Maurren Maggi sails 6.85m in São Paulo (© Wágner Carmo/CBAt)
Brazilian Maurren Higa Maggi, the 2008 Olympic champion in the Long Jump and South American record holder, produced the best performance of the São Paulo stop of the "Brazilian Athletics Tour" (16 May) by winning her event with a season’s best of 6.85m (wind 0.5 m/s).
This was the second outing of the campaign for the veteran from São Carlos (born 25 June 1976) after her 6.62m victory in Belém (6 May). Competing in much cooler conditions (15°C) than at the initial meet of the "Brazilian Athletics Tour" in Pará, Maggi was solid from the beginning. Opening with 6.70m (1.7), she followed with leaps of 6.73m (0.1) and 6.85 before passing on her fourth. Maggi is now second in the 2012 world lists behind the Daegu World champion, American Brittney Reese, who jumped 7.12m in Walnut, California, on 21 April.
"It was a great evening for me. I had a great warm up and I felt very well throughout the competition," said Maggi. "Nothing bothered me. Could have been cold, rainy or sunny; it wouldn’t have mattered. I just wanted to jump far."
Brazilian Keila Costa was second with a season’s best of 6.68m (1.4) from round two, while 19-year-old Jéssica dos Reis (the South American junior record holder with 6.55m from this season) was third with 6.43m (-0.7).
Silva upsets Murer
Cuban Yarisley Silva, the 2011 Pan-American Games Champion, recorded a significant victory over the 2011 World champion, Brazil’s Fabiana Murer. Silva, fifth in Daegu 2011 and seventh at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Doha, vaulted 4.65m to obtain a comfortable win over Murer who topped out at 4.50m.
Silva had an excellent evening setting a season’s best in her third competition of the outdoor campaign. The 24 year-old Cuban vaulted 4.40m, 4.50 and 4.65 in her first attempts. Later she had three fouls at 4.76m (a potential national record). In her season’s debut, Murer came into action at 4.50m, but only cleared that height in her third vault. Under pressure from Silva, Murer had three fouls at 4.65m.
After Murer’s victory in Daegu, this is the second time in a row that Silva defeats the Brazilian. Silva’s previous triumph came at the Pan-Am Games in Guadalajara, where the Cuban set a national record of 4.75m.
"It didn’t matter to me if I beat Fabiana. I came to São Paulo to win, without analyzing who was competing. I’m happy with my performance, but I want to be vaulting over 4.80m in London," said Silva.
Murer was very disappointed. "I can’t explain what happened. Perhaps I was a bit anxious to display a good result in from of my crowd. 4.50m is a poor performance for me. I intend to vault over 4.80m, but I was tight, not running my approach in a relaxed way."
Good performances were also set in the Hammer Throw competitions. Tajikistan’s Dilshod Nazarov won the men’s event with 76.61m, narrowly beating Czech’s Lukáš Melich (76.60m). American Jessica Cosby won the female contest with 72.05m over Colombian Eli Johana Moreno (69.29m SB).
Victories in the rest of the events of the evening went to:
MEN –
100m: Marc Burns (TRI) 10.32/0.6
800m: Kléberson Davide (BRA) 1:46.64
5000m: Joseph Kiplimo (KEN) 13:50.96
High Jump: Mihai Donisan (ROU) 2.24m
Triple Jump: Jonathan Henrique Silva (BRA) 16.41m/1.3
Shot Put: Germán Lauro (ARG) 20.21m
Discus Throw: Ronald Julião (BRA) 62.39m
4x100m: Brazil (Cavalcante, Viana, André, Gomes) 39.26
4x400m: Brazil (P. de Oliveira, Davide, J. da Silva, Henriques) 3:04.53.
WOMEN –
100m: Lauryn Williams (USA) 11.28/1.6
1500m: Salima Alami (MAR) 4:15.96
Shot Put: Misleidys González (CUB) 18.53m
Javelin: Yanelis Ribiaux (CUB) 59.03m
4x100m: Brazil (Lemos Silva, Gomes, E. Santos, R. Santos) 43.25
4x400m: Brazil (Coutinho, Sousa, Teodoro, J. de Lima) 3:32.49
Uberlândia summary
At the third meet of the "2012 Brazilian Athletics Tour", held in Uberlândia (Minas Gerais) on 13 May, Bahamian Michael Mathieu produced the best performance with his 45.06 triumph at 400m.
