Posted on May 16th, 2012 by Mark Ouma
Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana won the men’s long jump at the IAAF Challenge Meet in Daegu South Korea on Wednesday (16 May)
GHANA’s All Africa Games silver medallist Ignisious Gaisah emerged victorious at the IAAF World Challenge Meet in Daegu South Korea on Wednesday (16 May).
Gaisah prevailed in the long jump with a leap of 7.99 (+1.8m) to hand Africa a rare victory in a field event in a Challenge Meet.
“I am happy with the way things went today in Daegu. This victory is a confidence boost ahead of my next competition is at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Rome (31 May),” Gaisah told www.africanathletics.org.
“I believe by the middle of June to have attained the London Olympic ‘A’ qualifying standard of 8.20m. That is well before the Africa Athletics Championship in Benin
“The Africa Championship will be interesting. ‘Mama Africa’ has a couple of guys who have leaped over eight meters. (South Africa’s) Khotso Mokoena is leading. I am trying to close that gap with every competition. So I think the strongest of us will carry the day in Benin,” says Gaisah.
Meanwhile on the track in Daegu Ethiopia’s Mohammed Amin opened his season with a convincing victory in 800m. His winning time of 1:43.51 is the world’s second fastest this year after Kenya’s David Lekuta Rudisha (1:43.10) at the Samsung Diamond League in Doha Qatar last Friday.
Kenyan Eunice Jepkoech Sum carried the day in the women’s 1500m in a personal best and world leading time this year of 4:05.99. Nigerian All Africa Games silver medallist Blessing Okagbare (11.21) was runner up 100m.
SELECTED LEADING RESULTS
Note
PB denotes Personal Best
MEN
800m
1 Mohamed Aman (Ethiopia) 1:43.51; 2 Leonard Kirwa Kosencha (Kenya) 1:44.74; 5 Benson Seurei (Kenya) 1:45.95; 9 David Mutinda Mutua (Kenya) 1:46.25;10 Godfrey Kipkoech Rono (Kenya) 1:46.68; 11 Eliud Kiptoo Ruto (Kenya) 1:47.39; 12 Timothy Kitum (Kenya) 1:48.29
Long Jump
1 Ignisious Gaisah (Ghana) 7.99 (+0.8); 6 Zack Visser (South Africa) 7.79 (+2.7); 8 Mohamed Fathalla Difallah (Egypt) 7.57 (+1.9)
Javelin
6 John Robert Oosthuizen (South Africa) 74.63
WOMEN
100m (-1.5)
2 Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) 11.21
200m
5 Gloria Asunmu (Nigeria) 23.79
1500m
1 Eunice Jepkoech Sum (Kenya) 4:05.99 PB; 2 Meskerem Assefa (Ethiopia) 4:06.52; 5 Gudeto Feyne (Ethiopia) 4:07.59 PB; 7 Gete Dima (Ethiopia) 4:10.03 PB ; 11 Bertukan Feyisa (Ethiopia) 4:38.31
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Posted on May 15th, 2012 by Mark Ouma
Ekiti State’s Tosin Adeloye stole the limelight at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN)-Dr. D. K. Olukoya Under-18 Boys and Girls Championships in from 11-12 May.
Staged at Yaba Technical College in Lagos, the event served as a platform for young athletes to stake their claims for a place on the Nigeria team to the IAAF World Junior Championships due in Barcelona Spain in July.
16 year old Adeloye attain the 400m and 200m qualifying standard of 55.25 seconds and 24.56 seconds respectively for the global event.
She comfortably won her 400m heat in 53.90 before claiming victory in convincing style in the finals in 53.46. Adeloye later progressed from 24.43 in her 200m heat to win the final in 24.52.
Meanwhile Dare Ifemosu (Ogun State) was the only male athlete to achieve a World Junior Championships qualifier. He progressed from 10.86 in his heat to diped below the 100m qualifier by 0.02 seconds when he won his semifinal in 10.62 seconds. Ifemosu won the boys 100m finals in 10.70.
