■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ NEWSLETTER Volume 5, No. 11 March 13, 2006 etrack ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ — World Indoor Championships X — MOSCOW, RUSSIA VII–1. Gábor Dobos (Hun) 6.73; 2. Yongyi Wen (Chn) 6.73; 3. Iván March 10–12 (200m banked synthetic) Mocholí (Spa) 6.77; 4. Deji Aliu (Ngr) 6.78; 5. Prodromos Katsantonis (Cyp) 6.79; 6. Vyacheslav Muravyov (Kaz) 6.80; 7. Khalil Al-Hanahneh (Jor) 7.06; — 60 METERS — 8. Mervin Loizeau (Sey) 7.22 NJR. FINAL SEMIS (March 10) (March 10; qualify 2+2) 1. Leonard Scott (US) ........................................ 6.50 I–1. Yepishin 6.59; 2. Osovnikar 6.62; 3. Vizcaíno 6.63 PR; (WL, AL) 4. Becerra 6.70 NR; 5. Dovhal 6.75; 6. Kankarafou 6.78; 7. Tran 2. Andrey Yepishin (Rus) .................................. 6.52 6.79; 8. Abeyie 6.81. II–1. Trammell 6.58; 2. Pognon 6.63; NR 3. Clarke 6.66 PR; 4. N’Dri 6.70 PR; 5. Lachkovics 6.71; 6. 3. Terrence Trammell (US) ................................ 6.54 Findlay 6.72; 7. Bratoz 6.73; 8. Dobos 6.75. 4. Matic Osovnikar (Slo) 6.58 NR; 5. Olusoji Fasuba (Ngr) 6.58; 6. III–1. Scott 6.50; 2. Fasuba 6.55; 3. de Lima 6.60 NR PR; Ronald Pognon (Fra) 6.61; 7. Vicente de Lima (Bra) 6.62; 8. Henry 4. Vasyukov 6.63; 5. Kuc 6.64; 6. Scuderi 6.69; 7. Wen 6.70; 8. Vizcaíno (Cub) 6.84. Mocholí 6.75. Lanes: 1. de Lima; 2. Pognon; 3. Yepishin; 4. Scott; 5. Trammell; 6. Fasuba; 7. Osovnikar; 8. Vizcaíno. — 400 METERS — Reaction times: Scott 0.124, Pognon 0.135, Yepishin 0.144, Vizcaíno FINAL 0.153, Osovnikar 0.155, de Lima 0.159, Fasuba 0.163, Trammell (March 12) 0.171. 1. Alleyne Francique (Grn) .............................. 45.54 HEATS (21.11/24.43) (first repeat winner since McKay ’87/’89 (March 10; qualify 3+3) 2. California Molefe (Bot) ................................ 45.75 I–1. Anatoliy Dovhal (Ukr) 6.63; 2. Lerone Clarke (Jam) 6.71; 3. de Lima 6.73; 3. Chris Brown (Bah) ....................................... 45.78 4. Daniel Persson (Swe) 6.75; 5. Aleksandr Volkov (Rus) 6.79; NR 6. Vahago Javakhvan (Arm) 7.03; 7. Ronald Parker (TKS) 7.28 PR; 4. Davian Clarke (Jam) 45.93; 5. Milton Campbell (US) 46.15 8. Chaleunsook Adoudomphonh (Lao) 7.34. (record fourth final); 6. Dmitriy Petrov (Rus) 47.33. II–1. Kostyantyn Vasyukov (Ukr) 6.66; 2. Scott 6.67; 3. Vizcaíno Lanes: 1. Petrov; 2. Campbell; 3. Molefe; 4. Clarke; 5. Browne; 6. 6.69 PR; 4. Kael Becerra (Chl) 6.70 NR; Francique. 5. Eric Nkansah (Gha) 6.71; 6. Yik Chun Tang (HK) 6.89. III–1. Fasuba 6.61; 2. Oudere Kankarafou (Fra) 6.70; 3. Tim Reaction times: Campell 0.194, Petrov 0.200, Molefe 0.240, Clarke Abeyie (GB) 6.81; 0.242, Francique 0.243, Browne 0.255. 