Official Results – Women – 400 Metres
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 50.00
2 Amantle Montsho BOT 50.83
3 Kaliese Spencer JAM 51.81
4 Shericka Williams JAM 52.21
5 Debbie Dunn USA 52.80
6 Antonina Yefremova UKR 53.40
7 Xiaoyin Tang CHN 54.35
8 Jingwen Chen CHN 54.37
9 Chisato Tanaka JPN 55.62
Asafa Powell gets win in Shanghai
Campbell-Brown holds off Jeter for 200m win
With her Olympic title defense now on the clear horizon, two-time Olympic and reigning World 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown is eagerly looking forward to her season’s debut at the Samsung Diamond League series opener in Doha next week.
“Hello fans,
“One month surely went by fast. That means we are now into the outdoor season.
“I am yet to compete outdoors, not by choice as I had a 200m scheduled mid-April, however, weather and a changing schedule scrapped that idea. I will now open my 2012 outdoor season in Doha, Qatar. My last visit to that country saw me winning the World Indoor 60m title in 2010 so I am excited about returning there. As a UNESCO Champion for Sport Ambassador, I was happy to read recently that Qatar had increased its women’s team for the London Olympic Games for the first appearance by its women at an Olympic Games.
“I had a very quiet Easter season, Omar and I spent a few days in Jamaica so we were able to see our families and friends at a very important time of the year for those of us of the Christian faith. I was able to get some good training in, however, I was not able to partake of too much of the famous Jamaican foods as it is mid-season. I will make up for it at the end of the season… lol. Continue reading »
With less than 100 days until the 2012 Olympic Games, a record number of athletes and countries will compete at the 13th edition of USA vs. the World at the 118th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, on Saturday (28).
With teams around the globe eager to ready their squads for the Olympic Games, no fewer than 21 countries will be represented at the premier relays event in the world. Team USA will battle against teams from Jamaica, Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Kenya and Morocco.
This year’s relays include the Nike Men’s Distance Medley, BMW Women’s Sprint Medley, BMW Men’s 4x100m, Visa Women’s 4x100m, Visa Men’s 4x400m and Nike Women’s 4x400m.
Gold-medal glitterati
Penn Relays veterans Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross and Carmelita Jeter will once again headline the U.S. women’s squads as the trio have their sights set on London gold in the 100, 200 and 400 metres. Richards-Ross is fresh off her World indoor victory in the 400, while Felix is a two-time Olympic silver medalist and three-time World champion in the 200. Both women are still weighing a possible 200/400 double in 2012, and Felix could even drop down to the 100. The duo will also be joined by their teammates from the gold medal winning World Championships 4x400m Relay squad, Francena McCorory and Jessica Beard. Continue reading »