ATHLETICS FEDERATION OF NIGERIA (AFN)-DR D.K. OLUKOYA UNDER-18 BOYS AND GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS, YABA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, LAGOS NIGERIA 11-12 MAY
LEADING RESULTS
NOTE
Results restricted to those who completed the final in each event
WJC denotes IAAF World Junior Championship qualifier
BOYS
100m (+1.9)
1 Dare Ifemosu 10.70; 2 Yusuf Ismaila 10.92; 3 Tobi Akintomide 11.05; 4 Godwin Ashien 11.06; 5 Akinoye Adeyemi 11.12; 6 Aegun Rufai 11.26; 7 Afolabi Olamide 11.27; 8 Oseji Tochukwu 11.33
200m (0.0)
1 Yusuf Ismaila 22.24; 2 Dare Ifemosu 22.29; 3 Akinoye Adeyemi 22.71; 4 Ifeanyi Auma 22.80; 5 Funmiloa Badewa 22.81; 6 Afolabi Olamide 23.18; 7 Godwin Ashien 23.36; 8 Sunday Abraham 24.01
400m
1 Abas Abubakar 49.03; 2 Durojaye Oloade 49.35; 3 Hassan Nurudeen 51.13; 4 Balogun Tosin 51.19; 5 Nathaniel Samson 51.56; 6 Jeje Busayo 51.98; 7 Akpan Emmanuel 52.67
800m
1 Ogunseye Goke 1:56.20; 2 Akinbdujoye Johnson 1:58.95; 3 Daniel Godwin 2:00.45; 4 Kazeem Ajibola 2:03.45; 5 Owolabi Adeyemi 2:03.61; 6 Saka Sanusi 2:06.39; 7 Yusuf Saheed Adeshina 2:07.11; 8 Shuaibu Isa Damo 2:12.82
1500m
1 Taiwo Osuolale 4:16.14; 2 Stephen Joshua Dalyop 4:17.10; 3 Awoyemi Olayiwola 4:17.64; 4 Olagunju Sunday 4:36.45; 5 Ilariogun Seye 4:42.98; 6 Idowu Adenrele 4:43.89; 7 Dapdil Timothy 4:48.63; 8 Osadare Adekunle 4:54.09; 9 Olatunji Damiola 5:13.00
5000m
1 Awal Gochin 15:23.11; 2 Osuolale Taiwo 15:26.21; 3 Stephen Joshua Dalyap 15:32.99; 4 Awoyemi Olayiwola 16:16.21; 5 Adeyemi Olaoluwa 16:19.94; 6 Adeniyi Taiwo 17:11.02; 7 Ossadare Adekunle 17:18.18; 8 Idowu Adenrele 18:07.05
Long jump
1 Nwoko Tochukwu 6.88 (+0.3); 2 Endurance Ameh 6.66 (+1.1); 3 Alao Hamed 6.50 (+0.5); 4 Otukoya Kehinde Olusegun 6.08 (0.0); 5 Aliyu Maude 5.88 (+0.9); 6 Akuekwe Chinaemolu 5.70 (+0.2); 7 Obinna Udensi 5.60 (+0.4); 8 Richard Henry 5.44 (+0.2)
Javelin
1 Tsafa Ferdinad 56.65; 2 Precious Peters 51.25; 3 Jimiye Babatunde 45.90; 4 Timilehin Babatunde 43.35; 5 Udeh Chukwuebuka 42.62; 6 Osunsanya Oluwaseyi 37.93; 7 Turafamu Michael 37.29; 8 Omonijo Osunleye 37.26
Shot Put
1 Udeh Chukwuebuka 15.94; 2 Victor Uwakue 15.13; 3 Michael Echeozo 14.46; 4 Turafamu Michael 12.91; 5 Timilehin Babatunde 11.51; 6 Isiaka Rasheed 9.38
4x100m Relay
1 Ekiti State 43.21; 2 Buka Tiger Club 43.55; 3 Splendor Club 44.64; 4 GEJ
Athletics Club 45.04; 5 Abia State 45.19; 6 Esteem Club 47.01; 7 Gtomor 48.63
4x400m Relay
1 Lagos State 3:27.04; 2 Splendor Club 3:31.12; 3 FAPPY Club 3:31.17; 4 Ekiti State 3:32.78; 5 Esteem Club 3:53.47
GIRLS
100m (+0.6)
