IIZUKA (JPN)
Karol ZALEWSKI (Poland)
Heat 3
Adam GEMILI (GBR)
Nickel ASHMEADE (JAM)
Churandy MARTINA (NED)
Serhiy SMELYK (UKR)
Likoúrgos-Stéfanos TSÁKONAS (Greece)
Wallace SPEARMON (USA)
Alonso EDWARD (PAN)
Mosito LEHATA (LES)
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Fraser-Pryce claims 200m, Felix goes down - Universal Sports
http://www.youtube.com/v/cbMKMCv65XI
2013, Moscow, Russia, IAAF Track and Field World Championship, In the Women's 200m, two time defending champ Allyson Felix (USA) goes down on the turn and has to be carried off. as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) grabs the rare double, 100m and 200m wins. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
2013 IAAF World Championships women 200m dash FINAL - Felix goes down with injury!
http://www.youtube.com/v/kPUM3K4cx_A
August 16, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics: Women's 200 meter dash final
GOLD - Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE (JAM) - 22.17
SILVER - Murielle AHOURE (Ivory Coast) - 22.32
BRONZE - Blessing OKAGBARE (NGR) - 22.32
4. Shaunae MILLER (BAH) - 22.74
5. Jeneba TARMOH (USA) - 22.78
6. ChaRonda WILLIAMS (USA) - 22.81
7. Mariya RYEMYEN (UKR) - 22.84
Allyson FELIX (USA) - DNF
Interview: Fraser-Pryce wins historic double for Jamaica
http://www.youtube.com/v/yvU-Jq6fvW4
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the first Jamaican woman to win world sprint double titles when she won the 200M in a time of 22.17 here at the World Championships in Moscow.
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American men win 4x400m 2013 championship - Universal Sports
http://www.youtube.com/v/K53TOZOOO4w
2013, Moscow, Russia, IAAF Track and Field World Championship, In the Men's 4x400m, anchored by the newly crowned world champ, Lashawn Merritt, Team USA, after 2nd place in London, are World Champions again. Winning at 2:58.71, dominating the field by 1.17 seconds. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
2013 IAAF World Championships men 4x400m relay FINAL
http://www.youtube.com/v/SuEdsqa1RDg
August 16, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics: Men's 4x400 meter relay final
GOLD UNITED STATES USA 2:58.71 WL David Verburg Tony McQuay Arman Hall LaShawn Merritt
SILVER JAMAICA JAM 2:59.88 SB Rusheen McDonald Edino Steele Omar Johnson Javon Francis
BRONZE RUSSIA RUS 2:59.90 SB Maksim Dyldin Lev Mosin Sergey Petukhov Vladimir Krasnov
4 GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 3:00.88 Conrad Williams Martyn Rooney Michael Bingham Nigel Levine
5 BELGIUM BEL 3:01.02 Jonathan Borlée Kévin Borlée Dylan Borlée Will Oyowe
6 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TRI 3:01.74 Renny Quow Lalonde Gordon Jehue Gordon Jarrin Solomon
7 BRAZIL BRA 3:02.19 Pedro Luiz de Oliveira Wagner Cardoso Anderson Henriques Hugo de Sousa
8 AUSTRALIA AUS 3:02.26 SB Steven Solomon Alexander Beck Craig Burns Tristan Thomas
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Mixed Zone Interview: Moscow 2013 - Team JAM - 4x400m Men - Final - Silver
http://www.youtube.com/v/s61zK9eZeEs
IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 Russia 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
Team JAM - 4x400m Men - Final - Silver
Jamaica 4x4 team celebrates silver medal
http://www.youtube.com/v/7jU4xVjdBlI
Jamaica 4x4 team celebrates silver medal. Calabar High schoolboy Javon Francis was Jamaica's star, despite Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's historic 200m victory, on Friday's 7th day of the 14th IAAF World Atheltics Championships.
The Jamaican team, which included Rusheen McDonald, Edino Steele and Omar Johnson, stopped the clock in a season best 2:59.88 behind USA, anchored by LaShawn Merritt, 2:58.71, a world leading time.
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JEHUE GETS GOLD MEDAL (http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,182346.html)
By MIRANDA LA ROSE and JONATHAN RAMNANANSINGH (T&T Newsday)
Saturday, August 17 2013
National hurdler, Jehue Gordon became the second Trinidad and Tobago track athlete to penetrate the air of a World Championships arena with the melodious steelpan sounds of this country’s Pat Castagne-written national anthem.
Yesterday, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, the 21-year-old athlete mounted the highest segment of the podium and proudly received his first-ever 400 metres hurdles World Championships gold medal.
Gordon also powered into several local and international sporting history books when he produced his victorious showing in 47.69 seconds, on Thursday. This accomplishment saw Gordon become the first male TT hurdler to ever medal at the Championships and the youngest athlete to have ever won gold in this event.
The last time the twin-island republic achieved such a feat was back in 1997, when sprinter Ato Boldon powered to victory in the men’s 200 metres final in a golden time of 20.04 seconds.
As Gordon stood on the podium yesterday, flanked by silver medallist Michael Tinsley (47.70s) of the USA and bronze receiver Emir Bekric (48.05s) of Serbia, he flashed a broad smile.
Before having his medal placed around his neck by an IAAF official, Gordon struck a jubliant pose which mimicked that of Jamaican star sprinter Usain Bolt’s world renowned victor posture. As the medal was draped around the youngster’s neck, Gordon’s eyes seemed to forcibly hold back the tears, beaming with national pride that seemed to overflow throughout the Russian arena.
Seconds later, the TT national anthem echoed through the Luzhniki Stadium as a smiling Gordon patriotically sang along, word for word.
Not long after the medal ceremony, the Maraval athlete contested the third-leg of the men’s 4x400 metres relay final with compatriots Renny Quow, Lalonde Gordon and Jarrin Solomon, and the team placed sixth in 3:01.74, unable to match their bronze medal finish of the 2012 London Olympics. Gordon (Jehue) was not a member of that Olympic relay team.
However, the team’s placing yesterday did not diminish the joy over Gordon’s success, as it emerged that one of the young hurdler’s unique characteristics is his loyalty to his country.
Throughout Gordon’s years of athletic prowess, he had received many opportunities to advance his education and athletics in foreign countries. However, the home-grown athlete always turned down these once-in-a-lifetime offers and opted to pursue his academics at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine.
Witnessing his patriotism on several occasions was Dr Iva Gloudon, Director of Sport and Physical Education at the St Augustine campus. Presently on special leave, Gloudon admitted she tried to dissuade Gordon from joining the regional university campus as a student-athlete.
“I tried to talk him out of it because while we in sport were prepared, I did not think that the wider campus of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, understood how or was sufficiently prepared to embrace an elite student-athlete,” Gloudon, Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commissioner to Jamaica yesterday told Newsday in a telephone interview from Kingston, Jamaica.
Paying homage to Gordon and his coach Dr Ian Hypolite, Gloudon said, “to his coach I sing all praises. They are the ones that should receive all of the kudos.”
Gloudon, who set the groundwork for Gordon’s academic and training programme at UWI, said, “I always knew it was going to happen. I thought it was going to be at the last Olympics, but it was just a matter of time. He has the talent. He has the belief in himself. He has the discipline and tenacity to achieve. He has a relationship with the Holy Spirit, and he is extremely intelligent.”
As SPEC director, Gloudon said through Hypolite and her efforts they were successful in getting several offers of scholarships for Gordon at a number of North American universities.
“Then this young man,” she said, “came to my office one day and said that he really wanted to stay at home and train with his local coach.”
She tried to talk him out of it because she was aware that structures were not in place to cater at the optimum level for an elite student-athlete.
“Jehue was steadfast. I understood then that he was a very directed, purpose-driven young man. His decision was clear.”
As a teacher and a servant of students, she said, “once a student is that directed, I go with that direction.”
Additionally, Albert King, former coach of Gordon, also lauded the humility and the maturity of his former charge at Belmont Boys Intermediate. During an interview on Thursday afternoon, King commented, “his strength is his mental ability. Even as a schoolboy, he was very mature. He was above his age.”
He added, “A lot of people were criticising him for not taking up an American scholarship instead of staying in Trinidad,” said King. “He decided that he would stay in Trinidad and still train. It is bearing fruit. I want to hear those negative people now what they will say. He’s very much attached to his family. I am wishing him the best and everything comes with time,” King added. “Even though he’s not in my club, I am a coach in Air Bon Sonics but he shows me that respect. He will always come and check me.”
Also sending congratulatory remarks for Gordon yesterday was President Anthony Carmona. The President issued a release in the afternoon heaping praises on the youngster for his gutsy performance and timely execution in Gordon’s biggest race of his career thus far. The President commended Gordon’s commitment to training and educating himself in TT.
He stated, “Whereas, most of us need another person to push us to excellence, Jehue Gordon, in the main, was always competing against himself on local soil. As much as we are prepared to celebrate his success, however, we need to also celebrate the road to his success. His parental support was certainly pivotal. This victory was also made sweeter by the fact that this gold medal was 100% locally produced. In Jehue Gordon, we have a homegrown, ‘home-coached’ champion.”
Carmona added, “I have spoken often with Jehue Gordon’s coach, Dr Hypolite and I recall one conversation with him during a period when Jehue was not doing as well as was hoped. I shared with him the idea of sending him abroad to train but Dr Hypolite said, “No, we are going to train right here and Trinidad and Tobago is going to produce a homegrown world champion.
“I was wrong and his statement was prophetic. I congratulate Dr Hypolite, Mr Skinner and the other Memphis Pioneers coaches on their vision and perseverance.
“My sincere congratulations to you, World Champion Jehue, on this golden achievement. You have made everyone in this Republic exceedingly proud.”
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NO GAS NO GLORY
4X400 men 6th in final (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/NO-GAS-NO-GLORY-220004931.html)
T&T Express Reports
Story Created: Aug 16, 2013 at 10:08 PM ECT
Deon Lendore suffered a leg injury and had to sit out the men’s 4x400 metres final, and Lalonde Gordon just didn’t show up for the party, those two factors combining to keep Trinidad and Tobago out of contention for a podium finish, at the Luzhniki Stadium, here in Moscow, Russia, yesterday.
T&T finished sixth in three minutes, 01.74 seconds. United States, anchored by 400m champion LaShawn Merritt, secured gold with a 2:58.71 clocking, while silver and bronze went to Jamaica (2:59.88) and Russia (2:59.90), respectively.
Keen to follow up on Olympic bronze in London last year with precious metal at the 14th IAAF World Championships, T&T’s 4x4 men were set back when the medical team declared Lendore unfit to run in the final. Newly crowned 400 hurdles world champion Jehue Gordon was chosen as the replacement.
Renny Quow did his part on the leadoff leg for T&T, before handing the baton to Lalonde Gordon. But the Olympic 400m bronze medallist did not have the legs he needed after two rounds of the 200, yesterday, his semifinal run coming less than two hours before the 4x4 championship race.
Jehue and anchorman Jarrin Solomon produced big efforts, but there was too much work to be done, and T&T finished outside the medals.
Solomon was not a happy man after the race.
“I protested the dude from Great Britain hitting me on the home straight. He kicked my foot and then he elbowed me when he came by. I lost my balance. Therefore, I couldn’t pass the Belgium fella, and then he passed me, so I lost two spots.”
The T&T anchorman told the Express he did not think it was wise for Lalonde to compete in the individual 200m event.
“I felt a better decision could have been made, according to what we were trying to do as a team and according to medals.”
Jehue was also disappointed.
“We knew it might have been a bit of a challenge with Lalonde. He just did not bring his ‘A’ game on the day. Sometimes, it goes like that, but it was a team effort and we must all take some sort of blame for this.”
Aleesha Barber faces the starter at 10.36 this morning (T&T time) in the semi-final round of the women’s 100m hurdles. She has been drawn in lane three in the third and final heat.
