ETN2010 13(Wicm)
Volume 9, No. 13 March 17, 2010 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS XII—MEN Tamgho Shocks With TJ Record by Roy Conrad ers in the 60 (Dwain Chambers 6.48), 60 added by Bernard Lagat in the 3000 (7:37.97) Doha, Qatar, March 12–14—In the hurdles (Dayron Robles 7.34), 4x4 (United and Terrence Trammell in 60H (7.36). fairytale world that is modern Doha, it was States 3:03.40) and vault (Steve Hooker Lagat played a typical sit-and-kick game, only fitting that the 13th World Indoor 19-8½/6.01), with U.S.-pacing marks being explaining, “I like to be towed. It’s a champi- Championships should have a fairytale AGENCY GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM ending. The transformation of a small nation Tamgho is closing in on on the Arabian Peninsula from desert backwater to a modern architectural the indoor 59-foot barrier model mirrored the transformation of young Teddy Tamgho from burgeoning triple jump star to the best the event has ever seen indoors. The 20-year-old Frenchman worked his magic when for most the meet was already over and the stands were prob- ably less than half full. Jumping in Doha’s cool Aspire Dome, Tamgho was hot from the get- go, producing a world-leading 57-1½ (17.41) in the first round. That only lasted until the next jump- er, however, as Cuba’s Yoandri Betanzos blew him out of the water with a PR 58-½ (17.69) that moved him to No. 9 on the all-time world list.
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