After setting a 20.16 national record at 200m in Belém (6 May), the 27-year-old Mathieu continued to display impressive form, setting a personal best at his main event. Mathieu, semifinalist at 400m at the 2008 Olympic Games and silver medallist in Beijing with the 4x400m relay, recorded a comfortable win over Brazilian Ânderson Henriques (45.74 SB).
Other sprints also provided great results at the "Grande Prêmio Sesi/Caixa de Atletismo". Trinidad and Tobago’s Emanuel Callander won the 100m with a season’s best of 10.16 (wind -0.7), while American Lauryn Williams – the 2004 Olympic silver medalist at 100m – took the victory at 200m with a 2012 best of 22.8 (hand timing), running with a favorable breeze of 1.2m/s.
Geisa Coutinho, Brazil’s best 400m runner, won her event with a season’s best of 51.69. Moroccan Salima Alami also set a season’s best at 3000m Steeplechase (9:44.09).
Victories in the rest of the events went to:
MEN –
200m: Diego Cavalcante (BRA) 20.4
400m hurdles: Kurt Couto (POR) 49.5
High Jump: Talles Silva (BRA) 2.21m
Triple Jump: Alexis Copello (CUB) 16.63m/-0.6
Shot Put: Germán Lauro (ARG) 20.30m
Hammer Throw: Siarhei Kalamoets (BLR) 73.50m.
WOMEN - 100m: Damola Osayomi (NGR) 11.32
Shot Put: Misleydis González (CUB) 18.40m
Hammer Throw: Jessica Cosby (USA) 69.89m
The "2012 Brazilian Athletics Tour", a series of Area Permit Meets, will conclude in Rio de Janeiro, on 20 May with the "28º Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo", an IAAF World Challenge meeting.
- Click here for FULL RESULTS from Uberlândia
- Click here for FULL RESULTS from São Paulo
Eduardo Biscayart for the IAAF
This was the second outing of the campaign for the veteran from São Carlos (born 25 June 1976) after her 6.62m victory in Belém (6 May). Competing in much cooler conditions (15°C) than at the initial meet of the "Brazilian Athletics Tour" in Pará, Maggi was solid from the beginning. Opening with 6.70m (1.7), she followed with leaps of 6.73m (0.1) and 6.85 before passing on her fourth. Maggi is now second in the 2012 world lists behind the Daegu World champion, American Brittney Reese, who jumped 7.12m in Walnut, California, on 21 April.
"It was a great evening for me. I had a great warm up and I felt very well throughout the competition," said Maggi. "Nothing bothered me. Could have been cold, rainy or sunny; it wouldn’t have mattered. I just wanted to jump far."
Brazilian Keila Costa was second with a season’s best of 6.68m (1.4) from round two, while 19-year-old Jéssica dos Reis (the South American junior record holder with 6.55m from this season) was third with 6.43m (-0.7).
Silva upsets Murer
Cuban Yarisley Silva, the 2011 Pan-American Games Champion, recorded a significant victory over the 2011 World champion, Brazil’s Fabiana Murer. Silva, fifth in Daegu 2011 and seventh at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Doha, vaulted 4.65m to obtain a comfortable win over Murer who topped out at 4.50m.
Silva had an excellent evening setting a season’s best in her third competition of the outdoor campaign. The 24 year-old Cuban vaulted 4.40m, 4.50 and 4.65 in her first attempts. Later she had three fouls at 4.76m (a potential national record). In her season’s debut, Murer came into action at 4.50m, but only cleared that height in her third vault. Under pressure from Silva, Murer had three fouls at 4.65m.
After Murer’s victory in Daegu, this is the second time in a row that Silva defeats the Brazilian. Silva’s previous triumph came at the Pan-Am Games in Guadalajara, where the Cuban set a national record of 4.75m.