In yesterday’s opening round, the T&T hurdler finished fourth in heat five in 13.33 seconds, for an automatic spot in the semis.
“I think things are falling into place at the right time. There are some things I still got to work on, but it’s coming together.”
Barber’s semi-final goal is “to keep improving my race…just get out those blocks and run the best race I can.”
Lalonde Gordon bowed out of the men’s 200m in the semi-final round. The T&T athlete finished eighth and last in the first of three heats in 21.14 seconds.
In the opening round, Lalonde copped third spot in heat seven in 20.85 to advance automatically to the semis. But, after a pedestrian bend, he had to work hard on the straight for that qualifying berth.
“Early morning, the body’s still sleeping,” Gordon told the Express, after the race. “I looked across and saw most of the guys tying up, so I went into a next gear and tried to take the spot to go to the next round.”
Reigning champion Usain Bolt, of Jamaica, topped the heat in 20.66 seconds, while second spot went to Great Britain’s Delano Williams (20.72).
In the opening heat, T&T’s Kyle Greaux had his first ever run on the global stage.
“Feeling a lot different competing at this level,” he told the Express. “It’s a blessing, but today nerves got the best of me and I didn’t execute my race properly. I slipped at the beginning, and these guys are fast, so you can’t recover from a falter like that.”
Like Gordon, Greaux was stronger on the straight…but not strong enough. He finished sixth in 20.89 seconds, and exited the event.
“Moving forward,” Greaux said afterwards, “I would be looking to up my game, so I can represent Trinidad and Tobago a lot better.”
Shawna Fermin, Sparkle McKnight, Domonique Williams and Romona Modeste combined for a 3:33.50 clocking in the second women’s 4x400m qualifying heat. The run was only good enough for fifth spot in the race, and T&T were eliminated.
McKnight, who exited in the opening round of the 400m hurdles here in Moscow, told the Express she was proud to be part of the country’s first ever World Championship women’s 4x400m team.
“Although we didn’t accomplish what we came to accomplish, I’m glad that a women’s 4x4 was able to come out here and do the best we could do. This is definitely a start.”
Fermin told the Express she is looking forward to more appearances on the global stage.
“Hopefully, in the future we can keep qualifying.”
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Here is link for World Championships Sat.17th August Events Timetable:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday#day8
Link for Today's Live BBC UK Coverage of World Championships in Moscow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_two_london/watchlive
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This championship feels weird. Jamaica already got disqualified from two events that we could at least got a bronze each, I understand that most of the team is young, but there is no excuse for those two disqualifications. Secondly, it seems like a lot of the athletes went into the championship unfit, never seen so many Jamaican athletes injured at one time in a championship. Thirdly, it seems like the Russians are not interested in track, but why embarrass your country like this? where are the fans?, I heard they were even giving away free tickets to fill the stands, still no fans. I can't see them getting another championship like this any time soon. Lets see how the Fifa world cup turns out, lets see if the Russian team gets eliminated if the fans will still turn out.
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This championship feels weird. Jamaica already got disqualified from two events that we could at least got a bronze each, I understand that most of the team is young, but there is no excuse for those two disqualifications. Secondly, it seems like a lot of the athletes went into the championship unfit, never seen so many Jamaican athletes injured at one time in a championship. Thirdly, it seems like the Russians are not interested in track, but why embarrass your country like this? where are the fans?, I heard they were even giving away free tickets to fill the stands, still no fans. I can't see them getting another championship like this any time soon. Lets see how the Fifa world cup turns out, lets see if the Russian team gets eliminated if the fans will still turn out.
Good points!
The Russians only seem to turn out in numbers if one of their athletes is involved and has a good chance of winning or medalling in an event and they definitely seem to be way more interested in the field events than in the track events.
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Here is link for World Championships Events Timetable for Sat.17th August:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday#day8
For those who missed the World’s athletics action this Saturday 17th August you can click the link below for full real time replay of the main day’s session in Moscow.
Athletics: World Championships - 2013 - Day 8, Sat.17th August
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038y58y/Athletics_World_Championships_2013_Day_8_Part_2/
Gabby Logan is joined by Michael Johnson and Paula Radcliffe for the penultimate day's action from the World Championships in Moscow.
The men's marathon is the first of seven gold medals to be decided today, with Olympic and world champions Usain Bolt and Sally Pearson expected to provide the highlights in the men's 200m and women's 100m hurdles respectively. While Bolt is overwhelming favourite to retain his title, Pearson has struggled for form and fitness this summer and is likely to face a formidable challenge from a trio of Americans, as well as Britain's Tiffany Porter.
Commentary by Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Paul Dickenson and Brendan Foster.
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This championship feels weird. Jamaica already got disqualified from two events that we could at least got a bronze each, I understand that most of the team is young, but there is no excuse for those two disqualifications. Secondly, it seems like a lot of the athletes went into the championship unfit, never seen so many Jamaican athletes injured at one time in a championship. Thirdly, it seems like the Russians are not interested in track, but why embarrass your country like this? where are the fans?, I heard they were even giving away free tickets to fill the stands, still no fans. I can't see them getting another championship like this any time soon. Lets see how the Fifa world cup turns out, lets see if the Russian team gets eliminated if the fans will still turn out.
The African country games in WC might be empty seats.
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2013 IAAF World Championships women 100m hurdles semi-finals
http://www.youtube.com/v/twgRlC3nJJg
August 17, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 100 meter hurdles semi-finals (3 heats). The top 2 finishers in each heat advance along with the next 2 fastest times.
Heat 1
1. Tiffany PORTER (GBR) - 12.63 - Q
2. Angela WHYTE (CAN) - 12.76 - Q
3. Nia ALI (USA) - 12.83
4. Lavonne IDLETTE (DOM) - 12.91
5. Andrea BLISS (JAM) - 12.92
6. Nadine HILDEBRAND (GER) - 13.04
7. Marzia CARAVELLI (Italy) - 13.06
8. Reïna-Flor OKORI (FRA) 13.15
Heat 2
1. Brianna ROLLINS (USA) - 12.54 - Q
2. Yuliya KONDAKOVA (RUS) - 12.73 - Q
3. Cindy BILLAUD (France) -12.74 - q
4. Shermaine WILLIAMS (JAM) - 12.93
5. Lina FLÓREZ (COL) - 13.01
6. Nooralotta NEZIRI (Finland) - 13.04
7. Jessica ZELINKA (CAN) - 13.12 Anne ZAGRE (BEL) - Disqualified
Heat 3:
1. Sally Pearson (AUS) - 12.50 - Q
2. Dawn HARPER (USA) - 12.61 - Q
3. Queen HARRISON (USA) - 12.71 - q
4. Alina TALAY (BLR) - 12.82
5. Tatyana DEKTYAREVA (Russia) - 12.91
6. Danielle WILLIAMS (JAM) - 13.13
7. Brigitte MERLANO (COL) - 13.22
8. Aleesha BARBER (TRI) - 13.52
Aleesha Barber, Trinidad & Tobago's 100m hurdler, turns her attention to 2014 season
http://www.youtube.com/v/pybe_EA-fnE
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2013 IAAF World Championships women 100m hurdles FINAL
http://www.youtube.com/v/lFcY4NnLSCE
August 17, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 100 meter hurdles FINAL
GOLD - Brianna ROLLINS (USA) - 12.44
SILVER - Sally Pearson (Australia) - 12.50
BRONZE - Tiffany Porter (Great Britain) - 12.55
4. Dawn Harper (USA) - 12.59
5. Queen Harrison (USA) - 12.73
6. Angela WHYTE (Canada) - 12.78
7. Cindy BILLAUD (France) - 12.84
8. Yuliya KONDAKOVA (Russia) - 12.86
Mixed Zone Interview: Moscow 2013 - Brianna ROLLINS USA - 100m Hurdles Women - Final Gold
http://www.youtube.com/v/fAAKo4MSTj4
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Russian Women claim 4x400 World Title - Universal Sports
http://www.youtube.com/v/f324aAjGZP4
2013, Moscow, Russia, IAAF Track and Field World Championship, In Women's 4x400m, Without their 'heavy hitters' like Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix, Team USA had to settle for Silver, for the first time in 12 years, .22 seconds behind Russia who wins at 3:20.19. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
Russia 3:20.19 holds on to defeat USA women's 4x400m Final IAAF World Champs 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/7W67qA17Pzw
1 RUS Russia RUSRUS 3:20.19 WL
2 USA United States USAUSA 3:20.41 SB
3 GBR Great Britain & N.I. GBRGBR 3:22.61 SB
4 FRA France FRAFRA 3:24.21 SB
5 UKR Ukraine UKRUKR 3:27.38 SB
6 NGR Nigeria NGRNGR 3:27.57
7 ROU Romania ROUROU 3:28.40 SB
ITA Italy ITAITA DQ R170.6
14th IAAF World Championships RUSSIA Moscow (Luzhniki), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013
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2013 IAAF World championships men 200m dash FINAL
http://www.youtube.com/v/7jWIwF_8Yyc
August 17, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics : men's 200 meter dash final.
GOLD - Usain Bolt (JAM) - 19.66 (WL)
SILVER - Warren Weir (JAM) - 19.79 (PB)
BRONZE - Curtis Mitchell (USA) - 20.04
4. Nickel ASHMEADE (JAM) - 20.05
5. Adam GEMILI (Great Britain) - 20.08
6. Anaso JOBODWANA (South Africa) - 20.14
7. Churandy MARTINA (Netherlands) - 20.35
8. Jaysuma SAIDY NDURE (Norway) - 20.37
Warren Weir proves his point with silver medal
http://www.youtube.com/v/Oq4WaQloYL0
Warren Weir of Jamaica proves his point with silver medal ... He ran 19.79, a personal best, to take silver in the World Championships 2013 200m final behind Usain Bolt 19.66
Usain Bolt completes historic sprint double victory in Moscow
http://www.youtube.com/v/gc6nghwguIk
Usain Bolt of jamaica completes historic sprint double victory in Moscow. Bolt became the first man to win three 200m titles, adding to victories achieved in the previous editions - Berlin and Daegu. Preciously only American Calvin Smith in 1983 and 1987 and Michael Johnson in 1991 and 1995 won the 200m twice. Bolt, however, is the only man to take consecutive titles.
Bolt is also the first man to complete the sprint double twice. Bolt won the double in Berlin 2009, but false started in the Daegu 100m final. He regained his 100m title here last Saturday. Americans Justin Gatlin in 2005 and Tyson Gay in 2007 are the only other to win the double once in their career.
Usain Bolt receives award from AIPS America
http://www.youtube.com/v/-NQplUIcCrM
Kwame Laurence of Trinidad & Tobago makes presentation on behalf of AIPS America to World & Olympic champion Usain Bolt. Bolt was voted AIPS America's Male Athlete of Year 2012.
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This championship feels weird. Jamaica already got disqualified from two events that we could at least got a bronze each, I understand that most of the team is young, but there is no excuse for those two disqualifications. Secondly, it seems like a lot of the athletes went into the championship unfit, never seen so many Jamaican athletes injured at one time in a championship. Thirdly, it seems like the Russians are not interested in track, but why embarrass your country like this? where are the fans?, I heard they were even giving away free tickets to fill the stands, still no fans. I can't see them getting another championship like this any time soon. Lets see how the Fifa world cup turns out, lets see if the Russian team gets eliminated if the fans will still turn out.
The African country games in WC might be empty seats.
What would be interesting is to see the reaction if an African team should beat Russia at that world cup.
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This championship feels weird. Jamaica already got disqualified from two events that we could at least got a bronze each, I understand that most of the team is young, but there is no excuse for those two disqualifications. Secondly, it seems like a lot of the athletes went into the championship unfit, never seen so many Jamaican athletes injured at one time in a championship. Thirdly, it seems like the Russians are not interested in track, but why embarrass your country like this? where are the fans?, I heard they were even giving away free tickets to fill the stands, still no fans. I can't see them getting another championship like this any time soon. Lets see how the Fifa world cup turns out, lets see if the Russian team gets eliminated if the fans will still turn out.
