Jamaica's Clarke Claims 100M Gold in Bolt's Absence
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Ne w Vi s i o n NNewew VVisionision SPORT Friday, October 8, 2010 55 SPORTSPORTJamaica’s Clarke claims 100m gold in Bolt’s absence NEW DELHI Clarke, the only man in the and humid conditions but, here, clocking 10.20 at a half- nals and didn’t race the final to have broken 10 sec- ultimately, very slow and a empty Jawaharlal Nehru sta- final. Jamaica’s Lerone Clarke onds in the past two years, long way off Ato Boldon’s dium. “This means the world to made the most of Usain dipped over the line in 10.12 Commonwealth record of Trinidad and Tobago’s me. I wanted these champi- Bolt’s absence to claim the to capitalise on world record 9.88 and even further behind Aaron Amstrong grabbed onships and I got it,” said Commonwealth Games 100m holder Bolt and fellow Bolt’s 9.58 world record. bronze in 10.24, but there Clarke. gold on Thursday while Jamaican, defending cham- English hope Mark Lewis- was huge disappointment for “I know I am fast, even if Australia’s Sally Pearson con- pion Asafa Powell, choosing Francis followed up his promising young Jamaican Usain Bolt is not here. I am troversially powered to the not to compete. recent European champion- Oshane Bailey who pulled still here and I am part of the women’s crown. It was a powerful run in hot ship silver with another one up injured after the semi-fi- Jamaican team.” New Delhi pool sparks off illness SWIMMING UOC fires Tumwine Delhi’s besieged Commonwealth Games confronted a new enemy on Thursday when over 50 swimmers fell ill while Australia’s track cyclists Kipsiro is staying focused blitzed their way to an his- to counter unrest toric golden record. Around 40 English and 12 Australian swimmers had complained of feeling Kipsiro keen unwell after competing at the S.P. Mukherjee Aquatics Complex, with on double team officials insisting that the problem area was the warm-up pool. Commonwealth Games CONTEXT Today: 3.40pm Triple jump final (women)The 19th Commonwealth Games will be held in New Delhi, India, Australians set from October 3-14, 2010 To many athletes, cruising By NORMAN KATENDE cycling record gold in any international IN NEW DELHI event will leave them bask- CYCLING ing in glory, writes Norman Uganda Olympic Committee Katende in New Delhi. (UOC) executive held an But this is not the case for Australia’s track cyclists emergency meeting yester- made history Thursday by Commonwealth Games day, stripping William 5000m champion Moses picking up a record 10th Tumwine off his duties as gold at the ongoing Kipsiro. chef de mission in a bid to The 24-year-old runner Commonwealth Games in save the camp from unrest a clean sweep that left the says his mission in New whose signs were beginning Delhi is winning a double competition scrambling to show. for the minor places. The –– a would be the first for a The decision taken at the Ugandan at the global Australians won the men’s athletics village on and women’s sprints, the show. Wednesday followed calls for Success women’s scratch and the a change in the top leader- men’s team pursuit to in the ship. 10000m push their tally to 10 golds final on from 11 events with a day Accreditation anomalies to spare, smashing their Tuesday Tumwine was accused of will ena- own record of eight set in mishandling the accredita- Manchester 2002. b l e tion process, enabling non K i p s i r o athletes to travel and mis- r e a l i s e handling the kit distribution. his dream. UOC president Rogers Scoreboard down “I know that it is going to Ddungu confirmed be even tougher but that is 2010Tumwine’s COMMONWEALTH replacement. GAMES RUGBY the reason why I came here. “Abbey Mubiru is the new Wilson Tumwine (right) consults another official Irene Matovu as the team captain A giant scoreboard at the I will go in and fight for chef de mission and Timothy Ganzi Mugula looks on in India. Tumwine has been replaced by Abbey Mubiru (top left) Commonwealth Games gold,” the experienced run-PICTOGRAMS,Ssemakula will be the gen- LOGO AND rugby sevens venue ner said yesterday. eral team manager assisted The athletes and other officials Tumwine’s colleagues later crashed to the ground on Kipsiro will be looking to by Godfrey Nuwagaba and MASCOT are bitter over Juliet Achom and demanded to know where Thursday in the latest erase the memories of a Oneg P’Minga,” Ddungu their inability to Irene Matovu were hit the group was coming from embarrassing mishap to fourth place finish at the Delhi,said. India access uniforms a barrier. at the time of the accident. blight the troubled event. recent major event –– the “These changes were made October 3-14, 2010 which theEvent non The vehicle had A chain support gave way 2008 Beijing Olympics by the committee and I can athletes alreadylogo been allowed in Achola shines at one corner of the mas- when he finished fourth in not comment much until we have. through the gate. The training Janet Achola sive temporary scoreboard his favourite 5000m race. get back to Kampala.” The table ten- But the security sys- underwent in Germany at the Delhi University nis players were tem, according to recently seems to have paid ground, sending the left- r Sarah Nambawa says PictogramsUniforms fiasco nearly locked reports instead indi- off as she posted a new hand side pivoting down- she is ready for what prom- Some officials travelled out of action for cated anMascot illegal entry. national 1500m record to ward, smashing the bot- ises to be a tight triple with their girlfriends who Aquatics lackGymnastics of uniforms. The car then landed on storm the 1500m final at the tom left of the screen into jump final today. have full accreditation. “Shera” security spikes which hit the Commonwealth Games yes- the ground and the bot- The US-based athlete, At the same time, Uganda’s Tumwine in accident vehicle throwing it off bal- terday. The final is due tom right into the iron making a debut at the press attache Yusuf Emiru Tumwine was involved in ance. today. support frame. An official games, is looking for a sec- and a journalist Sande an accident at the entrance The officials were later Achola clocked 4 minutes Kevin Culliver said it was ond gold after a similar Bashaija cannot access any to the Games village on taken to hospital with inju- 12.12 seconds to break Annet lucky that it “happened display at the Africa Archeryother sports venues apart Hockey Squash Tuesday night. ries. They were treated and Negesa’s mark of 4:19.4 set when no spectators were Championships held in from the athletics area. Nairobi earlier on. The car in which Tumwine discharged. at Namboole in July. around.” Athletics Lawn Table Bowls Tennis Badminton Netball Tennis Boxing Rugby Weightlifting Sevens Cycling Shooting Wrestling Source: www.cwgdelhi2010.org Graphic COMMONWEALTH/PICTOGRAMS Date 03 / 09 / 10 Story GAMES-COMMONWEALTH/ Reporter - Size 10 x 11.5 cm Research - Artist Fabian Chan Code SPO © Copyright Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.reuters.se/media/graphics/.