Shanghai Diamond League Live Thread

Asafa Powell just beat Mike Rodgers in the 100.

Women's 1500

1. Genzebe DIBABA ETH 91 3:57.77 1223 WL, PB

2. Abeba AREGAWI ETH 90 3:59.23 1212 PB

3. Ibtissam LAKHOUAD MAR 80 4:01.69 1192 SB

4. Helen OBIRI KEN 89 4:03.15 1180 SB

5. Faith Chepngetich KIPYEGON KEN 94 4:03.82 1175 PB

6. Kaila MCKNIGHT AUS 86 4:05.61 1161 PB

7. Eunice Jepkoech SUM KEN 88 4:05.90 1159 PB

8. Janeth JEPKOSGEI KEN 83 4:07.34 1147 SB

9. Meskerem ASSEFA ETH 85 4:07.96 1142

10. Renata PLIŚ POL 85 4:08.26 1140 SB

11. Viola Jelagat KIBIWOT KEN 83 4:08.43 1139 SB

12. Senbere TEFERI ETH 95 4:10.49 1123 PB

13. Susan KUIJKEN NED 86 4:10.84 1120 SB

14. Sinimole PAULOSE IND 83 4:11.25 1117 SB

15. Fei XUE CHN 89 4:11.91 1112 SB

16. Jing ZHAO CHN 88 4:31.35 967

- Jana HARTMANN GER 81 DNF

- Sonja ROMAN SLO 79 DNF

Shame the WORLD CHAMP wasn't in that race!

anonomie me wrote:

Shame the WORLD CHAMP wasn't in that race!

It was probably best for her confidence.

Novlene Williams Mills with another scalp in the 400 beating the World Champ

1. Novlene WILLIAMS-MILLS JAM 82 50.00 1203

2. Amantle MONTSHO BOT 83 50.83 1173

3. Kaliese SPENCER JAM 87 51.81 1138 SB

4. Shericka WILLIAMS JAM 85 52.21 1124 SB

5. Debbie DUNN USA 78 52.80 1104 SB

6. Antonina YEFREMOVA UKR 81 53.40 1084 SB

7. Xiaoyin TANG CHN 85 54.35 1051

8. Jingwen CHEN CHN 90 54.37 1051

9. Chisato TANAKA JPN 88 55.62 1009

Chemos wins the steeple.

The rain is coming down.

Kiprop looks like he was drawn for the Simpsons.

Si?

for the earlier risers...

http://liveboxtv.com/?page=mOmRnaKUmKSUm6LalqeVmaaZnqHM3eDQ

What happened in that 200?

Jeter caught Campbell-Brown and right before passing her stuttered and let Campbell-Brown won.

Did she slip in the rain?

Looks that way...Jeter slipped, glad she wasn't injured.

Who you got in the men's 5.000, I have my money on one of the Africans...

The weather is the story in Shanghai with rain and cool temperatures.

Might be a preview of what could happen in London with rain.

It's clear a lot of these guys don't like running in the rain.

The 5k came down to a 400 as probably 12 guys were together with a lap to go as the pace was slow in the rain.

In the end Hagos Gebrhiwet wanted it most as he ran 54.35 the last lap to win in 13:11.00. This was Gebrhiwet's first track 5000m ever and he was 2nd at Carlsbad and ran at World youth's last year.

Bekele moved up the last lap to get 5th in 13:13.89. He never seemed interesting in winning as he was in the back throughouth and didn't position himself at the front of the pack. He did beat Augustin Choge who won the 3000m last week.

What to make of this? Not much. In the preview we said if Bekele ran over 13:10 it wouldn't be a good sign but time is thrown out the window here.

Gebrhiwet could be a force in the future, but he clearly wanted this one the most.

anonomie me wrote:

Who you got in the men's 5.000, I have my money on one of the Africans...

Great prediction.

Heck if a 110h's in the Rain!

posted wrote:

anonomie me wrote:

Who you got in the men's 5.000, I have my money on one of the Africans...

Great prediction.

Not a single European could make that field?

The 110 hurdles was excellent.

Liu Xiang 12.97 in the rain!!!!!

Spencer beat Shericka Williams and Debbie Dunn, respect :-)

Also other good chinese results: a win in the men's pole vault, second in women's high jump, third in men's 400mH.

Kiprop was well beaten in a slow 800m.

Genzebe Dibaba - 3:57 in May, a national record! What will we see from her later this year, for example in Zurich?

proving once again that powell can only win, when there is no one in the race to challenge him.