Good points!
The Russians only seem to turn out in numbers if one of their athletes is involved and has a good chance of winning or medalling in an event and they definitely seem to be way more interested in the field events than in the track events.
I notice that also.
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Great going T&T ladies - just made it to the finals in the 4x100m relay with 43.01.
We're still in it, do your best in the final!!
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Great going T&T ladies - just made it to the finals in the 4x100m relay with 43.01.
We're still in it, do your best in the final!!
If one of the DQed teams win there appeal then we would be out. hope that does not happen.
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Men 3rd in 38.38 behind GBR and JAM, have to wait for fastest loser status like the women.
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Here is link for World Championships Sun.18th August Events Timetable:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/timetable/byday#day9
Link for Today's Live BBC UK Coverage of World Championships in Moscow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_one_london/watchlive
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4x100 men chase No. 4 (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/4x100-men-chase-No-4-220070601.html)
Barber out in sprint hurdles semis
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express) in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 17, 2013 at 9:34 PM ECT
Trinidad and Tobago will chase a fourth IAAF World Championship men’s 4x100 metres podium finish, at the Luzhniki Stadium, here in Moscow, Russia, today.
Jamol James, Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo and Richard “Torpedo” Thompson are expected to wear T&T colours in the opening heat, at 8.50 a.m. (T&T time). The top two teams in each heat will secure automatic berths in the 10.40 a.m. final.
The T&T quartet will run in lane six. Jamaica, meanwhile, have been drawn in lane two, while Great Britain will be next to the defending champions, in one.
T&T earned silver at the 2001, 2005 and 2009 editions of the World Championships.
Thompson, the anchorman in 2009, told the Express that T&T will again be targeting a medal position in Moscow.
“We feel we’re just as good as any other team. Jamaica obviously has a strong squad and USA has a strong squad. But that’s when we put things on paper…we all know how things work on a relay. It’s about good exchanges, using the zone, and getting the stick around most efficiently. If we could perfect that, then our chances of winning the gold are just as good as anybody else.”
Thompson, the 100m silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has struggled with a hip injury this season. He bowed out in the semi-final round of the century here in Moscow.
“I’ll be okay for the relay. I’m always a better guy in the relay. With my individual runs, my main problem is my drive phase and coming out of the blocks. It’s difficult for me to get that push out of the blocks that I need to. On a rolling start it’s a bit different, a little easier for me. I should be fine.”
Marc Burns has been a member of all three World Championship medal-winning sprint relay teams. This time, however, he misses out, injury having prevented him from competing at the National Championships.
Bledman, who exited the Moscow 100 in the semis, told the Express that he and his teammates are motivated to “go out there, represent for Marc, and the whole of Trinidad and Tobago.”
Ahead of the World Championships, T&T also looked to be contenders for precious metal in the women’s 4x100m. However, 2011 World Championship 100m bronze medallist Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Semoy Hackett both left Moscow for reasons related to doping, denting T&T’s chances of securing a top-three finish.
In the qualifying round, today, Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas and Kai Selvon will do battle for T&T from lane three in the third and final qualifying heat. The race, scheduled for 8.31 a.m. (T&T time), will also feature United States and Russia.
The final takes place at 10.10 a.m.
Yesterday, Aleesha Barber was eliminated from the women’s 100m hurdles at the semi-final stage. The T&T athlete clocked 13.52 seconds to finish eighth and last in the third and final heat.
“My time was horrible,” Barber told the Express. “I hit a hurdle. I started to panic in the race. I feel like I got out good, but then they kept going…I just wasn’t ready. I gave it what I had, but that’s not the best of me.”
Barber’s training partner, Brianna Rollins struck gold in the final, the American crossing the finish line in 12.44 seconds. Australia’s Sally Pearson (12.50) and Briton Tiffany Porter (12.55) earned silver and bronze, respectively.
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T&T relay teams seek success on final day (http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-08-17/tt-relay-teams-seek-success-final-day)
T&T Guardian Reports
As the 14th edition of the World Championships draws to a close today at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, T&T go in search of more medals, to add to Jehue Gordon’s gold in the 400 metres hurdles on Thursday. First in action at 8.31 am (TT time), will be T&T’s 4x100m women’s relay team in heat three, where the top two from each heat advance, as well as the two fastest losers. T&T have been drawn in lane three with USA in lane four, Russia in lane six and Poland in seven. For T&T, Kamira Durant of Simplex will run the first leg, Michelle-Lee Ahye of Rebirth the second, Reyare Thomas of Neon Trackers, the third, with Kai Selvon of Airborne Sonics running the final leg. The change in the order of running is due to the absence of both Kelly Ann Baptiste and Semoy Hackett. Hackett was set to run the anchor leg but Selvon was handed the responsibility. “Yes, normally I run the third leg but this time around, I will run the final leg,” said Selvon, who reached the semifinals of the Women’s 200m. “We are confident ahead of the 4x100m relay, and we know that we lost two of our other teammates, but we are still going to go out there and give of our best and try to represent ourselves and the country to the best of our ability.”
Manager of the T&T team, Dexter Voisin told the Sunday Guardian, “There is confidence. They can first reach the finals and then let us see what happens. This team won the CAC (Central American and Caribbean) gold medal recently in just over 43 seconds, so they know each other well.” Next on the World stage, will be the T&T’s men 4x100m team, that won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in this same event. T&T will race in heat one of three, with the same rules as the women applying for progress to the finals. The opening heat is clearly the toughest of the three groups with T&T drawn in lane six, Russia in lane three, overwhelming favourties Jamaica in lane two and Great Britain/Northern Ireland in lane one. The US are in heat two. There are two changes to the local sprint team. With Marc Burns not available and Emmanuel Callender a reserve, Jamol James will run the opening leg with Keston Bledman running the second, Rondell Sorillo, the third and Richard Thompson the anchor leg.
After failing to progress to the final of the Mens 100m, Thompson is fired up saying: “We definitely have a chip on our shoulders now and we just want to go in there and have the flag flying in the final as it is not just about being in the final of the 4x100. We have realistic goals in both events. For me a realistic goal was to make the individual final in the 100m and a realistic goal is for us to medal in the 4x100m. “We can pull together. It was a sub par season for me, track and field is a funny sport but we are coming out to give our best in the relays,” said a defiant Thompson. Bledman was third in the third semifinal in a time of 10.08 and is thriving for medal after missing out in his individual event. “I now have to go back and focus on the relay and go out there and try and get a medal,” said Bledman. “Marc (Burns) is not here but we have to do it for him, going back to T&T on that long nine hour flight without a medal will not be good.”
Voisin feels that T&T have a credible chance of getting success in the event. “These are very talented guys and in this event, we have a good record. They have trained well and they have promised to come out and give everything from the start. They want a medal and they are a very determined and dedicated bunch.” The women’s 4x100m final is scheduled for 10.10am today while the men’s 4x100m finals will feature at 10.40am (TT time), the last event at the Championships. Aleesha Barber was T&T’s only participant yesterday when she competed in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles. Running in the third heat and in lane two, the 26-year-old started well but was quickly out of contention as Olympic champion Sally Pearson prevailed convincingly in a season best 12.50 seconds. Barber finished a disappointing eighth in 13.52 and failed to advance to the final. Her time was the 23rd best in the semifinals.
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Men made it in.
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Women are out. Ger won their appeal
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Great going T&T ladies - just made it to the finals in the 4x100m relay with 43.01.
We're still in it, do your best in the final!!
If one of the DQed teams win there appeal then we would be out. hope that does not happen.
Germany reinstated, we're out of the women's final.
Men confirmed in their final
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Women are out. Ger won their appeal
We missed the speed of Kelly-Ann & Hackett! :(
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Looks like our 4x100m Men got the worst possible lane to run in the Final, lane 1. :(
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/startlist#resultheader
In theory if all teams run their PBs then T&T can win a bronze medal.
Jamaica PB - 36.84
USA PB - 37.04
T&T PB - 37.62
Question is can we run our PB in lane 1 and are the guys individually as fast as our squad when we ran our PB of 37.62 some years ago?
Wishing our guys luck and a good run as they can only do their very best!
Very smooth exchanges will be required for us to medal especially from lane 1.
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Hard luck there for the girls. KAB and Hackett are indeed missed.
Them fellas have to step it up. Richard continues to take the stick poorly on his leg. One would be think after 5 years it would look better. SMDH.
The bronze is there for the taking, come on fellas!!!
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Hard luck there for the girls. KAB and Hackett are indeed missed.
Them fellas have to step it up. Richard continues to take the stick poorly on his leg. One would be think after 5 years it would look better. SMDH.
The bronze is there for the taking, come on fellas!!!
Will be very hard from lane one but if we can run near our PB of 37.62 then anything is possible.
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The form of the individual members are not remotely near to what they were in 2009, so the NR will not be breached. However if we could summon a 37.9x run, we will be in the hunt.
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If we had KAB and SH we would have had silverrrrrr. Damn
Sorry but I dont see us getting anything close to the NR. Hate to say it, but GBR or JAP might...
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If we had KAB and SH we would have had silverrrrrr. Damn
Sorry but I dont see us getting anything close to the NR. Hate to say it, but GBR or JAP might...
agreed.
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Last place.. Oh gawd. Horrible exchanges. HORRIBLE.
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I think the KAB and SH fiasco set the tone for the team. Horrible championships.. With the exception of Jehue.
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dead last. end of our great run of medals in men 4x100m relay in major championships.
I believe our near future medal contenders will be JG , KW, KAB ,women 4x100m and men 4x400m.
men sprinting has to do some rebuilding after more than 10years of good results.
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dead last. end of our great run of medals in men 4x100m relay in major championships.
I believe our near future medal contenders will be JG , KW, KAB ,women 4x100m and men 4x400m.
men sprinting has to do some rebuilding after more than 10years of good results.
Yes.
The era of Burns, Brown, Bledman, Callendar, Thompson have come to an end. It was a good ride.
Btw.. who is KW?
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Wow the man had a bad year and already you forget about our gold medalist Keshorn Walcott. Shame on you G.O.P. ;D
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dead last. end of our great run of medals in men 4x100m relay in major championships.
I believe our near future medal contenders will be JG , KW, KAB ,women 4x100m and men 4x400m.
men sprinting has to do some rebuilding after more than 10years of good results.
Sorry to say but unless KAB can clear her name as a drugs cheat we have to cross her name off the list of future medal contenders.
In fact add both KAB and Hackett to that clearing their names requirement regards to our women's 4x100m relay team also being future medal contenders.
We have a lot of building and rebuilding to do in the sprints and that will start with all our top 100m sprinters doing more 200m and improving on their speed endurance.
My biggest disappointment of this champs was Lalonde Gordon's being run on the 2nd leg of our men's 4x400m relay in the Final after his dismal performance in the 200m semis.
Big up to Jehue who saved our team some face for these championships.
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Wow the man had a bad year and already you forget about our gold medalist Keshorn Walcott. Shame on you G.O.P. ;D
My bad. How can I forget. Yes. Its just a matter of time for Keshorn to get his groove back.. Jehue went through that phase.. Now look at him :)
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dead last. end of our great run of medals in men 4x100m relay in major championships.
I believe our near future medal contenders will be JG , KW, KAB ,women 4x100m and men 4x400m.
men sprinting has to do some rebuilding after more than 10years of good results.
Sorry to say but unless KAB can clear her name as a drugs cheat we have to cross her name off the list of future medal contenders.
In fact add both KAB and Hackett to that clearing their names requirement regards to our women's 4x100m relay team also being future medal contenders.
We have a lot of building and rebuilding to do in the sprints and that will start with all our top 100m sprinters doing more 200m and improving on their speed endurance.
