I just thought to start a thread about the coming IAAF World Cup in Athens next month starting with the website.
http://www.athensworldcup2006.gr/
Please, post any extra information here, as an English version seems to be absent at the moment! Thanks!
Team Europe for IAAF World Cup
Friday 18 August 2006
Following last week’s European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Team Europe has been selected for the IAAF World Cup in Athens, Greece, on 16-17 September 2006.
In addition to Team Europe, the continent will also be represented in Athens by the top two nations at this year’s SPAR European Cup – France and Russia for the men, Russia and Poland for the women – and host nation Greece.
Team Europe
Men
100m – Francis OBIKWELU (POR)
200m – Francis OBIKWELU (POR)
400m – Daniel DABROWSKI (POL)
800m – Bram SOM (NED)
1500m – Ivan HESHKO (UKR)
3000m – Jesús ESPAÑA (ESP)
5000m – Jan FITSCHEN (GER)
3000m Steeplechase – Jukka KESKISALO (FIN)
110m Hurdles – Stanislav OLIJAR (LAT)
400m Hurdles – Marek PLAWGO (POL)
High Jump – Tomás JANKU (CZE)
Pole Vault – Alex AVERBUKH (ISR)
Long Jump – Andrew HOWE (ITA)
Triple Jump – Christian OLSSON (SWE)
Shot Put – Ralf BARTELS (GER)
Discus – Virgilijus ALEKNA (LTU)
Hammer – Ivan TIKHON (BLR)
Javelin – Andreas THORKILDSEN (NOR)
4x100m – GBR Team - Dwain CHAMBERS, Marlon DEVONISH, Mark LEWIS-FRANCIS, + 1 other TBC
4x400m – Andrea BARBERI (ITA), Tim BENJAMIN (GBR), Daniel DABROWSKI (POL), Rafal WIERUSZEWSKI (POL)
Women
100m – Kim GEVAERT (BEL)
200m – Kim GEVAERT (BEL)
400m – Vanya STAMBOLOVA (BUL)
800m – Rebecca LYNE (GBR)
1500m – Daniela YORDANOVA (BUL)
3000m – TBC
5000m – Susanne WIGENE (NOR)
3000m Steeplechase – Alesia TURAVA (BLR)
100m Hurdles – Susanna KALLUR (SWE)
400m Hurdles – Tetyana TERESHCHUK-ANTIPOVA (UKR)
High Jump – Tia HELLEBAUT (BEL)
Pole Vault – Martina STRUTZ (GER)
Long Jump – Naide GOMES (POR)
Triple Jump – Olha SALADUHA (UKR)
Shot Put – Natallia KHORONEKO (BLR)
Discus – Franka DIETZSCH (GER)
Hammer – Maryna SMALYACHKOVA (BLR)
Javelin – Steffi NERIUS (GER)
4x100m – GBR Team – Emma ANIA, Emily FREEMAN, Joice MADUAKA, Anyika ONUORA
4x400m – Mariyana DIMITROVA (BUL), Nicola SANDERS (GBR), Vanya STAMBOLOVA (BUL), Ilona USOVICH (BLR)
Note on selection:
In principle the winners of the respective events at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg have been selected for Team Europe, except where these athletes are from one of the other three European nations represented at the IAAF World Cup (Men – France, Russia, Greece, Women – Russia, Poland, Greece). In that case, the next best placed available athlete has been selected.
In the case of the 3000m, which was not contested in Gothenburg, the best placed available athlete in the 5000m final has been selected. The best placed available athlete in the 10000m final has been selected for the 5000m.
Relays - Complete national teams have been selected for the 4x100m relay. The four best placed available athletes in the 400m finals at the European Athletics Championships have been selected for the 4x400m.
