Shanhai Start List - HOT!

[jcoover]

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Event: Polevault MEN
Lane Name Nat.
1 Quan Yang CHN
2 Hendrik Gruber GER
3 Yansheng Yang CHN
4 Tim Mack USA
5 Steven Lewis GBR
6 Alexander Gripich RUS
7 Jeremy Scott USA
8 Maksym Mazuryk UKR
9 Malte Mohr GER
10 Steven Hooker AUS

This one is going to be one to watch... hopefully we will be able to somehow?

[tsorenson]

looks like it will be on universal sports, at least in the US. They have decent coverage if you have a good internet connection...better than TV coverage
http://www.universalsports.com/track-an ... index.html

[rainbowgirl28]

looks like it will be on universal sports, at least in the US. They have decent coverage if you have a good internet connection...better than TV coverage
http://www.universalsports.com/track-an ... index.html

Sunday morning at 8am ET

[dj]

hye

tim's out.. looks like jeremy has one shot left at 5.50

jeremy out......

4 over at 5.50

hooker made it on his second..

hooker.. malte pass 5.60

5.70.. malte over all others miss..

gruber... yang out..

gripich out...

MAZURYK.. out

Hooker may pass to the next bar for the win.. and one shot..

hooker out at 5.70... malte is the winner

Malte taking shots at 5.81

dj

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/a-sixth- ... -w80r.html

A sixth place makes for an unhappy Hooker
DAN SILKSTONE
May 25, 2010
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AFTER dominating the world of pole vault for the past two years Australia's Steve Hooker has experienced a rare loss in his first major outdoor competition of the year.

Hooker, the only man or woman in world athletics to simultaneously hold the world, Olympic and indoor world titles in his event, bombed out of the pole vault at the Diamond League event in Shanghai, failing to clear 5.70 metres. Germany's Malte Mohr claimed victory by clearing that same mark and took a points lead in the new and lucrative year-long title race that spearheads the sport's effort to ensure more regular head-to-head meetings between the top athletes.

In an uncharacteristic off day, Hooker finished in a distant sixth position. He was not carrying an injury and had been in solid form coming into the event, consistently clearing greater heights against weaker opposition during the Australian season.

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The Australian, only beginning a five-month long international program that will take him through to October's Commonwealth Games, put his first defeat this year and only his second major-meet loss since Beijing, down to a bad day.

''That's just pole vault,'' he said afterwards. ''It can happen.''

[KirkB]

Hooker, the only man or woman in world athletics to simultaneously hold the world, Olympic and indoor world titles in his event ...'

Oh? When did THAT happen?

[rainbowgirl28]

Hooker, the only man or woman in world athletics to simultaneously hold the world, Olympic and indoor world titles in his event ...'

Oh? When did THAT happen?

They are talking about winning world championships, not world records.

[KirkB]

They referred to the "indoor world title", so why not refer to the OUTDOOR world title ... instead of the WORLD title. I mean, the indoor title is a world title too, isn't it?

Kirk