My biggest disappointment of this champs was Lalonde Gordon's being run on the 2nd leg of our men's 4x400m relay in the Final after his dismal performance in the 200m semis.
Big up to Jehue who saved our team some face for these championships.
I think KAB will be back. She is only 26.. VCB, Asafa, Gay and Simpson are all in their 30s.. So if everyone receives a two year ban.. I might be the last of them.. Just saying.
Semoy on the other hand.. Might be up for a longer ban as this is her 2nd offence. If she gets a 4 year ban, I dont see her coming back into it.
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dead last. end of our great run of medals in men 4x100m relay in major championships.
I believe our near future medal contenders will be JG , KW, KAB ,women 4x100m and men 4x400m.
men sprinting has to do some rebuilding after more than 10years of good results.
Yes.
The era of Burns, Brown, Bledman, Callendar, Thompson have come to an end. It was a good ride.
Btw.. who is KW?
What do you mean by who is KW? Yuh write off the rest of Keshorn Walcott's career already?! ???
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dead last. end of our great run of medals in men 4x100m relay in major championships.
I believe our near future medal contenders will be JG , KW, KAB ,women 4x100m and men 4x400m.
men sprinting has to do some rebuilding after more than 10years of good results.
I do think Beijing 2015 or even Rio may in fact be our last hoorah
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I included KAB on my list because I am holding out hope that she would not get a long suspension.
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I included KAB on my list because I am holding out hope that she would not get a long suspension.
I think she will get a 6 months.. She has a good character. Plus her making the trip to Moscow and being pulled from the event days before.. Serves as enough punishment.
The other athletes from Asafa to VCB all knew that they will not be attending Moscow well before.. KAB made the journey to Moscow.. So that makes it even worst
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In the men relay final U.S.A last exchange ended up in Jam lane, why were they not DQed?
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In the men relay final U.S.A last exchange ended up in Jam lane, why were they not DQed?
Yes. Thats right
Russia could have also gotten DQed in the 4x400.
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It looks like our relay teams need as much classroom preparation as on the track.
Our coaches need to do a better job of helping the relay participants understand their roles, understand the seriousness of their task, have them watch some film of the best in the world vs. our own performance to understand the gaps, then put corrective actions into practice over and over and over again on the track.
Even with the current talent affected by suspensions and injuries we should not have placed so badly in both the men's finals or not qualified for the women's 4x100m finals. Makes me wonder what the teams were doing in camp in Finland in terms of drills, tactics, team selections, etc.
So often we are left wringing hands at the end of championships thinking of what might have been. To be honest it is just mentally exhausting as a fan, and most likely even more anguishing as an athlete. Time for us to buck up.
With just Jehue reaching his goal I am afraid the cycle would continue - shower all the adulation on him and forget the rest (including an injured Keshorn), continue to gloss over poor team administration by focusing on the one victory, forget to task/educate the private sector about providing support in ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT not just accomplishment, and ultimately settling for "middling" team success.
I am thinking/hoping that Jehue, his parents, coaches, and agent will have enough common sense to draw the line between accepting his just rewards when he returns home, and becoming a pawn of political expediency. He is university-educated and from observation a level-headed young man who expresses himself intelligently. I look forward to him using his current platform to help improve things in the sport.
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Who ran the women 4x100 for us? just missing the final without our 1and 2 runners was not bad. And which youngsters do you guys think can step up in time for 2015/2016 for both our men's and women's teams?
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Just heard that GBR got disqualified for exchanging out of zone on their 2nd exchange in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final.
Also USA's Gatlin seems to have stepped out of lane on their last exchange but may only get DQed if Germany lodges a protest.
For now Canada has moved up to Bronze.
Link to Men's 4x100m Relay Final current official results: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result#resultheader
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Just heard that GBR got disqualified for exchanging out of zone on their 2nd exchange in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final.
Also USA's Gatlin seems to have stepped out of lane on their last exchange but may only get DQed if Germany lodges a protest.
For now Canada has moved up to Bronze.
Link to Men's 4x100m Relay Final current official results: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result#resultheader
With all these possible DQs maybe we could move from 8th to 3rd. ;D
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Just heard that GBR got disqualified for exchanging out of zone on their 2nd exchange in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final.
Also USA's Gatlin seems to have stepped out of lane on their last exchange but may only get DQed if Germany lodges a protest.
For now Canada has moved up to Bronze.
Link to Men's 4x100m Relay Final current official results: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result#resultheader
With all these possible DQs maybe we could move from 8th to 3rd. ;D
If only we made a better exchange on the first to 2nd leg involving Bledman we could have placed maybe 5th which could lead to a possible Bronze if both USA and GBR get DQed.
However with us placing last a protest by our team is pointless! :(
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The issue with TT is consistency. We have had numerous medal winners in the past 5 years.
2008 Thompson 100m
2009 Quow 400m
2009 Lucas 400mh
2011 KAB 100m
2012 Gordon 400m
2012 Walcott Javelin
2013 Gordon 400mh
These people are all in different events. Imagine if these athletes medalled all the time, like the Jamaican and the US medal contenders..
If you factor in the relays, we can easily win about 6-8 medals at an Olympics or World champs. Jamaica and US always gets close to their medal projections.
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Just heard that GBR got disqualified for exchanging out of zone on their 2nd exchange in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final.
Also USA's Gatlin seems to have stepped out of lane on their last exchange but may only get DQed if Germany lodges a protest.
For now Canada has moved up to Bronze.
Link to Men's 4x100m Relay Final current official results: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result#resultheader
With all these possible DQs maybe we could move from 8th to 3rd. ;D
If only we made a better exchange on the first to 2nd leg involving Bledman we could have placed maybe 5th which could lead to a possible Bronze if both USA and GBR get DQed.
However with us placing last a protest by our team is pointless! :(
Steups.. We dont want to become the team notorious with winning medals through DQ.. I live in Canada, You should have heard the Canadians after last olympics mens 4x100
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The issue with TT is consistency. We have had numerous medal winners in the past 5 years.
2008 Thompson 100m
2009 Quow 400m
2009 Lucas 400mh
2011 KAB 100m
2012 Gordon 400mh
2012 Walcott Javelin
2013 Gordon 400mh
These people are all in different events. Imagine if these athletes medalled all the time, like the Jamaican and the US medal contenders..
If you factor in the relays, we can easily win about 6-8 medals at an Olympics or World champs. Jamaica and US always gets close to their medal projections.
Without our government investing more into T&F and developing and supporting our athletes we will always remain inconsistent and will never develop the consistency of the Jamaicans.
Just look how quick they were to announce that they are withdrawing funding and support for KAB and Hackett without giving the ladies the benefit of the doubt to clear their names. We will never be consistent if we are always so quick to hang our athletes and withdraw whatever support they are getting.
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Just heard that GBR got disqualified for exchanging out of zone on their 2nd exchange in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final.
Also USA's Gatlin seems to have stepped out of lane on their last exchange but may only get DQed if Germany lodges a protest.
For now Canada has moved up to Bronze.
Link to Men's 4x100m Relay Final current official results: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result#resultheader
With all these possible DQs maybe we could move from 8th to 3rd. ;D
If only we made a better exchange on the first to 2nd leg involving Bledman we could have placed maybe 5th which could lead to a possible Bronze if both USA and GBR get DQed.
However with us placing last a protest by our team is pointless! :(
Steups.. We dont want to become the team notorious with winning medals through DQ.. I live in Canada, You should have heard the Canadians after last olympics mens 4x100
Tell the Canadians to stop the player hating as what goes around comes around!
How do you think Canada won a medal this time round? Not thru another team getting DQed?! ;)
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The issue with TT is consistency. We have had numerous medal winners in the past 5 years.
2008 Thompson 100m
2009 Quow 400m
2009 Lucas 400mh
2011 KAB 100m
2012 Gordon 400mh
2012 Walcott Javelin
2013 Gordon 400mh
These people are all in different events. Imagine if these athletes medalled all the time, like the Jamaican and the US medal contenders..
If you factor in the relays, we can easily win about 6-8 medals at an Olympics or World champs. Jamaica and US always gets close to their medal projections.
Without our government investing more into T&F and developing and supporting our athletes we will always remain consistent and will never develop the consistency of the Jamaicans.
Just look how quick they were to announce that they are withdrawing funding and support for KAB and Hackett without giving the ladies the benefit of the doubt to clear their names. We will never be consistent if we are always so quick to hang our athletes and with draw whatever support they are getting.
Indeed.
Its interesting. Cause I never really looked at the number of different medal winners TT has had in the past 5 years. My Yardie partner , who eats and sleep track and field, is the one who pointed that out to me.
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Just heard that GBR got disqualified for exchanging out of zone on their 2nd exchange in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final.
Also USA's Gatlin seems to have stepped out of lane on their last exchange but may only get DQed if Germany lodges a protest.
For now Canada has moved up to Bronze.
Link to Men's 4x100m Relay Final current official results: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result#resultheader
With all these possible DQs maybe we could move from 8th to 3rd. ;D
If only we made a better exchange on the first to 2nd leg involving Bledman we could have placed maybe 5th which could lead to a possible Bronze if both USA and GBR get DQed.
However with us placing last a protest by our team is pointless! :(
Steups.. We dont want to become the team notorious with winning medals through DQ.. I live in Canada, You should have heard the Canadians after last olympics mens 4x100
Tell the Canadians to stop the player hating as what goes around comes around!
How do you think Canada won a medal this time round? Not thru another team getting DQed?! ;)
I know Soca.. A medal through a DQ has a little less value to me. But if it come, I aint go say no.
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The issue with TT is consistency. We have had numerous medal winners in the past 5 years.
2008 Thompson 100m
2009 Quow 400m
2009 Lucas 400mh
2011 KAB 100m
2012 Gordon 400mh
2012 Walcott Javelin
2013 Gordon 400mh
These people are all in different events. Imagine if these athletes medalled all the time, like the Jamaican and the US medal contenders..
If you factor in the relays, we can easily win about 6-8 medals at an Olympics or World champs. Jamaica and US always gets close to their medal projections.
Without our government investing more into T&F and developing and supporting our athletes we will always remain inconsistent and will never develop the consistency of the Jamaicans.
Just look how quick they were to announce that they are withdrawing funding and support for KAB and Hackett without giving the ladies the benefit of the doubt to clear their names. We will never be consistent if we are always so quick to hang our athletes and withdraw whatever support they are getting.
:applause: :applause: :applause:
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Just heard that GBR got disqualified for exchanging out of zone on their 2nd exchange in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final.
Also USA's Gatlin seems to have stepped out of lane on their last exchange but may only get DQed if Germany lodges a protest.
For now Canada has moved up to Bronze.
Link to Men's 4x100m Relay Final current official results: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result#resultheader
With all these possible DQs maybe we could move from 8th to 3rd. ;D
If only we made a better exchange on the first to 2nd leg involving Bledman we could have placed maybe 5th which could lead to a possible Bronze if both USA and GBR get DQed.
However with us placing last a protest by our team is pointless! :(
Steups.. We dont want to become the team notorious with winning medals through DQ.. I live in Canada, You should have heard the Canadians after last olympics mens 4x100
I live in Canada too. and in general I find that Canadians complain a lot about there lack of sporting success. When Ben Johnson won, it was Canadian Ben Johnson but when he got caught it was Jamaican born Ben Johnson. When we got bronze we did not deserve it. But I bet you those same people are happy now. The only thing that would make them happier is if they took that medal from us. When we made it to the WC it was because of Papa Jack. But they failed to see that our football team was always in the mix since the 70's. When you take into account the population size and resources between the two countries I think that we more than hold our own.
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Just heard that GBR got disqualified for exchanging out of zone on their 2nd exchange in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final.
Also USA's Gatlin seems to have stepped out of lane on their last exchange but may only get DQed if Germany lodges a protest.
For now Canada has moved up to Bronze.
