IAAF.org - Newshttp://www.iaaf.org/index.htmlNews from IAAF.orgencopyrightSun, 09 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMTrssCategoryIAAF.org - Newshttp://www.iaaf.org/images/template/rssheader.gifhttp://www.iaaf.org/index.html13072IAAF.org - International Association of Athletics Federations<![CDATA[Men's 4x400m Relay - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43798.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43798.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Valencia 2008 - HIGHLIGHTS Day 3]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44004.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44004.htmlThe women's 1500m final here at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships will be written in the record books for quite a few years, as the race established a national record for Bulgaria (Daniela Yordanova, 4:04.19), Area records for Asia (Maryam Yusuf Jamal, Bahrain, 3:59.79) and Africa (Gelete Burka, Ethiopia, 3:59.75), and a new World Record** (pending ratification) from gold medal winner Yelena Soboleva of Russia, who ran 3:57.71.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Believe it Tamsyn!]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=44000.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=44000.html9 March 2008 - Valencia, Spain - An hour after winning the world championship 800m gold medal Tamsyn Lewis was still walking around with a look of disbelief on her face.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 800m - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43797.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43797.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 20:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Gun-to-tape, Kaki dominates]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43993.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43993.html9 March 2008 - Valencia, Spain - At 18 years and 262 days Abubaker Kaki Khamis became the youngest ever World Indoor champion when winning a superb 800m final this evening in Valencia.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:48:00 GMT<![CDATA[World lead secures Heptathlon title for Clay]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43971.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43971.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 17:22:00 GMT<![CDATA[Vili remains on the gold standard]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43970.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43970.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 17:14:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 1500m - FINAL - WORLD RECORD]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43796.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43796.html This was always likely to be the race of the championships and it did not disappoint as Yelena Soboleva bettered her own World indoor record mark** by a monster 0.34 posting 3:57.71.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 4x400m Relay - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43795.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43795.htmlRussia maintained one of the greatest winning streaks in global athletics by taking their eighth successive gold medal in this event, although they were pushed much closer than many expected.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Triple Jump - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43794.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43794.htmlIt took Phillips Idowu a new British record 17.75m to claim his country’s first gold medal of the championships after his team-mates secured no fewer than four silvers this weekend.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 3000m - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43793.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43793.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's High Jump - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43792.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43792.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 800m - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43791.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43791.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Valencia ‘LIVE’ – Results, Reports, Radio, English and Spanish language Blogs]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=101/newsid=43810.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=101/newsid=43810.htmlValencia, Spain - The IAAF is proud to present its LIVE coverage of the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships, Valencia, Spain from 7 to 9 March 2008.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[History is inspired by Harrigan's special home support]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43938.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43938.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 09:25:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Heptathlon - 1000m - FINAL EVENT]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43790.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43790.html2005 World Decathlon champion Bryan Clay (USA) had absolutely no problem in the last event of the World Indoor Championships Heptathlon the 1000m, and grabbed his first major indoor championships win with a total of 6371 points, a personal best and world leading mark this season. Clay finished the 1000m race as the last of the remaining six competitors in 2:55.64.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[The Russians are coming – Valencia PREVIEW, DAY 3]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43937.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43937.html9 March 2008 - Valencia, Spain – “The new Russians, there are always new Russians.” That's not actually what former Algerian middle-distance king Noureddine Morceli once said when asked what athletes he feared (he cited the Kenyans), but if he had been a woman running between 400m and 1500m today, perhaps he might. With the 400m, 800m, and 1500m finals for women all on Sunday (9), chances are better than average that the Russian national anthem will be played at least once.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:43:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 400m - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43789.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43789.htmlPatiently waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce, Tyler Christopher took a commanding victory in the men’s 400m. In just his third competition of the year, the 24-year-old Canadian cruised to a 45.67 performance lowering his own 2008 world leader.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 400m - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43788.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43788.htmlRussia's Olesya Zykina shaded the closest women's World Indoor 400m final in history to deny her compatriot Natalya Nazarova a third title in an exhilarating two-lap clash.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Shot Put - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43787.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43787.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Pole Vault - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43786.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43786.htmlEvgeniy Lukyanenko of Russia improved his own personal best and World leading performance of the year to 5.90m to take the Pole Vault World Indoor title on the third and final day of competition here in Valencia.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Long Jump - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43771.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43771.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Heptathlon - Pole Vault]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43769.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43769.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 03:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 4x400m Relay - First Round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43770.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43770.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[With elusive title in hand, Soboleva breaks the 'deadlock']]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=44003.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=44003.html9 March 2008 - Valencia, Spain - For Yelena Soboleva, tonight's 1500m World record came only as a bonus.

