Asafa Powell and Veronica Campbell Wins Jamaican Nationals with 10.08s and 10.84s Respectively - Video Highlights

A former world record holder Asafa Powell who was the last one out of the blocks edges Yohan Blake and Steve Mullings right on the finish line to win the Jamaican Nationals in Kingston. Powell who won the bronze at the previous World championship in Berlin stopped the clock at 10.08s, with Blake a mere one hundredth of a second behind for Silver. Steve Mullings who ran 9.80s this month also very close in third with 10.10s. All three sprinters will be representing Jamaica at the World Championship in Daegu in August together with Usain Bolt who was given an auto entry as a defending champion of 100m dash.

Nesta Carter who ran 9.78s last year was fourth in 10.12s. Despite of lowering his personal best twice this year, experienced sprinter Michael Frater took fifth in 10.18s - both missed the individual slot for the World championship but will certainly be selected for the 4x100m relay.

The -1.8 headwinds during the finals seems prevented the sprinters to run fast. In a fair condition with a slight tailwinds (+0.6) in the semifinals, Asafa Powell ran a season best 9.90s with four others clocking sub 10 - Steve Mullings (9.96s), Yohan Blake (9.97s), Michael Frater (9.98s) and Nesta Carter (9.98s).

Meanwhile in the absence of the reigning Olympic champion Shelly Ann Fraser, Veronica Campbell proved too strong to the rest sprinters when she crosses the line at 10.84s (+0.3) to win the women's title over Kerron Stewart (10.97s) and new comer Jura Levy (11.10s). Campbell was nearly 'DQ' due to a false start in her semifinals but she was only given a 'green card' by the officials so she could make the team and winning the gold medal for Jamaica in Daegu.

Men's 100m Final Video

Women's 100m Final Video

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Walter Dix 9.94s, Justin Gatlin 9.95s, Mike Rodgers 9.99s - Wins Auto Slot for U.S World Team, Carmelita Jeter Won Easily in 10.74s

Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix wins the 100m dash at the U.S Nationals in 9.94s, slightly ahead of a former World and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin who recorded a season best 9.95s. As expected Dix and Gatlin will be accompanied by Michael Rodgers (9.99s) in the World championships in Daegu, South Korea in August.

As the fourth and fifth finishers, Trell Kimmons (10.04s) and Jeff Demps (10.05s) will also be selected as part of members of the 4x100m. Ivory Williams who ran the fastest time in the semifinals (9.96s) was DSQ after a false start. Unfortunately for the top sprinter in the World this year, Tyson Gay has ended the hunting for the World title when he withdrew from the semifinals due to the right hip injury.

Meanwhile, Carmelita Jeter who has a personal record of 10.64s - the second fastest women in history, runs 10.74s in the windy condition (+2.7) to beat Marshevet Myers in second place in 10.83s. Miki Barber crosses the finish line in 10.96s to collect the final automatic slot for the Worlds.

Full Results

Men Finals (Wind: +1.3)

Place	Athlete Name	Team	Time		RT
1	Walter Dix	Nike	9.94		0.163
2	Justin Gatlin	unattached	9.95		0.169
3	Michael Rodgers	Nike	9.99		0.164
4	Trell Kimmons	adidas	10.04		0.133
5	Jeff Demps	Florida	10.05		0.170
6	Darvis Patton	Nike	10.09		0.158
DQ	Ivory Williams	Nike			0.158
DNS	Travis Padgett	adidas

Women Finals (Wind: +2.7)

Place	Athlete Name	Team  4	Time			RT
1	Carmelita Jeter	Nike	10.74			0.160
2	Marshevet Myers	adidas	10.83			0.143
3	Miki Barber	Nike	10.96			0.180
4	LaShaunte'a Moore	unattached	11.04			0.152
5	Alexandria Anderson	Nike	11.07 .061			0.135
6	Candyce McGrone	unattached	11.07 .063			0.178
7	Jessica Young	T C U	11.08			0.188
8	Lakya Brookins	South Carolina	11.16			0.182

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Tyson Gay Injured Right Hip, Goodbye World Championship 2011

Tyson Gay pulled out of the 100m in the U.S National Championship due to a right hip injury sustained after he finished second in the Quarterfinal race on Thursday. Earlier this month, he opted not to compete in the 200m this year because of the hip, which has been bothering him since the beginning of the season.