Link to Men's 4x100m Relay Final current official results: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/4x100-metres-relay/final/result#resultheader
With all these possible DQs maybe we could move from 8th to 3rd. ;D
If only we made a better exchange on the first to 2nd leg involving Bledman we could have placed maybe 5th which could lead to a possible Bronze if both USA and GBR get DQed.
However with us placing last a protest by our team is pointless! :(
Steups.. We dont want to become the team notorious with winning medals through DQ.. I live in Canada, You should have heard the Canadians after last olympics mens 4x100
I live in Canada too. and in general I find that Canadians complain a lot about there lack of sporting success. When Ben Johnson won, it was Canadian Ben Johnson but when he got caught it was Jamaican born Ben Johnson. When we got bronze we did not deserve it. But I bet you those same people are happy now. The only thing that would make them happier is if they took that medal from us. When we made it to the WC it was because of Papa Jack. But they failed to see that our football team was always in the mix since the 70's. When you take into account the population size and resources between the two countries I think that we more than hold our own.
Agreed Che. People always want to find a reason to knock TT success. The same used to happen to Jam. But dominant culture/opinion has accepted Jam now.
We certainly do more than hold our own.
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2013 IAAF World championships women 4x100m relay qualifying heats
http://www.youtube.com/v/DVxCDmXsI5M
August 18, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 4x100 meter relay qualifying heats. The top 2 finishers in each heat advance to the final along with the next 2 fastest times.
Heat 1
Jamaica - 41.87 Q SB
France - 42.25 Q SB
Germany - 42.65 q SB
Netherlands - 43.26 SB
Dominican Republic - 43.28 NR
Nigeria - DQ R170.7
Heat 2
Great Britain & N.I. - 42.75 Q
Canada - 42.99 Q NR
Ukraine - 43.12
Switzerland - 43.21 NR
Italy - 44.05
Bahamas - DQ R163.3(a)
Heat 3
United States - 41.82 Q
Brazil - 42.29 Q AR
Russia - 42.94 q SB
Trinidad & Tobago - 43.01 SB
Poland - 43.18 SB
Colombia - 43.65 SB
China - 44.22
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2013 IAAF World championships Men 4x100m relay qualifying heats
http://www.youtube.com/v/30ZcLo1kz_0
August 18, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics men's 4x100 meter relay qualifying heats. The top 2 finishers in each heat advance to the final along with the next 2 fastest times.
Heat 1
Great Britain & N.I. - 38.12 Q SB
Jamaica - 38.17 Q
Trinidad & Tobago - 38.38 q SB
Spain - 38.46 SB
Poland - 38.51 SB
Korea - 39.00 NR
Russia - 39.01 SB
Venezuela - 39.14 SB
Heat 2:
United States - 38.06 Q
Japan - 38.23 Q SB
Ukraine - 38.57
Barbados - 38.94 NR
PR of China - 38.95 SB
France - 38.97
Hong Kong - 39.10
Heat 3
Germany - 38.13 Q SB
Canada - 38.29 Q SB
Netherlands - 38.41 q SB
Italy - 38.49 SB
Saint Kitts & Nevis - 38.58 SB
Bahamas - 38.70 NR
Chinese Taipei - 39.72
Australia - DNF
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2013 IAAF World Championships women's 4x100m relay FINAL
http://www.youtube.com/v/Elk6dxVV2fM
August 18, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 4x100 meter relay final
GOLD - Jamaica - 41.29 (Championship record)
SILVER - France - 42.73
BRONZE- United States - 42.75
4. Great Britain & N.I. - 42.87
5. Germany - 42.90
6. Russia - 42.93
7. Canada - 43.28
Brazil - DNF
Jamaica Women's 4x100m Relay Team Celebrates National and Championships Record in Moscow
http://www.youtube.com/v/rKOMtwAsmzs
Jamaica Women's 4x100m Relay Team Celebrates National and Championships Record in Moscow.. The team of Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished in 41.28secs.
Mixed Zone Interview: Moscow 2013 - Team USA - 4x100m Women - Final - Silver
http://www.youtube.com/v/I-sJxyA0D1w
Mixed Zone Interview: Moscow 2013 - Team USA - 4x100m Women - Final - Bronze
http://www.youtube.com/v/SayDdtu1KBU
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Last boy ? :bs:
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Jamaica 37.36 anchored by Usain Bolt wins men's 4x100m Final IAAF World Champs 2013 HD
http://www.youtube.com/v/P4fkPDtyOXc
Shorter version: Men's 4x100m Relay Final Moscow 2013
http://www.youtube.com/v/9-Oxs9Umd2o
August 18, 2013 The 14th IAAF World track and field championships in Moscow, Russia; Athletics women's 4x100 meter relay final
GOLD Jamaica JAM 37.36 WL Nesta Carter Kemar Bailey-Cole Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt
SILVER United States USA 37.66 Charles Silmon Mike Rodgers Rakieem Salaam Justin Gatlin
BRONZE Canada CAN 37.92 SB Gavin Smellie Aaron Brown Dontae Richards-Kwok Justyn Warner
5 Germany GER 38.04 SB Lucas Jakubczyk Sven Knipphals Julian Reus Martin Keller
6 Netherlands NED 38.37 SB Brian Mariano Churandy Martina Liemarvin Bonevacia Hensley Paulina
7 Japan JPN 38.39 Yoshihide Kiryu Kenji Fujimitsu Kei Takase Shota Iizuka
8 Trinidad & Tobago TRI 38.57 Ayodele Taffe Keston Bledman Rondel Sorrillo Richard Thompson
DQ Great Britain & N.I. GBR 37.80 SB Adam Gemili Harry Aikines-Aryeetey James Ellington Dwain Chambers
Interview: Moscow 2013 - Usain BOLT JAM - 200m Men Final
http://www.youtube.com/v/vZKbQ0j6kP4
Interview: Moscow 2013 - Team USA - 4x100m Men - Final - Silver
http://www.youtube.com/v/M-_AJQHPxUQ
Interview: Moscow 2013 - Team CAN - 4x100m Men - Final - Bronze
http://www.youtube.com/v/J6FnqwJa4iE
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Let me ask a question nah. Gatlin aint run out he lane there?
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Let me ask a question nah. Gatlin aint run out he lane there?
He obviously did but looks like USA has used their superpowers to make the IAAF Officials turn a blind eye! ;)
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Let me ask a question nah. Gatlin aint run out he lane there?
He obviously did but looks like USA has used their superpowers to make the IAAF Officials turn a blind eye! ;)
Yeah. Not sure if they needed to use their superpowers.. But the iaaf wont see it as an issue because, Gatlin made the race longer for himself by running in that lane. If he ran into the inside lane, then the race was shorter.. and it means they can get dq
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Let me ask a question nah. Gatlin aint run out he lane there?
He obviously did but looks like USA has used their superpowers to make the IAAF Officials turn a blind eye! ;)
Yeah. Not sure if they needed to use their superpowers.. But the iaaf wont see it as an issue because, Gatlin made the race longer for himself by running in that lane. If he ran into the inside lane, then the race was shorter.. and it means they can get dq
Yeah the race was made longer for the USA by Gatlin doing that plus he did not impede Bolt who was in that lane and won that race for Jamaica!
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I tweeted it and I will say it here. In many ways this is the WORST performance of a TNT team in decades, because it is coming after London 2012 when many stepped up.
There is no hunger there. None. Just reading some of these interviews and it's like well IF this and IF that and the other. Sickening.
Start leaving the 'established' ones home and put the young ones out to gain the experience if this is the way we are performing at the highest level.
Jehue aside, there isn't a SINGLE performance I can look at on the men's side and say that was acceptable, or a good effort. NOT ONE. If anything, Jehue's FIRE in this meet (not the win, the attitude) showed up everyone's else complete lack thereof.
Women's relay was unlucky to not make the final given the big guns missing but again, are we back on our laurels because we had one good damn year last year?
Enough is enough. The Carifta team is getting worse by the year for four years, now this. Who is to blame for this??
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I tweeted it and I will say it here. In many ways this is the WORST performance of a TNT team in decades, because it is coming after London 2012 when many stepped up.
There is no hunger there. None. Just reading some of these interviews and it's like well IF this and IF that and the other. Sickening.
Start leaving the 'established' ones home and put the young ones out to gain the experience if this is the way we are performing at the highest level.
Jehue aside, there isn't a SINGLE performance I can look at on the men's side and say that was acceptable, or a good effort. NOT ONE. If anything, Jehue's FIRE in this meet (not the win, the attitude) showed up everyone's else complete lack thereof.
Women's relay was unlucky to not make the final given the big guns missing but again, are we back on our laurels because we had one good damn year last year?
Enough is enough. The Carifta team is getting worse by the year for four years, now this. Who is to blame for this??
The NAAA and the team management need to take some blame.
I am really feeling it for our talented youth Machel Cedenio.
Please see the thread I created to highlight the issue with him at this link: http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=60309.0
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I tweeted it and I will say it here. In many ways this is the WORST performance of a TNT team in decades, because it is coming after London 2012 when many stepped up.
There is no hunger there. None. Just reading some of these interviews and it's like well IF this and IF that and the other. Sickening.
Start leaving the 'established' ones home and put the young ones out to gain the experience if this is the way we are performing at the highest level.
Jehue aside, there isn't a SINGLE performance I can look at on the men's side and say that was acceptable, or a good effort. NOT ONE. If anything, Jehue's FIRE in this meet (not the win, the attitude) showed up everyone's else complete lack thereof.
Women's relay was unlucky to not make the final given the big guns missing but again, are we back on our laurels because we had one good damn year last year?
Enough is enough. The Carifta team is getting worse by the year for four years, now this. Who is to blame for this??
You hit it right on the head. TT is very capable of winning 4-6 medals.. I really dont know what it is. At times we appear to be on the rise.. Other times we appear to be on the decline.
After the 6th place in the 4x4 .. I had a feeling Jehue medal was going to be our only medal..
There is no doubt we could have won at least 4 or 5 medals..
If we were half as consistent.as Jam or US, we would have 4 medals easily..
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Some more entertaining Interviews with Bolt and other members of the Jamaican team! :laugh:
Usain Bolt says USA would have to lead by 10 metres to win 4x100m final
http://www.youtube.com/v/RURVyKaYJb0
Usain Bolt says USA would have to lead by 10 metres to win 4x100m final. The quartet of Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade and Usain Bolt won the event in 37.36secs
Jamaica Men's 4x100m Team celebrates 4x1 victory in Moscow
http://www.youtube.com/v/wwgzYDLLlOs
Jamaica Men's 4x100m Team celebrates 4x1 victory in Moscow. The quartet of Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade and Usain Bolt won the event in 37.36secs.
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I would like to send out a BIG-UP to the Jamaicans!! :beermug:
Just admire how you guys now have the normally cocky Americans so flustered that they are making all kinds of excuses for losing the 4x100m relays and are even too embarrassed to give proper interviews!
Pressure does buss pipe, check the USA interviews just below then listen to what Bolt said just above about the USA needing to be at least 10 metres ahead on last leg to beat Jamaica! :devil:
Mixed Zone Interview: Moscow 2013 - Team USA - 4x100m Women - Final - Bronze
http://www.youtube.com/v/SayDdtu1KBU
Interview: Moscow 2013 - Team USA - 4x100m Men - Final - Silver
http://www.youtube.com/v/M-_AJQHPxUQ
Big up to Jamaica for cutting the cocky Americans down to size!! :thumbsup:
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Americans (some of them) does try too hard to act cool in interviews boy. They look robotic sometimes.
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I tweeted it and I will say it here. In many ways this is the WORST performance of a TNT team in decades, because it is coming after London 2012 when many stepped up.
There is no hunger there. None. Just reading some of these interviews and it's like well IF this and IF that and the other. Sickening.
Start leaving the 'established' ones home and put the young ones out to gain the experience if this is the way we are performing at the highest level.
