David Olivers 13.16 in 110m hurdles and Anna Chicherovas 2.02m performance in the women's high jump were only couple of brilliant results achieved at the IAAF Beijing World Challenge meet on Tuesday (21).
The 2008 world championship bronze medalist, Oliver, took down the men's 110m field running 13.16 seconds, the best time in the world so far this year. Jamaican national record holder in the event Dwight Tomas took second in 12.44 while defending world champion Jason Richardson finished only in third 13.46.
In the women's high jump London Olympic Champion, Anna Chicherova of Russia, showed high class in her second outdoor competition of the year by clearing 2.02m in the women's high jump. Chicherovas result tops the world season list in the event. Croatias Ana Simic took second with a new personal best mark of 1.95m with Nadezhda Dusanova of Uzbekistan in third 1.92.
Leading Results
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100 m |
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Wind: 0.1 |
| 1 |
Justin Gatlin |
USA |
9.91 |
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| 2 |
Mike Rodgers |
USA |
9.96 |
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| 3 |
Su Bingtian |
CHN |
10.06 |
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200 m |
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Wind: 0.3 |
| 1 |
LaShawn Merritt |
USA |
20.40 |
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| 2 |
Jeremy Dodson |
USA |
20.62 |
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| 3 |
Xie Zhenye |
CHN |
20.66 |
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800 m |
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| 1 |
Alfred Kirwa Yego |
KEN |
1:46.43 |
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| 2 |
Edwin Melly |
KEN |
1:46.46 |
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| 3 |
Nicholas Kipkoech |
KEN |
1:47.50 |
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3000 m steeple |
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| 1 |
Hillary Yego |
KEN |
8:09.17 |
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| 2 |
Brimin Kipruto |
KEN |
8:15.19 |
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| 3 |
Gilbert Kirui |
KEN |
8:15.67 |
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110 m hurdles |
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Wind: 0.3 |
| 1 |
David Oliver |
USA |
13.16 |
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| 2 |
Dwight Thomas |
JAM |
13.44 |
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| 3 |
Jason Richardson |
USA |
13.48 |
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| High jump |
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| 1 |
Wang Yu |
CHN |
2.33 |
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| 2 |
Aleksandr Shustov |
RUS |
2.31 |
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| 3 |
Zhang Guowei |
CHN |
2.25 |
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Pole vault |
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| 1 |
Igor Bychkov |
ESP |
5.60 |
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| 2 |
Vladyslav Revenko |
UKR |
5.50 |
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| 3 |
Yang Yansheng |
CHN |
5.40 |
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Long jump |
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| 1 |
Li Jinzhe |
CHN |
8.31 |
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| 2 |
Ignisious Gaisah |
GHA |
8.13 |
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| 3 |
Ngonidzashe Makusha |
ZIM |
8.04 |
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Triple jump |
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| 1 |
Cao Shuo |
CHN |
16.72 |
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| 2 |
Chris Carter |
USA |
16.69 |
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| 3 |
Karol Hoffmann |
POL |
16.57 |
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Javelin |
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| 1 |
Dmitriy Tarabin |
RUS |
81.11 |
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| 2 |
Vítězslav Veselý |
CZE |
80.81 |
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| 3 |
Ari Mannio |
FIN |
80.65 |
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Women |
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100 m |
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Wind: 1.2 |
| 1 |
Blessing Okagbare |
NGR |
11.04 |
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| 2 |
Mikele Barber |
USA |
11.30 |
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| 3 |
Ruddy Zang Milama |
GAB |
11.32 |
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200 m |
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Wind: 0.3 |
| 1 |
Allyson Felix |
USA |
22.36 |
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| 2 |
Lashauntea Moore |
USA |
22.85 |
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| 3 |
Ebonie Floyd |
USA |
23.19 |
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1500 m |
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| 1 |
Eunice Sum |
KEN |
4:04.49 |
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| 2 |
Mary Kuria |
KEN |
4:05.17 |
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| 3 |
Nelly Jepkosgei |
KEN |
4:08.59 |
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100 m hurdles |
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Wind: -0.5 |
| 1 |
Kellie Wells |
USA |
12.87 |
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| 2 |
Ginnie Crawford |
USA |
13.03 |
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| 3 |
Alina Talai |
BLR |
13.09 |
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High jump |
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| 1 |
Anna Chicherova |
RUS |
2.02 |
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| 2 |
Ana Šimić |
CRO |
1.95 |
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| 3 |
Nadezhda Dusanova |
UZB |
1.92 |
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Long jump |
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| 1 |
Tori Polk |
USA |
6.58 |
0.1 |
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| 2 |
Funmi Jimoh |
USA |
6.55 |
-0.3 |
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| 3 |
Teresa Dobija |
POL |
6.31 |
0.1 |
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Shot |
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| 1 |
Liu Xiangrong |
CHN |
18.73 |
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| 2 |
Michelle Carter |
USA |
18.70 |
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| 3 |
Jeneva McCall |
USA |
18.23 |
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Hammer |
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| 1 |
Tatyana Lysenko |
RUS |
73.12 |
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| 2 |
Éva Orbán |
HUN |
73.00 |
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| 3 |
Wang Zheng |
CHN |
71.91 |
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Javelin |
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| 1 |
Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovale |
LAT |
60.90 |
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| 2 |
Mariya Abakumova |
RUS |
60.26 |
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| 3 |
Hanna Hatsko |
UKR |
59.28 |
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