2013 IAAF Moscow World Track and Field Championships
Day 7, August 16, 2013
Men's 1500m Final: Kiprop Is Golden, Centro Shines Silver, and Cronje Gets Surprise Bronze as Kenyan Plan Not Executed
LRC recap and analysis of the men's 1500m final won by Asbel Kiprop with Matt Centrowitz silver.
Alysia Montaño Goes For It But Comes Up Agonizingly Short as Brenda Martinez Snags Bronze; Eunice Sum Stuns Mariya Savinova For Gold
LRC recap and analysis of women's 800m final won by Eunice Sum.Post Race Interviews Women's 800m: Brenda Martinez and Ajee Wilson
Video and audio interviews with Ajee Wilson and Brenda Martinez.
Mo Farah Wins 5th Straight Global Title and Now Has Completed 5 and 10,000 Double At Both Olympics and Worlds
Mo Farah made it five global titles in a row. RRW weekly article with LRC analysis.Audio and Video After Men's 1500m Semifinals
Interviews with Centrowitz, Leo Manzano, Lopez Lomong, Asbel Kiprop, Silas Kiplagat, Nick Willis, Nate Brannen and Henrik Ingebrigtsen.
Men's 5000m: Post Race Video/Audio: Mo Farah Calls This Win "The Sweetest" Plus Bernard Lagat, Ryan Hill, Galen Rupp, Brett Robinson
Post-race audio/video and text from Mo Farah, the Americans (only a quote from Rupp) and Brett Robinson of Australia.
Video of Men's 5000m Final 2013 World Track and Field Championships
Video highlights of the men's 5000m final from our partner Universal Sports.Women's 800m Semifinals Quick Thought: Don't Be Surprised if An American Wins the Final, All Three Americans Advance
Alysia Montano and Brenda Martinez went 1-2 in their 800m semifinal and we like their chances in the final. Results and two quick thoughts.Video of Women’s 200m Final 2013 World Track and Field Championships
Video of the women's 200m final.Men's 1500m Semifinal: Matt Centrowitz Advances, Leo Manzano Out: Results and 6 Quick Takes
Six quick takes on the men's 1500m semifinals that saw the favorites Asbel Kiprop and Silas Kiplagat advance along with 2011 bronze medallist American Matt Centrowitz. Olympic silver medallist Leo Manzano went out as he was last with 200m to go in his heat and could not move up enough.Daily Schedule
| Race | EST | +04 |
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| 200 Meters Quarterfinals | ||
| 200 Meters Semifinals | ||
| 200 Meters Final | ||
| 200 Meters Final | ||
| 800 Meters Semifinals | ||
| 1500 Meters Semifinals | ||
| 5000 Meters Final | ||
| 100 Meter Hurdles Quarterfinals |
Outside Letsrun
NY Times Recap of Final Day of Worlds
Usain Bolt led Jamaica to a 4×100 win and Teddy Tamgho became the 3rd man over 18 meters in the triple mump.
Mo Farah is Britain's greatest ever athlete - Brendan Foster
Allyson Felix Tears Hamstring in 200 Meters
Nice recap of all of Friday’s action from the NY Times
New York Times With an In depth Look at Russia's Anti Gay Propaganda Law and Isinbayeva's Comments
Recommended read. Tries to put the law in international perspective and notes Qatar the host of the 2022 World Cup makes homosexuality illegal.
Translated Swedish Article on Aregawi's Marriage Controversy
Finnish athletics agent Jukka Härkönen questioned the legitimacy of the marriage. Aregawi and her strongly deny the claim. Her club manager said the issue has been looked into. Aregawi does spend much of her time training in Ethiopia.
Isinbayeva Says Her Anti-Gay Remarks Were Misunderstood
“I respect the views of my fellow athletes and let me state in the strongest terms that I am opposed to any discrimination against gay people.”
Isinbayeva Condemns Homosexuality at Worlds
Isinbayeva: “If we allow to promote and do all this stuff on the street, we are very afraid about our nation because we consider ourselves like normal, standard people. We just live with boys with woman, woman with boys.”
Pole vault star Isinbayeva a symbol of Russian homophobia
Toy Mascot Drives Mary Cain at Worlds
Phil Hersh of the Chicago Tribune said Cain is ”full of chutzpah”
On The Boards
- 2:22;99 last km by FARAH
- WC MEN'S 5000m FINAL THREAD! IT'S ON
- Congrats to Alamirew on trying to use Mo's stupid tactic against him
- What do you suppose is up with Rupp this season?
- We haven't beaten Mo with the old tactics, so let's try … the old tactics again!
- Farah almost outkicked by Tegenkamp (WC2009)
- Will Galen become in any way ciritcal and take issue with his coach turning an opponent into the world's best? h
- Ajee Wilson..Why don't I know anything about her
- WC Women's 800m Semis thread
- Wallace Spearmon