Sport in Short: Athletics

KHALID SKAH, of Morocco, last night established a world record for two miles at a meeting in Hechtel, Belgium, with a time of 8min 12.17sec.

VAUXHALL INVITATION (Gateshead): MEN: 100m: 1 L Christie (GB) 10.08sec; 2 J Drummond (US) 10.12; 3 C Lewis (US) 10.22; 5 D Braithwaite (GB) 10.45. B race: 1 J Carter (US) 10.46; 2= S Fields (US), B Irvin (US) 10.59. 200m: 1 L Burrell (US) 20.55; 2 J Williams (US) 20.71; 3 J DeLoach (US) 20.74. 300m: 1 M Johnson (US) 31.72; 2 Q Watts (US) 32.07; 3 M Marsh (US) 32.10; 4 J Regis (GB) 32.12. 400m: 1 S Lewis (US) 45.05; 2 E Clarke (Jam) 46.36; 3 D McKenzie (GB) 46.61. B race: 1 B Neuendorf (PNG) 47.21; 2 M Thomas (GB) 47.43; 3 D Deacon (GB) 47.51. 800m: 1 C Robb (GB) 1:45.56; 2 M Steele (GB) 1:45.72; 3 M Yates (GB) 1:46.00. B race: 1 A Lill (GB) 1:46.62; 2 J Makoena (SA) 1:46.86; 3 G Brown (GB) 1:47.15. 1500m: 1 M Davis (US) 3:37.12; 2 M Dailey (US) 3:37.31; 3 S Holman (US) 3:37.39. 3,000m: 1 J Nuttall (GB) 7:51.58; 2 P O'Donoghue (Aus) 7:51.70; 3 G Staines (GB) 7:51.86. 110m hurdles: 1 C Jackson (GB) 13.13; 2 T Jarrett (GB) 13.28; 3 C Hawkins (US) 13.49. B race: 1 A Tulloch (GB) 13.71; 2 D Nelson (GB) 13.82; 3 H Teape (GB) 13.86. 400m hurdles: 1 K Akabusi (GB) 49.45; 2 K Henderson (US) 50.02; 3 R Robinson (Aus) 50.21. B race: 1 S Biwott (Ken) 50.64; 2 S Coupland (GB) 51.09; 3 P Hibbert (GB) 51.73. High jump: 1 S Smith (GB) 2.31m; 2 D Grant (GB) 2.31; 3 T Forsyth (Aus) 2.28. Triple jump: 1 J Edwards (GB) 17.22m; 2 B Wellman (Ber) 16.90; 3 R Jones (US) 16.82. Shot: 1 P Edwards (GB) 18.71; 2 C Volgenau (US) 18.39; 3 J Minns (Aus) 17.64. Javelin: 1 P Spies (SA) 78.84m; 2 T Petranoff (SA) 78.28; 3 C MacKenzie (GB) 73.34. Pole vault: 1 R Gataullin (Rus) 5.60m; 2 P Manson (US) 5.60; 3 T Bright (US) 5.50. WOMEN: 100m: 1 W Vereen (US) 11.36; 2 T Neighbors (US) 11.43; 3 S Troger (Aut) 11.56; 5 M Richardson (GB) 11.60. 200m: 1 M Gainsford (Aus) 23.02; 2 D Duhaney (Jam) 23.08; 3 J Stoute (GB) 23.54. 300m: 1 S Gunnell (GB) 36.44; 2 P Davis (Bah) 36.50; 3 M Collins (US) 37.02. 400m: 1 T Dendy (US) 51.86; 2 P Smith (GB) 52.07; 3 R Stevens (US) 52.39. 800m: 1 C Groenendaal (US) 2:02.20; 2 Y Murray (GB) 2:02.84; 3 C White (GB) 2:03.55. 1500m: 1 S McGeorge (GB) 4:11.89; 2 L Gibson (GB) 4:12.12; 3 S Parker (GB) 4:13.39. 100m hurdles: 1 M Freeman (Jam) 13.05; 2 M Guialdo (US) 13.08; 3= J Graudyn (Rus); T Reshetnikova (Rus) 13.12; 5 J Agyepong (GB) 13.21. 400m hurdles: 1 K Batten (US) 55.49; 2 D Hemmings (Jam) 55.55; 3 G Retchakan (GB) 56.23. High jump: 1 T Hughes (US) 1.90; 2= C Weavers (SA) and D Marti (GB) 1.85. Javelin: 1 S Gibson (GB) 55.70; 2 A Liverton (GB) 52.40; 3 V Lika (Alb) 50.52. Long jump: 1 T Horgan (Irl) 6.08; 2 L Armstrong (GB) 6.03; 3 D Lewis (GB) 6.00. Shot: 1 G Hammer (Ger) 18.31m; 2 M Augee (GB) 17.27; 3 S Andrews (GB) 15.80.

EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (San Sebastian, Sp; selected) Men: 100m: 1 D Joyce (GB) 10.63sec; 3 E Wodu (GB) 10.77. 200m: 1 A Colombo (It) 21.14; 5 A Condon (GB) 21.44. 400m: 1 G Bullock (GB) 46.13; 4 N Budden (GB) 46.89. 110m hurdles: 1 R Korving (Neth) 13.85; 7 K Lumsdon (GB) 14.65.

10km walk: 1 M Didoni (It) 40min 5.62sec; 15 P King (GB) 44:14.02. Long Jump: 1 C Howard (GB) 7.76m. Triple Jump: 1 P Camossi (It) 16.41; 3 L Achike (GB) 16.31. Discus: 1 L Cherevko (Bela) 54.98; 14 R Russell (GB) 43.02. Decathlon: 1 C Holger (Swe) 7,534pts; 7 G Sunshine (GB) 7,112. Women: 100m: 1 H Bensova (Cz Rep) 11.56; 2 K Merry (GB) 11.58. 200m: 1 K Merry (GB) 23.35; 3 S Smith (GB) 23.63. Long jump: 1 E Johansson (Swe) 6.56; 10 J Bear (GB) 6.08. Javelin: 1 M Ingberg (Fin) 56.64; 2 K Morrison (GB) 55.92.