<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>IAAF.org - News</title><link>http://www.iaaf.org/index.html</link><description>News from IAAF.org</description><language>en</language><copyright>copyright</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>rssCategory</category><image><title>IAAF.org - News</title><url>http://www.iaaf.org/images/template/rssheader.gif</url><link>http://www.iaaf.org/index.html</link><width>130</width><height>72</height><description>IAAF.org - International Association of Athletics Federations</description></image><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 4x400 Metres Relay ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58253.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58253.html</link><description><![CDATA[By the time of the final event, Team Europe had already bagged the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup team trophy, but there was no lack of competitive spirit on Team Americas’ behalf as an all-star team cruised to a Competition Record.<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's Shot Put]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58248.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58248.html</link><description><![CDATA[Coming into this weekend’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, Nadzeya Ostapchuk had been having a perfect season – a National Record of 21.70m indoors, the IAAF World Indoor gold medal, the European title, and a 12-meet winning streak. But all good things must come to an end.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 200 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58247.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58247.html</link><description><![CDATA[Wallace Spearmon came into today’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as the defending champion, and finished it as a two-time winner of the 200m, leading Team Americas to maximum points.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 200 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58246.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58246.html</link><description><![CDATA[With a dominating run, Aleksandra Fedoriva of Russia led a 1-2 finish for Team Europe in the women’s 200m.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's Long Jump]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58245.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58245.html</link><description><![CDATA[Triple Jump winner Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan came oh so close to completing an unprecedented double at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as the Asian record holder found herself solidly in the lead in today’s Long Jump final&nbsp;when the order was reverted for the fourth and final round.<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 1500 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58242.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58242.html</link><description><![CDATA[Apart from a loss in Lausanne, Olympic Champion Nancy Langat has been unbeatable this year and the Kenyan was looking to cap her dream season with a victory at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup. But those hopes came crashing down – quite literally – in dramatic fashion.<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 110 Metres Hurdles]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58241.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58241.html</link><description><![CDATA[That World leader and third fastest of all-time David Oliver won the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup here in Split was hardly a surprise. Undefeated in all of his 17 races in 2010, Oliver didn’t have any solid challenger on paper and as it turned out he didn’t have any on the track either.<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's Discus Throw]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58240.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58240.html</link><description><![CDATA[The expected head-to-head clash and 1-2 Team Europe finish from Piotr Małachowski and Robert Harting did not quite work out at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as Team Asia-Pacific landed a surprise by placing both of their athletes in the top three.<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 100 Metres Hurdles]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58239.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58239.html</link><description><![CDATA[With five of the current world top ten performers in the field here at the IAAF / VTB Continental Cup, the women’s 100m Hurdles was expected to be a close race and so it proved as only three hundredths of a second separated first from third places!<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58238.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58238.html</link><description><![CDATA[In a thrilling homestraight showdown before a vociferous Poljud Stadium crowd, Richard Mateeling outran Roba Gari to secure a 1-2 for Team Africa in the men’s 3000m Steeplechase.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58237.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58237.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>The first track event of day two at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup featured an exciting clash between two steeplechasers who have been duelling all season – African Champion Milcah Chemos Cheywa and European Champion Yuliya Zarudneva.</P><BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's Triple Jump]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58236.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58236.html</link><description><![CDATA[With a clutch performance for Team Europe in the final round, Marian Oprea took top honours in the men’s Triple Jump at the IAAF /VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's Pole Vault]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58235.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58235.html</link><description><![CDATA[After winning the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships Steven Hooker has failed to win at any of the seven Diamond League meetings in which he took part this summer and even no heighted on three occasions.<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's Hammer Throw]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58234.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58234.html</link><description><![CDATA[Team Europe was trailing Team Americas after the first day of the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, and as the women’s Hammer was the first event of day two, Europe was hopeful of landing a 1-2 finish to help close the deficit.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT REPORTS - Day 1 - begin here...]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58254.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58254.html</link><description><![CDATA[Event Reports from the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, Split, Croatia (04 / 05 September 2010) are written and published by Laura Arcoleo, Steve Landells, Jon Mulkeen and Bob Ramsak.<br><br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/65/90/56590_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Event by Event' report coverage - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58255.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58255.html</link><description><![CDATA[5 September 2010 - Split, Croatia - The IAAF’s website team brings you comprehensive written news coverage of all the action from the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split, Croatia, on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2010.<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/65/90/56590_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masai wins 5k Challenge in London]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WHM10/news/kind=100/newsid=58257.