TWO WORLD LEADS BY RUSSIAN WOMEN, by Alfons Juck, EME News SOCHI (RUS, May 25-26): Two world leading marks highlighted the two days Russian Team Championships. Yekaterina Kupina clocked first years and of her career sub 2 minutes at 800 m 1:59.72. She was followed by two veterans Svetlana Cherkasova 2:00.32 and Yelena Soboleva 2:00.62. Another world lead in women triple jump by Yekaterina Koneva 14.80 (+1.9), also new personal best for Universiade winner 2011. In total 6 went over 14 meters, second Yekaterina Chernenko 14.40 (+1.9) and third Natalya Kutyakova 14.20 (+1.5). World junior indoor record holder Mariya Kuchina cleared 192 in the high jump, Irina Tarasova won the shot 19.20 over Anna Omarova 18.66. Darya Klishina leaped to 675 (-1.1) in the long jump, Anzhelika Sidorova cleared 450 in the pole vault, Gulfiya Khanafeyeva topped the hammer 70.60 and Vera Ganeyeva won the discus with personal best 64.30. On the track Yulia Katsura won the 200 m 23.25 (-0.9) and Vera Rudakova clocked 56.01 PB in the 400 m hurdles. Fast 400 m was produced by Kseniya Ustalova 50.84, in the 1500 m former champion Yulia Chizhenko got 4:09.06 over steeple world record holder Gulnara Samitova-Galkina 4:10.49. Natalya Aristarkhova got 9:32.13 at 3000 m steeple (also European lead 2013). On the men side 802 (-0.6) long jump of Sergey Morgunov, Lyukman Adams started the season with 16.82 (+1.4) triple, Aleksandr Shustov went over 227 in the high jump and Aleksandr Gripich over 560 in the pole vault. In throws huge personal best for Viktor Butenko (20 years, 4th in Barcelona last year at World juniors) in discus 65.97. Top four went over 20 meters in shot: Anton Lyuboslavskiy 20.61, Aleksandr Lesnoy 20.60, Valeriy Kokoyev 20.46 and Konstantin Lyadusov 20.44. Except of the winner, personal bests for the other three mentioned. On the track to mention second place of Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the 1500 m (3:42.77, winner Ivan Tukhtachev 3:41.77) and at 400 m hurdles Ivan Shablyuyev 50.17 PB over junior Aleksandr Skorobogatko 50.34.
Posted on: Mon, 27 May 2013 17:00:37 +0000
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