EAA
Team Africa for IAAF World Cup
Saturday 19 August 2006
The African Team for the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, 16-17 September 2006, Athens, Greece, has been confirmed as follows -
MEN
100m: Olusoji Fasuba NGR
200m: Uchenna Emedolu NGR
400m: Garry Kikaya COD
800m: Alex Kipchirchir KEN
1500m: Alex Kipchirchir KEN
5000m: Kenenisa Bekele ETH
10,000m: Moses Kipsiro UGA
110m Hurdles: Eymen Ben Ahmed TUN
400m Hurdles: Louis Van Zyl RSA
3000m Steeplechase: Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN
Pole Vault: Okkert Brits RSA
High Jump: Kabelo Kgosiemang BOT
Long Jump: Ignisious Gaisah GHA
Triple Jump: Tariku Bouguetaib MAR
Shot Put: Ibrahim Yasser Fathy EGY
Discus Throw: Omar Ahmed El-Ghazaly EGY
Hammer Throw: Chris Harmse RSA
Javelin Throw: Hardus Pienaar RSA
Decathlon: Hamdi Dhouidi TUN
4x100m
Olusoji Fasuba NGR
Uchenna Emedolu NGR
Erick Nkansah GHA
Stéphan Buckland MRI
Addetoyi Durotoye NGR
Peter Emezele NGR
4x400m
Garry Kikaya COD
Paul Gorries RSA
Talkmore Nyongani ZIM
Malik Louahaka ALG
Louis Van Zyl RSA
WOMEN
100m: Vida Anim GHA
200m: Vida Anim GHA
400m: Amy M’Backe Thiam SEN
800m: Janeth Jepkosgei KEN
1500m: Nouria Benida Merah ALG
5000m: Meseret Defar ETH
10,000m: Edith Masai KEN
100m Hurdles: Toyin Augustus NGR
400m Hurdles: Janet Wienand RSA
3000m Steeplechase: Jeruto Kiptum KEN
Pole Vault: Syrine Balti TUN
High Jump: Rene Van Der Merwe RSA
Long Jump: Josephine Mbarga Bikie CMR
Triple Jump: Yamilé Aldama SUD
Shot Put: Vivian Chukwuemeka NGR
Discus Throw: Elizna Naude RSA
Hammer Throw: Marwa Ahmed H. Arafat EGY
Javelin Throw: Justine Robbeson RSA
Heptathlon: Janice Josephs RSA
4x100m
Vida Anim GHA
Geraldine Pillay RSA
Endurance Ojokolo NGR
Toyin Augustus NGR
Dankwq Esta GHA
Franca Ene Idoko NGR
4x400m
Amy M’Backe Thiam SEN
Amantle Montsho BOT
Louise Ayetotche CIV
Heide Seyerling RSA
Christiana Ekpukhon NGR
Janet Wienand RSA
RESERVES:
WOMEN
5000m: Tirunesh Dibaba ETH
MEN
800m: Ismail Ahmed Ismail SUD
Shot Put: Janus Robberts RSA
Team Asia for World Cup
Wednesday 23 August 2006
The following athletes have been selected by the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) to be the Asian Team to the IAAF World Cup in Athletics to be held in Athens, Greece, on September 16 and 17, 2006.
The Team:
Men:
100m: Yang Yaozu (CHN)
200m: Shingo Suetsugu (JPN)
400m: Rohan Pradeep Kumara (SRI)
800m: Kamel Yousef (BRN)
1,500m: Rashid Ramzi (BRN)
3,000m: Taher Tareq (BRN)
5,000m: Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)
110m Hurdles: Liu Xiang (CHN)
400m Hurdles: Yevgeniy Melshenko (KAZ)
3,000m Steeplechase: Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)
High Jump: Huang Haiqiang (CHN)
Pole Vault: Daichi Sawano (JPN)
Long Jump: Salman Mohammed Al Kuwailidi (KSA)
Triple Jump: Li Yanxi (CHN)
Shot Put: Navpreet Singh (IND)
Discus Throw: Ehsan Hadadi (IRI)
Hammer Throw: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
Javelin Throw: Chen Qi (CHN)
4x100m:
Suetsugu, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Sigeyuki Kojima, Yasuke Omae and Shin Sugwara (all JPN)
4x400m:
Rohan Pradeep Kumara and Prasanna Amarasekara (SRI), Yuzo Kanemaru (JPN), Hamed Hamdan Al-Bishi and Mohammed Al-Salhi (KSA)
Women:
100m: Guzel Khubbiyeva (UZB)
200m: Guzel Khubbiyeva (UZB)
400m: Manjeet Kaur (IND)
800m: Pinki Paramanik (IND)
1,500m: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN)
3,000m: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN)
5,000m: Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)
100m Hurdles: Feng Yun (CHN)
400m Hurdles: Huang Xiaoxiao (CHN)
3,000m Steeplechase: Miyori Hayakari (JPN)
High Jump: Marina Aitova (KAZ)
Pole Vault: Gao Shuying (CHN)
Long Jump: Olga Rypakova (KAZ)
Triple Jump: Anastasiya Juravyaleva (UZB)
Shot Put: Li Ling (CHN)
Discus Throw: Song Aimin (CHN)
Hammer Throw: Zhang Weixiu (CHN)
Javelin Throw: Ma Ning (CHN)
4x100m:
S. Khwapeag, Ornaut Klomdee, J. Tawoncharoen, Nongnuch Sanrat, S. Jaksunin and Sujirat Sukka (all THA)
4x400m:
Manjeet Kaur, S. Geetha, Pinki Paramanik and Chitra Soman (IND), Asami Tanno (JPN) and Olga Tershekova (KAZ).
NB. we have been informed by our correspondent that Olga Rypakova (KAZ) has definitively been selected for the women’s Long Jump.
am very interested into the stats of the 4 x 100m relay team members for japan…
they have every member of the relay team 
dissapointing for one of my guys at 10.28 to not make the squad at least.
Monday 28 August 2006
Lausanne, Switzerland - Following the decision of triple jumper Christian Olsson to end his season, Romania’s Marian Oprea, the bronze medallist at the European Athletics Championships, has been selected to compete for Team Europe in the Triple Jump at the IAAF World Cup in Athens, Greece, on 16-17 September 2006.