1 Bolufawi Margaret 12.07; 2 Ezealah Nkem 12.09; 3 Iwundu Doris 12.20; 4 Francis Cecilia 12.27; 5 Olubaju Eniolayemi 12.29; 6 Omoregbhe Mercy 12.38; 7 Ademosu Aderonke 12.42; 8 Iyanu Bada 12.51
200m (+1.0)
1Adeloye Tosin 24.52; 2 Ademosu Aderonke 25.03; 3 Chukwu Chinonye 25.16; 4 Omoreghe Mercy 25.24; 5 Oshinbanjo Temidayo 25.66; 6 Ebere Ekeze 25.94; 7 Bolufawi Margaret 26.01
400m
1 Adeloye Toshin 53.46; 2 Chukwu Chinonye 56.06; 3 Offorma Oluchi 57.37; 4 Kadiri Sarah 59.49; 5 Yusuf Fausat 1:00.43; 6 Nathaniel Glory 1:00.52; 7 Omotosho Raimat 1:02.10; 8 Suliat Aroworowon 1:02.52
800m
1 Ogunola Sarah 2:12.72; 2 Pereira Oluwabukola 2:14.85; 3 Asamu oluwatobi Esther 2:15.64; 4 Diamond Maria 2:25.22; 5 Sollu Mariam 2:30.94; 6 Seember Unokyur 2:31.46; 7 Anofi Basirat 2:35.12; 8 Ajayi Abiodun 2:38.01
1500m
1 Olowora Aminat 4:41.16; 2 Ogunola Sarah 4:42.13; 3 Pereira Oluwabukola 4:45.75; 4 Daniel Blessing 5:00.25; 5 Ifeayin Saiwe 5:05.69; 6 Matthew Dorcas 5:10.28; 7 Diamond Maria 5:14.57; 8 Seember Unokyur 5:16.60; 9 Alabi Amina 5:31.85; 10 Sollu Mariam 5:33.14; 11 Faluyi Opeyemi 5:46.29
3000m
1 Olowora Aminat 10:03.87; 2 Pereira Oluwabukola 10:05.41; 3 Monica Mandung 10:22.34; 4 Daniel Blessing 10:25.04; 5 Iorember Mbawuhe 10:33.29; 6 Matthew Dorcas 11:05.73; 7 Msuur Tiza 11.58.42; 8 Aminat Alabi 13:11.91
Long Jump
1 Ese Brume 5.58 (+2.1); 2 Okoronkwo Precious 5.29 (+1.7); 3 Olubaju Eniolayemi 5.27 (+1.4); 4 Adewumi Seun 5.26 (+0.8); 5 Omosola Omolayo 5.22 (+1.6); 6 Atinuke Olokola 5.18 (+2.0); 7 Oshinbanjo Temidayo 5.17 (+1.9); 8 Ugeh Kasie 5.08 (+1.2)
Javelin
1 Priscilla Zever 38.22; 2 Ugeh Kasie 34.15; 3 Aniefuna Judith 32.93; 4 Obelue Ebele 27.97; 5 Glory Nzekwe 26.50; 6 Ojo Abosede 23.16; 7 Oladapo Idowu 14.89
Shot Put
1 Precilla Zever 12.07; 2 Abiefuna Judith 11.28; 3 Ojo Abosede 10.64; 4 Oyeocha Nwamaka 10.63; 5 Okocha Chiyere 10.35; 6 Ezeobi Chika 9.77; 7 Osiegwe Chichi 9.14; 8 Ndurue Chinoye 8.80
4x100m Relay
1 Lagos State 48.59; 2 Ekiti State 48.95; 3 Sunday Bada Club 49.73; 4 Delta State 49.80; 5 Buka Tiger 50.71; 6 Splendor Club 52.10; 7 FAPPY Club 52.58; 8 Esteem Club 55.52
4x400m Relay
1 Ekiti State 3:47.82; 2 Lagos State 3:54.83; 3 Next Level Club 3:4:06.09; 4 Rivers State 4:06.16; 5 FAPPY Club 4:22.61; 6 Splendor Club 4:45.24
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Posted on May 14th, 2012 by Mark Ouma
Ethiopian Deressa Chimsa and Agnes Kiprop triumphed at the Volkswagon Prague Marathon in the Czech Republic on Sunday (13 May).
Chimsa covered the distance in 2:06:25. He was followed by Kenyans Stephen Tum and marathon debutant Philemon Limo.