]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:36:00 GMT<![CDATA[World indoor 1500m record for Soboleva!]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43982.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43982.html]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Heptathlon - 60m Hurdles]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43767.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43767.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[DAY TWO, Sat 8 March 2008 - Events reports follow from this point...]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43923.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43923.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 60m Hurdles - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43766.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43766.htmlWorld and Olympic champion Liu Xiang conquered the only title that was missing from his already long list of honours when winning the 60m Hurdles final in 7.46 in Valencia’s Velodrome tonight.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Valencia 2008 – HIGHLIGHTS Day 2]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43927.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43927.html8 March 2008 – Valencia, Spain - Stefan Holm and Yaroslav Rybakov have reduced the World Indoor Championships High Jump title to their own private derby, as Holm won the title in 2001, 2003, and 2004, with Rybakov second in 2003 and 2004, then Rybakov won in 2006.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:09:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 60m Hurdles - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43765.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43765.htmlThis event has had a habit of throwing up shock winners and while LoLo Jones' success is no huge surprise, few would have predicted at the start of the competition she would be the one to land gold.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[“Loco” Jones going home with gold]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43905.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43905.html8 March 2008 - Valencia, Spain - Ask an athlete at which point tension feels the greatest and more often than not the answer is during the fifteen to twenty minutes spent in the call room, waiting to be led like gladiators into the arena.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:47:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 1500m - FINAL...UPDATED RESULT after Jury of Appeal decision]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43764.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43764.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Fourth title for Holm!]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43900.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43900.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 20:52:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 400m - Semi-Final]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43763.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43763.htmlPre-championships the Russian duo were expected the dominate and little has changed to alter that opinion after tonight's semi-finals.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Heptathlon - High Jump]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43762.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43762.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 19:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Robles’ elimination a disappointment for all hurdlers]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43894.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43894.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 19:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Savigne secures last round gold with 15.05m]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43895.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43895.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 18:46:00 GMT<![CDATA[Defar makes it three in a row]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43896.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43896.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 18:24:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Long Jump - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43761.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43761.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 18:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 400m - Semi-Final]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43760.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43760.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 17:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 60m Hurdles - Semi-Finals]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43759.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43759.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Pole Vault - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43758.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43758.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[After third consecutive gold in Valencia, 5000 will be the distance for Defar in Beijing]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43928.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43928.html“That was a nice race for me, because it was easy. I was fully in control throughout the final and really only had to race properly for the final two laps,” said Meseret Defar after taking the 3000 m gold in style in Valencia.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 60m Hurdles - Semi-Final]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43757.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43757.htmlThe whole dynamic of the event changed following the sad withdrawal of pre-event favourite and World record holder Susanna Kallur, who picked up a hamstring injury in the warm up.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 800m - Semi-Finals]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43756.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43756.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 800m - Semi-Finals]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43755.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43755.htmlFor the second time at these championships seven-time champion Maria Mutola defeated the great Spanish hopeful Mayte Martinez but will the result be the same in tomorrow’s final?

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Records or medals? Saturday's finals have both – Valencia PREVIEW Day 2]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43871.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43871.html8 March 2008 - Valencia, Spain - A championship is made by great competition, but a World record is a moment its spectators remember for years. Today’s competition programme at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships features not just one but three recent World record setters, and while nothing is ever certain, the chances of a record mark coming out of Saturday's (8th) schedule are perhaps better than usual.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Triple Jump - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43754.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43754.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Hard working Fasuba believes World record is close]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43870.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43870.html8 March 2008 – Valencia, Spain – After coasting through his semi in 6.51 seconds yesterday at Valencia’s Palau Velodromo Luis Puig, Olusoji Fasuba clearly appeared to be the man to beat in the World Indoor Championships final. Gliding comfortably over the final 20 metres, the 23-year-old Nigerian clearly had plenty in reserve. But the final, as he can readily attest, is an entirely different animal...

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Wariner, Richards and Greene visit the press tribune]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43880.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43880.html8 March 2008 - Valencia, Spain - During Friday (7th) evening's competition at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships, some top athletes visited the press tribune and contributed to the competition blog.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:07:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Heptathlon Shot Put]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43753.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43753.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's High Jump - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43751.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43751.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 3000m - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43750.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43750.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Shot Put - Qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43749.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43749.htmlWorld champion Valerie Vili, who put 20.13m outdoors in Waitakere (NZL) on 19 Feb this year, continued her fine form with a 19.72m Area indoor record with her first and, of course only attempt as the automatic qualification for tomorrow’s final was 18.45m. Vili’s performance bettered the 18.22m record she produced at the 2004 edition of these championships.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 1500m - Qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43748.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43748.htmlA mouthwatering final beckons tomorrow as the ‘big four’ all comfortably advanced into what could prove one of the best races of the championships.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Long Jump - Qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43747.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43747.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's High Jump - qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43746.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43746.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 60m Hurdles - First Round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43745.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43745.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Heptathlon - Long Jump]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43744.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43744.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 60m Hurdles - First round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43743.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43743.htmlThe morning start played havoc with a number of big name competitors at the Palau Velodromo Luis Puig but it did not catch pre-event favourite Susanna Kallur sleeping.

]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:03:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Pole Vault - qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43742.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43742.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 00:02:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Heptathlon - 60m]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43741.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43741.htmlSat, 08 Mar 2008 00:01:00 GMT<![CDATA[Valencia 2008 - HIGHLIGHTS Day 1]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43867.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43867.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 23:50:00 GMT<![CDATA[Christian Cantwell - Puts it About!]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43868.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43868.html7 March 2008 - Valencia, Spain - Victory celebrations vary from athlete to athlete. Some go positively ballistic and become oblivious to their surroundings. Once Christian Cantwell had locked up the shot put gold medal in Valencia, he walked over to the officials and volunteers who had worked the event and shook each one of them by the hand.