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WHM10/news/kind=100/newsid=58257.html</link><description><![CDATA[5 September 2010 - London, UK - World 10,000m champion Linet Masai won the 13th adidas Women’s 5k Challenge in London this morning after dominating the annual Hyde Park road race from the first kilometre.<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/70/20/57020_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rypakova lands Area record and jumps to seventh all-time with Continental Cup record in Split]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58233.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58233.html</link><description><![CDATA[5 September 2010 - Split, Croatia - The Asian nation of Kazakhstan may not be normally one you would associate with athletics excellence but Olga Rypakova is doing her level best to disprove that theory.&nbsp;]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/70/48/57048_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vlasic and Rudisha take centre stage in Split – Day 2 Preview - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58232.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58232.html</link><description><![CDATA[5 September 2010 - Split, Croatia - Croatian high jump superstar Blanka Vlasic and world 800m record holder David Rudisha will hope to illuminate the second and final day of the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split.<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/81/17/58117_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relay victories give Americas overnight lead over Europe - Day 1 Wrap - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup  ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58230.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58230.html</link><description><![CDATA[4 September 2010 - Split, Croatia - A baton blunder by the European team in the 4x100m proved costly as the Americas sit top of the overall standings after day one of the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/28/58228_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greene the newest addition to the sub-48 club]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58218.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58218.html</link><description><![CDATA[4 September 2010 - It has been a long time since a British 400m hurdler has broken 48 seconds. 18 years in fact. But here in the Poljud Stadium in Split – the same track where UK record-holder Kriss Akabusi struck gold in 1990 – Greene became the 37th member of the elite sub-48 club, scoring a surprise victory at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/71/94/57194_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 4x100 Metres Relay]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58212.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58212.html</link><description><![CDATA[That an all-star team of Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon, Churandy Martina and Daniel Bailey failed to break 38 seconds in the men’s 4x100m was quite a surprise, but given that they won by more than a second, it was a dominating performance nonetheless.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/28/58228_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 4x100 Metres Relay]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58211.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58211.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>Team Americas comforted its lead in the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as a mixed women’s 4x100m team of Cydonie Mothersil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Shalonda Solomon and Kelly-Ann Baptiste clocked 43.07 for a convincing win and 15 extra points.</P><BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/21/58221_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 3000 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58210.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58210.html</link><description><![CDATA[Less than two hours after Bernard Lagat won a second World Cup/Continental Cup title, Meseret Defar did the same as she cruised to victory in the 3000m.<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/31/58231_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's Javelin Throw]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58209.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58209.html</link><description><![CDATA[Since throwing a world-leading 68.89m in Doha, Russia’s Mariya Abakumova has struggled with her form throughout the peak of the season. But just as the athletics calendar is nearing its end, the Olympic silver medallist has entered a rich vein of form.<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/26/58226_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 1500 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58208.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58208.html</link><description><![CDATA[As expected African runners dominated the men’s 1500m race at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup here in Split although it wasn’t Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop who came out on top.&nbsp; <BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/27/58227_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's Shot Put]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58207.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58207.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>USA’s Christian Cantwell completed an amazing season taking the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental title here in Split as any of his four legal throws would have won him the 30,000$ cheque tonight.</P><BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/24/58224_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 100 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58206.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58206.html</link><description><![CDATA[Unleashing what is rapidly becoming his trademark finishing blitz, Christophe Lemaitre of France took the men’s 100m title to secure a big victory for Team Europe over Team Americas in ideal conditions at Split's Poljud Stadium.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/23/58223_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 100 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58205.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58205.html</link><description><![CDATA[The ‘Big Two’ of Carmelita Jeter and Veronica Campbell-Brown may have been absent from the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, but such is the strength of Team Americas, they still managed to secure maximum points in the women’s 100m, courtesy of Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Shalonda Solomon.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's Long Jump]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58204.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58204.html</link><description><![CDATA[Dwight Phillips produced just one legal jump in the four-round Long Jump competition in Split, but it proved more than enough to secure the fourth straight US or Team Americas’ victory in the event.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 400 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58203.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58203.html</link><description><![CDATA[After a shaky start to the season, Jeremy Wariner can now claim to be the undisputed world no.1 in the 400m, having won the Samsung Diamond League series and now winning the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, smashing the Competition Record.<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/22/58222_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 400 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58202.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58202.html</link><description><![CDATA[African champion Amantle Montsho scored a maximum 8 points as she sped away from US champion Debbie Dunn in the final stages of the women’s 400m here in Split clocking a new season’s best 49.89. <br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's High Jump]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58201.