Jehue aside, there isn't a SINGLE performance I can look at on the men's side and say that was acceptable, or a good effort. NOT ONE. If anything, Jehue's FIRE in this meet (not the win, the attitude) showed up everyone's else complete lack thereof.
Women's relay was unlucky to not make the final given the big guns missing but again, are we back on our laurels because we had one good damn year last year?
Enough is enough. The Carifta team is getting worse by the year for four years, now this. Who is to blame for this??
You hit it right on the head. TT is very capable of winning 4-6 medals.. I really dont know what it is. At times we appear to be on the rise.. Other times we appear to be on the decline.
After the 6th place in the 4x4 .. I had a feeling Jehue medal was going to be our only medal..
There is no doubt we could have won at least 4 or 5 medals..
If we were half as consistent.as Jam or US, we would have 4 medals easily..
no doubt that we could have won 4 or medals you say ?? like who ferinstance ? to be as consistent as Jamaica or US we would have won four medals ??
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We should be able to do a lot better than last place.
Thanks Socapro for the updates.
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Latest update on Women's 4x100m Final is that France got DQed which moved the USA up from bronze to silver and Great Britain up from 4th into the bronze position.
Question I now have to ask is, shouldn't USA have been DQed as well, both their Women and the Men in the 4x100m Relay Finals?
Have a look at both Finals again and tell us that something fishy didn't go on in both instances in favour of the USA.
Jamaican women win 2013 4x100m Champs - Universal Sports
http://www.youtube.com/v/TIkp3VezKJM
2013, Moscow, Russia, IAAF Track and Field World Championship, In women's 4x100m, if the absents of American stars Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix and a bad pass Team USA had to fight hard for second (as France was DQ'd), 1.46 seconds behind the Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce anchored Jamaican team at 41.29. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
Jamaican men win 2013 4x100m Champs - Universal Sports
http://www.youtube.com/v/kmiwW31MGhY
2013, Moscow, Russia, IAAF Track and Field World Championship, in Men's 4x100m, with both teams picked of many of their stars, Jamaican still had their Ace, Usain Bolt, who helped power them to a third world title at 37.36, .30 seconds faster than Team USA. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
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Steups...Nothing fishy went on Socapro. In the men's race, Gatlin stepped to the OUTSIDE of his lane and didn't not impede Bolt. No harm, no foul.
In the women's race Gardner took off way to early, but slowed down in time to make the exchange within the zone.
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Steups...Nothing fishy went on Socapro. In the men's race, Gatlin stepped to the OUTSIDE of his lane and didn't not impede Bolt. No harm, no foul.
In the women's race Gardner took off way to early, but slowed down in time to make the exchange within the zone.
And can you explain why France got DQed which moved the USA up from bronze to silver in the Women's 4x100m Final?
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Should Russia have been DQed here for impeding the Bahamas in their 4x400m Qualifying Heat?
Checked this out!
Maybe Bahamas did not lodge a protest as they could have been DQed themselves for running in a competitor's lane?
Maybe Ato will give his personal view here on this as he seemed to be the one who first picked up both infractions! :beermug:
Impeding or not impeding in 4x400 relay - Universal Sports
http://www.youtube.com/v/MxXe9tTNrjA
2013, Moscow, Russia, IAAF Track and Field World Championship, In the Men's 4x400m relay Heats, there are possibly two cases of impeding, but none have been called so far. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
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Has anyone got footage of the Men's 400m Hurdles Medal presentation in Moscow in which the T&T National Anthem was played?
Please post video or link here if you have it, many thanks! :beermug:
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How come yuh'n post this video, Socapro?
USA Men's team talking about how they 'gave' Jamaican the gold and they were 'murdering' them for the first three legs.
Wha does wrong wit dem?
http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251036-IAAF-World-Championships-Moscow-2013-Interviews-Races/video/719884-We-Gave-Them-The-Gold-Mike-Rodgers (http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251036-IAAF-World-Championships-Moscow-2013-Interviews-Races/video/719884-We-Gave-Them-The-Gold-Mike-Rodgers)
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Steups...Nothing fishy went on Socapro. In the men's race, Gatlin stepped to the OUTSIDE of his lane and didn't not impede Bolt. No harm, no foul.
In the women's race Gardner took off way to early, but slowed down in time to make the exchange within the zone.
Jamaica got 2 disqualification, they were not impeding anyone. the entire thing is fishy.
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How come yuh'n post this video, Socapro?
USA Men's team talking about how they 'gave' Jamaican the gold and they were 'murdering' them for the first three legs.
Wha does wrong wit dem?
http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251036-IAAF-World-Championships-Moscow-2013-Interviews-Races/video/719884-We-Gave-Them-The-Gold-Mike-Rodgers (http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251036-IAAF-World-Championships-Moscow-2013-Interviews-Races/video/719884-We-Gave-Them-The-Gold-Mike-Rodgers)
:rotfl: action speaks louder than words, they say they want to meet us again and probably beat us, even though anything is possible, Jamaica was playing it safe just to get the stick around. Baily- Cole will be faster, Yohan Blake will be back etc. US like excuses
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Steups...Nothing fishy went on Socapro. In the men's race, Gatlin stepped to the OUTSIDE of his lane and didn't not impede Bolt. No harm, no foul.
In the women's race Gardner took off way to early, but slowed down in time to make the exchange within the zone.
Jamaica got 2 disqualification, they were not impeding anyone. the entire thing is fishy.
Yeap, the clear double-standards in applying and then not applying the rules depending on whether or not it is for America's or Russia's benefit.
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How come yuh'n post this video, Socapro?
USA Men's team talking about how they 'gave' Jamaican the gold and they were 'murdering' them for the first three legs.
Wha does wrong wit dem?
http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251036-IAAF-World-Championships-Moscow-2013-Interviews-Races/video/719884-We-Gave-Them-The-Gold-Mike-Rodgers (http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251036-IAAF-World-Championships-Moscow-2013-Interviews-Races/video/719884-We-Gave-Them-The-Gold-Mike-Rodgers)
:rotfl: action speaks louder than words, they say they want to meet us again and probably beat us, even though anything is possible, Jamaica was playing it safe just to get the stick around. Baily- Cole will be faster, Yohan Blake will be back etc. US like excuses
Yeah the USA were slightly ahead on the final exchange before Gatlin slightly tripped up but even if he didn't, Bolt would have still blown pass Gatlin all the same and the win for Jamaica may have been a bit closer at the end. Bolt on a running start is even faster than Bolt from the blocks where he can get to top speed much quicker and hit you with a sub 9 seconds last 100ms.
As you say excuses excuses excuses from the USA!
The only way I see USA or anyone else beating Jamaica in the Men's 4x100m relay right now is if Bolt is not on the last leg or they drop the baton or get DQed for running out of lane or exchanging out of zone.
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Hmmm. Glad people seeing the double standards.
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There is no double standard, people are talking and tweeting and don't understand the difference between running on the outside of a lane and running on the inside of a lane on the turn. The difference is big.
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TT struggle in 4x100m relays (http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,182457.html)
T&T Newsday Reports
Monday, August 19 2013
TRINIDAD AND Tobago struggled to make any impact in the men’s and women’s 4x100-metre relays, as the IAAF World Championships ended at Moscow, Russia yesterday.
The men’s 4x100m relay squad finished seventh and last in their final while the women’s team were unfortunate to be out of the final, after a successful protest by Germany after the preliminary round.
Trinidad and Tobago’s men’s team earned silver in the 2001, 2005 and 2009 Games, and made yesterday’s final as one of the two fastest ‘losers’.
In both the men’s and women’s 4x100m relays, the top two from each of the three heats, plus the next two fastest ‘losers’, advanced to the final.
The TT men foursome of Jamol James, Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo and Richard Thompson were third in heat one in 38.39, trailing Great Britain (38.12) and Jamaica (38.17).
The United States took heat two in 38.06, ahead of Japan (38.23) while Germany won heat three in 38.13, followed by Canada (38.29) and Netherlands (38.41).
In the decider, the TT outfit clocked a disappointing 38.57 to place last, with Great Britain being disqualified. Jamaica copped gold in 37.36, followed by the United States (37.66), Canada (37.92), Germany (38.04), Netherlands (38.37) and Japan (38.39).
On the female equivalent, the TT women’s team of Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas and Kai Selvon finished fourth in the third and final preliminary round heat in a season’s best time of 43.01. The United States won in 41.82, followed by Brazil (42.29) and Russia (42.94).
The first heat was claimed by Jamaica (41.87), followed by France (42.25) and Germany (42.65), while the second heat saw Great Britain prevailing in 42.75 with Canada next in 42.99.
Germany were initially disqualified but, after a successful appeal, were reinstated into the final, at the expense of Trinidad and Tobago, who were, up to that time, in the final as one of the two fastest ‘losers’.
In the gold-medal race, Jamaica were triumphant in 41.29, followed by the US (42.75), Great Britain (42.87), Germany (42.90), Russia (42.93) and Canada (43.28). France were disqualified while Brazil did not finish.
Trinidad and Tobago finished the eight-day long competition with one medal - gold to Jehue Gordon in the men’s 400m hurdles on Thursday.
The TT contingent are expected to return home tomorrow afternoon but it is unlikely that Jehue Gordon will be on that trip.
In a Twitter post yesterday, he wrote, “Russia it was nice, (today) I will be headed back to London for some training before my last two races.”
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4x1 INVESTMENT
Relay men 7th in final (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Bolt-expresses-shock-at-Rodgers-post-relay-comments-220138471.html)
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express) in Moscow
Story Created: Aug 18, 2013 at 11:12 PM ECT
The future of Trinidad and Tobago sprinting was on show at the Luzhniki Stadium here in Moscow, Russia, yesterday.
First, 21-year-old Jamol James made his IAAF World Championship debut, helping Trinidad and Tobago get to the final of the men’s 4x100 metres event. But a hamstring injury prevented him from returning for the championship race, and in came another first-timer, 18-year-old Ayodele Taffe running the leadoff leg for his country.
T&T finished eighth in the final in 38.57 seconds, but were later promoted to seventh following the disqualification of Great Britain.
Jamaica, anchored by double sprint champion Usain Bolt, won in 37.36, forcing United States (37.66) to settle for silver. Canada (37.92) belatedly bagged bronze at the expense of the British.
Keston Bledman, running the second leg for T&T, had to look back and reach for the baton from Taffe.
“He’s a junior still,” Bledman told the Express. “Different leg speed. We just had faith in him. Running from lane one is a hell of a thing. It’s real hard. My head was just get the baton and do what you could do. But tough luck. He ran good.”
It was always going to be a challenge for T&T to secure a podium finish, Taffe, Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo and anchorman Richard “Torpedo” Thompson falling well short of that goal.
Taffe, though, leaves Moscow today with invaluable experience under his belt.
“When I heard the news I was very excited. It was a great feeling to know I was going out there to run with the best in the world. I did my best. I guess it didn’t work out today, but I just have to go back to the drawing board and work things right for the next time.”
Thompson said that while he had his doubts about using Taffe for the final instead of the experienced Emmanuel Callendar, it turned out to be the right decision.
“One of the first things I told him after the race is that he’s a big man now. He ran against the best in the world, the big fellas, and he did well. He stepped up.
“It does well for his confidence in the future,” Thompson continued, “because Bledman and I wouldn’t be around forever. We need the future to get the experience so that when it’s their time and they’re called upon, they have no doubt, no fear. He’s run in the World Championships, so the second time is nothing for him to do. I’m glad we made that decision. I expect big things from him in the future.”
In the qualifying round, T&T clocked 38.38 seconds for third spot in heat one, advancing to the final as a “fastest loser”.
“It was a good run,” said Sorrillo. “Everything felt great and we pulled it off.”
James ran the leadoff leg in the qualifying round. Like Taffe, he was thrilled to perform on the global stage.
