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Murofushi and Heidler take overall titles and prize of $30,000 each – IAAF World Hammer Throw Challenge

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

8 September 2010 - Monte-Carlo - Japan’s Koji Murofushi and Germany’s Betty Heidler are the inaugural winners of the IAAF World Hammer Throw Challenge and will each receive a prize of US$30,000.

Spotakova: Winning Diamond Trophy second only to Olympic gold – IAAF Online Diaries

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT

8 September 2010 - A performance which proved more nerve-wracking than any she had endured before was enough to bring Samsung Diamond League Ambassador Barbora Spotakova the Trophy she had been set on winning all season – despite the elbow injury which undermined her form in the latter part of the season. That night in Zurich was one the Olympic champion will never forget.

Quigley and Boulet win USA 20 km titles

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:30:00 GMT

7 September 2010 - New Haven, USA - Sean Quigley and Magdalena Lewy Boulet took the men's and women's titles Monday (6) at the USA 20 km Championships hosted by the Stratton Faxon New Haven 20K.

Campbell-Brown reflects on Zürich memories - IAAF Online Diaries

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT

7 September 2010 - A return to a favorite city in her only race in August laid the foundation for her ‘off-season’ projects as Veronica Campbell-Brown changes her spikes for ordinary shoes for the remainder of 2010.

Impressive Zarudneva completes season with World Cup title

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:54:00 GMT

A sickly child Yuliya Zarudneva used to regularly catch colds and flu viruses, so in an effort to combat the problem her father came up with an interesting solution.

Gasgazghi and Mayr take World mountain running titles in Kamnik

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

6 September 2010 - Samson Gashazghi of Eritrea and Andrea Mayr of Austria claimed top honors at the 26th edition of the WMRA World Mountain Running Championships in Kamnik, Slovenia, on Sunday (5).

Hooker - back to basics, back to winning ways

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT

6 September 2010 – Split, Croatia - Anyone looking forward to the men’s Pole Vault competition at the beginning of the season would have salivated at the announcement of a ‘Steven Hooker vs Renaud Lavillenie’ line-up.

Fast Half Marathon debut for F. Kiplagat in Lille

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT

6 September 2010 - Kenyans Florence Kiplagat and Wilson Kiprop registered fast victories at the 25th edition of the Lille Half Marathon on Saturday (4).

Europe takes team battle, Vlasic fulfils leading role in Split - Day 2 - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:59:00 GMT

5 September 2010 – Split, Croatia - Europe edged a tight battle with the Americas to secure the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, but nobody could deny this final day was all about one woman – Croatian High Jump megastar Blanka Vlasic.

With Split double, Lagat puts his tactical brilliance on display – IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:30:00 GMT

5 September 2010 – Split, Croatia – Bernard Lagat made history tonight at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup and also added plenty of evidence to the argument that at the moment, there may not be a better tactical middle distance racer in the world.

Harting spurred on by 70m and rival Małachowski

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Robert Harting may have missed out on gold at the European Championships, but a late-season peak has given him the confidence to break the magical 70 metres barrier next year.

In weekend's most dramatic moment, Vlasic scales 2.05m at home in Split - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:00:00 GMT

Split, Croatia - Poster girl Blanka Vlasic’s appearance in the High Jump was expected to first pack, and then bring down, the proverbial house. Nearly 30,000 vociferous fans did turn out, and the double World champion didn’t disappoint, capping her starring role with a competition record of 2.05m in what will go down as one of the most memorable moments in IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup history.

EVENT Report - Men's 4x400 Metres Relay

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:19:00 GMT

By the time of the final event, Team Europe had already bagged the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup team trophy, but there was no lack of competitive spirit on Team Americas’ behalf as an all-star team cruised to a Competition Record.

EVENT Report - Women's 4x400 Metres Relay

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:18:00 GMT

The best relay races come down to the wire and this one, a dramatic 4x400m Relay victory by Team Americas over Team Europe, will be remembered as one of the finest of the 2010 IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup.

EVENT Report - Men's 800 Metres

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:17:00 GMT

After David Oliver, Blanka Vlasic and Andreas Thorkildsen, World record holder David Rudisha of Kenya was yet another outstanding pre-event favourite who lived up to the fans’ expectations with a superb showing to win the men’s 800m at today’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup here in Split.