Since Team Europe was announced on 18 August, Briton Jo Pavey has been added to the team in the 3000m, while two other British athletes, Tim Benjamin and Nicola Sanders, have withdrawn from the team and been replaced by Kamghe Gaba (GER) and Nataliya Pyhyda (UKR) in the men’s and women’s 4x400m squads. Dwayne Grant has been added to the Great Britain 4x100m squad which will represent Team Europe in Athens.
In addition to Team Europe, the continent will also be represented in Athens by the top two nations at this year’s SPAR European Cup – France and Russia for the men, Russia and Poland for the women – and host nation Greece.
Team Europe
Men
100m – Francis OBIKWELU (POR)
200m – Francis OBIKWELU (POR)
400m – Daniel DABROWSKI (POL)
800m – Bram SOM (NED)
1500m – Ivan HESHKO (UKR)
3000m – Jesús ESPAÑA (ESP)
5000m – Jan FITSCHEN (GER)
3000m Steeplechase – Jukka KESKISALO (FIN)
110m Hurdles – Stanislav OLIJAR (LAT)
400m Hurdles – Marek PLAWGO (POL)
High Jump – Tomás JANKU (CZE)
Pole Vault – Alex AVERBUKH (ISR)
Long Jump – Andrew HOWE (ITA)
Triple Jump – Marian OPREA (ROM)
Shot Put – Ralf BARTELS (GER)
Discus Throw – Virgilijus ALEKNA (LTU)
Hammer Throw – Ivan TIKHON (BLR)
Javelin Throw – Andreas THORKILDSEN (NOR)
4x100m – GBR Team - Dwain CHAMBERS, Marlon DEVONISH, Dwayne GRANT, Mark LEWIS-FRANCIS
4x400m – Andrea BARBERI (ITA), Daniel DABROWSKI (POL), Kamghe GABA (GER), Rafal WIERUSZEWSKI (POL)
Women
100m – Kim GEVAERT (BEL)
200m – Kim GEVAERT (BEL)
400m – Vanya STAMBOLOVA (BUL)
800m – Rebecca LYNE (GBR)
1500m – Daniela YORDANOVA (BUL)
3000m – Jo PAVEY (GBR)
5000m – Susanne WIGENE (NOR)
3000m Steeplechase – Alesia TURAVA (BLR)
100m Hurdles – Susanna KALLUR (SWE)
400m Hurdles – Tetyana TERESHCHUK-ANTIPOVA (UKR)
High Jump – Tia HELLEBAUT (BEL)
Pole Vault – Martina STRUTZ (GER)
Long Jump – Naide GOMES (POR)
Triple Jump – Olha SALADUHA (UKR)
Shot Put – Natallia KHORONEKO (BLR)
Discus Throw – Franka DIETZSCH (GER)
Hammer Throw – Maryna SMALYACHKOVA (BLR)
Javelin Throw – Steffi NERIUS (GER)
4x100m – GBR Team – Emma ANIA, Emily FREEMAN, Joice MADUAKA, Anyika ONUORA
4x400m – Mariyana DIMITROVA (BUL), Nataliya PYHYDA (UKR), Vanya STAMBOLOVA (BUL), Ilona USOVICH (BLR)
EAA
Jo Pavey has been added to Team Europe for the IAAF World Cup in Athens on 16-17 September.
The Briton will compete in the 3,000m after running a lifetime best in the 5,000m at the Van Damme Memorial Golden League meeting in Brussels on Friday.
Pavey finished a disappointing fourth in the European Championships 5,000m in Gothenburg earlier this month.
She joins 800m runner Becky Lyne and the British men’s and women’s 4x100m relay sides at the event in Greece.
Swedish triple jumper Christian Olsson has been forced to pull out through injury and will be replaced by Romania’s Marian Oprea, the bronze medallist in Gothenburg.
Lane Assignments
At least for some (if they decide to participate), the effort will be very enlightening!
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[/li][li]Andrew Rock - lane 1, Kikaya directly outside
[/li][li]Sanya Richards - lane 7
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Tuesday 29 August 2006
The French Athletics Federation has named its men’s team for the IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Athens, Greece, on 16-17 September.
This year is the first time ever that a French national team has competed in the IAAF World Cup.