“I was ready because I knew I had a big task to play. The overall feeling was great.”
In the women’s 4x100m relay, T&T were out of the final, in, and then out again.
Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas and Kai Selvon combined for fourth spot in heat three in 43.01 seconds—not good enough for a “fastest loser” berth in the final. However, Bahamas and Germany were disqualified, and T&T stepped into the last qualifying position.
Germany, though, lodged a successful protest, and T&T were out again.
In the final, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce captured her third gold, the double sprint champion anchoring Jamaica to victory in 41.29 seconds—a new Championship record. United States (42.75) and Great Britain (42.87) picked up the minor medals.
T&T finished joint-12th on the medal table with one gold—captured by Jehue Gordon in the men’s 400m hurdles. Colombia, Croatia, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden and Uganda each earned a single gold medal as well.
Russia topped the table with seven gold medals, four silver and six bronze. United States (six gold, 14 silver, five bronze) finished second, while third spot went to Jamaica (six gold, two silver, one bronze).
T&T secured the second highest spot on the medal table among Caribbean nations, trailing only the Jamaicans.
On the placing table, T&T were 24th with 13 points, thanks to Gordon, and the men’s 4x400m and 4x100m teams. The 4x4 men finished sixth in the final, one spot better than their 4x1 counterparts.
The Americans were first on the placing table with 282 points. Russia (183), Kenya (139), Germany (102) and Jamaica (100) finished second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
T&T team manager Dexter Voisin told the Express, yesterday, that coming on the heels of T&T’s best ever Olympic showing, one gold and three bronze medals in London last year, the 2013 World Championship results were not what he had anticipated.
“Expectations would have been high, based on the Olympics…this is a performance we weren’t expecting.
“But we cannot,” Voisin continued, “not look at the fact that we have won a gold medal. Not many countries can boast of a gold medal. At the end of the day, we have a world champion in Jehue Gordon.”
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Bolt to the rescue
Highlights from the just-concluded World Championships (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Bolt-to-the-rescue-220290501.html)
T&T Express Reports
Story Created: Aug 19, 2013 at 10:28 PM ECT
• MOSCOW
Yes, Usain Bolt dazzled again.
He usually does on the biggest of stages, taking all suspense out of races early and leaving everyone else to compete for medals other than gold.
Unlike Bolt’s races, however, these World Championships packed plenty of drama. Some of it wasn’t so much for race finishes as the finish on the fingernails of two Swedish athletes. To show support for Russian gays and lesbians in the face of an anti-gay law, they went with rainbow nail polish during competition.
That prompted a complaint from Russian pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva, who said she supported Russia’s law and that Russians have “normal” heterosexual relations.
Isinbayeva later backed off her remarks, saying she may have been misunderstood because she was speaking in English instead of her native language.
On the track, Bolt was the show once more. When is that not the case? He picked up three more titles and is now the most decorated male athlete in World Championship history with eight golds and two silvers, moving past Carl Lewis (eight golds, one silver, one bronze).
Fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce also earned three gold medals as the proud sprinting country swept the men’s and women’s 100, 200 and 4x100 relays.
Here are five things we learned after nine days of competition at the world championships:
1. BOLT SAVES THE DAY: With all of the doping scandals of late, track needed someone to rescue the sport.
Enter Bolt, even wearing his country’s flag as a cape, just like Superman.
Not only did he breeze to wins, he did so in memorable fashion. He won the 100 in a downpour, complete with lightning before and after the race.
For a moment, he helped blow away the dark clouds — Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell-Brown all tested positive for a banned substance and didn’t attend the Worlds.
“I’m just doing my part by running fast, winning titles and letting the world know you can do it clean,” Bolt said.
2. MR & MRS EATON: The Eatons skipped a honeymoon to win medals.
First, Olympic champion Ashton Eaton took the decathlon crown. Not to be outdone, his wife, Brianne Theisen Eaton of Canada, captured silver in the heptathlon.
The couple went to the University of Oregon and married July 13. Now, it may be time to relax.
“Go lay on the beach,” Theisen Eaton said. “But if we did that, I’d just shut my eyes and in 10 minutes he would go, ‘How much longer are we going to lay here? Let’s go play volleyball or something.’ He can’t sit around too long.”
3. RAINBOW BRIGHT: Isinbayeva has set 28 world records and won three world titles, including one in front of a boisterous home crowd last week. Only now she may be remembered more for what she voiced in a news conference that what she’s vaulted. The two-time Olympic champion who will serve as “mayor” of one of the Sochi Games villages spoke out in favour of her country’s anti-gay stance.
“If we allow to promote and do all this stuff on the street, we are very afraid about our nation because we consider ourselves like normal, standard people,” Isinbayeva said in English. “We just live with boys with woman, woman with boys.
“We never had any problems, these problems in Russia, and we don’t want to have any in the future.”
Two Swedes — high jumper Emma Green Tregaro and sprinter Moa Hjelmer — sported rainbow colours on their nails to offer support for gay rights. In the final, Green Tregaro went with red nails after track officials said the earlier gesture might violate the meet’s code of conduct.
“It was harder to not paint them in the rainbow than it was to choose to paint them,” Green Tregaro said.
4. YOUNG AMERICANS: The United States boasted a youthful squad that included 17-year-old Mary Cain, who finished 10th in the 1,500. Still, the Americans came away with 25 medals, eight more than Russia. But only six of them were gold as Russia edged them with seven. It’s the first time the US failed to at least tie for the gold-medal lead since the first world championships in Helsinki 30 years ago.
“Everybody is going to say, ‘Well, Russia had more gold medals than we did,’” US men’s coach Mike Holloway said. “But if you look at the youth of this team, there’s a very bright future for U.S. track and field.”
5. RELAY WOES: Passing the baton remains problematic for the U.S.
The women’s 4x400 and 4x100 relays and the men’s 4x100 all had hiccups on their way to silver medals. The women were missing Allyson Felix for both relays after she tore her hamstring in the 200 final.
In contrast, the men’s 4x400 did successfully get it around to capture a fifth straight world crown.
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Gordon wants more success
...hopes his medal inspires others (http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-08-19/gordon-wants-more-success)
Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Andre E Baptiste (T&T Guardian)
No stopping Jehue Gordon as he seeks more success after his spectacular showing at the recently concluded IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
The 21-year-old arrived in London yesterday to compete in two more meets before he returns to T&T in September.
“I am looking forward to this. We have some commitments now in Europe that have been finalised and that I will be participating in,” said the 21-year-old Gordon.
“There is still work to do on the track. I have to remain focused and therefore I am looking forward to this. Of course winning this means that people will be aware of me more but that is just part of success, the important point is to keep focused and the team around me is making certain of that.”
His gold medal in the Men’s 400 metres hurdles final, propelled T&T to joint 12th place on the medal table with Colombia, New Zealand, Croatia, Sweden, Ireland and Uganda.
Host Russia made full use of home advantage and topped the table with 17 medals—seven gold, four silver and six bronze. USA was second with six gold medals, 14 silver and five bronze, 25 in total while Jamaica was third, matching the Americans six gold with two silver and a bronze to tally nine medals overall.
Gordon on Friday stood on the medal rostrum, holding his hand to his heart and sang along as the national anthem of T&T was played for only the second time in the history of these Championships, that started 30 years ago in 1983. Ato Boldon won T&T’s first gold medal in 1997 with victory in the 200m.
“It was just an unbelievable feeling being there to experience it. It was a dream of mine and the team with me and it felt so great and made me so very proud for everyone who has supported me,” Gordon said.
“When the national anthem was being played, I felt as if, yes, this is for my country, this is for the people of T&T and this is to show that we can achieve success with the work from local coaches, Dr Ian Hypolite and Edwin Skinner.
“I was a little nervous but just to receive the medal and to experience this makes me want to do more. This is great incentive to continue to learn and to continue to listen, and I hope that others in T&T can use the success that we had in this event to inspire them as well,” said a focused Gordon.
“As well, I still have some course work to complete and I have to do that as well, as education is equally important for me,” said the former Queens Royal College student.
Medal Table
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze total
1 Russia 7 4 6 17
2 USA 6 14 5 25
3 Jamaica 6 2 1 9
4 Kenya 5 4 3 12
5 Germany 4 2 1 7
6 Ethiopia 3 3 4 10
7 G Britain/NI 3 0 3 6
8 Czech Republic 2 0 1 3
8 Ukraine 2 0 1 3
10 France 1 2 1 4
11 Poland 1 2 0 3
12 Colombia 1 0 0 1
12 Croatia 1 0 0 1
12 Ireland 1 0 0 1
12 NewZealand 1 0 0 1
12 Sweden 1 0 0 1
12 T&T 1 0 0 1
12 Uganda 1 0 0 1
19 Australia 0 2 1 3
20 Ivory Coast 0 2 0 2
21 Canada 0 1 4 5
22 China 0 1 3 4
23 Cuba 0 1 2 3
24 Netherlands 0 1 1 2
24 Nigeria 0 1 1 2
26 Botswana 0 1 0 1
26 Finland 0 1 0 1
26 Hungary 0 1 0 1
26 Italy 0 1 0 1
26 Qatar 0 1 0 1
31 Spain 0 0 2 2
31 Serbia 0 0 2 2
33 Djibouti 0 0 1 1
33 DomRepublic 0 0 1 1
33 Estonia 0 0 1 1
33 Japan 0 0 1 1
33 Mexico 0 0 1 1
33 South Africa 0 0 1 1
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T&T can rise again, thanks to our athletes (http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2013-08-19/tt-can-rise-again-thanks-our-athletes)
Monday, August 19, 2013
Alvin Corneal (T&T Guardian)
The opinions which were expressed by the track and field experts certainly left many with the impression that we shall be pushing all the best athletes for places on the medal rostrum in the IAAF track and field world championships in Moscow.
It is always refreshing to listen to the former stars and educated administrators, especially when their predictions have come true.
From that point onwards, the focus is placed firmly on the events and especially in which our stars are involved.
On this occasion, the early news did not set the platform for a memorable happening, as the news of two of our athletes tested positive before they faced the starter, depriving this country of the prospects of enjoying a big haul of medals.
The British press was upbeat about the form of their athletes and after such a magnificent Olympic haul at home, the sky seemed the limit to them.
Five days later, the results appeared unproductive to most of our top sprinters and maybe the biggest shocker was the moderate display of throwing the javelin by young Olympic Gold medalist Keshorn Walcott.
How could it be logical that the Olympian whose rise to stardom made him a ray of hope for the future, and moments of joy for the lovers of sport.
Twenty seven places down the list seems unbelievable, although his recent efforts did not impress anyone who were following his progress.
As I reflected the events of the past two years, it was not difficult to understand the absence of high quality from the guys, maybe with the exception of Bledman in the sprints, Davis and Jehue Gordon.
The only one to show is their motion was the young UWI student whose dedication to the sport seemed to accompanied by excellent application.
This is not a statement in hindsight. I was attending a secondary schools football match last September at the Hasely Crawford stadium, and witnessed this youngster whose Olympic performances was potentially good, but not just enough to reach the top on London.
Because I had already written an article about the chances of Jehue and Njisane Phillips as the two athletes who would make us proud in the Brazil Olympics 2016, I felt the urge to invite myself to a conversation with this elegantly built quartermiler whose gliding over the hurdles had brought some interesting comments from the great Michael Johnson.
I took the time to congratulate him and reiterated my desire to see him win gold in Brazil.
In his most humble way, he promised to give of his best always.
Here I was, in the midst of a group of Grins in London running the best forty minutes that he had run since in his career.
All of a sudden, I felt that our small country has once again risen to a height which many only offered glimpse of a chance.
The impact was enough to shrug of the failures of the others and especially reduced the pain of our alleged drug users.
Of course, I still took the time to await the reasons for the mediocre performances of those who earned the respect and financial regard from the public purse to develop their potential and endorse their charges promises that they would medal.
