NOTE--
To remind my readers, this blog "retired" for about 11 months due to cataracts--removed September 16!
Since late September, I've had the goal of covering all this blog had missed--without reporting "today's" results.
When you describe a movie, you don't tell the ending--you avoid "spoilers".
Thus, I've been reporting--chronologically!--all the results (beginning with Doha '19's WC's) this blog normally covers!
This post brings us back to Doha--for the final Diamond League meet of the WEIRD 2020 season!
And so much more!
I promise you this blog will reach "TODAY" soon!
Enjoy!
MONDO (Duplantis)--yes, his name deserves an all caps intro!
As did SERGEY BUBKA in his day--back when HE held both the INdoor and OUTdoor WR's in the Pole Vault!
Then came Renaud Lavillenie's INdoor WR of 20-2.50--leaving Bubka as the OUTdoor WR holder!
And along came Mondo--taking down Lavillenie's INdoor WR--and now Bubka's OUTdoor WR!
He has definitely CONQUERED the World of the Pole Vault!!
He topped Bubka's 20-1.75 by a quarter inch, his 20-2 coming in the Golden Gala DL in Rome!
He broke his own Age 20 Record, his own Swedish National Record, as well as the Rome Meet Record!!
A real shocker came in another field event--the Javelin Throw!
In a meet in Poland, Germany's Johanne Vetter came THIS close to the iconic WR of Jan Zelezny!
OK, so it was over two feet shy, but it's the closest anyone in history has come to Zelezny's mark!
His 320-9 (97.76 in metric!) gives Vetter the Age 27 Record, and breaks his own NR of Germany!
As noted, he ranks 2nd A-T World!
He had another spear chuck in the series reaching 311-2--which was a PR for him--then!
All his other marks were under 300 feet!
In that same meet, Ryan Crouser had a SP of 74-5.25--one of several great marks he's had in 2020!
Michel Haratyk was 2nd with 71-5.50!
Crouser got the Ostrava Meet Record with a toss of 73-7.25!
Another MR--Zagreb's--fell to the former Duck--mark being 74-7.25!
In Serbia, he threw 74-1.50!
Impressed??
Other good field event marks--
Christian Taylor and Hughes Zango tangled in Ostrava in the TJ--Taylor prevailing 57-3.50 to 57-2!
Taylor improved in the ISTAF meet with 57-7.75!
Yulimar Rojas got a TJ World Leader with her 48-3.25!
Harry Coppell tied the NR of Great Britain with his PV of 19-2.25!
Duplantis cleared 19-4.75 in the ISTAF meet!
Ho hum.
Mondo beat Sam Kendricks and Lavillenie in the Doha DL--all clearing 19-1--and all tying the Meet Record!
Leonardo Fabbri's SP of 72-1.75 fell short of my World DDD by less than 5 inches!
In Germany, Malaika Mihambo LJ'ed 23-0.75 for a World Leader!
Rudy Winkler added an inch to his Hammer Throw PR with a 264-10.
He remains 3rd A-T US!
In Japan, Yuki Hashioka LJ'ed 27-2.50, also a World Leader!
Dan Stahl got the Zagreb MR with his DT of 225-11.
In China, Jianan Wang topped Hashioka's WL with his LJ of 27-3.25.
Finishing 2nd was Changzhou Huang, mark of 27-2.
Also in China, Shiying Liu's Javelin Throw traveled 220-9, making her 19th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
The Rome and Doha DL's produced fast (and deep!) 3000 meter races!
Rome gave us the Men's race, with Jacob Kiplimo leading the way with a speedy 7:26.64!
This is the Rome MR, and the National Record of Uganda!
It makes him 8th A-T World!
Jakob Ingebrigtsen continued his slough of fast times with a 2nd place mark of 7:27.05.
It's Norway's NR, and makes him 9th A-T World!
Stewart McSweyn got another NR of Australia with his 3rd place mark of 7:28.02.
He is 17th A-T World!
Yemana Crippa's 7:38.27 in 4th gave him Italy's NR!
In Doha, the Women's 3K went to Helen Obiri's 8:22.54!
She gets the Age 30 Record!
Agnes Tirop came 2nd with her time of 8:22.92!
She's 14th A-T World, tied with one other!
That "other" finished 3rd here--also in 8:22.92!!
Her name is Beatrice Chepkoech, and she's perhaps better known as the WR holder in the 3000SC!!
