Volume 11, No. 30 May 14, 2012 — Doha Kicks Off Diamond League Year 3 — by Roy Conrad Campbell,” beamed the excited Felix, who Merritt led off the second turn and won Doha, Qatar, May 11—Both the third beat her prime 200 rival for the first time in going away. season of the Samsung Diamond League and a half-dozen century meetings. “This was my Fast performances were the order of the the overall Olympic campaign itself got off to personal best and I’m very happy.” night at many distances. Two-time AOY a quick start at the tour’s kickoff gathering on VCB offered, “This was my first 100 of David Rudisha covered two laps in 1:43.10 the Arabian Peninsula. the season and I’m sure I can improve.” to handle the 1:43.76 PR by 21-year-old Three U.S. speedsters made major Powell (lane 4) and Gatlin (5) raced in Kenyan Job Kinyor. contributions to the kickstart. adjacent lanes, the Jamaican leading much of Daegu 1500 silver winner Silas Kiplagat •Allyson Felix perhaps thrust her name the way. But Gatlin kept driving and caught (3:29.63) turned the tables on WC winner squarely into the U.S. team 100 picture with her PR 10.92 win over Gatlin ran the No. 2 a pair of illustrious time of his life to turn Jamaican rivals. •Justin Gatlin ran back Powell the second-fastest legal century of his life, 9.87, to just catch Asafa Powell. •LaShawn Merritt seems ready to stage a strong defense of his Games 400 title as he won in a year-leading 44.19. Felix drew lane 2, with reigning Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce next to her in 3 and Veronica Campbell-Brown in 4. Fraser-Pryce got away best with VCB on her heels. But Felix always was right with the pair of islanders. The 26-year-old RUN JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO Felix held solid form all the way to the line as VCB appeared to the Jamaican in the last couple of feet. His Asbel Kiprop (3:29.78) after the pair bumped lean a little early and clocked 10.94 (wind 9.87 edged Powell by 0.01 as Lerone Clarke heading into the final stretch. +0.7). Fraser-Pryce slipped back late to take matched his 9.99 PR in 3rd. Paul Koech ran his second-fastest steeple 3rd with 11.00. Felix trimmed 0.01 off her “If Usain Bolt hs been watching, you ever at 7:56.58 as fellow Kenyan Richard previous best, set in winning here in ’08. know it’s been great racing against him,” said Matelong PRed with 7:56.81. Augustine “It was really good to get one over an enthused Gatlin. “But I want everyone to Choge (7:30.42) outran Eliud Kipchoge know I’m back and I want the Olympic title.” (7:31.40) by nearly 1.0 over 3000 as returning Merritt slashed more than a half-second Kenenisa Bekele managed only 7th at 7:40.00. © 2012 Track & Field News.All rights off his year-pacing 44.73 from Guadeloupe Women’s world-leaders came from Beijing reserved.This newsletter may not be re- 10 days ago to turn back emerging junior champions Pamela Jelimo (1:56.94) and printedor retransmitted in any formwithout Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic Melaine Walker (54.62). Last year’s AOY express written permission. (44.88) and veteran American Angelo Taylor Vivian Cheruiyot edged Meseret Defar by www.trackandfieldnews.com (44.97). just 0.05 over 3000 with 8:46.44. -271- May 14, 2012 2012 Men’s World Leaders 2012 Women’s World Leaders i = mark made indoors Track Events marks in red new since yesterday’s edition 100........... 10.81 .....................................Carmelita Jeter (US) Track Events 200........... 22.31 .....................................Carmelita Jeter (US) 100........... 9.82 ......................................Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 400........... 49.99 ............... Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) 200........... 19.91 .................................Yohan Blake (Jamaica) 800........... 1:56.94............................. Pamela Jelimo (Kenya) 400........... 44.19 ...................................LaShawn Merritt (US) 1500......... 4:00.13i......................Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) 800........... 1:43.10............................. David Rudisha (Kenya) Mile .......... 4:28.41i..............................Sally Kipyego (Kenya) 1500......... 3:29.63...............................Silas Kiplagat (Kenya) Steeple .... 9:39.77...................................Bridget Franek (US) Mile .......... 3:52.21..............................Jamel Ahrass (France) 3000......... 8:31.56i..........................Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) Steeple .... 7:56.58...................................Paul Keoch (Kenya) 5000......... 14:43.11.............................Sally Kipyego (Kenya) 3000......... 7:29.94i........................Augustine Choge (Kenya) 10,000...... 31:15.97................................Betsy Saina (Kenya) ................. 