French Team
100m - Ronald POGNON
200m - Ronald POGNON
400m - Marc RAQUIL
800m - Florent LACASSE
1500m - Mahiedine MEKHISSI BENABBAD
3000m - Driss MAAZOUZI
5000m - Khalid ZOUBAA
110m Hurdles - Cédric LAVANNE
400m Hurdles - Naman KEITA
3000m Steeplechase - Bouabdellah TAHRI
High Jump - Mustapha RAIFAK
Pole Vault - Romain MESNIL
Long Jump - Salim SDIRI
Triple Jump - Julien KAPEK
Shot Put - Gaetan BUCKI
Discus Throw - Jean-Claude RETEL
Hammer Throw - Christophe EPALLE
Javelin Throw - Berenger DEMERVAL
4x100m - Fabrice CALLIGNY, Dimitri DEMONIERE Oudere KANKARAFOU, Issa N’THEPE, Ronald POGNON, Manuel REYNAERT
4x400m - Leslie DHJONE, Abderahim EL HAOUZY, Naman KEITA, Idrissa M’BARKE, Brice PANEL, Marc RAQUIL
EAA
Tuesday 29 August 2006
The team which will represent the Americas at 10th World Cup in Athletics – while still subject to some minor modifications as athletes continue to confirm their availability – is based on the IAAF World Rankings, 21 August 2006, and will be as follows:
MEN
100m
Asafa Powell (JAM)
200m
Usain Bolt (JAM)
400m
Alleyne Francique (GRN)
800m
Gary Reed (CAN)
1500m
Nathan Brannen (CAN)
3000m
Kevin Sullivan (CAN)
5000m
Marilson Gomes dos Santos (BRA)
110mH
Dayron Robles (CUB)
400mH
Kemel Thompson (JAM)
3000mS/C
Fernando Alex Fernandez (BRA)
HJ
Jesus Farias de Lima (BRA)
PV
German Chiaraviglio (ARG)
LJ
Irving Saladino (PAN)
TJ
Jadel Gregorio (BRA)
SP
Dorian Scott (JAM)
DT
Jason Tunks (CAN)
HT
James Steacy (CAN)
JT
Scott Russell (CAN)
4x100m
Asafa Powell (JAM)
Dwight Thomas (JAM)
Marc Burns (TRI)
Michael Frater (JAM)
Ainsley Waugh (JAM)
4x400m
Alleyne Francique (GRN)
Michael Blackwood (JAM)
Christopher Brown (BAH)
Tyler Christopher (CAN)
Carlos Santa (DOM)
WOMEN
100m
Sherone Simpson (JAM)
200m
Cydonie Mothersill (CAY)
400m
Novlene Williams (JAM)
800m
Zulia Calatayud (CUB)
1500m
Carmen Douma-Hussar (CAN)
3000m
Megan Metcalfe (CAN)
5000m
Lucelia de Oliveira Peres (BRA)
100mH
Brigitte Ann Foster-Hylton (JAM)
400mH
Melanie Walker (JAM)
3000mS/C
Korene Hinds (JAM)
HJ
Nicole Forrester (CAN)
PV
Fabiana de Almeida Murer (BRA)
LJ
Elva Goulbourne (JAM)
TJ
Trecia Smith (JAM)
SP
Yumileidi Cumba (CUB)
DT
Yania Ferrales (CUB)
HT
Yipsi Moreno (CUB)
JT
Sonia Bisset (CUB)
4x100
Sherone Simpson (JAM)
Debbie Ferguson (BAH)
Chandra Sturrup (BAH)
Aleen Bailey (JAM)
Cydonie Mothersill (CAY)
4x400m
Novlene Williams (JAM)
Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH)
Christine Amertil (BAH)
Shericka Williams (JAM)
Hazel-Ann Regis (GRN)
Reserves
Maurice Wignall (JAM)
Perdita Felecien (CAN)
Robinson Pratt Hinton (MEX)
Elizangela Adriano (BRA)
Caterine Ibergen (COL)
Wednesday 30 August 2006
The Polish team which will take part in the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Athens, Greece, (16 - 17 September 2006), has been announced.
The Polish women’s team qualified for the Cup by virtue of finishing second at the SPAR European Cup in Malaga, Spain (28/29 June 2006). The other individual European national teams in Athens are Russia (men and women) and France (men).
Polish women’s team for Athens:
100m
Onyœko Daria
200m
Bejnar Monika
400m
Prokopek Gra¿yna
800m
Lemiesz Aneta
1500m
Lesman Justyna
3000m
Chojecka Lidia
5000m
Kowalska Katarzyna
3000m Steeplechase
Frankiewicz-Janowska W.
100mH
Trywiañska Aurelia
400mH
Jesieñ Anna
HJ
Gronau Karolina
PV
Pyrek Monika
LJ
Trybañska Ma³gorzata
TJ
Fila Aleksandra
SP
Zabawska Krystyna
DT
Potêpa Wioletta
HT
Skolimowska Kamila
JT
Madejczyk Barbara
4x100m
Dydo Dorota
Klocek Ewelina
Onyœko Daria
Gabryelewicz Joanna
Makaruk Beata
4x400m
Bejnar Monika
Lemiesz Aneta
Prokopek Gra¿yna
Jesieñ Anna
Chrust-Ro¿ej Marta
Wójcik Jolanta
RESERVES
Ksok Anna
Sobieszek Magdalena
Tymiñska Karolina
Thursday 31 August 2006
The Greek Federation has announced preliminary teams for the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Athens, Greece, 16 -17 September 2006. These selections will be finalised after the Balkan Championships (2 - 3 September).
Greece as hosts will compete in both the men’s and women’s matches, taking the opportunity provided by the Olympic stadium’s ninth lane.