In fact, she improves her lead in the World Combined Events of the 3000 and 3000SC!
Her 8:22.92 and 8:44.32 adds to 17:07.24!
She's FAR out in front on this Combined Events list!!
But there's more!
Margaret Kipkemboi ended 4th with her 8:24.76!
She's 21st A-T World!
Hyvin Jepkemoi's 8:25.13 makes her 22nd A-T World!
Gudef Tsegay's 8:25.23 makes her 23rd A-T World!
And she also gets the best 6th Place mark!
Laura Weightman's 8:26.31 gives her the best 7th Place mark!!
And back in 10th was Australia's Jessica Hull, her 8:36.03 making her Australia's Standard Bearer!!
Cut OFF the World list were a few icons of the sport--
Genzebe Dibaba
Zahri Ouaziz
Mary Slaney!!
Slaney was the only American on my World DDD list!
But no more!!
(Who will take her place??)
Other Distance marks of note--
Laura Muir won a race in Poland--her 3:58.24 taking the 1500 over Sofia Ennaoui's PR of 3:59.70!
Ostrava gave an 800 PR to Jake Wightman--time of 1:44.18!
Also in Ostrava, Jacob Kiplimo got the 5000 Meet Record with his 12:48.63!
Selemon Barega took 2nd with his 12:49.08!
In 3rd was Italy's Yemena Crippa--his 13:02.26 being his Nation's NR!!
Faith Kipyegon continued her fine season with the Ostrava MR in the 1500--time of 3:59.05!
Sifan Hassan ran the 5000 in 14:37.85.
In Italy, Matthew Ramsden got 2020's fastest Mile, time of 3:51.23.
Kellyn Taylor ran the 10000 in a PR of 31:07.40.
BUT--it may not count as legal!
It was a mixed race time trial, I believe!
For the nonce, this blog will accept it!
It makes her 7th A-T US!
Stephanie Bruce also PR'ed with 31:34.87, making her 21st A-T US!
The Prague Half Marathon gave us the Women Only WR!!
Peres Jepchirchir ran 65:34!
This makes her 6th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
The Men's race went to Kandie Kibiwott's 58:38!
He's now 5th A-T World!
ISTAF's Meet Record in the Women's 1500 went to Laura Muir's 3:57.40!
Laura Weightman PR'ed with her 4:00.09!
(Sooooo close to the 3's!!)
Jessica Hull has strengthened her claim to Australia's best ever distance runner with her 4:00.42 National Record in 3rd!
In 5th was Shannon Rowbury, with yet another fast time in 2020--this one being 4:02.56!
Hyvin Jepkemoi got 2020's World Leading 3000SC with her 9:06.14!
In Italy, Hedda Hynne got Norway's NR with her 800 in 1:59.15!
But then in Switzerland, Hynne chopped more than a second off that time, her 1:58.10 breaking her own NR!
Selina Buchel took 2nd with a good 1:58.37!
Doha's DL gave Stew McSweyn Australia's NR in the 1500--time of 3:30.51!
Selemon Barego improved to 3:32.97 in 2nd!
This time, plus his 12:43.02 in the 5000, adds to 16:15.99 on my Combined Events list!
He's 4th A-T World there!
Steepler Soufiane El Bakkali PR'ed in 3rd with 3:33.45!
Faith Kipyegon PR'ed in the 800 with 1:57.68.
Add that to her Mile time of 4:16.71, and you have a total time of 6:14.39.
She ranks 8th A-T World on that C-E list!
Finally (in the distances!), we have a couple of speedy 10K's.
Nicholas Kimeli ran 26:58.97 in the Netherlands.
And Richard Yator timed 27:01.42 in Japan!
We're left with the Speedsters!
Karsten Warholm ran the 400H in 47.08 at ISTAF!
It's the Meet Record!
The old mark was run by Edwin Moses--in 1980!!
He cut 0.01 off that time in Rome, his 47.07 getting the MR!
Elaine Thompson (aka ET) ran home (HaHa!) in 10.85 in Rome!
(Home and Rome rhyme--Gosh, I'm really sharp today!! LOL)
She also had a 100 of 10.87 in Doha!
Aaron (sic!) Mallett PR'ed in the 110H with his 13.15!
Payton Chadwick ran the fastest American 100H of 2020--time of 12.78!!
More to come!
We're in September now (See opening Note!)--moving on!
More soon!!
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