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58201.html</link><description><![CDATA[22-year-old Rashid Ahmed Al-Mannai improved his personal best to 2.28m to become the surprise winner in the men’s High Jump in today’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup here in Split.<BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/25/58225_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 800 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58200.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58200.html</link><description><![CDATA[Janeth Jepkosgei powered to an impressive victory in the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup 800m to add another notch to her solid 2010 campaign.<BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/16/58216_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's Discus Throw]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58199.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58199.html</link><description><![CDATA[Although Blanka Vlašić has been the poster girl for the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, there was almost as much expectation on the young shoulders of Sandra Perković to win the women’s Discus. The 20-year-old won a surprise gold medal at the European Championships and recently improved her National Record to 66.93m.<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 5000 Metres]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58198.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58198.html</link><description><![CDATA[Bernard Lagat took a big step towards making World Cup/Continental Cup history with his victory in the 5000m.<BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/17/58217_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's 400 Metres Hurdles]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58213.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58213.html</link><description><![CDATA[Jamaica’s Nickiesha Wilson ran her fastest time of the year at 54.52 to score an upset win in the women’s 400m Hurdles where the European pair of Natalya Antyukh and Vania Stambolova, respectively winner and runner up at the recent European Championships in Barcelona, were expected to figure prominently.<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/29/58229_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's 400 Metres Hurdles]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58197.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58197.html</link><description><![CDATA[USA’s Bershawn Jackson came into the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup with a winning streak of six races, the world-leading time of 47.32, the Samsung Diamond League title, and the US Championships title with a tally of six sub-48-second clocking. It seemed to be a given that the reigning World Champion would score maximum points for the Americas team in the opening track event.<BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's Triple Jump]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58196.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58196.html</link><description><![CDATA[Winner of the World Indoor title earlier this year, Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan, competing here for the Asia/Pacific team scored big as she landed a new personal best, World best and competition record 15.25 with the very first jump of the women’s Triple Jump final here in Split.<br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Women's Pole Vault]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58195.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58195.html</link><description><![CDATA[The competition got off to a slow start as the two African team members negotiated the lower heights, after which a long wait ensued as the uprights were adjusted for the other competitors. But things soon heated up as the bar went from 4.20m to 4.35m, a height at which World Indoor Champion Fabiana Murer needed three attempts to clear.<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/20/58220_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVENT Report - Men's Hammer Throw]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58194.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58194.html</link><description><![CDATA[The men’s Hammer Throw quickly became a two-man battle with Slovakia’s Libor Charfreitag, the European champion, prevailing over Dilshod Nazarov of Tadjikistan and Team Asia-Pacific.<BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/82/19/58219_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Split 2010 - Athletes' Biographies and Event by Event Predictions now available]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58189.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58189.html</link><description><![CDATA[4 September 2010 - Action at the inaugural IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup is set to start later today here in Split, Croatia with teams representing Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/65/90/56590_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gatlin takes 100m victory in chilly Padua ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=58190.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>/news/kind=100/newsid=58190.html</link><description><![CDATA[4 September 2010 - Padua, Italy - Justin Gatlin returned to Padua with an outstanding win in 10.15 on a cool and humid evening at the Meeting Città di Padova – Atletica Mondiale which celebrated its 24th edition on Friday (3).<br>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/81/91/58191_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Continents for One Trophy - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup Day One Preview]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58183.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58183.html</link><description><![CDATA[3 Friday 2010 - With potentially up to a dozen Samsung Diamond League winners in action led by the second fastest man in history Tyson Gay, day one of the revamped IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup promises to serve up some top quality fare in the Croatian seaport of Split.&nbsp;&nbsp; ]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/80/34/58034_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kipketer: Rudisha can break 1:40 – IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58182.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58182.html</link><description><![CDATA[3 September 2010 – Split, Croatia - World 800m record-holder David Rudisha has met Wilson Kipketer, the former World Record-holder, on several occasions before today’s press conference for the IAAF VTB Bank Continental Cup, but this weekend will be the first time that Kipketer has watched Rudisha compete in person since the young Kenyan’s breakthrough as the world’s leading two-lap runner.<BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/81/76/58176_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vlasic, Split’s citizen No. 1, relishing her moment at home – IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58181.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58181.html</link><description><![CDATA[3 September 2010 - Split, Croatia – When strolling the charming streets of this historic Dalmatian seaside resort town, it doesn’t take long to figure out that local girl Blanka Vlasic has a very important date on Sunday at Split’s Poljud Stadium.<BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/05/81/79/58179_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greene upsets Jackson in Split - Event by Event reports]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58214.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WCP10/news/newsid=58214.html</link><description><![CDATA[4 September 2010 - USA’s Bershawn Jackson came into the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup with a winning streak of six races, the world-leading time of 47.32, the Samsung Diamond League title, and the US Championships title with a tally of six sub-48-second clocking. 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