"It didn’t matter to me if I beat Fabiana. I came to São Paulo to win, without analyzing who was competing. I’m happy with my performance, but I want to be vaulting over 4.80m in London," said Silva.
Murer was very disappointed. "I can’t explain what happened. Perhaps I was a bit anxious to display a good result in from of my crowd. 4.50m is a poor performance for me. I intend to vault over 4.80m, but I was tight, not running my approach in a relaxed way."
Good performances were also set in the Hammer Throw competitions. Tajikistan’s Dilshod Nazarov won the men’s event with 76.61m, narrowly beating Czech’s Lukáš Melich (76.60m). American Jessica Cosby won the female contest with 72.05m over Colombian Eli Johana Moreno (69.29m SB).
Victories in the rest of the events of the evening went to:
MEN –
100m: Marc Burns (TRI) 10.32/0.6
800m: Kléberson Davide (BRA) 1:46.64
5000m: Joseph Kiplimo (KEN) 13:50.96
High Jump: Mihai Donisan (ROU) 2.24m
Triple Jump: Jonathan Henrique Silva (BRA) 16.41m/1.3
Shot Put: Germán Lauro (ARG) 20.21m
Discus Throw: Ronald Julião (BRA) 62.39m
4x100m: Brazil (Cavalcante, Viana, André, Gomes) 39.26
4x400m: Brazil (P. de Oliveira, Davide, J. da Silva, Henriques) 3:04.53.
WOMEN –
100m: Lauryn Williams (USA) 11.28/1.6
1500m: Salima Alami (MAR) 4:15.96
Shot Put: Misleidys González (CUB) 18.53m
Javelin: Yanelis Ribiaux (CUB) 59.03m
4x100m: Brazil (Lemos Silva, Gomes, E. Santos, R. Santos) 43.25
4x400m: Brazil (Coutinho, Sousa, Teodoro, J. de Lima) 3:32.49
Uberlândia summary
At the third meet of the "2012 Brazilian Athletics Tour", held in Uberlândia (Minas Gerais) on 13 May, Bahamian Michael Mathieu produced the best performance with his 45.06 triumph at 400m.
After setting a 20.16 national record at 200m in Belém (6 May), the 27-year-old Mathieu continued to display impressive form, setting a personal best at his main event. Mathieu, semifinalist at 400m at the 2008 Olympic Games and silver medallist in Beijing with the 4x400m relay, recorded a comfortable win over Brazilian Ânderson Henriques (45.74 SB).
Other sprints also provided great results at the "Grande Prêmio Sesi/Caixa de Atletismo". Trinidad and Tobago’s Emanuel Callander won the 100m with a season’s best of 10.16 (wind -0.7), while American Lauryn Williams – the 2004 Olympic silver medalist at 100m – took the victory at 200m with a 2012 best of 22.8 (hand timing), running with a favorable breeze of 1.2m/s.
Geisa Coutinho, Brazil’s best 400m runner, won her event with a season’s best of 51.69. Moroccan Salima Alami also set a season’s best at 3000m Steeplechase (9:44.09).
Victories in the rest of the events went to:
MEN –
200m: Diego Cavalcante (BRA) 20.4
400m hurdles: Kurt Couto (POR) 49.5
High Jump: Talles Silva (BRA) 2.21m
Triple Jump: Alexis Copello (CUB) 16.63m/-0.6
Shot Put: Germán Lauro (ARG) 20.30m
Hammer Throw: Siarhei Kalamoets (BLR) 73.50m.
WOMEN - 100m: Damola Osayomi (NGR) 11.32
Shot Put: Misleydis González (CUB) 18.40m
Hammer Throw: Jessica Cosby (USA) 69.89m
The "2012 Brazilian Athletics Tour", a series of Area Permit Meets, will conclude in Rio de Janeiro, on 20 May with the "28º Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo", an IAAF World Challenge meeting.
- Click here for FULL RESULTS from Uberlândia
- Click here for FULL RESULTS from São Paulo
Eduardo Biscayart for the IAAF
