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Sunday, 10 September 2006
Women's 100m
A spectacular and fitting finale to a meeting of tremendous sprinting with Jamaican Sherone Simpson winning in 10.89, the third fastest time of the summer and all three have been achieved by her.
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Men's 5000m
Like yesterday’s 3000m, the 5000 was primarily a tactical race, and as in the shorter distance, it was a Bekele who crossed the line first. This time it was the event’s World record holder, Kenenisa, whose dominance was displayed over a quick final lap en route to his 13:48.62 victory. -
Men's 1500m
With a perfectly executed kick over the final 200 metres, Alex Kipchirchir continued his stellar 2006 campaign, winning a thrilling homestretch battle over Bernard Lagat. The Kenyan, this year’s Commonwealth champion at 800 metres and double African champion, outkicked Lagat over the fin... -
Women's 3000m
Another day, another duel of Ethiopians Meseret Defar and Tirunesh Dibaba. -
Men's Javelin Throw
It is meant as no disrespect to the top three men today just to describe this competition in one paragraph. Norway’s Olympic champion Andreas Throkildsen won with 89.50m, his opener, Tero Pitkämäki of Finland, last year’s winner, took second with a last round 88.25m, while third ... -
Women's 100m Hurdles
Now that is what sprinting is all about. A victory for Michelle Perry, of the USA, the World champion, but in a finish where no-one could guess the outcome with one barrier remaining. -
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
With a near gun-to-tape victory, Paul Kipsiele Koech dominated the Steeplechase en route to a solo 8:01.37 victory to defend his World Athletics Final title. -
Women's Triple Jump
Tatyana Lebedeva, the world season leader (15.23), completed an unprecedented World Athletics Final (WAF) double, when securing the Triple Jump title to go with her Long Jump victory yesterday. The Russian had come close to achieving a WAF double in 2004 (second in both). -
Women's 400m
A week after winning a share of the IAAF Golden League Jackpot in Berlin, there was no stopping American Sanya Richards once again. But while she earned another $30,000 with glory in this event in a procession, she was left disappointed too. “I want that American record of 48.83,” she s... -
Women's Discus Throw
As Betty Heidler had done in the women’s Hammer Throw yesterday, so did Franka Dietzsch today in the women’s Discus Throw. The World champion provided Germany with a home win.
