If you're a long-time reader of this blog, you know it's all about Records and Marks!
When the "average" fan thinks of Records, they automatically think WORLD Records--or at least American Records!!
Well, this post is about the recently ended Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England!
Sorry, but no WR's this time, and no AR's either, though the latter is for the obvious reason we're not part of the Commonwealth!
(More like the Common POVERTY, but that's a story for another time!)
This year's version brought with it 17 Meet Records, with 11 of them coming from the Women!!
The most famous MR came in the Men's 1500, where Ollie Hoare led a string of followers past the 1974 then-World Record set by Filbert Bayi, time of 3:32.16!
Hoare's 3:30.12 barely beat Tim Cheruiyot's 3:30.21!
World Champion Jake Wightman was 3rd in 3:30.53, with Abel Kipsang (3:30.82), Jake Heyward (3:31.08), and Sam Tanner (3:31.34) also under Bayi's MR!!
Jacob Kiplimo won the 5000 and 10000, but only his 27:09.19 nabbed an MR!
His time in the 5000 was 13:08.08.
Samuel Simiyu took 2nd in the longer race, time of 27:11.26.
Muzala Samukonga had his best meet ever, PR'ing in his 400 heat in 44.89, then getting the Zambia National Record, his 44.66 beating the 44.81 by Matthew Hudson-Smith!
Jereem Richards had the 200 all to himself, as his 19.80 got the MR!
But he misses the World list by 0.04 seconds!!
The Walkers were limited to the 10K Track Walk, so Evan Dunfee's 38:36.37 became an automatic MR!
Rasheed Broadbell tied the MR with his 13.08 in the 110H!
It was Arshad Nadeem's day in the Javelin Throw final, as his 295-10 sailed past Anderson Peters's 290-10 for the Gold, and the MR!
Nadeem also gets the National Record of Pakistan, breaking his own mark!
He ranks 21st A-T World!
Other Men's CG marks of note---
The 3000SC was close, with Abe Kibiwott's 8:11.15 nipping the 8:11.20 by India's Avinah Sable!
But his time broke his own India National Record!
England's 38.35 beat Trinidad's 38.70 in the 4 X 100 Relay!
Kenya ran 38.92 in a heat, and broke their NR!
Trinidad took the 4 X 400 Relay in 3:01.29!
Tom Walsh easily won the Shot Put with 73-0.50!
Jacko Gill ended 2nd with a PR of 71-10.25!
Matt Denny took the Discus Throw with a solid 220-8!
Lindon Victor's 8233 was victorious (Sic!) in the Decathlon!
Aside from Jemima Montag's 10K Track Walk Meet Record of 42:34.30, there were 10 others for the Women!!
(The Walk distance was a first time event at the CG's, so an obvious MR!)
Tobi Amusan took part in a pair of records!
She won the 100H in the MR time of 12.30!
She also ran the first leg of Nigeria's 42.10 in the 4 X 100 Relay, which gave them a new National Record, making them 13th A-T Nation!
England took 2nd in 42.41.
Elaine Thompson-Herah doubled, taking the 200 in the Meet Record time of 22.02, after her 10.95 beat the 11.01 by Julien Alfred in the Century!
Sada Williams's 49.90 took down the 400 MR!
Mary Moraa opened up in front, then went to last (!!), then moved back up and passed Keely Hodgkinson to win a wild 800 in the Meet Record time of 1:57.07!
Hodgkinson ran 1:57.40 to hold off Laura Muir's 1:57.87 and Natoya Goule's 1:57.88!!
What a race!!
Eilish McColgan did most of the work, leading both the 5000 and 10000 for quite awhile!
She won the 10 in 30:48.60, getting the Meet Record by holding off Irene Cheptai's 30:49.52.
But in the 5, Beatrice Chebet's 14:38.21 defeated McColgan's 14:42.14!
Two other distance MR's fell, but one of them needs some explaining!
The 3000SC MR went to Jackline Chepkoech's 9:15.68.
Liz Bird was 2nd in 9:17.79.
In the 1500, Laura Muir won in 4:02.75!
But a few years ago, Caster Semenya ran much faster, and was given the "MR"!
However, as you know, I do NOT accept any marks by Semenya, among others, so never counted her time as the MR!
Thus, Muir's time beats the MR that I DO honor!!
Both Horizontal Jumps got MR's!!
The Long Jump was pretty exciting, and close!
In the end, Esa Brume's 22-11.75 prevailed, and gave her the MR!
Brook Buschkuehl slipped past Deborah Acquah to take Silver, her 22-9.75 beating Acquah's 22-9.25!!
Shaneika Ricketts's 49-0.25 had no problem giving her the Meet Record and the win in the Triple Jump!
Camryn Rogers's 243-0 walloped the Hammer Throw Meet Record held by a fellow Canadian!!
Other Women's marks from the CG---
Of sentimental value was seeing Katerina Johnson-Thompson stay on the recovery trail (from injuries) by winning the Heptathlon with her 6377 score!!
Kate O'Connor's 6233 took 2nd!
Sarah Mitton threw the Shot Put 62-5.25 for the Gold!
Janieve Russell timed 54.14 in the 400H for the win!
Nina Kennedy's 15-1 took the Pole Vault!
Canada won the 4 X 400 in 3:25.84, beating Jamaica's 3:26.93!
Lamara Distin's 6-4.75 High Jump missed the MR by a quarter inch, but she defeated World Champion Eleanor Patterson, among others!!
I'd been planning to include the best from Chorzow's Diamond League meet in this post, but ran out of room!
Coming soon, however!!
Monaco's DL is tomorrow, and there's a ton from the World Juniors (aka U20) to come also!!
See you soon!!
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