IAAF World Championships Day 7- World Record
The
weather took a turn for the better last night. No rain, sun, and mid
60's for the temps. It was still breezy but not as bad as previous
nights.
Isinbayeva sets another WR!
"There is the American
team........and there is the baton on the track." This quote came from the English speaking
announcer at the stadium as the exchange for the American 4 x 100 relay was replayed on the jumbotron.
Wariner dominates agains
New Record Tonight. 10 times straight around. Another attempt later was halted at 5.
Former Greats:
Michael Johnson and Donovan Bailey handed out the 200 men's
medals. Jonathon Edwards handed out the triple jump medals.
Atmosphere:
As I've said before it's just unreal and keeps getting better. The fans
are knowledgable, they cheer for every great performance, no matter
what event or country. It's just like a large party in some park in the
middle of the summer. The updates by announcers on the field events
keep the meet interesting all the time.
The Meet:
A
little slower evening with only a few finals to be contested. One of the finals was the
women's vault which had been moved from Wednesday night due to bad weather.
The Events:
Men's 4
x 100 Semis: You saw it, so you know. National Record for Finland though at
39.30!
Felix gets the Gold
good. If it was first one to 500 meters, we'd have it locked up.
Men's 1500 Semis: American- not so good.
Women's 200 Final: Arron and Campbell out hard,
very hard. Felix's blocks are more bunched, so seems like she gets less
push and takes her a while to get rolling. Last 20 meters great run by
Felix and even better run by Boone-Smith.
Men's 400 Final: Wariner really
got out and had the field beat by 200. Rock had a tremendous charge
over the last 50. I've got to find his 100 splits, they have to be
almost dead even.
Men's 110h Final: Allen Johnson got OUT! Couldn't
hold on though as France finally won something and got a huge ovation
because of it.
Women's Hammer Final: The announcers kept us informed and it
was a pretty exciting competition. A game of 'top this throw' ensued as
round five saw the top four at the time, one after another, throw
further then the previous thrower and first place was constantly
dislodged. In the end the Russian who was last year's Oly Champ won
over Ypsi Moreno.
Quite possibly hairest man alive!
unison for you, all eyes on you. That was the pole vault at the end. No
other running events were being contested. Isinbayeva attempted the record at
1 centimeter over her previous. Nailed it on her second attemp and
called it quits. Bubka has taught her well. She gets $100,000 for the
record along with her $60,000 for the win. 5.10 to 5.20 is easily
within her and might have been on those jumps, but why earn money now,
that you can earn later?
Men's Race Walk- I watched some of it on t.v.
and was entranced by what could be the hariest man alive. He is from
Norway and came in fourth.
