Americans masters 4×400
The United States retained their 4x400m relay title gentlemen final race of the World Championships in Athletics 2009, 2 min 57 sec 86/100, ahead of Great Britain (3:00.53) and Australia ( 3:00.90), Sunday in Berlin.
The American relay team, consisting of Angelo Taylor, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement and LaSahawn Merritt was defending champion but also gold medalist at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Americans hold the title since 2005. In 2005 and 2007, they had anticipated the Bahamas.
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Gold medal in the women
The United States has won in the 4x400m relay team favorite ladies 3 min 17 sec 83/100, ahead of Jamaica (3:21.15) and Russia (3:21.64).
Defending champion and also gold medalist at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the American relay team was notably composed of Allyson Felix, triple world champion at 200 meters, and in the final team member, Sanya Richards, the world champion of 2009 lap.
After Felix in second skier, was given a distinct advantage for his team, the interest earned for the fight between Russia and Jamaica, each country having had two finalists each Tuesday in the 400 meters
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Leading party for the last lap, Antonina Krivoshapka third individually, could not contain the finish of Shericka Williams, already a silver medalist on Tuesday.
Brittney Reese leapt head
BERLIN, August 23, 2009 (AFP) – American Brittney Reese won 22 years his first major title in the competition Sunday claiming responsibility length.
Reese has emerged with a jump at 7.10 m, best overall performance of the year, ahead of Russia’s Tatyana Lebedeva, outgoing World Champion (6.97 m) and the Turkish Karin Mey Melis (6.80 m ).
Reese fifth contest of the length of the 2008 Olympics, is only the second American woman to be sacred in World Championships after Tianna Madison in 2005.
Ella took the lead of the contest in his first test (6.92 m) before being dislodged temporarily from first place by Russian Lebedeva with her second jump.
The American was then permanently stunned the competition with his third effort, the only one in the competition to more than 7 m.
Olympic champion in 2008, the Brazilian Maurren Higa Maggi, ranked seventh with 6.68 m.
The United States retained their title in both men and women.