Provisional Greek Team is as follows:
MEN
100m and 200m
Anastasios Gousis
400m
Dimitrios Regas
800m
Efthimios Papadopoulos
1500m
Panayotis Economou
3000m
Michalis Gelasakis
5000m
Anastasios Fragos / Antonios Papantonis
110mH
Theopistos Mavridis
400mH
Periklis Iakovakis
3000m Steeplechase
Naim Akrut
Long Jump
Luis Tsatoumas
Triple Jump
Konstantinos Zalagitis
Pole Vault
Konstantinos Filippidis / Stavros Kouroupakis
High Jump
Dimitrios Tomaras / Dimitrios Hondrokoukis
Discus Throw
Stefanos Konstas
Shot Put
Andreas Anastasopoulos
Javelin Throw
Georgios Iltsios
Hammer Throw
Alexandros Papadimitriou
4X100m
Panayotis Sarris, Vasilios Segos, Aristidis Petridis, Andreas Karagiannis
4X400m
Dimitrios Gravalos, Pantelis Melahrinoudis, Stylianos Dimotsios, Georgios Doupis
WOMEN
100m
Georgia Kokloni
200m
Eleftheria Kobidou
400m
Dimitra Dova
800m
Eleni Filandra
1500m and 3000m
Kalliopi Astropekaki
5000m
Maria Protopapa
100mH
Flora Redoumi
400mH
Fani Halkia
3000m Steeplechase
Irene Kokinariou
Long Jump and Triple Jump
Chysopigi Devetzi
Pole Vault
Antigoni Asteriou / Afroditi Skafida
High Jump
Maria Papageorgiou / Persefoni Hatzinakou
Discus Throw
Areti Ambatzi
Shot Put
Irene Terzoglou
Javelin Throw
Savva Lika
Hammer Throw
Alexandra Papageorgiou
4X100m
Haroula Bouda, Efrosini Patsou, Evagelia Kavoura, Zoe Neratzidou
4X400m
Styliani Demoglou, Alena -Maria Panti, Christina Chatzi, Dimitra Dova
Updated 29 August 2006
Men
110m Hurdles: James Mortimer (NZL)
100/200/4x100m Squad: Patrick Johnson (AUS)
Daniel Batman (AUS)
Ambrose Ezenwa (AUS)
Aaron Rouge Serret (AUS)
100m to be confirmed
200m to be confirmed
400m Hurdles: Tristan Thomas (AUS)
4x400m Squad: Clinton Hill (AUS)
Daniel Batman (AUS)
Sean Wroe (AUS)
Tristan Thomas (AUS)
Dylan Grant (AUS)
400m to be confirmed
800m: Jason Stewart(NZL)
1500m: Nick Willis (NZL)
3000m: Craig Mottram (AUS)
5000m Adrian Blincoe (NZL)
3000m Steeplechase Youcef Abdi (AUS)
Shot Scott Martin (AUS)
Discus: Scott Martin (AUS)
Hammer: Stuart Rendell (AUS)
Javelin: Stuart Farquhar (NZL)
High Jump Liam Zamel-Paez (AUS)
Pole Vault: Steven Hooker (AUS)
Long Jump: Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)
Triple Jump: Alwyn Jones (AUS)
Reserves Chris Gaviglio (AUS)
Mowen Boino (PNG)
Jordan Vandermade (NZL)
Women
100m Hurdles: Sally McLellan (AUS)
4x100m Squad Fiona Cullen (AUS)
Melanie Kleeberg (AUS)
Preya Carey (AUS)
Bronwyn Thompson (AUS)
Sally McLellan (AUS)
100m Sally McLellan (AUS)
200m Melanie Kleeberg (AUS)
400m Hurdles: Lauren Boden (AUS)
4x400m Squad: Rosemary Hayward (AUS) Caitlin Willis (AUS)
Rebecca Irwin (AUS)
Angeline Blackburn (AUS)
400m Rosemary Hayward (AUS)
800m Libby Allen (AUS)
1500m: Sarah Jamieson (AUS)
3000m: Eloise Wellings (AUS)
5000m Kimberley Smith (NZL)
3000m Steeplechase Victoria Mitchell (AUS)
Shot Valerie Vili (NZL)
Discus: Dani Samuels (AUS)
Hammer: Brooke Krueger-Billet (AUS)Javelin Kim Mickle (AUS)
High Jump Angela McKee (NZL)
Pole Vault Kym Howe (AUS)
Long Jump Bronwyn Thompson (AUS)
Triple Jump Linda Allen (AUS)
Reserves Kylie Wheeler (AUS)
Ana Po’hila (TGA)
Friday 1 September 2006
The Russian men’s and women’s teams which will compete at the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Athens, Greece, 16 - 17 September 2006 have been announced:
MEN
100m:
Andrey Yepishin
200m:
Ivan Teplykh
400m:
Vladislav Frolov
800m:
Dmitriy Bogdanov
1500m:
Ramil Artikulov
3000m:
Sergey Ivanov
5000m:
Sergey Ivanov
110m Hurdles:
Igor Peremota
400m Hurdles:
Aleksandr Derevyagin
3000m Steeplechase:
Pavel Potapovich
High Jump:
Andrey Silnov
Long Jump:
