{"id":359,"date":"2010-07-11T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2010-07-11T05:59:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-11T12:59:00","slug":"tyson-1-asafa-0-usain-on-deck-gateshead-dl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Tyson \u2013 1, Asafa \u2013 0, Usain on Deck, Gateshead DL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/sports\/iaaf-diamond-league-aviva\/image\/9324356?term=tyson+gay\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9324356\/iaaf-diamond-league-aviva\/iaaf-diamond-league-aviva.jpg?resize=234%2C347\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"IAAF Diamond League- Aviva British Grand Prix\" height=\"347\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"GATESHEAD, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Tyson Gay beats Asafa Powell to win the mens 100 metres final during the Aviva British Grand Prix at Gateshead International Stadium on July 10, 2010 in Gateshead, England. (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:left;height:0px;overflow: hidden;\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/\/JavaScripts\/OTIjs.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first meeting of the second half of the Diamond League series was the first to feature a head to head meeting of two of the world\u2019s three top sprinters \u2013 Tyson Gay (US) and Asafa Powell (JAM). <\/p>\n<p>Powell has been running well all season long. He co-leads the 100 on the clock at 9.82, and has three legal clockings under 9.90. Tyson Gay started his season with a 19.41 WR 200 on the straight, but since has been nursing a sore hamstring. His return to the track in Eugene was fast at 19.76 though the rust showed as he suffered defeat to Walter Dix and his 19.72. Gateshead was his first 100 of the season, although he was caught in 9.89 in route to his 19.41.<\/p>\n<p>Add the fact that they are a contradiction in styles with Powell one of histories greatest starters and Gay one of histories best finishers, and this first \u201cClash of the Titans\u201d was set to be a hum dinger. The race didn\u2019t disappoint \u2013 unless of course your man lost \u2013 as both lived up to their own stereotypes. Powell was out blisteringly quick and looked to have the race put away after 30 meters. That is until Gay found that \u201cother gear\u201d that he finds so often, and ran Powell down in what seemed to be a replay of the Osaka World Championships in 2007 \u2013 pre Bolt explosion! Though the time was not what we\u2019ve come to expect from these men&nbsp; &#8211; 9.94 run into a headwind of \u20131.7 mps. \u2013 competitively it was a classic race. <\/p>\n<p>We get our next \u201c2 of 3\u201d match when Powell takes on Bolt this coming Friday in Paris. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there was other action in Gateshead, though headwinds hampered the events all day long. And with the Diamond League once again scheduling two events back to back within two days (a la Rome &amp; New York) it really cut down on the available star power. The best of the rest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asbel Kiprop (KEN) continued to be the lead dog in the 1500 meters with his third Diamond League win in 3:33.34.<\/li>\n<li>Fabrice Lapierre (AUS) leapt 26\u2019 11\u201d to defeat a long jump field that included Irving Saladino (PAN).<\/li>\n<li>Britain\u2019s Phillips Idowu won the triple jump with a nice 57\u2019 0.75\u201d leap.<\/li>\n<li>Walter Dix (US) edged a late surging Wallace Spearmon (US) in the 200 20.26 to 20.29. The surprise of the race was the sterling turn run by Saidy Ndure (NOR) that found him leading all into the stretch and carried him to third in 20.31. <\/li>\n<li>Carmelita Jeter (US) turned back new challenger Kelly Ann Baptiste (TRI) in the 100 10.95 to 11.00.<\/li>\n<li>Alysia Johnson (US) got her first Diamond League win with her 1:59.84 800. Behind her in 4th 1500 meter runner Kristin Wurth Thomas (US) worked on her speed with a 2:00.75 PR.<\/li>\n<li>In the 1500 Morgan Uceny (US) was 2nd in 4:04.25 behind Britain\u2019s World silver medalist Lisa Dobrisky (4:03.69). Uceny stayed close throughout and is beginning to show a lot of spunk as she continues to improve her position in these tough European races. She\u2019s definitely becoming one of our tougher competitors, which I\u2019m sure will soon begin to translate on the clock as well as high placings.<\/li>\n<li>Lolo Jones (US) once again dominated the womens\u2019 hurdles with a 12.79 to 12.98 win over Danielle Carruthers (US).<\/li>\n<li>And Kara Patterson continued her consistent season with a 2nd place finish in the javelin throwing 207\u2019 0.5\u201d. She\u2019s been very consistent since nationals throwing well over 200 feet every time out. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All in all it was great day of competition in spite of the conditions. The Diamond League makes it\u2019s next stop in Paris on Friday the 16th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px\" id=\"scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:f6112d77-7b8e-4c17-a036-6b4d17a6f883\" class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\">\n<div id=\"ab844c63-21a0-4163-842b-cb519e914b93\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EERUCYSb5tE\" target=\"_new\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_q69RXDGKhjE\/TDnOM6x8v0I\/AAAAAAAAADY\/tVlCiragQ0M\/video8cad5b3afa23%5B5%5D.jpg?w=960\" style=\"border-style: none\" galleryimg=\"no\" onload=\"var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('ab844c63-21a0-4163-842b-cb519e914b93'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = &quot;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width=\\&quot;425\\&quot; height=\\&quot;355\\&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=\\&quot;movie\\&quot; value=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EERUCYSb5tE&amp;hl=en\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/param&gt;&lt;embed src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EERUCYSb5tE&amp;hl=en\\&quot; type=\\&quot;application\/x-shockwave-flash\\&quot; width=\\&quot;425\\&quot; height=\\&quot;355\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/embed&gt;&lt;\\\/object&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;;\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first meeting of the second half of the Diamond League series was the first to feature a head to head meeting of two of the world\u2019s three top sprinters \u2013 Tyson Gay (US) and Asafa Powell (JAM). Powell has been running well all season long. He co-leads the 100 on the clock at 9.82, and has three legal clockings under 9.90. Tyson Gay started his season with a 19.41 WR 200 on the straight, but since has been nursing a sore hamstring. His return to the track in Eugene was fast at 19.76 though the rust showed as he suffered defeat to Walter Dix and his 19.72. Gateshead was his first 100 of the season, although he was caught in 9.89 in route to his 19.41. Add the fact that they are a contradiction in styles with Powell one of histories greatest starters and Gay one of histories best finishers, and this first \u201cClash of the Titans\u201d was set to be a hum dinger. The race didn\u2019t disappoint \u2013 unless of course your man lost \u2013 as both lived up to their own stereotypes. Powell was out blisteringly quick and looked to have the race put away after 30 meters. That is until Gay found that \u201cother gear\u201d that he finds so often, and ran Powell down in what seemed to be a replay of the Osaka World Championships in 2007 \u2013 pre Bolt explosion! Though the time was not what we\u2019ve come to expect from these men&nbsp; &#8211; 9.94 run into a headwind of \u20131.7 mps. \u2013 competitively it was a classic race. We get our next \u201c2 of 3\u201d match when Powell takes on Bolt this coming Friday in Paris. Meanwhile, there was other action in Gateshead, though headwinds hampered the events all day long. And with the Diamond League once again scheduling two events back to back within two days (a la Rome &amp; New York) it really cut down on the available star power. The best of the rest: Asbel Kiprop (KEN) continued to be the lead dog in the 1500 meters with his third Diamond League win in 3:33.34. Fabrice Lapierre (AUS) leapt 26\u2019 11\u201d to defeat a long jump field that included Irving Saladino (PAN). Britain\u2019s Phillips Idowu won the triple jump with a nice 57\u2019 0.75\u201d leap. Walter Dix (US) edged a late surging Wallace Spearmon (US) in the 200 20.26 to 20.29. The surprise of the race was the sterling turn run by Saidy Ndure (NOR) that found him leading all into the stretch and carried him to third in 20.31. Carmelita Jeter (US) turned back new challenger Kelly Ann Baptiste (TRI) in the 100 10.95 to 11.00. Alysia Johnson (US) got her first Diamond League win with her 1:59.84 800. Behind her in 4th 1500 meter runner Kristin Wurth Thomas (US) worked on her speed with a 2:00.75 PR. In the 1500 Morgan Uceny (US) was 2nd in 4:04.25 behind Britain\u2019s World silver medalist Lisa Dobrisky (4:03.69). Uceny stayed close throughout and is beginning to show a lot of spunk as she continues to improve her position in these tough European races. She\u2019s definitely becoming one of our tougher competitors, which I\u2019m sure will soon begin to translate on the clock as well as high placings. Lolo Jones (US) once again dominated the womens\u2019 hurdles with a 12.79 to 12.98 win over Danielle Carruthers (US). And Kara Patterson continued her consistent season with a 2nd place finish in the javelin throwing 207\u2019 0.5\u201d. She\u2019s been very consistent since nationals throwing well over 200 feet every time out. All in all it was great day of competition in spite of the conditions. The Diamond League makes it\u2019s next stop in Paris on Friday the 16th. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa3DCY-5N","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":168,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=168","url_meta":{"origin":359,"position":0},"title":"Gay and Powell to meet at Pre?","author":"CHill","date":"June 2, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"According to a Reuters News article Prefontaine Classic meet director Tom Jordan is trying to get a Tyson Gay\/ Asafa Powell head to head at the meet this coming weekend. 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