13th IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, DAEGU SOUTH KOREA – 27 August to 4 September 2011 Day 3 29 August: GOLD FOR VALERIE ADAMS Valerie Adams retained her world shot put title with a come from behind win. After leading from round three with 20.04m, extending it to 20.72m in the next attempt, Adams was [...]Daegu … [Read more...]
Newdick, Hamblin in Daegu
13th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, DAEGU KOREA 27 August to 4 September 2011 Day 1 27 August: Decathlon: Brent Newdick got away to a confident start to the two days of competition by winning his heat of the 100m in 11.00s. Raced into a slight head wind of 0.2 mps, Newdick headed in Leonel Suarez [...]Newdick, … [Read more...]
Blincoe and Robertson for Daegu
Blincoe and Robertson added to World Track & Field Champs Team Two further selections have been announced for the New Zealand team competing at the World Track & Field Champs in Daegu, Korea 27 August – 4 September. Adrian Blincoe and Jake Robertson (both 5000 metres) have been added to the team by the … [Read more...]