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Hengelo Grand Prix Recap Bekele Quits In 1500m, Geb Comes Up Short In 1-Hour, Many Others Impress In Top Quality Meet - Kaki, Kiprop, Burka, Saladino, Hoffa, Jamal, Martina Headline As Event Winners *Results Here *2008 Hengelo Photos LetsRun.com
Men's 1 Hour Run Results
Women's 1500m Results
Men's 100m Results Churandy Martina (Netherlands Antilles) pleased the crowd by running 9.97 for the 100m (wind -0.1) for the early-season world lead. Left in his wake were Kim Collins, Shawn Crawford and Marlon Devonish. Great Britain's Simeon Williamson became the third Englishman to crack 10.10 this weekend along with Dwain Chambers and Mark Lewis-Francis.
Abubaker Kaki of Sudan ran down Kenyan star David Rudisha for another fast 800m in 1:43.10. Kaki made some celebratory gestures after the race including a little throat-slashing gesture that made us do a double-take.
American Reese Hoffa hrew a huge 21.59m (70'10") on his last throw to defeat Olympic champion Thomas Majewski of Poland and set a new meet record. Hoffa was pumped up. American star Christian Cantwell finished in third. Men's 5000m Results Ethiopian Ali Abdosh became the first man in 2009 to crack the 13:00 barrier for 5km as he beat a strong field to win in 12:59.56. The time is significant because it was in Hengelo in 2008 that countryman Kenenisa Bekele won the race just under 13:00. Abdosh answered the strong pace of Eliud Kipchoge with an aggressive finishing 500m to take the title. 6 star Kenyans including Augustine Choge (13:00), Eliud Kipchoge (13:00), Edwin Soi (13:01), Abraham Chebii (13:09), Thomas Longosiwa (13:16), and the young Matthew Kisorio (13:09) were among the vanquished in the top-notch race. There were no entrants in the race aside from Ethiopians, Kenyans and Ugandans.
Kenya's 2008 Olympic steeplechase champion Brimin Kipruto uprooto'd the competition with a narrow win over France's Mekhissi (also an Olympic medalist). His 8:06 winning time left a trail of Kenyans in his wake inluding the third Beijing steeple medalist Richard Matelong. All three are pictured to the right.
The USA's Dwight Phillips and Panama's Irving Saladino (the flying man pictured left) waged a great battle in the men's long jump. Phillips had himself and the crowd jumping for joy as he had one of his most spectacular meets, but his 5th jump of 8.54m was just short of Saladino's new meet record and world-leading 8.56m. Phillips had another jump of 8.45m on his 2nd run. 200m Women Results Great Britain's 400m Olympic Champ Christine Ohuruogu and countrywoman Joyce Maduaka ran 22.85 (pb) and 23.22 (sb), respectively, but were defeated by United States' Virgin Islands' Laverne Jones who ran a fast meet record 22.46. Jones had a meet to remember as she also won the women's 100m over Stephanie Durst by less than 1/100th of a second in 11.13 (results).
Bahrain's Maryam Jamal (right) got the win in just under 2:00. Big news for British running fans as Jenny Meadows and Marilyn Okoro both ran 2:00 to finish 3rd and 4th, respectively.
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