EVENT Report - Men's Javelin Throw

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:16:00 GMT

Andreas Thorkildsen has won it all. You name it, he’s won it. World Championships, Olympic Games, European Championships, World Cup…understandably so the season’s World leader and only man this year to break the 90-metre barrier came into the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as relaxed as ever.

EVENT Report - Women's 5000 Metres

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:15:00 GMT

In an extremely slow sit-and-kick affair, Vivian Cheruiyot led a 1-2 finish for Africa in the women’s 5000m to conclude the distance programme at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup.

EVENT Report - Women's Shot Put

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:14:00 GMT

Coming into this weekend’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, Nadzeya Ostapchuk had been having a perfect season – a National Record of 21.70m indoors, the IAAF World Indoor gold medal, the European title, and a 12-meet winning streak. But all good things must come to an end.

EVENT Report - Men's 200 Metres

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:13:00 GMT

Wallace Spearmon came into today’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as the defending champion, and finished it as a two-time winner of the 200m, leading Team Americas to maximum points.

EVENT Report - Women's 200 Metres

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:12:00 GMT

With a dominating run, Aleksandra Fedoriva of Russia led a 1-2 finish for Team Europe in the women’s 200m.

EVENT Report - Women's Long Jump

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:11:00 GMT

Triple Jump winner Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan came oh so close to completing an unprecedented double at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as the Asian record holder found herself solidly in the lead in today’s Long Jump final when the order was reverted for the fourth and final round.

EVENT Report - Men's 3000 Metres

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:10:00 GMT

With yet another scintillating finishing blitz, Bernard Lagat made World Cup / Continental Cup history after his 3000m victory before a near-capacity crowd at Split’s Poljud Stadium.

EVENT Report - Women's High Jump

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:09:00 GMT

Poster girl Blanka Vlasic’s appearance in the High Jump was expected to first pack, and then bring down, the proverbial house. Nearly 30,000 vociferous fans did turn out, and the double World champion didn’t disappoint, capping her starring role with a competition record of 2.05m in what will go down as one of the most memorable moments in IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup history.

EVENT Report - Women's 1500 Metres

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:08:00 GMT

Apart from a loss in Lausanne, Olympic Champion Nancy Langat has been unbeatable this year and the Kenyan was looking to cap her dream season with a victory at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup. But those hopes came crashing down – quite literally – in dramatic fashion.

EVENT Report - Men's 110 Metres Hurdles

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:07:00 GMT

That World leader and third fastest of all-time David Oliver won the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup here in Split was hardly a surprise. Undefeated in all of his 17 races in 2010, Oliver didn’t have any solid challenger on paper and as it turned out he didn’t have any on the track either.

EVENT Report - Men's Discus Throw

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:06:00 GMT

The expected head-to-head clash and 1-2 Team Europe finish from Piotr Małachowski and Robert Harting did not quite work out at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as Team Asia-Pacific landed a surprise by placing both of their athletes in the top three.

EVENT Report - Women's 100 Metres Hurdles

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:05:00 GMT

With five of the current world top ten performers in the field here at the IAAF / VTB Continental Cup, the women’s 100m Hurdles was expected to be a close race and so it proved as only three hundredths of a second separated first from third places!

EVENT Report - Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:04:00 GMT

In a thrilling homestraight showdown before a vociferous Poljud Stadium crowd, Richard Mateeling outran Roba Gari to secure a 1-2 for Team Africa in the men’s 3000m Steeplechase.

EVENT Report - Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:03:00 GMT

The first track event of day two at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup featured an exciting clash between two steeplechasers who have been duelling all season – African Champion Milcah Chemos Cheywa and European Champion Yuliya Zarudneva.

EVENT Report - Men's Triple Jump

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:02:00 GMT

With a clutch performance for Team Europe in the final round, Marian Oprea took top honours in the men’s Triple Jump at the IAAF /VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split.

EVENT Report - Men's Pole Vault

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:01:00 GMT

After winning the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships Steven Hooker has failed to win at any of the seven Diamond League meetings in which he took part this summer and even no heighted on three occasions.

EVENT Report - Women's Hammer Throw

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Team Europe was trailing Team Americas after the first day of the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, and as the women’s Hammer was the first event of day two, Europe was hopeful of landing a 1-2 finish to help close the deficit.