Ruslan Gataulin
Pole Vault:
Dmitriy Starodubtzev
Triple Jump:
Danil Burkenya
Shot Put:
Pavel Sofyin
Discus Throw:
Bogdan Pizshalnikov
Hammer Throw:
Ilya Konovalov
Javelin Throw:
Aleksandr Ivanov
4x100m relay:
Roman Smirnov, Maksim Mokrousov, Mikhail Egorichev, Andrey Yepishin
4x400m relay:
Dmitriy Petrov, Yevgeniy Lebedev, Konstantin Svechkar, Aleksandr Larin
WOMEN
100m and 200m:
Yuliya Gushchina
400m:
Tatyana Veshkurova
800m:
Olga Kotlyarova
1500m:
Tatyana Tomashova
3000m:
Yuliya Chizhenko
5000m:
Lylya Shobukhova
100m Hurdles:
Aleksandra Antonova
400m Hurdles:
Yuliya Pechonkina
3000m Steeplechase:
Tatyana Petrova
High Jump:
Yelena Slesarenko
Long Jump:
Ludmila Kolchanova
Pole Vault:
Yelena Isinbayeva
Triple Jump:
Tatyana Lebedeva
Shot Put:
Olga Ryabinkina
Discus Throw:
Darya Pizshalnikova
Hammer Throw:
Tatyana Lysenko
Javelin Throw:
Lada Chernova
4x100m relay:
Irina Khabarova, Natalya Rusakova, Ekaterina Grigorieva, Larisa Kruglova
4x400m relay:
Svetlana Pospelova, Tatyana Firova, Olga Zaitzeva, Natalya Ivanova
Reserves
Igor Sukhomlinov (Javelin),
Oksana Udmurtova and Tatyana Kotova (Long Jump).
Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov for the IAAF
Tuesday 5 September 2006
The Oceania Area has named a final team of 53 athletes to compete at the IAAF World Cup in Athletics.
The team comprises athletes from Australia (40) New Zealand (10), Fiji (1), Papua New Guinea (1), Tonga (1).
Oceania IAAF World Cup Team 2006
Updated 5 September 2006
Men
100/200/4x100m Squad
Patrick Johnson (AUS)
Daniel Batman (AUS)
Ambrose Ezenwa (AUS)
Aaron Rouge Serret (AUS)
100m to be confirmed
200m to be confirmed
400m
Clinton Hill
800m
Jason Stewart (NZL)
1500m
Nick Willis (NZL)
3000m
Craig Mottram (AUS)
5000m
Adrian Blincoe (NZL)
3000m Steeplechase
Youcef Abdi (AUS)
110m Hurdles
James Mortimer (NZL)
400m Hurdles
Tristan Thomas (AUS)
High Jump
Liam Zamel-Paez (AUS)
Pole Vault
Steven Hooker (AUS)
Long Jump
Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)
Triple Jump
Alwyn Jones (AUS)
Shot
Scott Martin (AUS)
Discus
Scott Martin (AUS)
Hammer
Stuart Rendell (AUS)
Javelin
Stuart Farquhar (NZL)
4x400m Squad
Clinton Hill (AUS)
Daniel Batman (AUS)
Sean Wroe (AUS)
Tristan Thomas (AUS)
Dylan Grant (AUS)
Niko Verakauta (FIJ)
Mowen Boino (PNG)
Reserves
Chris Gaviglio (AUS)
Jordan Vandermade (NZL)
Paul Burgess (AUS)
Nick Bromley (AUS) Paul Hamblyn (NZL)
Women
100m
Sally McLellan (AUS)
200m
Melanie Kleeberg (AUS)
400m
Rosemary Hayward (AUS)
800m
Libby Allen (AUS)
1500m
Sarah Jamieson (AUS)
3000m
Eloise Wellings (AUS)
5000m
Kimberley Smith (NZL)
3000m Steeplechase
Victoria Mitchell (AUS)
100m Hurdles
Sally McLellan (AUS)
400m Hurdles
Lauren Boden (AUS)
High Jump
Angela McKee (NZL)
Pole Vault
Kym Howe (AUS)
Long Jump
Bronwyn Thompson (AUS)
Triple Jump
Linda Allen (AUS)
Shot
Valerie Vili (NZL)
Discus
Dani Samuels (AUS)
Hammer
Brooke Billet (AUS)
Javelin
Kim Mickle (AUS)
4x100m Squad
Fiona Cullen (AUS)
Melanie Kleeberg (AUS)
Preya Carey (AUS)
Bronwyn Thompson (AUS)
Sally McLellan (AUS)
4x400m Squad
Rosemary Hayward (AUS)
Caitlin Willis (AUS)
Rebecca Irwin (AUS)
Angeline Blackburn (AUS)
Reserves
Kylie Wheeler (AUS)
Ana Po’uhila (TGA)
Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS)
Monday 11 September 2006
Monte-Carlo - After securing an unprecedented fourth consecutive men’s World Cup victory in Madrid’s La Comunidad Stadium in 2002, Africa will be looking for a fifth trophy when the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics takes place in Athens, Greece on 16 - 17 September 2006.
