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Sunday, 19 September 2004
Men's 200m
19 September 2004 - With two commanding wins in two days here in Monaco, Jamaica’s Asafa Powell proved yet again he is one of the strongest sprinting talents of the new generation.
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Women's 100m
19 September 2004 - Concluding an impressive sprint double win, Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell obliterated the 100 metre field with an electrifying 10.91 victory, capping an already remarkable season with the second fastest performance of the year and a personal best -
Men's 5000m
19 September 2004 - Monaco - In the absence of World record holder Kenenisa Bekele, 10,000m Olympic silver medallist Sileshi Sihine sprinted to victory in this afternoon’s 5000m. -
Women's Triple Jump
19 September 2004 - A wonderfully dramatic fourth and final round saw the lead change twice, and brought victory to Cameroon’s Olympic champion Francoise Mbango, who with the very last attempt of the competition, produced the only 15m performance of the afternoon. -
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
19 September 2004 - Kenyan-born Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar had the 10,000 spectators in the Louis II stadium to their feet as he came within just over three seconds off his own World record in the 3000m Steeplechase. -
Men's Javelin
19 September 2004 - USA’s Beaux Greer produced two legal throws this afternoon and either would have been sufficient to win the day. -
Women's 100m Hurdles
19 September 2004 - Joanna Hayes overcame her fiercest challenge since her Olympic record dash in the 100 metre hurdles in Athens last month, winning her specialty here in a remarkably close and fast late-season race. -
Women's 3000m
19 September 2004 - Reinforcing the power that propelled her to Olympic gold in the 5000 metres, Meseret Defar cruised to a commanding win in the 3000, setting a competition record 8:36.46 - the fifth fastest peformance in the world this year - in the process. -
Women's 400m
19 September 2004 - Turning in the most stunning upset of the World Athletics Final, 2003 World champion Ana Guevara beat the most solid 400 metre field of the year with her come-from-behind 50.13 win -
Men's Shot Put
19 September 2004 - Olympic bronze medallist Joachim Olsen had his revenge for his defeat in Athens as he won the Shot Put competition at the World Athletic Final with a superb second round throw of 21.46 metres.