Kiprop carried the day in the women’s race in 2:25:40. Fellow Kenyan Philomena Chepchirchir and Ethiopian marathon debutant Meseret Debele followed.
SELECTED LEADING RESULTS
NOTE
PB denotes Personal Best
MEN
1 Deressa Chimsa (Ethiopia) 2:06.25; 2 Stephen Tum (Kenya) 2:07:16 PB; 3 Philemon Limo (Kenya) 2:09:25 PB; 4 Francis Bowen (Kenya) 2:10:05; 5 Nephat Kinyanjui (kenya) 2:11.06; 6 Julius Arile Lomerinyang (Kenya) 2:12:13; 7 Wirmai Juwawo (Zimbabwe) 2:14:38; 8 Teferei Bacha (Ethiopia) 2:14:38
WOMEN
1 Agnes Kiprop (Kenya) 2:25:40; 2 Philomena Chepchirchir (Kenya) 2:26:50; 3 Meseret Bekele (Ethiopia) 2:27:15 PB; 4 Salem Airt (Algeria) 2:27:21; 5 Misiker Mekonnen (Ethiopia) 2:29:46
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Posted on May 14th, 2012 by Mark Ouma
World champion David Lekuta Rudisha and Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo both Kenyans stampted their authority in the 800m at the opening Samsung Diamond league meeting in Doha Qatar on Friday night (11 May).
Kenyans dominated the middle and long distance races producing the world’s fastest times this year.
Rudisha clocked 1:43.10. Such was the pace that his compatriot and runner up Job Kinyor run a lifetime best of 1:43.76.
Jelimo triumphed in 1:56.94, while Ethiopian runner up Fantu Magiso (1:57.90) improved her national record from 1:59.13
Silas Kiplagat and Paul Kipsiele Koech won the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase in 3:29.63 and 7:56.58 respectively as Augustine Choge (7:30.42) and Vivian Cheruiyot (8:46.44) triumphed in the men’s and women’s 3000m.
SELECTED LEADING RESULTS
NOTE
PB denotes Person Best
NR denotes National Record
MEN
200m (-0.5)
7 Aziz Ouhadi (Morocco) 20.70
400m
5 Rabah Yousif (Sudan) 45.42
800m
1 David Lekuta Rudisha (Kenya) 1:43.10; 2 Job Koech Kinyor (Kenya) 1:43.76 PB; 5 David Mutinda Mutua (Kenya) 1:44.66; 10 Nabil Madi (Algeria) 1:50.46
800 B
2 Amine El Manaoui (Morocco) 1:45.70; 5 Alfred Kirwa Yego (Kenya) 1:46.46; 6 Nadjim Manseur (Algeria) 1:47.98; 8 Amine Mohamed Layachi (Algeria) 1:51.19
1500m
1 Silas Kiplagat (Kenya) 3:29.63 PB; 2 Asbel Kiprop (Kenya) 3:29.78 PB; 3 Bethwell Birgen (Kenya) 3:31.17 PB; 4 Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba (Kenya) 3:31.32; 5 Collins Cheboi (Kenya) 3:32.64; 7 Mekkonen Gebremedhin (Ethiopia) 3:33.38; 8 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (Kenya) 3:33.43; 10 Elijah Kiptoo (Kenya) 3:33.81; 13 Abubaker Kaki (Sudan) 3:34.34; 14 Tarik Boukensa (Algeria) 3:42.88
3000m
1 Augustine Kiprono Choge (Kenya) 7:30.42; 2 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 7:31.88; 3 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (Uganda) 7:31.88; 4 Isaiah Kiplagat Koech (Kenya) 7:32.43; 5 Thomas Pkemei Longisiwa (Kenya) 7:33.68; 6 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (Kenya) 7:38.45; 7 Keneisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 7:40.00; 8 Abera Kuma (Ethiopia) 7:40.85; 9 Ayanleh Souleiman (Djibouti) 7:42.22; 11 Lucas Kimeli Rotich (Kenya) 7:49.48; 13 Anter Zerguelaine (Algeria) 8:21.95
3000m Steeplechase