While the former GDR had a four-win streak in the women’s competition between the 2nd and the 5th editions of the Cup in Montreal (1979) and Barcelona (1989), the Africans confirmed their continent as the pre-eminent men’s power in this event in Madrid 2002. Africa’s previous victories had taken place in Havana (1992), London (1994), and Johannesburg (1998).
Previous to Madrid four years ago, the USA had jointly held the distinction with the Africans having won the competition three times in Montreal, Canberra (1985) and Barcelona.
But in Spain the African men’s team cemented their grip on this World Cup contest, with USA somewhat adrift in third place.
Europe, whose men finished second both in 1998 and in 2002 - only one point behind Africa at the Johannesburg edition - were also second in the women’s Cup in 1998 and 2002! The European women missed out on a title by just two points to the USA in Johannesburg and by three points to Russia in Madrid.
Europe’s men won in Rome ‘81 and topped the women’s competition in Dusseldorf (1977) and London.
But this points-based competition is about far more than just winning. It draws together an essentially individual sport, engendering an unparalleled team spirit, bonding disparate athletes and nations into continental units in an exciting team competition. It is these qualities which make the IAAF World Cup in Athletics a unique force for good in world sport.
In Athens Olympic stadium next weekend, five continental squads from Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe and Oceania, will do battle with the individual powers of USA, and individual European national teams, Russia (men and women), France (men), and Poland (women).
Also, as has previously occurred in the nine lane stadiums of Rome, Barcelona and Madrid, the host nation, Greece, will also contest both competitions.
IAAF
Tuesday 12 September 2006
Further to their announcement last month of a provisional line-up, the Greek Federation have today declared their final team for the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Athens, Greece, 16 -17 September 2006.
Please note, Olympic women’s 400m Hurdles champion Fani Halkia will now run the flat 400m, and NOT her specialist event.
Greece as hosts will compete in both the men’s and women’s matches, taking the opportunity provided by the Olympic stadium’s ninth lane.
MEN
100m, 200m - Anastasios Gousis,
400m - Dimitrios Regas,
800m - Efthimios Papadopoulos,
1500m - Panayotis Economou,
3000m - Michalis Gelasakis
5000m - Pantelis Savopoulos
110mh - Theopistos Mavridis
400mh - Periklis Iakovakis
3000m Steeplechase - Alexandros Litsi
Long Jump - Luis Tsatoumas,
Triple Jump - Konstantinos Zalagitis
Pole Vault - Stavros Kouroupakis
High Jump - Dimitrios Sirakos
Discus Throw - Stefanos Konstas
Shot Put - Andreas Anastasopoulos
Javelin Throw - Georgios Iltsios
Hammer Throw - Alexandros Papadimitriou
4X100m - Panayotis Sarris, Ioannis Politis, Aristidis Petridis, Andreas Karagiannis,
4X400m - Dimitrios Gravalos, Pantelis Melahrinoudis, Stylianos Dimotsios, Georgios Doupis
WOMEN
100m - Georgia Kokloni
200m - Hariklia Bouda
400m - Fani Halkia
800m - Eleni Filandra
1500m - Kalliopi Astropekaki
3000m and 5000m - Maria Protopapa
100mh - Flora Redoumi
400mh - Christina Chatzi
3000m Steeplechase. - Irene Kokinariou
Long Jump and Triple Jump - Chysopigi Devetzi
Pole Vault - Afroditi Skafida,
High Jump - Persefoni Hatzinakou
Discus Throw - Areti Ambatzi
Shot Put - Irene Terzoglou
Javelin Throw - Savva Lika
Hammer Throw - Alexandra Papageorgiou
4X100m - Eleftheria Kobidou, Efrosini Patsou, Evagelia Kavoura, Zoe Neratzidou
4X400m - Styliani Demoglou, Alena -Maria Panti, Hariklia Bouda, Dimitra Dova
Tuesday 12 September 2006
Indianapolis, USA - Team USA for the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Athens, Greece, 16 - 17 September has been announced.
Team USA Roster, 2006 IAAF World Cup in Athletics
As of 9/11/2006; SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Men
100m: Tyson Gay (Fayetteville, Ark.)
200m: Wallace Spearmon (Fayetteville, Ark.)
400m: LaShawn Merritt (Portsmouth, Va.)
800m: Khadevis Robinson (Santa Monica, Calif.)
1500m: Gabe Jennings (Mendocino, Calif.)
3000m: Adam Goucher (Portland, Ore.)
5000m: Matt Tegenkamp (Madison, Wisc.)
3000m steeplechase: Steve Slattery (Boulder, Colo.)
110m hurdles: Ryan Wilson (Los Angeles, Calif.)
400m hurdles: Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Fla.)
High jump: Tora Harris (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Pole Vault: Russ Buller (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Long Jump: Brian Johnson (Baton Rouge, La.)
