The first inauguration of a MONDO track in the Netherlands proved to be a successful one as 14 stadium records fell and another 8 National Track Circuit records were broken at the 14th edition of the Mondo Keien Meeting in Uden last Saturday, 3th of August.

Kelly Sotherton of Great Brittan proved to be a strong contender for a medal at the World Championships in Osaka in three weeks time as she showed she is in great shape.
 
She won the 100m Hurdles in a time of 13.31, the 200m in a new personal best of 23.44 and she threw the shot to a distance of 14.06m. Karin Ruckstuhl, herself a world class heptathlete, couldn’t keep up but was satisfied with her own performance as she came out of an intense training period.

The men’s 100m was the spectacle the crowd had hoped for. Ricardo Williams won in 10.25 with Mickey Grimes in second (10.26) and Bernard Williams in third (10.27). Former World champion Kim Collins, finished 4th in 10.34.

Bernard Williams, silver medal winner at the Olympics, got his revenge in the 200m where he posted a season’s best of 20.47 for the win.

The high hurdles duel between European Indoor Champion Gregory Sedoc of the Netherlands and Joel Brown was disrupted when Sedoc heavily touched the fourth hurdle and had to give up. Brown won unchallenged in 13.56.

Dutchman Gert Jan Liefers made his return on the track after a long period of injuries and won the B-race in the 1500m in 3.45.44 while American Jon Rankin won the A-race in 3.37.19. The 5000m was won by little known Moroccan Aziz El Idrissi in 13.24.27 while his fellow countryman Jamel Chatbi broke the 3000m Steeplechase stadium record of European record holder Simon Vroemen with a 8.29.13 run.

Great Brittan’s Celia Brown ran a 2.02.04 solo race in the 800m women while American Tiffany McWilliams prevailed in the 1500m: 4.12.58. Erica Martenssons (SWE) qualified for the World Championships in Osaka by winning the 400m Hurdles in a new personal best of 56.42 and Reggie Witherspoon (USA) won the 400m flat in 45.97.

Frank Casanas of Cuba won the discus competition with 64.68m beating Osaka bound Erik Cadee of the Netherlands in second: 60.34m.

The men decathletes took part in a new experience which was called “the Keien Meerkamp”.
The points of the first three events (100m, Long Jump, Shot Put) were calculated back into seconds that were given as a head start in the final 800m. Therefore the athlete that crossed the finish line first was also the actual winner of the combined 4 events. Joost van Bennekom of the Netherlands won the event with 3113 points.

A duel meet between Great Brittan and the Netherlands in the jump events also delivered some outstanding results as Jade Johnson won the Long Jump with 6.39m and Tom Parsons chattered the High Jump stadium record with a 2.27m clearance.

Stephan Kreykamp for the IAAF

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100m men:
1. Ricardo Williams  JAM  10.25
2.Mickey Grimes   USA  10.26
3.Bernard Williams  USA  10.27
4.Kim Collins   SKN  10.34

200m men:
1. Bernard Williams  USA  20.47
2. Riky Fifton   GBR  20.94
3. Kyle Farmer   USA  21.05

400m men: 
1. Reggie Witherspoon  USA  45.97
2. Youssef El Rhalfioui  NED  46.55
3. Brian Murphy   IRL  47.17

800m men:
1. Ryan Brown   USA  1.46.71
2. Elliot Blount   USA  1.46.95
3. Jebreh Harris   USA  1.47.64

1500m men:
1. Jon Rankin   USA  3.37.19
2. Gareth Hyett   NZL  3.40.88
3. Liam Reale   IRL  3.43.73
B serie:
1. Gert Jan Liefers  NED  3.45.44

5000m men:
1. Aziz El Idrissi   MAR  13.24.27
2. Boaz Cheboiywo  KEN  13.25.32
3. Geoffrey Siele   KEN  13.30.82

110m hurdles:
1. Joel Brown   USA  13.56
2. Charles Allen   CAN  13.89
3. Justin Lindsey   USA  13.95
Gregory Sedoc   NED  DNF

400m hurdles men:
1. Markino Buckley  JAM  50.59
2. Vincent Kerssies  NED  51.00
3. Thomas Kortbeek  NED  51.10

3000m steeple chase men:
1. Jamel Chatbi   MAR  8.29.13
2. Collins Ngeno   KEN  8.39.72
3. Dennis Licht   NED  8.48.06

Discus men:
1. Frank Casanas   CUB  64.68m
2. Erik Cadee   NED  60.34m
3. Patrick Groot   NED  55.41m

Shot Put men:
1. Frank Casanas   CUB  17.51m
2. Patrick Groot   NED  17.36m
3. Tom Corstjens   NED  16.84m

Pole vault men:
1. Steven Lewis   GBR  5.45m
2. Laurens Looije  NED  5.35m
3. Nick Buckfield  GBR  5.25m

100m women:
1. Shelly-Ann Fraser  JAM  11.51
2. Lauren Smith   USA  11.86
3. Esther Dankwah  GHA  11.97

200m women:
1. Kelly Sotherton  GBR  23.44
2. Ciara Sheehy   IRL  23.66
3. Lauren Smith   USA  23.78
5. Karin Ruckstuhl  NED  24.59

400m women:
1. Nadia Cunningham  JAM  52.69
2. Kim Wall   GBR  53.09
3. Carey Easton   GBR  53.31

800m women:
1. Celia Brown   GBR  2.02.04
2. Jana Hartmann   GER  2.03.71
3. Lauren Austin   USA  2.03.80

1500m women:
1. Tiffany McWilliams  USA  4.12.58
2. Andrea Grove   CAN  4.14.85
3. Miranda Boonstra  NED  4.17.56

100m hurdles women:
1. Kelly Sotherton  GBR  13.31
2. Femke van der Meij  NED  13.51
3. Karin Ruckstuhl  NED  13.52

400m hurdles women:
1. Erica Märtensson  SWE  56.42
2. Michele Carey   IRL  56.53
3. Tamara Ruben   NED  58.05

Shot Put women:
1. Melissa Boekelman  NED  16.67m
2. Denise Kemkers  NED  16.40m
3. Loes Verlaak   NED  14.81m
4. Jolanda Keizer   NED  14.66m
6. Kelly Sotherton  GBR  14.06m
7. Laurien Hoos   NED  14.05m
8. Karin Ruckstuhl  NED  13.64m