1 Paul Kipsiele Koech (Kenya) 7:56.58; 2 Richard Kipkemoi Mateelong (Kenya) 7:56.81PB; 3 Roba Gari (Ethiopia) 8:06.16 PB/NR; 4 Jairus Birech Kipchoge (Kenya) 8:06.72 PB; 5 Conseslus Kipruto (Kenya) 8:08.92; 6 Bernard Mbugua Ng’anga (Kenya) 8:11.00; 7 Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui (Kenya) 8:11.27 PB; 8 Elijah Chelimo Kipterege (Kenya) 8:12.84; 9 Jonathan Muia Ndiku (Kenya) 8:20.96; 10 Benjamin Kiplagat (Uganda) 8:22.94; 11 Reuben Ramolefi (South Africa) 8:24.28; 12 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (Kenya) 8:26.59; 13 Simon Ayeko (Uganda) 8:27.13; 14 Nahom Mesfin (Ethiopia) 8:32.97
High Jump
9 Kabelo Kgosiemang (Botswana) 2.24
Long Jump
2 Khotso Mokoena (South Africa) 8.10 (+0.9); 3 Kaba Ndiss Badji (Senegal) 8.04 (+0.9)
WOMEN
100m (+0.7)
4 Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) 11.01
400m Hurdles
5 Hayat Lambarki (Morocco) 56.29
800m
1 Pamela Jelimo (Kenya) 1:56.58; 2 Fantu Magiso (Ethiopia) 1:57.90 PB/NR; 3 Janeth Jepkosgei (Kenya) 1:58.50; 7 Eunice Jepkoech Sum (Kenya) 1:59.94; 9 Cherono Koech (Kenya) 2:01.20
3000m
1Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (Kenya) 8:46.44; 2 Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) 8:46.49; 3 Sylvia jebiwot Kibet (Kenya) 8:47.49; 4 Gelete Burka (Ethiopia) 8:48.92; 5 Priscah Jepleting Cherono (Kenya) 8:50.04; 6 Viola Jelagat Kibiwot (Kenya) 8:50.63; 7 Janeth Kisa (Kenya) 8:51.63; 8 Pauline Chemning Korikwiang (Kenya) 8:52.04; 10 Nancy Chepkwemoi (Kenya) 8:56.52; 11 Margaret Wangari Muriuki (Kenya) 8:57.43; 12 Gotytom Gebreslassie (Ethiopia) 9:00.97; 15 Nazret Weldu (Eritrea) 9:11.32
ELSEWHERE in Ponce Puerto Rico Africans had limited success at the IAAF World Challenge Meet in Ponce Puerto Rico on Saturday (12 May).
SELECTED LEADING RESULTS
MEN
400m
8 Gary Kikaya (Democratic Republic of Congo) 47.57;
800m
5 Julius Mutekanga (Uganda) 1:48.17
WOMEN
100m A (-0.9)
2 Murielle Ahoure (Ivory Coast) 11.17
100m B (-0.7)
3 Gloria Asunmu (Nigeria) 11.27
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Posted on May 9th, 2012 by Mark Ouma
South Africa’s former Africa 200m champion Thuso Mpuang (in red vest) is on a mission to break the 20 seconds barrier in 200m
FORMER Africa 200m champions Thuso Mpuang aims to break the 20 seconds barrier this year.
Namibian Frank Frederick is the only African to have run a sub 20 seconds in 200m. He established the Africa record of 19.68 seconds when he won the silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the USA.
Clearly in the form of his life, Mpuang won the 200m in a lifetime best of 20.44 seconds at the South Africa Open Track and Field Championships in the South African capital Tshwane last Saturday (05 May). Mpuang He reckons the best has yet to come.
“What the world should expect from Thuso is always to run faster than he did in the previous race. If this means running a personal best, so be it. I am going to give it my all,” Mpuang disclosed.
“I am looking forwards to the Africa Senior Championships in Benin where I hope to do well, before I head to London for the Olympics,” says Mpuang.
He says training is going well. The former Africa champion reckons he is on track to joining Fredricks in the exclusive club of sub 20 seconds 200m runners.
“The preparation we are doing during training is geared towards running 20 seconds flat. So in competition we are trying as hard as possible to run closer to 20 seconds flat.
“I just need to get my technique right on the curve. Hopefully we will break the 20 seconds barrier this year,” Mpuang explained.
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