Veronica Campbell Upsets Jeter & Felix at 200m (Video), Daegu World Championships 2011

Veronica Campbell-Brown finally topped the podium finishers in the women's 200m after across the line ahead of the newly crowned world 100m champion Carmelita Jeter of USA and three-times world 200m champion Allyson Felix. The 29-year-old surged out of the blocks and took the lead, despite of Jeter came close at the home straight but Campbell-Brown's strong speed endurance denied it to finish in a moderate 22.22s against a headwind -1.0.

Jeter bagged the silver medal in a time of 22.37s while Allyson Felix who expected to win her fourth 200m world titles satisfied in third for bronze (22.42s). Felix ran the 400m earlier and won a silver medal with a lifetime best performance 49.59s.

Results (Wind -1.0)
1, Veronica Campbell Brown, JAM, 22.22 SB
2, Carmelita Jeter, USA, 22.37
3, Allyson Felix, USA, 22.42
4, Shalonda Solomon, USA 22.61
5, Kerron Stewart, JAM, 22.70
6, Debbie Ferguson McKenzie, JAM, 22.96
7, Hrystyna Stuy, UKR, 23.03
8, Sherone Simpson, JAM, 23.17

Video of 200m Women Final - IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011

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Lashinda Demus 400mh 52.47s (American Record) Video - Daegu World Championships 2011

Lashinda Demus won the gold at women's 400mh with an impressive time of 52.47s. The time is a new American record and also the third fastest time in all-time lists. Only Russia's Yuliya Pechenkina (52.34 - 2003) and Jamaica's Melanie Walker (52.42 - 2009) have recorded faster. Silver medal went to Melaine Walker (defending champion) who set a season best 52.73s. Experienced athlete Natalya Antyukh of Russia third in 53.85s. Following is the video:

Lashinda Demus 400mh 52.47s' Video - Daegu World Championships


Results - 400m H Women Final
1, Lashinda Demus USA                 52.47 (NR/WL)
2, Melaine Walker JAM                   52.73 (SB)
3, Natalya Antyukh RUS                 53.85
4, Kaliese Spencer JAM                  54.01
5, Anastasiya Rabchenyuk UKR      54.18 (SB)
6, Vania Stambolova BUL               54.23
7, Zuzana Hejnová CZE                 54.23
8, Elena Churakova RUS                55.17

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Kirani James World Champion 400m 44.60s (Video)

Kirani James of Grenada set a personal best 44.60s to win the gold medal in the men's 400m at the IAAF Daegu World Championships. The medal is the first for Grenada in any event at the World championships in athletics. The 18-year-old (19 years on September 01) upsets the defending world champion LaShawn Meritt in the silver medal position (44.43). Belgium's Kevin Borlee took the bronze medal in 44.90s.

Meritt was expected to defend his world title when he ran a world lead 44.35s in the round 1, but it's really the day for Kirani who chased down Meritt at last 10 meters. With the victory, Kirani James became the youngest athlete to win the men's 400m at the IAAF World championships. The time however is way off the world junior record 43.87s set by Steven Lewis of USA enroute to win the gold medal at 1988 Olympics.

Beside that, there's another great achievement in the finals. Belgians Kevin Borlee (bronze) and Jonathan Borlee (fifth) are a pair of twins, and without any doubt the fastest twins in the world for quarter-mile event. The twins coached by their father, Jacques Borlee. 

Results (400m Men Final)
1, Kirani James, GRN, 44.60 NR (Rt 0.137)
2, LaShawn Meritt, USA, 44.63 (Rt 0.263)
3, Kevin Borlee, BEL, 44.90 (Rt 0.182)
4, Jermaine Gonzales, JAM, 44.99 (Rt 0.138)
5, Jonathan Borlee, BEL, 45.07 (Rt 0.160)
6, Rondell Bartholomew, GRN, 45.45 (Rt 0.314)
7, Tabarie Henry, ISV, 45.55 (Rt 0.167)
8, Femi Seun-Ogunode, QAT, 45.55 (Rt 0.170)

Video of 400m Men Final (Kirani James 44.60) - Daegu World Championships 

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Carmelita Jeter World Champion at 100m 10.90s Daegu World Championships in Athletics

As expected, Carmelita Jeter of USA won the 100m women final at the IAAF World championships in athletics at Daegu on 29.08.2011. She clocked a moderate time of 10.90s in the race against a strong headwind -1.4m/s. Second place was the Olympic and world champion, Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica in 10.97s. Trinidad and Tobago's Kelly-Ann Baptista finished third (10.98s), just ahead of the Olympic champion Shelly Ann Fraser of Jamaica (10.99s) who made a comeback after a "long break".

Jeter, who coached by renowned track guru, John Smith did not get a good start, was 3rd place at first 40 meters but managed to execute the race very well, overtaken Shelly Ann Fraser at last 30 meters and across the line with happiness - first world title. In 2009, she ran an incredible 10.64s - second fastest time of all-time (behind Flo-Jo 10.49s), and prior to that she did 10.67s.

Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare finished 5th in 11.12s, ahead of Jamaica's Kerron Stewart in 6th position (11.15s). Bulgaria's Ivet Lalova who has a PB of 10.77s only managed to place 7th in 11.27s with Marshevet Myers of USA last in 11.33s.

To sum up, all women sprinters (100m) at the 2011 World championships are faster than Sogelau Tuvalu !!.

Video of women's 100m final (-1.4) - IAAF World Championships in Athletics

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Jason Richardson World Champion 110mh 13.16s, Dayron Robles Disqualified - Daegu 2011

The men's 110mh final would be very exciting when three fastest high hurdlers of all time, Dayron Robles (12.87 WR), Liu Xiang (12.88) and David Oliver (12.89s) lining up against each other at the third day of World championships in Daegu.

However, the world record holder and Olympic champion, Dayron Robles of Cuba was disqualified for stopping China's Liu Xiang to hunt the gold medal.

Dayron Robles was leading the fields from the start but Liu Xiang came from behind to overtake him and when both clearing the 9th hurdles, there was a slight "pulling" from Robles that made Liu to lost the momentum before both athletes hits each other at last hurdles. Robles across the line in 13.14s, followed by Richardson in 13.16s and Liu in 13.27s.  Andy Turner finished in 13.44, the same official time as Oliver in 5th.

Protest by China camp on behalf of Liu Xiang was successful and the incident was classified as "obstruction on track" although the such incident is considered "nature of the high hurdles". As the second finisher, Jason Richardson was awarded the gold medal , Liu Xiang and Andy Turner moved up for silver an bronze respectively.

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