World Athletics Champs in Daegu

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Here are the teams entered in the World Athletics Champs, which will take place in Daegu from Saturday Aug 27-Sept 4.

http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/12/0 ... nglish.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There are teams from Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, Cayman, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Kitts, Turks & Caicos, St Vincent, and Trinidad taking part.
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The Trinidadian authorities forgot to enter 400 hurdle hopeful Jehue Gordon in his pet event....
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http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2011/08 ... ue-out-400" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Asafa Powell pulls out of the World Champs....

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Startlists for tomorrow's first day....

http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByDate ... 100_hash_5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Most athletes Jamaican, except where indicated....

Women's steeplechase - Korene Hinds in first heat, Madrea Hyman in the second. And Kieron Rogers of Anguilla in the preliminary round of the men's 100.

In the heats of the women's 400....

Heat One - Novlene

Heat Two - Pompey (Guyana)

Heat Three - Rosemarie Whyte

Heat Five - Shericka

Women's long jump - Jovanee Jarrett, Bianca Stewart (Bahamas), Chantel Malone (Virgin Is), Shara Proctor (Anguilla-turned-Brit)

Men's decathlon - Maurice Smith
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SKN girls didn't meet qualifying figures so no female in our team
But hope the rest Caribbean rep us well
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Novlene wins her heat in 51.20, and Whyte wins hers in 51.38, but Felix looks very good....

Ohuruogu false starts, and is out of it.
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Bolt cruised home in 10.10, easy like Sunday morning....
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Usain Bolt was back to his imperious best, cruising home in his heat in the men's 100 in a relaxed 10.10, as all sprinters ran into a strong headwind....

Bolt's three Jamaican compatriots, Yohan Blake (10.12), Nesta Carter (10.26) and Michael Frater (10.26), all easily won their heats as well, while veteran Kim Collins of St Kitts (10.13) also advanced to the semis, along with Trinidadians Richard Thompson and Keston Bledman, Antiguan Daniel Bailey, Americans Trell Kimmons, Walter Dix and Justin Gatlin, and Frenchmen Christophe Lemaitre and Jimmy Vicault.

Jamaicans Novlene Williams-Mills, Rosemarie Whyte and Shericka Williams all advanced to the semis of the women's 400, along with Americans Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross and Francena McCorory, as well as Amantle Montsho of Botswana, who motored to an impressive 10.95, but former champ Christine Ohuruogu of Britain false-started and was disqualified.

But it was a great day for Kenyans, who took all the medals in both the women's marathon, which was won by Kiplagat, and the women's 10,000, which ended in a victory for Cheriuyot.
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In the final of the men's 100m, Usain Bolt was disqualified for a false start!
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Fortunately, Bolt's Jamaican compatriot and training partner Yohan Blake held his nerve to become the youngest world champion over the men's 100 with a clocking of 9.92, recovering from a modest start to overhaul American Walter Dix and Kittian veteran Kim Collins, who finished second and third in 10.08 and 10.09 respectively.

There was heartbreak too in the men's 10,000 final, with Ethiopian Ibrahim Jeilan (27:13.81) overhauling Britain's Mo Farah (27:14.07) on the final stretch....

Three Americans (Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory and Sanya Richards) and two Jamaicans (Novlene Williams-Mills and Shericka Williams) reached the final of the women's 400. But Botswana's Amantle Montsho should be the favourite, after winning her semi-final in a time of 50.13.
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The women's 100 metres lived up to the hype, with America's Carmelita Jeter winning in an impressive time of 10.90, ahead of Jamaican veteran Veronica Campbell-Brown (10.97), Trinidad's Kelly-Ann Baptiste (10.98) and Jamaican defending champ Shelly-Ann Fraser (10.99). Amantle Montsho won Botswana's first-ever world title when she was victorious in the women's 400 in a time of 49.56, just ahead of highly-touted Allyson Felix of the US (49.59), while Jamaicans Shericka Williams and Novlene Williams-Mills finished a disappointing sixth and last respectively.
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