7:29.94i.................................... Edwin Soi (Kenya) 100H ........ 12.49 ............................. Sally Pearson (Australia) 5000......... 12:58.67i..................Thomas Longosiwa (Kenya) 400H ........ 54.62 ............................ Melaine Walker (Jamaica) 10,000...... 27:27.96..............................Cam Levins (Canada) Road Events 110H ........ 13.03 ..........................................Aries Merritt (US) Half-Mar ... 66:38........................... Florence Kiplagat (Kenya) 400H ........ 48.00 ........................ Javier Culson (Puerto Rico) Mar .......... 2:18:37 ............................... Mary Keitany (Kenya) Road Events 20W ......... 1:25:27 ................... Elmira Alembekova (Russia) ½-Mar ...... 58:47.............................Atsedu Tsegay (Ethiopia) Relay Events Mar .......... 2:04:23 .........................Ayele Abshero (Ethiopia) 4 x 100..... 42.19 ............................................. USA Red Penn 20W ......... 1:17:30 ................................Alex Schwazer (Italy) 4 x 200..... 1:30.01............................................................. LSU 50W ......... 3:38:08 .....................Sergey Kirdyapkin (Russia) 4 x 400..... 3:21.18.......................................... USA Red Penn Relay Events 4 x 800..... 8:15.57i......................................Moscow (Russia) 4 x 100..... 37.82 .................................... Racers TC (Jamaica) 4 x 1500... 17:29.00......................................................Oregon 4 x 200..... 1:21.21.........................................Texas A&M (US) SpMed ..... 3:42.85....................................................USA Blue 4 x 400..... 3:00.15........................................... USA Red Penn DisMed .... 10:55.01i.............................................Washington 4 x 800..... 7:15.99.........................................Texas A&M (US) 4 x 1H ...... 52.38 .......................................Star Athletics (US) 4 x Mile .... 16:16.79......................................... Princeton (US) Field Events SpMed ..... 3:16.46.......................................................Georgia HJ ............ 6-9 | 2.06i ..............Anna Chicherova (Russia) DisMed .... 9:19.31.......................................... USA Blue Penn PV ............ 16-5¼ | 5.01i ..............Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 4 x 1H ...... 54.30 ........................................Star Athletics (US) LJ ............ 23-8¾ | 7.23i .........................Brittney Reese (US) Field Events TJ ............ 49-¾ | 14.95(A)...Caterina Ibargüen (Colombia) HJ ............ 7-9¼ | 2.37i ............Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) (lo-alt) .... 48-8¼ | 14.84i ...... Olga Rypakova (Kazakhstan) PV ............ 19-6¼ | 5.95i ..............Renaud Lavillenie (France) SP ............ 67-11 | 20.70i ..... Nadzeya Ostapchuk (Belarus) LJ ............ 27-4¾ | 8.35 ...... Greg Rutherford (Great Britain) DT ............ 226-0 | 68.89 ...............Nadine Müller (Germany) TJ ............ 58-1 | 17.70i ............................... Will Claye (US) HT ............ 256-6 | 78.19 ............Oksana Menkova (Belarus) SP ............ 72-2¼ | 22.00i ......................... Ryan Whiting (US) JT ............ 219-4 | 66.86 ..........Mariya Abakumova (Russia) DT ............ 224-10 | 68.52 ........... Robert Harting (Germany) Hept ......... 6353 ............................ Brianne Theisen (Canada) HT ............ 266-3 | 81.16 ............. Krisztián Pars (Hungary) JT ............ 283-2 | 86.31 ... Stuart Farquhar (New Zealand) Dec .......... 8365 .............................. Sergey Sviridov (Russia) 2. Kinyor (Ken) 1:43.76 PR; 3. Osagie (GB) 1:44.64 PR; 4. Reina (Spa) 1:44.65; 5. Mutua (Ken) 1:44.66; 6. Rimmer (GB) 1:44.86; 7. (Hol) 20.26; 3. Saidy Ndure (Nor) 20.34; 4. Bube (Den) 1:44.99 PR; 8. Holusa (CzR) — Doha Samsung DL — Anderson (Jam) 20.42; 5. Forsythe (Jam) 1:45.12 PR; 9. Bala (Qat) 1:45.19 PR; 10. Samsung Diamond League #1; Doha, 20.53; 6. Dwyer (Jam) 20.60; 7. Ouhadi (Mor) Madi (Alg) 1:50.46. Qatar, May 11— 20.70;… dnf—Salaam (US). II–1. Bosse (Fra) 1:45.69 PR; 2. El Manaoui 100(0.4): 1. Gatlin (US) 9.87 (AL) (his 400: 1. Merritt (US) 44.19 (WL, AL) (his (Mor) 1:45.70; 3. Moradi (Irn) 1:45.98; 4. fastest since ’04 OG) <worth 9.89 with fastest since ’09 WC;; fastest by anyone Mohammed (GB) 1:46.41; 5. Kirwa Yego 0 wind>; since 8/19/10); (Ken) 1:46.46; 6. Mansour (Alg) 1:47.98; 2. Powell (Jam) 9.88; 3. Clarke (Jam) 9.99; 2. Santos (DR) 44.88 lo-alt PR (l-a: 8, x 7. Lastennet (Fra) 1:48.60; 8. Layachi (Alg) 4. Rodgers (US) 10.00; 5. Carter (Jam) 10.05; WJ); 3. Taylor (US) 44.97; 4. Rooney (GB) 1:51.19 PR. 6. Patton (US) 10.11; 7. Harvey (Jam) 10.14; 44.99; 5. Henry (VI) 45.20; 6. Yousif (Sud) 1500: 1. Kiplagat (Ken) 3:29.63 (WL); 8. Vicaut (Fra) 10.28. 45.42; 7. Smith (US) 45.62. 2. Kiprop (Ken)