Semifinals results:

Heat 1 (+1.4)

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time	Qual
1	Michael Rodgers	Nike	10.03	Q
2	Darvis Patton	Nike	10.09	Q
3	Maurice Mitchell	Florida State University	10.14
4	Leroy Dixon	unattached	10.17
5	Desmond Jackson	Abilene Christian	10.41
DNS	Rakieem Salaam	unattached

Heat 2 (+2.6)

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time	Qual
1	Justin Gatlin	unattached	9.99	Q
2	Walter Dix	Nike	10.05	Q
3	Jeff Demps	Florida	10.05	q
4	Trell Kimmons	adidas	10.06	q
5	Charles Silmon	T C U	10.21
6	Terrell Wilks	Florida	10.30

Heat 3 (+2.9)

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time	Qual
1	Ivory Williams	Nike	9.96	Q
2	Travis Padgett	adidas	9.97	Q
3	Monzavous Edwards	Nike	10.10
4	Cordero Gray	Texas-Arlington	10.17
5	Justin Austin	Iowa	10.26
DNS	Tyson Gay	adidas

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6th SEA Juniors Athletics Championships, Jakarta 2011 (FULL RESULTS)

The 6th edition of Southeast Asia Juniors Athletics Championship was held from June 17 - 18 at "Stadion Madya Senayan", Jakarta, Indonesia. Thailand became the overall champion with a haul of 22 Gold, 11 Silver and 5 Bronze. The host team Indonesia was second with 5 Gold 14 Silver and 20 Bronze. Singapore ranked third with 4 Gold 3 Silver and 5 Bronze. Vietnam  returned with 3 Gold  5 Silver and 3 Bronze while Malaysia who sent only 6 athletes bagged one Silver and one Bronze in 5th place. Brunei, Cambodia and Timor Leste came home empty handed. Three other nations Philippines, Laos and Myanmar didn't participate in this edition.

Click on the following button for full results (PDF format):

Special thanks for the direct and indirect help of providing the full results to:

Mr. Heinrich Hubbeling (IAAF & AAA Statistician)
Mr. Umar Yono (Indonesia Athletics Federation)
Mr. M. Shahruddin (Singapore Athletics)

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Christophe Lemaitre's 9.95s 100m Stockholm Video

About two weeks ago, Christophe Lemaitre eclipsed the European U-23 and French national record in the 100m with 9.96s. And he once again breaks the two records concurrently with an impressive 9.95s (+1.0) in a race which saw him beaten the 100m specialist Dwain Chambers in second place (10.07s). It was during the 2011 European Team Championship in Stockholm yesterday (June 18, 2011).

But it was not only that, he has becomes the third fastest man in Europe, behind only Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (9.86s - 2004) and British's Linford Christie (9.87s - 1993). It was also the third fastest time by a European since 2004.

He ran a very-controlled speed,  explosive starts, smart clearance,  good acceleration, smooth transition and strong top speed. Everything seems perfect. And of course, that is the only way to break personal best.

Sub-10s is no longer a magical barrier for Lemaitre, he has been very consistent at 9.9-10.0s over the last three years. Lemaitre opens the 2011 season with 10.00s in May 26, and then running against Yohan Blake in June 07, clocking 9.96s.

But remember, there are plenty of sprint monsters out there!. And don't forget Justin Gatlin of USA who set 9.97s earlier this month also improving, as well as Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago and Nickel Ashmeade of Jamaica. I've no complaint at all when Lemaitre announced to concentrate only the 200m in the World championships. Lemaitre is NOT in the TOP 10 lists so far this year:

9.79 Tyson Gay (USA) Clermont on June 04
9.80 Steve Mullings (JAM) Eugene Diamond League on June 04
9.85 Mike Rodgers (USA) Eugene Diamond League on June 04
9.89 Ngonidzashe Makusha (ZIM) NCAA on June 10
9.91 Usain Bolt (JAM) Rome Diamond League on May 26
9.92 Nesta Carter (JAM) Eugene Diamond League on June 04
9.93 Keston Bledman (TRI) Clermont on May 04
9.93 Asafa Powell (JAM) Rome Diamond League on May 26
9.94 Darvis Patton (USA) Eugene Diamond League on June 04
9.94 Michael Frater (JAM) Eugene Diamond League on June 04

9.95 Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) Stockholm on June 18

Christophe Lemaitre's 9.95s (French National Record, European U-23 Record) Video

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