Haile again! On the way to his 2:03:59 World record in Berlin (© Victah Sailer)
MonteCarloThe following World records have recently been ratified...
Men – Senior
Marathon
2:03:59 Haile Gebrselassie ETH, Berlin, GER, 28 Sep 08
previous: 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie ETH, Berlin, GER, 30 Sep 07
50km Race Walk
3:34:14 Denis Nizhegorodov RUS, Cheboksary, RUS, 11 May 08
previous: 3:35:47 Nathan Deakes AUS, Geelong, AUS, 02 Dec 06
Women – Senior
Javelin Throw
72.28 Barbora Špotáková CZE, Stuttgart, GER, 13 Sep 08
previous: 71.70 Osleidys Menéndez CUB, Helsinki, FIN, 14 Aug 05
Men – Junior
Discus Throw
70.13 Mykyta Nesterenko (91) UKR, Halle, GER, 24 May 08
68.48 Mykyta Nesterenko (91) UKR, Halle, GER, 24 May 08
previous: 67.32 Margus Hunt (87) EST, Beijing, CHN, 16 Aug 06
10km Race Walk
39:57 Aleksey Bartsaykin (89) RUS, Cheboksary, RUS, 10 May 08
previous: none which met record criteria
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