Volume 12, No. 46 July 07, 2013 — Lausanne DL: Super High Jumping — by Jon Mulkeen a WR height of 8-¾ (2.46), but failed three know that improving on that will be very dif- Lausanne, Switzerland, July 4—If track times, albeit with very respectable attempts. ficult, but I do feel I will get there.” & field fans were unfamiliar with the name “It’s difficult to take in, jumping 2.41 re- In the 100, double U.S. sprint champion Bohdan Bondarenko before this week, they ally is something,” said Bondarenko, whose Tyson Gay held off a strong challenge from will surely be aware of the Ukrainian high best before this year was just 7-7 (2.31). “I Jamaica’s former WR holder Asafa Powell. jumper after the Athletissima Aided by a perfect 2.0 wind, meet, where he jumped a year- Gay ran 9.79 to Powell’s leading 7-10¾ (2.41). 9.88 season’s best. Having set a PR of 7-8¾ Mike Rodgers (9.96) (2.36) in winning Birmingham was 3rd, while former world just 4 days earler, Bondarenko champ Kim Collins PRed in jumped significantly higher to 4th with a world age-37 best move to =No. 4 on the all-time of 9.97. world list, with the best-ever Sandra Perković won her mark at a DL meet. fifth DL competition of the The 23-year-old Ukrainian year and in so doing won boldly opened at 7-4¼ (2.24), the overall Diamond Race clearing on first attempt, as he in her event. did at 7-6½ (2.30). Her winning mark of Most of the field exited the 226-3 (68.96) was a Dia- competition at 7-7¾ (2.33), mond League Record in a with Bondarenko passing that competition where 7 broke height and only new U.S. 62 meters (203-5), a first for ¼ champ Erik Kynard clearing. a DL meet. Kynard missed his first at Like Perković, Abeba ½ 7-8½ (2.35), but Bondarneko Aregawi was a class apart in cleared on his first, leading the the 1500 as she too wrapped ¾ American to pass. up the Diamond Race for The bar then went to 7-9¼ the year. ' (2.37) and Kynard retook the The Swede won comfort- lead with a first-time clearance ably in 4:02.11, more than a at the PR height, which made second and a half ahead of him the =No. 4 American ever. Ethiopia’s Sifan Hassan. But Bondarenko responded In both straightaway straight away by jumping a PR hurdles races, U.S. athletes 7-10 (2.39) with a huge clear- filled the top four spots. ance over the bar. After one Dawn Harper-Nelson failure, Kynard then missed clocked a season’s best of twice at an AR 7-10¾ (2.41) 12.53 to finish ahead of Kel- to exit the competition. lie Wells (12.58) and Lolo But Bondarenko, who by Jones (12.60), as Olympic now was able to demand si- champion Sally Pearson fin- lence from the capacity crowd, ished down in 7th (12.69). then sailed over on his final at- The men’s barriers were tempt—the best jump in the a non-DL event, but Da- world since ’94. VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN vid Oliver clocked a world- In contrast to several of his leading 13.03 to win from other competitions this year Jason Richardson, Ryan when he has stopped jumping Wilson and David Payne, as soon as he won, Bondarenko the last falling awkwardly continued by raising the bar to over the finish line and -456- July 07, 2013 breaking a femur. Field Events Ethiopians dominated the distances. Mo- HJ: 1. Bohdan Bondarenko hammed Aman won the 800 in 1:43.33, (Ukr) 7-10¾ (2.41) NR (WL) (=4, DIAMOND LEAGUE while Yenew Alamirew took the 5000 in =8 W) 13:06.69. Hiwot Ayalew set a meet record of July (7-4¼, 7-6½, 7-8½, 7-10 PR [=13, 19 ............................................ Herculis; Fontvieille, Monaco 9:17.66 to win the women’s steeplechase. x W], 7-10¾ [3], 8-¾ WR [xxx]) 26–27 .....Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games; London, England Another MR was broken in the shot as (2.24, 2.30, 2.35, 2.39, 2.41 [3], August Ryan Whiting avenged his Birmingham 2.46 [xxx]); 22 .........................................DN Galan; Stockholm, Sweden defeat, beating Reese Hoffa 71-9½–70-9¾ 2. Erik Kynard (US) 7-9¼ (2.37) 29 .........................................Weltklasse; Zürich, Switzerland (21.88–21.58). PR (=30, x W; =4, =12 A) September (7-2½, 7-4¼, 7-5¼, 7-6½, 7-7¾, 06 .........................Van Damme Memorial; Brussels, Belgium 7-8½ [x], 7-9¼, 7-10 [x], 7-10¾ AR — Lausanne DL — [xx]) (2.20, 2.24, 2.27, 2.30, 2.33, 2.35 [x], 2.37, 2.39 [x], 2.41 [xx]); IAAF WORLD CHALLENGE Lausanne, Switzerland, July 4— 3. tie, Dusty Jonas (US) & Daniyil 100(2.0): 1. Tyson Gay (US) 9.79 (x, =28 Tsyplakov (Rus) 7-6½ (2.30); 5. September W; x, =7 A); 2. Asafa Powell (Jam) 9.88; 3. Derek Drouin (Can) 7-6½; 6. Mickaël 01 ..................................................... ISATF; Berlin, Germany Mike Rodgers (US) 9.96; 4. Kim Collins (StK) Hanany (Fra) 7-6½; 7. Aleksey 03 ........................................... Zagreb 2013; Zagreb, Croatia 08 ........................................................ Rieti 2013; Rieti, Italy 9.97 NR (age-37 record; faster than age-36); Dmitrik (Rus) 7-5¼ (2.27); 8. Robbie 5. Nickel Ashmeade (Jam) 10.05; 6. Kemar Grabarz (GB) 7-4¼ (2.24). Bailey Cole (Jam) 10.05; 7. Jimmy Vicaut PV: 1. Konstadínos Filippídis (Fra) 10.11; 8. Richard Thompson (Tri) 10.14. (Gre) 18-9¼ (5.72) (17-9¼ [2], INTERNATIONAL CHAMPS Non-DL100(1.7)–1. Churandy Martina 18-1¼, 18-5¼, 18-9¼ [3], 19-1 (Hol) 10.03. [xxx]) (5.42 [2], 5.52, 5.62, 5.72 [3], July 05–07 .........South American Champs; Cartagena, Colombia 200(1.4): 1. Martina 20.01; 2. Jason Young 5.82 [xxx]); (Jam) 20.20; 3. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (Nor) 07–12 ..................... World University Games; Kazan, Russia ¼ 2. tie, Augusto Dutra de Oliveira 10–14 .................... World Youth Champs; Donets’k, Ukraine 20.40; 4. James Ellington (GB) 20.46; (Bra) & Raphael Holzdeppe (Ger) 11–14 ..................European U-23 Champs; Tampere Finland ½ 5. Isiah Young (US) 20.48; 6. Mario 18-5¼ (5.62); 4. Malte Mohr (Ger) 12–14 .... Central American Champs; Port-of-Spain, Trinidad 18–21 .......................... European Junior Champs; Rieti, Italy Forsythe (Jam) 20.75; 7. Titus Kafunda (Zam) 18-5¼; 5. tie, Björn Otto (Ger) & ¾ 21.00 PR; 8. Jeremy Dodson (US) 21.01. Brad Walker (US) 18-1¼ (5.52);… August 800: 1. Mohamed Aman (Eth) 1:43.33 nh—Hendrik Gruber (Ger), Renaud 10–18 .................................World Champs; Moscow, Russia (x, 9 WJ); 2. Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (Fra) 23–25 ....Pan-American Junior Champs; Medellín, Colombia Lavillenie (Fra), Steve Lewis (GB). 1:44.11 (1:16.91); 3. Marcin Lewandowski TJ: 1. Pedro Pablo Pichardo (Pol) 1:44.31; 4. Nijel Amos (Bot) 1:44.71; (Cub) 57-8¼ (17.58) (56-10, f, 57- 5. Brandon Johnson (US) 1:45.03; 6. Rafith 2¼, 56-6¾, p, 57-8¼) (17.32, f, WORLD CHAMPS FINALS Rodriguez (Col) 1:45.07; 7. Andrew Osagie 17.43, 17.24, p, 17.58); Moscow, Russia— (GB) 1:46.59;… rabbit—Nicholas Kipkoech 2. Teddy Tamgho (Fra) 57-1 (Ken) (49.59). (17.40) (55-6¼, 57-1, f, 56-1¾, f, f) Saturday, August 10—men’s 10,000 women’s marathon 5000: 1. Yenew Alamirew (Eth) 13:06.69; 2. (16.92, 17.40, f, 17.11, f, f); Sunday, August 11—men’s 100, 20W, decathlon Hagos Gebrhiwet (Eth) 13:07.11; 3. Muktar 3. Christian Taylor (US) 56-2½ Edris (Eth) 13:08.23; 4. Moses Kipsiro (Uga) women’s 10,000, long jump, discus (17.13) (54-2½, 56-2½, 56-0, Monday, August 12—men’s 110 hurdles, pole vault, hammer 13:11.56; 5. Aweke Ayalew (Bhr) 13:12.15; 54-7½, 55-6¼, 55-11¼) (16.52, women’s 100, 400, shot 6. Tariku Bekele (Eth) 13:13.61; 7. Birhan 17.13, 17.07, 16.65, 16.92, 17.05); Tuesday, August 13—men’s 400, 800, discus Nebebew (Eth) 13:14.60 PR; 8. Yigrem 4. Yoann Rapinier (Fra) 55-10¼ women’s 20W, steeple, pole vault, heptathlon Demelash (Eth) 13:16.84; 9. Bouabdellah (17.02); 5. Fabrizio Donato (Ita) Wednesday, August 14 (morning only)—men’s 50W Tahri (Fra) 13:17.42; 55-3¾ (16.86); 6. Jonathan Silva no women’s events 10. Diego Estrada (Mex) 13:27.77; 11. (Bra) 54-8¾ (16.68); 7. Alexander Thursday, August 15—men’s steeple, 400 hurdles, high jump Teklemariam Medhin Weldeslasie (Eri) Hochuli (Swi) 54-½ (16.47) PR;… women’s 1500, 400 hurdles, triple jump Friday, August 16— 13:32.86; 12. Yitayal Atnafu (Eth) 13:35.00; nm—Ernesto Revé (Cub). men’s 5000, 4x4, long jump, shot women’s 200, hammer 13. Aziz Lahbabi (Mor) 13:36.94; SP: 1. Ryan Whiting (US) 71-9½ … rabbits—Vincent Rono (Ken) (2:34.52); Saturday, August 17—men’s 200, marathon, javelin (21.88) (69-11, f, 71-9½, 70-1¾, f, f) women’s 5000, 100 hurdles, 4x4, high jump Geofrey Barusei (Ken) (7:53.56, 10:36.03). (21.31, f, 21.88, 21.38, f, f); Sunday, August 18—men’s 1500, 4x1, triple jump 110H(0.9): 1.