Volume 11, No. 56 August 26, 2012 — Birmingham DL: Merritt Back On Track — by Roy Conrad Richardson PR-equaling 12.98. Merritt Mutaz Barshim (7-4¼/2.24). Birmingham, England, August 26—Four produced his sixth legal sub-13 this year, one Mo Farah’s hoped-for shot at Steve Ovett’s days after an inglorious false start in Lausanne, shy of the record set by WR holder Dayron 8:13.51 2-mile NR went by the boards from Aries Merritt reasserted himself as the world’s Robles in ’08. But it was also trip No. 8 the gun as the double Olympic champ went top 110 hurdler at the Aviva Birmingham under the barrier both legal and windy, an right to the rear of the pack. GP, the 12th stop on the Samsung Diamond all-time best. Farah—whose wife had given birth to League tour. The Olympic 1-2 placers asserted twin girls only two days before—was content The 27-year-old Tennessee alum clocked themselves right away as the class of a good to take over at the bell and clock a 56.5 final 12.95 to edge out compatriot Jason field and ran nearly stride-for-stride all the lap as he won at will in 8:27.24. way. Merritt maintained his slight edge off In the top women’s race, Carmelita Jeter the last barrier to the line. started well in the 100 versus Olympic AR holder David Oliver crashed several champ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and the hurdles but ran a clear 3rd in 13.28 ahead of Jamaican couldn’t quite make up the gap. — All-Time Hurdle Stats — Ryan Wilson (13.34). Jeter prevailed in 10.81 to SAFP’s 10.90 as an Legal Sub-12.95s, 1 Year Before the meet Merritt said, “I think I 0.7mps tailwind pushed the sprinters along. jumped in Lausanne because I was anxious The 800 time was slow at 2:00.40, but 5-Aries Merritt ’12 to try to break the World Record [12.87]. Olympic winner Mariya Savinova took the 4-Dayron Robles ’08 The record is attainable, so I may try for it in lead into the final turn as silver medalist and 4-David Oliver ’10 Birmingham.” ’08 winner Pamela Jelimo was held up in 2-Allen Johnson ’96 Afterward, he commented, “I made a traffic. The Russian split 58.65 for the closing 2-Xiang Liu ’06 lot of technical mistakes; I floated a lot of lap to win comfortably from Jelimo’s 2:01.43. hurdles. Hopefully next time I won’t make Legal + Windy Sub-12.95s, 1 Year those mistakes and run a clearer race, then 5-Aries Merritt ’12 who knows? 4-Dayron Robles ’08 — Birmingham DL — “It’s great consistency but I train for this, Birmingham, Great Britain, August 26— 4-David Oliver ’10 I work really hard and I put together practice 200(0.0): 1. Ashmeade (Jam) 20.12; 2. performances that are sub-12.95 so all I need Legal Sub-13s, 1 Year Gay (US) 20.21 (first 200 since 7/22/10); 3. to do is perform like I do in practice. I came Spearmon (US) 20.23; 4. Martina (Hol) 20.36; 7-Dayron Robles ’08 pretty close today.” 5. Bailey (US) 20.43; 6. Gemili (GB) 20.53; 6-Aries Merritt ’12 In the 200, Tyson Gay ran his first half- 7. Malcolm (GB) 20.80; 8. Forsythe (Jam) 5-David Oliver ’10 lapper since ’10. The ’07 world champ got 20.80. 3-Colin Jackson ’93 out strong, along with Jamaican Nickel 400: 1. Taylor (US) 44.93 SB; 2. Santos 3-Allen Johnson ’96 Ashmeade, and the pair ran 1-2 into the (DR) 44.96; 3. J. Borlée (Bel) 45.15; 4. Yousif 3-Jason Richardson ’12 homestretch. (Sud) 45.54; 2-Roger Kingdom ’88 Ashmeade edged ahead with about 50 5. Smith (US) 45.66; 6. Rooney (GB) 2-Colin Jackson ’94 meters to go and took the lead in the closing 45.69; 7. McDonald (Jam) 45.88; 8. Williams 10 to win in 20.12 from Gay’s 20.21. Wallace 2-Allen Johnson ’97 (GB) 46.52. Spearmon, drawn on the outside in lane 8, 1500: 1. Gebremedhin (Eth) 3:34.80; 2. 2-Xiang Liu ’06 came on strong down the stretch to finish a Chepseba (Ken) 3:35.09; 3. Magut (Ken) 2-Xiang Liu ’07 close 3rd behind Gay with 20.23. 