In other words, many athletes came prepared to strut!!
Danial Stahl didn't PR, but his DT of 231-6 broke the Meet Record!!
Always a good way to kick off a meet---and a season!!
Same with Delilah Muhammed in the 400H!
Her 53.61 was a World Leader by over half a second, and also got the Meet Record!!
The 200's went to Ramil Guliyev and Dina Asher-Smith in good times of 19.99 and 22.26, respectively!
Both won by big margins!
The Men's 800 had three of the expected podium contenders for the WC, and provided some last lap excitement!!
Nijel Amos emerged the victor over Emmanuel Korir and Donavan Brazier, all running in the 1:44's!
Not fast, but competitive!
Another similar race was had in the Women's 3000!
With Genzebe Dibaba facing Helen Obiri, it was anyone's race!
Her face grimacing down the final homestretch, Dibaba was unable to catch the fleet Kenyan Policewoman, losing 8:25.61 to 8:26.20!!
Des[ite falling in the middle of the race, Lily Rengerek got back in the mix, and ended 3rd in 8:28.81!
The Steeple WR holder, Beatrice Chepkoech, ended 4th in 8:29.02!
But Caroline Kipkirui's 8:29.47 in 5th got her the National Record of Kazikzstan!!
Obiri's final 400 was 60.9!!
Danielle Williams provided a small shock, beating the Americans in the 100H, time of 12.66!!
Tobi Amusan added to the American defeat with her 12.73 in 2nd!!
The Men's 1500 was taken by Elijah Manangoi in 3:32.21!
Ryan Crouser took the SP over Tom Walsh, 72-7.25 to 72-4.75!
Sam Kendricks cleared 19-0.25 to easily win the PV over Thiago Braz!!
The Men's 3000SC saw American Hillary Bor take the lead after the rabbits left the track--and almost win!!
But Soufiane El Bakkali's 8:07.22 finally prevailed!
Bor ran a PR of 8:08.81, moving him from 6th A-T US to 4th!!
A better TJ'er, Caterine Ibarguen nonetheless took the Long Jump, but her 22-2.25 winner wasn't very long!!
With Mariya Lastskene absent, the Women's HJ was wide open!
So it was left to 17 year old (born Sept 18, 2001) Ukranian Yaroslava Mahuchikh to win with a 6-5 leap!!
She's tall and slender with great form over the bar!
Watch for her this summer!!
As for the other 800, let's just say "controversy" was the real winner there!!
As you know (if you read my previous post), CAS agreed with the IAAF on the Caster Semenya situation, thus preventing her from racing over distances of 400, 800, 1500, and the Mile!!
(As Let's Run asks, Why would a person with high testosterone counts be allowed to race against Women in ANY event--even the 5000??)
But unknown to me at the time of that last post, the ban on Semenya doesn't begin until May 8th!!
So the Doha people allowed Semenya to enter at the last minute!
Also entered were the other "unnamed"--Margaret Wambui and Francine Niyonsaba!!
I'm going to continue my policy of IGNORING any marks run by the unnamed!
Thus, the WINNER of that race was Ajee Wilson, time of 1:58.83!
Raevyn Rogers was 2nd in the 1:59's!!
I urge the unnamed to please voluntarily return your medals and other awards, so they can be presented to their rightful owners in public ceremonies later this year!!
Overall, a pretty good first DL!!
The Payton Jordan meet had some big names, but their choice to run for WC or OG qualifying marks took some of the speed from their performances!
Sifan Hassan ran her first track 10000 in 31:18!!
She beat Susan Krumins by 5 seconds!
Also winning easily was Ben True in the Men's 10K, but his time of 27:52 was hardly worth mentioning!!
The Men's 5K went to Yomif Kejelcha, who only opened up on the last 2 laps!
His 13:10 easily beat Kirubel Erassa's 13:17!
In the Women's 5000, Jenny Simpson, Rachel Schneider, and Amy Eloise-Neale all ran in the 15:21's, with who else but Jenny prevailing??!!
Her last lap was about 62!!!
Jessica Hull and Clay Murphy took the 1500's in respective times of 4:12 and 3:37!
Bug whoop!
Other solid marks--
DeAnna Price got off a HT of 247-3!
Chuk Enekwechi continues to improve, his 71-8.25 gifting him the National Record of Nigeria!
Finally, a surprise HSR in the 2000SC!!
Sarah Trainor is the new Record holder, as her 6:29.08 nipped Maddie Meyers old mark of 6:29.20!!
Coming soon will be the World Relays, the Collegiate Conferences, and the Shanghai Diamond League!!
See you soon!
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