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:40:00 GMT<![CDATA[A first for Africa as Fasuba wins 60m gold]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43866.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43866.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 21:22:00 GMT<![CDATA[DAY ONE, Fri 7 March 2008 - Events reports follow from this point...]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43885.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43885.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Nearly a perfect day secures Hellebaut gold]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43865.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43865.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 20:54:00 GMT<![CDATA[Williams makes good after years of near misses and heartache]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43861.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43861.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 20:23:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 60m - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43740.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43740.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 20:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Pentathlon 800m - FINAL Event]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43739.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43739.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 19:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 60m - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43738.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43738.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 19:25:00 GMT<![CDATA[Victory validates Cantwell's workouts]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43854.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43854.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 19:25:00 GMT<![CDATA[Hoffa's 21.49m sets the stage for Shot Put Showdown]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43815.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43815.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 13:49:00 GMT<![CDATA[Hellebaut: Despite Valencia success, the High Jump is most likely for Beijing]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43869.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43869.html7 March 2008 – Valencia, Spain - “It took a couple of minutes before I realised that I had won the gold medal. It was so close in the end I really did not know if it would be me or Kelly..."

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:15:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 1500m - First round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43737.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43737.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 08:45:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 400m - First round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43736.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43736.htmlA relatively soft qualification of the fastest three in each heat plus the three fastest losers witnessed few problems for the chief protagonists.

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 400m - First round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43735.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43735.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Triple Jump - Qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43734.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43734.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 07:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Shot Put - FINAL]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43733.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43733.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 800m - First Round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43732.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43732.html18-year-old Abubaker Kaki Khamis proved why he’s considered by most of the pundits as the favourite for winning the men’s 800m World Indoor title here in Valencia as he dominated the sixth and final heat of the four-lap event and clocked 1:47.80, the fastest time of the field.

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 800m - First Round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43731.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43731.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 60m - Semi-finals]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43730.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43730.htmlOlu Fasuba is beginning to like the Valencia track.

The 23-year-old Nigerian equalled his own world leading 6.51 – a time he produced at this venue a month ago - to easily take the third of three semi-finals in the 60m.

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:02:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Pentathlon - Long Jump]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43729.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43729.htmlLike so many times before, the Long Jump proved to be a very tricky event in the women’s Heptathlon. Kelly Sotherton (GBR), going for her first World Indoor Championships medal, fouled her first two jumps and faced up a real challenge on her third and final jump. But the Briton proved to be tough producing a Carolina Klüft-like performance and jumped a season’s best 6.45m bettering her earlier mark from this season by 4cm.

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 60m - Semi-finals]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43728.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43728.htmlThe pot is boiling nicely ahead of the final later tonight with emerging Nigerian star Ene Franca Idoko further cementing her claims as a potential gold medallist with a blistering semi-final performance.

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Pole Vault - Qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43727.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43727.htmlWhat could you do with two hours of free-time? Fly from London to Nice or maybe watch a good film or run most of a marathon. Well, this afternoon in Valencia one exceptionally talented athlete who holds all the current global accolades for her event spent that same period sitting in the centre of the infield of the Palau Velodromo Luis Puig just waiting to enter her qualification round competition!

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Pentathlon - Shot Put]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43726.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43726.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 60m - First Round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43725.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43725.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:11:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Pentathlon - High Jump]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43724.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43724.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:09:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Long Jump - Qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43723.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43723.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:08:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 60m - First Round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43722.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43722.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:07:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Pentathlon 60m Hurdles]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43721.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43721.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:06:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's 3000m - First Round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43720.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43720.htmlTariku Bekele took the first major step in succeeding his older brother Kenenisa as the world indoor champion in the 3000m.

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:05:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's 3000m - First Round]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43719.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43719.html]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:04:00 GMT<![CDATA[Women's Triple Jump - Qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43718.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43718.htmlOlympic silver medallist Hrysopiyi Devetzi of Greece laid down her medal intentions by easing into tomorrow’s night’s final with the minimum of fuss. Devetzi bounded out to 14.63m with her first round leap to head the qualifiers, well in advance of the automatic qualifying mark of 14.30m.

]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:03:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's High Jump - qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43717.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43717.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:02:00 GMT<![CDATA[Men's Shot Put - qualification]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43716.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=43716.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:01:00 GMT<![CDATA[Pentathlon, pure speed and putters! - Valencia PREVIEW, DAY 1]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43784.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43784.htmlThu, 06 Mar 2008 18:29:00 GMT<![CDATA[Athletes express guarded optimism on eve of championships - Valencia LOC Press Conference]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43785.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43785.htmlThu, 06 Mar 2008 18:24:00 GMT<![CDATA[Event Reports will be published from 7 - 9 March 2007]]>http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=42517.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=108/newsid=42517.htmlReports are published after the conclusion of each round, not heat, of each discipline.

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