4. Maksim Lynsha (Blr) 6.85; 5. Wachara Sondee (Tha) 6.88; 6. HEATS Tse-Ching Liang (Tai) 6.93 NJR PR; 7. I Made Budiasa (Mas) 7.08 (March 10; qualify 2+2) PR; 8. Erzalm Fawzy Rawi (Sin) 7.09. I–1. Molefe 45.74 NR; 2. Petrov 46.29; IV–1. Pognon 6.67; 2. Martin Lachkovics (Aut) 6.71; 3. Mark 3. Oleksiy Rachkovsky (Ukr) 47.13; 4. Santiago Ezquerro (Spa) Findlay (GB) 6.74; 47.36; 5. David Gillick (Ire) 47.61; 6. Chon Kin Sou (MAC) 49.95 NR 4. Daniel Abenzoar-Foule (Lux) 6.76 NR; 5. Andreas Baumann NJR. (Swi) 6.77; 6. Nic Alexander (Tri) 6.78; 7. Tyrone Omar (NMA) 7.17 II–1. Francique 46.79; 2. Marcin Marciniszyn (Pol) 46.88; 3. NR NJR PR; 8. Rikko Thoma (NRU) 7.34 PR. Ruwen Faller (Ger) 47.02; V–1. Yepishin 6.63; 2. Osovnikar 6.67; 3. Eric N’Dri (CI) 6.74; 4. Valentin Bulychov (Aze) 48.26;… dq[lane]—Sanjay Ayre 4. Raphael Raymundo de Oliveira (Bra) 6.88; 5. Ricardo Will- (Jam) (48.30). iams (Jam) 6.91; 6. Mohamad Siraj Tamin (Leb) 7.03; 7. Francis Manioru (SOL) 7.07 NR; 8. Ali Shareef (MDV) 7.33 NR. VI–1. Trammell 6.60; 2. Francesco Scuderi (Ita) 6.70; 3. Nipa Tran © 2006 Track & Field News. All rights reserved. This (Fin) 6.70; 4. Dariusz Kuc (Pol) 6.70; 5. Marko Bratoz (Slo) 6.70; newsletter may not be reprinted or retransmitted in any 6. Rolando Palacios (Hon) 6.80 NR NJR PR; 7. Casnel Bushay form without express written permission. (VIN) 6.84 PR; 8. Pierre De Windt (Aru) 7.26 PR. www.trackandfieldnews.com ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ -66- March 13, 2006 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ World Indoor Champs — continued: — 1500 METERS — FINAL III–1. Brown 46.64; 2. Vladislav Frolov (Rus) 46.69; 3. Carlos (March 11) Santa (DR) 47.00; 4. Isaac Yaya (PYF) 48.45 NR;… dq[lane]—Asad Iqbal (Pak) 1. Ivan Heshko (Ukr) .....................................3:42.08 (48.46). ([3:28.79]) (13.29) IV–1. Campbell 46.67; 2. Daniel Dabrowski (Pol) 46.80; 2. Daniel Komen (Ken)..................................3:42.55 3. Arismendy Peguero (DR) 47.32 PR; 4. Chris Lloyd (DMA) (31.86, 32.62 [1:04.48], 32.05 [1:36.53], 30.16 [2:06.69], 27.85 47.33; 5. Andrés Silva (Uru) 47.50 PR; 6. Brice Panel (Fra) 48.52. [2:34.54], 27.56 [3:02.10]) (40.98) V–1. Clarke 46.37; 2. David McCarthy (Ire) 46.68; 3. David Canal (Spa) 47.38; 4. Anderson Jorge dos Santos (Bra) 3. Elkana Angwenyi (Ken) ............................3:42.98 48.19; 5. Nicholas Mangham (Pau) 54.80 NR;… dq[lane]—Shawn 4. Halil Akkas (Tur) 3:43.61; 5. Sergio Gallardo (Spa) 3:43.77; 6. Merritt (US) (46.03). James Nolan (Ire) 3:43.98; 7. Chris Lukezic (US) 3:45.09; 8. SEMIS (March 11; qualify 3) Yassine Bensghir (Mor) 3:47.20; 9. Youssef Baba (Mor) 3:49.25. I–1. Francique 45.86; 2. Molefe 46.02; 3. Campbell 46.22 (21.56/ HEATS 24.66); (March 10; qualify 2+3) 4. Dabrowski 46.61; 5. Faller 46.67; 6. Frolov 47.11. I–1. Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (Ken) 3:39.64; 2. Sergio Gallardo II–1. Brown 46.10 (21.56/24.54); 2. Clarke 46.23; 3. Petrov 46.44; (Spa) 3:40.04; 3. Youssef Baba (Mor) 3:40.31; 4. Lukezic 3:40.97 4. Marciniszyn 46.97; 5. Santa 47.11; 6. McCarthy 47.11. PR; 5. David Freeman (PR) 3:45.36; 6. Colin McCourt (GB) 3:45.77; — 800 METERS — 7. Björn Margeirsson (Ice) 3:49.22. II–1. Heshko 3:41.49; 2. Angwenyi 3:41.63 PR; 3. Akkas 3:41.77; FINAL 4. Dahame Najem Bashir (Qat) 3:41.87 PR; 5. Neil Speaight (March 12) (GB) 3:41.99; 6. Driss Maazouzi (Fra) 3:42.93; 7. Jordan Chipangama 1. Wilfred Bungei (Ken) ................................1:47.15 (Zim) 3:46.01 NJR; 8. Christian Neunhäuserer (Ita) 3:47.90. ([55.65], 26.22 [1:21.87], 25.28) (55.65/51.50) III–1. Nolan 3:44.67; 2. Bensghir 3:44.69 PR; (slowest winning time since ’95 3. Mounir Yemmouni (Fra) 3:45.26; 4. Jason Lunn (US) 3:46.46; 2. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (SA) ...........................1:47.16 5. Aleksandr Krivchonkov (Rus) 3:48.28; 6. Arturo Casado (Spa) 3:48.87; 7. Sergey Pakura (Kir) 3:50.86 NR; 8. Ajmal Amirov (Tjk) (26.93) (defending champ) 3:51.75 PR. 3. Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Rus) ........................1:47.38 4. Dmitrijs Milkevics (Lat) 1:48.01; 5. Juan Jurado (Spa) 1:48.44; — 3000 METERS — 6. Jimmy Watkins (GB) 1:48.56. FINAL HEATS (March 12) (March 10; qualify 2+2) I–1. Borzakovskiy 1:48.08; 2. Watkins 1:48.20 PR; 1. Kenenisa Bekele (Eth) ..............................7:39.32 3. Majid Sultan (Qat) 1:49.21; 4. Joseph Mutua (Ken) 1:49.49; ([4:17.05], [6:16.26]) (26.45) 5. Mohcine Chehibi (Mor) 1:49.84. 2. Saïf Shaheen (Qat) ....................................7:41.28 II–1. Milkevics 1:47.19; 2. Amine Laalou (Mor) 1:47.36; 3. Arnoud Okken (Hol) 1:47.58; 4. Abdulrahman Sulaiman (Qat) 1:47.74 NR; 3. Eliud Kipchoge (Ken) ...............................7:42.58 5. Fadrique Iglesias (Bol) 1:50.65 NR. ([5:15.99]) III–1. Mulaudzi 1:49.03; 2. Ramil Aritkulov (Rus) 1:49.09; 4. Alistair Cragg (Ire) 7:46.43 (64.88, 65.32 [2:10.50], 65.03 3. David Krummenacker (US) 1:49.15; 4. Dávid Takács (Hun) [3:15.53]) (4:02.5/3:43.9); 5. Shadrack Korir (Ken) 7:47.11; 6. Tariku 1:49.61; 5. Berhanu Alemu (Eth) 1:51.07. Bekele (Eth) 7:47.67; 7. Adil Kaouch (Mor) 7:48.01; IV–1. Jurado 1:47.88; 2. Bungei 1:47.95; 8. Moukhled Al-Outaibi (Sau) 7:52.91; 9. Pavel Naumov (Rus) 3. Osmar dos Santos (Bra) 1:48.30; 4. Moise Joseph (Hai) 7:56.24; 10. Günther Weidlinger (Aut) 7:57.32; 11. Tareq Taher (Bhr) 1:48.33; 5. Glauco Martini (SMa) 1:59.25. 8:04.99; 12. Halil Akkas (Tur) 8:10.37. V–1. Khadevis Robinson (US) 1:48.73; 2. Eugenio Barrios (Spa) HEATS 1:48.79; (March 10; qualify 4+4) 3. Bilal Mansour Ali (Bhr) 1:48.84; 4. Antoine Martiak (Fra) I–1. Kipchoge 7:52.57; 2. T. Bekele 7:52.58; 3.