3:35.74; 4. Kiplagat (Ken) 3:35.74; 5. Birgen 2-Terrence Trammell ’07 In another back-and-forth high jump (Ken) 3:35.88; 6. Brannen (Can) 3:36.07; 2-David Oliver ’08 duel, following up a scintillating Lausanne 7. Iguider (Mor) 3:36.27; 8. Centrowitz competition, Britain’s Robbie Grabarz (US) 3:37.93; 9. Baddeley (GB) 3:38.87; 10. Legal + Windy Sub-13s, 1 Year cleared 7-7¼ (2.32) cleanly on his first try to Brewer (GB) 3:39.59 SB; 11. Manzano (US) 8-Aries Merritt ’12 force Olympic winner Ivan Ukhov to pass to 3:42.20; 12. Grice (GB) 3:43.46; 7-Dayron Robles ’08 7-8½ (2.35) after a first-jump miss at 2.32. 13. Brooks (GB) 3:51.95;… rabbits—Kip- 5-David Oliver ’10 But the Russian couldn’t clear and too (Ken) (57.02, 56.70 [1:53.72]), Gathimba 4-David Oliver ’08 although Grabarz didn’t either, the equal- (Ken) (2:52.79). bronze medalist took the win ahead of 3-Colin Jackson ’93 St: 1. Birech (Ken) 8:20.27 (2:46.15, Ukhov’s 7-5¾ (2.28). Andrey Silnov (also 3-Colin Jackson ’94 5:40.22); 2. Mutai (Ken) 8:25.42; 3. Cabral 7-5¾) took 3rd ahead of Lausanne winner 3-Allen Johnson ’96 (US) 8:32.55; 4. Lagat (Ken) 8:33.17; 5. -514- August 26, 2012 Oslizlo (Pol) 8:42.38. 800: I–1. Savinova (Rus) 2:00.40 (61.76, 2M (non-DL): 1. Farah (GB) 8:27.24 (out 30.09 [1:31.85], 28.55); 2. Jelimo (Ken) — More Euro Circuit — WL) <worth 7:49.67>; 2. Meucci (Ita) 8:28.28; 2:01.43; 3. Okoro (GB) 2:01.96; 4. Vessey THUM 3. G. Heath (US) 8:29.43 (out AL) <7:51.70>; (US) 2:02.01; Thum, Germany, August 24— 4. Mutahi (Ken) 8:29.57; 5. Sharp (GB) 2:02.28; 6. Chebet (Ken) SP: 1. Majewski (Pol) 68-8 (20.93); 2. 5. Curtis (US) 8:29.83; 6. Kiptoo (Ken) 2:03.20; 7. Simpson (GB) 2:03.33; 8. Judd Armstrong (Can) 68-¼ (20.73); 3. Storl (Ger) 8:29.96; 7. Thompson (GB) 8:30.19; 8. (GB) 2:03.39; 9. Beckwith (US) 2:03.79. 67-9¾ (20.67); 4. Bartels (Ger) 65-6 (19.96); Torrence (US) 8:34.27; 9. McCormick (GB) 1500 (non-DL): 1. Pierce (US) 4:11.33; 5. Bauer (Ger) 63-3½ (19.29). 8:35.24; 10. Taylor (GB) 8:51.99. 2. Weightman (GB) 4:11.79 (2:21.42, 64.29 DT: 1. Wierig (Ger) 207-10 (63.36). 110H(-0.9): 1. Merritt (US) 12.95 (sixth [3:25.71]); 3. Stellingwerff (Can) 4:11.94; JT: 1. Röhler (Ger) 262-6 (80.02); 2. Häber legal sub-13 of year; record is 7; record 8th 4. England (GB) 4:11.95 (69.24); 5. Buck- (Ger) 261-0 (79.57); 3. Hamann (Ger) 253-5 sub-13 all-conditions); man (Aus) 4:12.28; 6. Obiri (Ken) 4:12.98; 7. (77.25). 2. Richardson (US) 12.98 =PR (=9, x A); Langat (Ken) 4:15.08; 8. Maloy (US) 4:15.26; Women: 3. Oliver (US) 13.28; 4. Wilson (US) 13.34; 9. Sujew (Ger) 4:15.75. SP: 1. Schwanitz (Ger) 61-11¾ (18.89); 5. Brathwaite (Bar) 13.42; 6. Clarke (GB) 3000: 1. Cherono (Ken) 8:41.21; 2. Cheru- 2. Terlecki (Ger) 58-9¼ (17.91); 3. Kleinert 13.52; 7. Fourie (SA) 13.59; 8. Parchment iyot (Ken) 8:41.22; 3. Kipyego (Ken) 8:42.74 (Ger) 58-8½ (17.89). (Jam) 13.76. (5:59.18); 4. Kibiwot (Ken) 8:43.75; 5. Wanjiru (Ken) 8:45.61; 6. Bleasdale (GB) 8:46.38 PR; Field Events 7. Burka (Eth) 8:48.84; 8. Anteneh (Eth) HJ: 1. Grabarz (GB) 7-7¼ (2.32) (7-2½ TALLINN 8:52.89; 9. Gorecka (GB) 8:55.11 PR; 10. [2], 7-4¼, 7-5¾, 7-7¼, 7-8½ [xx], 7-9¾ [x]) Tallinn, Estonia, August 25— Njoroge (Ken) 8:57.06; 11. Parker (GB) (2.20 [2], 2.24, 2.28, 2.32, 2.35 [xx], 2.38 [x]); 100(1.1): 1. Callender (Tri) 10.24. 8:58.62 PR; 12. Erdmann (US) 9:11.59;… 2. Ukhov (Rus) 7-5¾ (2.28) (7-½, 7-2½, Mile: 1. Vedehin (Est) 3:59.93 PR. rabbit—M. Masai (Ken) (2:58.21). 7-4¼, 7-5¾, 7-7¼ [x], 7-8½ [xx]) (2.15, 2.20, HJ: 1. Stanys (Lit) 7-3 (2.21). 400H: 1. Spencer (Jam) 53.78; 2. Shakes- 2.24, 2.28, 2.32 [x], 2.35 [xx]); LJ: 1. Shalin (Rus) 24-8½ (7.53). Drayton (GB) 54.08; 3. Hejnová (CzR) 54.14; 3. Silnov (Rus) 7-5¾ (7-½, 7-2½ [3], 7-4¼, JT: 1.