Triple Jump: Walter Davis (Baton Rouge, La.)
Shot Put: Reese Hoffa (Athens, Ga.)
Discus: Ian Waltz (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Hammer Throw: A.G. Kruger (Ashland, Ohio)
Javelin: Rob Minnitti (Seattle, Wash.)
Relay pools: TBA
Women
100m: Marion Jones (Wake Forest, N.C.)**
200m: Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas)
400m: Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas)
800m: Hazel Clark (Knoxville, Tenn.)
1500m: Treniere Clement (Knoxville, Tenn.)
3000m: Kara Goucher (Portland, Ore.)
5000m: Lauren Fleshman (Canyon Country, Calif.)
3000m steeplechase: Lisa Galaviz (Gilbert, Ariz.)
100m hurdles: Ginnie Powell (Los Angeles, Calif.)
40m hurdles: LaShinda Demus (Columbia, S.C.)
High Jump: Amy Acuff (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Pole Vault: Jenn Stuczynski (Churchville, N.Y.)
Long Jump: Rose Richmond (Bloomington, Ind.)
Triple Jump: Shani Marks (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)
Shot Put: Jillian Camarena (Provo, Utah)
Discus: Aretha Thurmond (Seattle, Wash.)
Hammer Throw: Erin Gilreath (Williston, Fla.)
Javelin: Kim Kreiner (Fresno, Calif.)
Relay pools: TBA
** USATF NOTE: As of Monday, 11 September, Marion Jones had not confirmed her participation in the World Cup. She and all other athletes must declare their intentions by Friday, Sept. 15.
World record holder Asafa Powell has pulled out of the 100m at next weekend’s IAAF World Cup in Athens.
Powell’s manager Paul Doyle said the decision was made by the Jamaican’s coach, Stephen Francis.
“We made it long ago,” Doyle said. “He has had a long season and is tired and we want to make sure that he is going to be ready for a long 2007 season.”
But Powell, who has run 12 races in less than 10 seconds this season, will compete in the relay at the event.
“He still wants to run the relay - he wants to represent the region,” Doyle said, speaking to the AFP news agency.
Thursday 14 September 2006
Athens, Greece - “Representing the European team at the World Cup is a new experience. It is a big honour but at the same time it is a great responsibility. I am no longer the World Junior champion but I am now the reigning European senior champion”, said Andrew Howe about the upcoming 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Athens, Greece.
Memorable year…record may yet fall in Athens
A memorable season at the Long Jump for Howe was highlighted by a World Indoor bronze medal, the outdoor European title, a win in the European Cup in Malaga, and a 8.41m (PB) leap which earned third place at the Golden League meeting in Rome behind eventual Golden League Jackpot winner Irving Saladino of Panama, and World Indoor champion Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana.
“It was great to win the European title but I wanted to jump further and break my PB”, said Howe.
“I won two World Junior titles in Grosseto in the Long Jump and in the 200 metres but Gothenburg is more special because it marked the first gold medal as a senior. But I don’t want to be content with this result. I want to break the long standing Italian record set by Giovanni Evangelisti in 1987 (8.43)….
“I know that I can jump 8.50. I need to improve some technical details and find the right place and the right conditions. The record may fall in Athens. I will face a very strong opposition. The favourite in Greece is Saladino who is the man to beat this year.”
“In Gothenburg I had to battle with difficult weather conditions. Without rain I could have jumped further…I need big rivals…to jump further.”
Injury concern
One week after Gothenburg, Howe started his post-European championships campaign with a good fourth place in the Zürich Weltklasse, his first-ever Golden League meeting abroad. He leapt to 8.19 twice but at the end of the competition he felt a bit disappointed.
“I wanted to jump further but I felt pain in my back.”
But injury problems did not stop him the following week when he leapt a winning 8.36m in Rieti and also produced a foul attempt which was near 8.50m. “I felt pain but I could not miss Rieti, the town where my career began.”
Promising speed work-out
On 2 September Howe tested his speed work before the World Cup with a convincing 100m in 10.27 (a new PB and the fastest time in Italy this year) in the Meeting Terra Sarda in Isili in Sardinia where he defeated sprint specialists like Deji Aliu, Patrick Johnson and 2002 World Cup winner Uchenna Emedolu. This was a remarkable result considering that he ran against a head wind of -0.9 m/s and faced this test without a specific preparation for this distance.
“I ran at 70 percent of my potential. I did not push to avoid the risk of injuries. But next year I want to combine the 100 metres and the Long Jump more frequently to improve my speed.”
Not a changed man
Andrew admitted that nothing has changed in his life and prefers to be remembered first of all as a normal man. “Gothenburg has not changed my life. On the contrary the European title has added to my motivation. I am not interested in earning money from athletics. I want to be myself and enjoy my life. After my win in Gothenburg I promised myself to fulfil two dreams: the first is to buy a new drum. I play drums in a hard rock quartet called “Craving”.
“I also have a love for animals and my dream is have a black puppy Labrador which I may name Jesse… to honour Jesse Owens”
Diego Sampaolo for the IAAF