Now we must look to the relay events for further success and again, young Gordon may well be one to join the relay team in order to add to the medal rank.
Unfortunately, there was insufficient analysis given by the BBC presenters and I will remain glued to the media for reasons why our athletes were not able to come close to their Olympic performances.
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Full Session Videos of Most of the Evening Sessions from the 2013 Moscow World Track & Field Athletics Championships:-
((Commentary in Russian!!))
Athletics World Championships Moscow 2013.08.11 Day 2 Evening
http://www.youtube.com/v/F3yQixgMzFU
Featuring Men 100m Semis with RT & KB from 1:53:00 & Final with Bolt at 4:24:00.
Athletics World Championships Moscow 2013.08.12 Day 3 Evening
http://www.youtube.com/v/g2sSGxqdWo8
Athletics World Championships Moscow 2013.08.13 Day 4 Evening
http://www.youtube.com/v/dZiwkjL3Qyg
Athletics World Championships Moscow 2013.08.15 Day 6 Evening
http://www.youtube.com/v/A4zf3IbuhhQ
Fetauring Men 4x400m Relay Heats & Men 400m H Final with Jehue Gordon.
Athletics World Championships Moscow 2013.08.16 Day 7 Evening
http://www.youtube.com/v/cx8iM3JCcuI
Go to 0:11:50 for Men's 400m Hurdles Final Medal Presentation Ceremony featuring Jehue Gordon receiving his gold medal and to see the T&T national flag being hoisted and the medal presentation.
Athletics World Championships Moscow 2013.08.17 Day 8 Evening
http://www.youtube.com/v/bdtd6IZgnCk
Athletics World Championships Moscow 2013.08.18 Day 9 Evening + Closing Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/v/Xf5hvU-wmKA
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Any of these vids have Jehue's medal ceremony?
I now see it in the other thread, thanks.
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4×4 Splits – World Championships, Moscow 2013
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Final (Aug 16)
1, USA 2:58.71 (lane 5) David Verburg 45.0, Tony McQuay 44.1, Arman Hall 44.87, LaShawn Merritt 44.77
2, JAM 2:59.88 (4) Rusheen McDonald 46.0, Edino Steele 44.3, Omar Johnson 45.53, Javon Francis 44.05
3, RUS 2:59.90 (6) Maksim Dyldin 45.4, Lev Mosin 44.8, Sergey Petukhov 45.05, Vladimir Krasnov 44.67
4, GBR 3:00.88 (7) Conrad Williams 45.3, Martyn Rooney 44.5, Michael Bingham 45.65, Nigel Levine 45.35
5, BEL 3:01.02 (1) Jonathan Borlée 45.50, Kevin Borlée 44.04, Dylan Borlée 45.74, Will Oyowe 45.74
6, TRI 3:01.74 (3) Rennie Quow 45.6, Lalonde Gordon 45.3, Jehue Gordon 45.12, Jarrin Solomon 45.74
7, BRA 3:02.19 (2) Pedro Luiz de Oliveira 45.9, Wagner Cardoso 45.2, Anderson Henriques 45.32, Hugo de Sousa 45.73
8, AUS 3:02.26 (8) Steven Solomon 45.6, Alexander Beck 45.8, Craig Burns 45.46, Tristan Thomas 45.36
First Round (Aug 15)
Heat 1
1, JAM 3:00.41 (5) Rusheen McDonald 45.6e, Javere Bell 45.1e, Edino Steele 45.14, Javon Francis 44.62
2, GBR 3:00.50 (2) Conrad Williams 45.4, Michael Bingham 45.6, Jamie Bowie 44.64, Martyn Rooney 44.77
3, VEN 3:02.04 (6) Arturo Ramírez 46.0e, Alberto Aguilar 45.4e, José Meléndez 45.26, Freddy Mezones 45.38
4, JPN 3:02.43 (7) Kengo Yamazaki 46.1e, Yuzo Kanemaru 45.6e, Hideyuki Hirose 44.94, Hiroyuki Nakano 45.82
5, DOM 3:03.61 (8) Arismendy Peguero 46.5e, Gustavo Cuesta 46.0e, Yon Soriano 46.12, Luguelín Santos 44.99
6, ESP 3:04.07 (3) Roberto Briones 46.5e, Samuel García 45.2e, Mark Ujakpor 45.74, Pau Fradera 46.62
7, NGR 3:04.52 (1) Noah Akwu 46.00, Abiola Onakoya 46.02, Tobi Ogunmola 46.24, Isah Salihu 46.26
8, BOT 3:05.74 (4) Pako Seribe 47.1e, Obakeng Ngwigwa 46.2e, Isaac Makwala 46.15, Thapelo Ketlogetswe 46.27
Heat 2
1, USA 2:59.85 (4) James Harris 45.2, David Verburg 44.6, Joshua Mance 45.21, Arman Hall 44.82
2, TRI 3:00.48 (7) Rennie Quow 45.1e, Jarrin Solomon 44.8e, Lalonde Gordon 45.11, Deon Lendore 45.49
3, BEL 3:00.81 (5) Antoine Gillet 46.8, Jonathan Borlée 44.1, Dylan Borlée 45.96, Kevin Borlée 43.90
4, BRA 3:01.09 (8) Pedro Luis de Oliveira 45.9e, Wagner Cardoso 45.3e, Anderson Henriques 44.73, Hugo de Sousa 45.18
5, POL 3:01.73 (3) Kacper Kozlowski 46.0e, Rafal Omelko 45.3e, Lukasz Krawczuk 45.48, Marcin Marciniszyn 44.95
6, UKR 3:04.98 (6) Vitaliy Butrym 46.7e, Myhaylo Knysh 45.7e, Yevhen Hutsol 46.68, Volodymyr Burakov 45.87
7, KEN 3:06.29 (1) Mike Nyangau 46.65, Alphas Kishoyan 46.23, Anthony Chemut 46.72, Moses Kertich 46.69
8, SRI 3:06.59 (2) Priyashantha Dulan 47.6e, Dilhan Aldka 46.0e, Chanaka R..J. M. Kalawala 46.23, Kasun Kalhar Seneviratne 46.79
Heat 3
1, RUS 3:01.81 (6) Maksim Dyldin 45.5e, Lev Mosin 45.1e, Sergey Petukhov 45.99, Vladimir Krasnov 45.27
2, AUS 3:02.48 (3) Steven Solomon 45.8e, Craig Burns 45.8e, Alexander Beck 45.61, Tristan Thomas 45.27
3, GER 3:02.62 (2) David Gollnow 46.3e, Eric Krüger 45.2e, Thomas Schneider 45.37, Jonas Plass 45.75
4, BAH 3:02.67 (7) Chris Brown 45.7e, Wesley Newmour 45.2e, LaToy Williams 45.17, Ojay Ferguson 46.57
5, ITA 3:03.88 (1) Marco Lorenzi 46.49, Isalbet Juarez 45.67, Eusebio Haliti 46.66, Matteo Galvan 45.06
6, CUB 3:04.26 (4) Yoandys Lescay 45.4e, Raidel Acea 44.8e, Orestes Rodríguez 46.27, Osmaidel Pellicier 47.82
7, CZE 3:04.54 (5) Daniel Nemecek 46.6e, Pavel Maslák 44.3e, Petr Lichy 46.87, Jan Tesar 46.75
8, KSA 3:04.55 (8) Ismail Al-Sabani 46.7e, Youssef Masrahi 45.1e, Mohamed Ali Al-Bishi 46.85, Mohammed Al-Salhi 45.92
WOMEN
Final (Aug 17)
1, RUS 3:20.19 (4) Yuliya Gushchina 51.0e, Tatyana Firova 49.6e, Kseniya Ryzhova 50.23, Antonina Krivoshapka 49.40
2, USA 3:20.41 (5) Jessica Beard 50.6, Natasha Hastings 50.1, Ashley Spencer 50.44, Francena McCorory 49.25
3, GBR 3:22.61 (6) Eilidh Child 51.9, Shana Cox 50.3, Margaret Adeoye 51.01, Christine Ohuruogu 49.43
4, FRA 3:24.21 (1) Marie Gayot 51.54, Lenora Guion-Firmin 50.26, Muriel Hurtis 51.74, Floria Guei 50.67
5, UKR 3:27.38 (2) Darya Prystupa 52.5e, Olga Lyakhova 51.2e, Alina Logvynenko 52.50, Natalya Pygyda 51.18
6, NGR 3:27.57 (3) Omolara Omotosho 52.4e, Patience George 51.2e, Bukola Abogunloko 54.29, Regina George 49.67
7, ROU 3:28.40 (8) Adelina Pastor 52.7e, Mirela Lavric 51.8e, Sanda Belgyan 53.08, Bianca Razor 50.85
dq, ITA Not revealed (7) Chiara Bazzoni 52.2e, Marta Milani 51.4e, Maria Erica Spacca 52.66, Libiana Grenot ?
First Round (Aug 16)
Heat 1
1, USA 3:25.18 (4) Ashley Spencer 51.7, Jessica Beard 50.0, Joanna Atkins 51.89, Francena McCorory 51.63
2, ITA 3:29.62 (5) Chiara Bazzoni 52.7e, Marta Milani 52.4e, Maria Benedict Chigboglu 53.66, Libiana Grenot 50.86
3, UKR 3:29.63 (3) Darya Prystupa 52.8e, Olga Zemlyak 52.3e, Alina Lohvynenko 52.82, Natalya Pygyda 51.68
4, CZE 3:30.48 (2) Denisa Rosolová 52.5e, Jitka Bartonicková 52.1e, Jana Slaninová 54.78, Zuzana Hejnová 51.10
5, IND 3:38.81 (6) Nirmla 57.3e, Tintu Luka 54.0e, Anu Mariam Jose 54.32, Machettira Raju Poovamma 53.19
Heat 2
1, GBR 3:25.39 (5) Eilidh Child 51.7, Shana Cox 50.9, Margaret Adeoye 51.31, Christine Ohuruogu 51.43
2, NGR 3:27.39 (2) Patience George 52.2e, Bukola Abogunloko 53.5e, Omolara Omotosho 51.76, Regina George 49.93
3, FRA 3:27.75 (3) Marie Gayot 52.0e, Muriel Hurtis 52.0e, Phara Anacharsis 52.42, Floria Guei 51.32
4, BAH 3:32.91 (7) Amara Jones 53.2e, Lanece Clarke 52.3e, Shakeitha Henfield 53.63, Cotrell Martin 53.76
5, TRI 3:33.50 (4) Shawna Fermin 53.0e, Sparkle McKnight 53.0e, Domonique Williams 53.99, Romona Modeste 53.55
6, BOT 3:38.96 (6) Goitseone Seleka 56.2e, Lydia Mashila 53.0e, Oarabile Babolayi 56.63, Amantle Montsho 53.15
Heat 3
1, RUS 3:23.51 (2) Yuliya Gushchina 51.0, Tatyana Firova 50.4, Natalya Antyukh 50.78, Kseniya Ryzhova 51.27
2, ROU 3:29.62 (3) Alina Andreea Panainte 53.9e, Adelina Pastor 51.4e, Sanda Belgyan 52.88, Bianca Razor 51.49
3, POL 3:29.75 (7) Malgorzata Holub 52.9e, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz 51.3e, Iga Baumgart 53.55, Justyna wi ty 51.98
4, BLR 3:30.28 (6) Hanna Reishal 53.6e, Iryna Khliustava 52.5e, Yulia Yurenya 51.84, Ilona Usovich 52.34
5, CAN 3:31.09 (5) Alicia Brown 54.1e, Sarah-Lynn Wells 52.1e, Noelle Montcalm 52.54, Jenna Martin 52.39
de, JAM 3:25.25 (4) Rosemarie Whyte 52.0e, Kaliese Spencer 50.1e, Anastasia Le-Roy 52.04, Christine Day 51.11