EVENT REPORTS - Day 1 - begin here...

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:59:00 GMT

Event Reports from the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, Split, Croatia (04 / 05 September 2010) are written and published by Laura Arcoleo, Steve Landells, Jon Mulkeen and Bob Ramsak.

'Event by Event' report coverage - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT

5 September 2010 - Split, Croatia - The IAAF’s website team brings you comprehensive written news coverage of all the action from the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split, Croatia, on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2010.

Masai wins 5k Challenge in London

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT

5 September 2010 - London, UK - World 10,000m champion Linet Masai won the 13th adidas Women’s 5k Challenge in London this morning after dominating the annual Hyde Park road race from the first kilometre.

Rypakova lands Area record and jumps to seventh all-time with Continental Cup record in Split

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

5 September 2010 - Split, Croatia - The Asian nation of Kazakhstan may not be normally one you would associate with athletics excellence but Olga Rypakova is doing her level best to disprove that theory.

Vlasic and Rudisha take centre stage in Split – Day 2 Preview - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT

5 September 2010 - Split, Croatia - Croatian high jump superstar Blanka Vlasic and world 800m record holder David Rudisha will hope to illuminate the second and final day of the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split.

Relay victories give Americas overnight lead over Europe - Day 1 Wrap - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

4 September 2010 - Split, Croatia - A baton blunder by the European team in the 4x100m proved costly as the Americas sit top of the overall standings after day one of the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split.

Greene the newest addition to the sub-48 club

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

4 September 2010 - It has been a long time since a British 400m hurdler has broken 48 seconds. 18 years in fact. But here in the Poljud Stadium in Split – the same track where UK record-holder Kriss Akabusi struck gold in 1990 – Greene became the 37th member of the elite sub-48 club, scoring a surprise victory at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup.

EVENT Report - Men's 4x100 Metres Relay

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:45:00 GMT

That an all-star team of Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon, Churandy Martina and Daniel Bailey failed to break 38 seconds in the men’s 4x100m was quite a surprise, but given that they won by more than a second, it was a dominating performance nonetheless.

EVENT Report - Women's 4x100 Metres Relay

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:43:00 GMT

Team Americas comforted its lead in the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as a mixed women’s 4x100m team of Cydonie Mothersil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Shalonda Solomon and Kelly-Ann Baptiste clocked 43.07 for a convincing win and 15 extra points.

EVENT Report - Women's 3000 Metres

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:42:00 GMT

Less than two hours after Bernard Lagat won a second World Cup/Continental Cup title, Meseret Defar did the same as she cruised to victory in the 3000m.

EVENT Report - Women's Javelin Throw

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:41:00 GMT

Since throwing a world-leading 68.89m in Doha, Russia’s Mariya Abakumova has struggled with her form throughout the peak of the season. But just as the athletics calendar is nearing its end, the Olympic silver medallist has entered a rich vein of form.

EVENT Report - Men's 1500 Metres

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:40:00 GMT

As expected African runners dominated the men’s 1500m race at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup here in Split although it wasn’t Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop who came out on top.

EVENT Report - Men's Shot Put

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:39:00 GMT

USA’s Christian Cantwell completed an amazing season taking the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental title here in Split as any of his four legal throws would have won him the 30,000$ cheque tonight.

EVENT Report - Men's 100 Metres

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:38:00 GMT

Unleashing what is rapidly becoming his trademark finishing blitz, Christophe Lemaitre of France took the men’s 100m title to secure a big victory for Team Europe over Team Americas in ideal conditions at Split's Poljud Stadium.

EVENT Report - Women's 100 Metres

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:37:00 GMT

The ‘Big Two’ of Carmelita Jeter and Veronica Campbell-Brown may have been absent from the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, but such is the strength of Team Americas, they still managed to secure maximum points in the women’s 100m, courtesy of Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Shalonda Solomon.

EVENT Report - Men's Long Jump

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:36:00 GMT

Dwight Phillips produced just one legal jump in the four-round Long Jump competition in Split, but it proved more than enough to secure the fourth straight US or Team Americas’ victory in the event.

EVENT Report - Men's 400 Metres

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:35:00 GMT

After a shaky start to the season, Jeremy Wariner can now claim to be the undisputed world no.1 in the 400m, having won the Samsung Diamond League series and now winning the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, smashing the Competition Record.