Sport in Short: Athletics

Sunday 28 February 1993 00:02 GMT
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MOBIL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (New York) (Winners only, US unless stated): Men: 400m: A McKay 48.56sec. 800m: S Redwine 1min 48.77sec. 3,000m J Falcon 7:49.20. High jump H Conway 2.37m. Pole vault: G West 5.71. Women: 200m R Stevens 23.51. 800m M Mutola (Moz) 1:59.63. 400m: J Richardson (Can) 53.24. Mile: Shelly Steely 4:30.23. 3,000m: L Jennings 9:00.52. 5,000m: L Jennings 9:00.52. High jump Y Henry 1.92.

TSB NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (Birmingham): Men: 60m: 1 M McKoy (Can) 6.56sec; 2 C Jackson (Brecon) 6.60secs (Welsh record); 3 J John (Newham) 6.60. 200m: 1 J John (Newham) 21.17; 2 S Wariso (Haringey) 21.30; 3 A Pakarinen (Fin) 21.39. 400m: 1 S Bada (Nig) 46.34; 2 W Caldwell (US) 47.38; 3 M Morris (Shaftesbury) 47.89. 800m: 1 T McKean (Motherwell) 1min 47.27sec; 2 A Rosen (Haringey) 1:51.28; 3 P Roberts (Cardiff) 1:51.28. 1500m: 1 J Dullforce (Enfield) 3:45.05; 2 M Barnes (Enfield) 3:45.32; 3 M Steele (Longwood) 3:46.95. 3,000m: 1 P Larkins (Nene Valley) 8:05.10; 2 N O'Brien (Salford) 8:05.40; 3 R Fitzsimmons (Kilbarchan) 8:07.65. 60m hurdles: 1 C Jackson (Brecon) 7.55; 2 A Tulloch (Wolverhampton) 7.76; 3 K Kyllonen (Fin) 7.83. Triple jump: 1 T Fasinro (Haringey) 15.89; 2 R Cameron (Thames Valley) 15.86; 3 OAchike (Crawley) 15.58. High jump: 1 D Grant (Haringey) 2.25; 2 B Reilly (Corby) 2.20; 3 W Caswell (Belgrave); G Parsons (Blue Circle) 2.15. Pole vault: 1 M Voss (Den) 5.30; 2 K Alm (Swe) 5.20; 3 K Hughes (Haringey) 5.00.

Women: 60m: 1 S Hernesniemi (Fin) 7.33; 2 M Richardson (Windsor) 7.36; 3 P Smith (Wigan) 7.41. 200m: 1 S Hernesniemi (Fin) 23.54; 2 M Richardson (Windsor) 24.16; 3 G McLeod (Birchfield) 24.18. 400m: 1 L Fraser (Trafford) 54.14secs; 2 E Nicholson (Irl) 54.45; 3 S Leigh (Stevenage) 54.56. 800m: 1 L Keough (Basingstoke) 2:05.22; 2 L Gibson (Oxford) 2:05.47; 3 G Retchakan (Thurrock) 2:07.37. 1500m: 1 C-A Gray (Edinburgh AC) 4mins 30.09secs; 2 J Swann (Wolverhampton) 4:31.82; 3 L Carthew (Swansea) 4:32.68. 3,000m: 1 U English (Havering) 9:15.68; 2 D Gunning (Swindon) 9:15.80; 3 J Stacey (Bromley) 9:20.70. 60m hurdles: 1 C Court (Birchfield) 8.20; 2 S Farquharson (Croydon) 8.23; 3 R Schonenberger (Swit) 8.30. High jump: 1 J Jennings (West Suffolk) 1.89; 2 D Marti (Bromley) 1.85; 3 K Roberts (Brighton) 1.80. Triple jump: 1 R Kirby (Hounslow) 13.52 (Commonwealth and UK indoor record); 2 M Agyepong (Shaftesbury) 13.29; 3 M Griffith (Windsor) 12.85. Long jump: 1 R Neilsen (Den) 6.28; 2 T Horgan (Irl) 5.87; 3 J White (Tamworth) 5.86.

IAAF WORLD CHALLENGE CROSS-COUNTRY (Nairobi) (Kenya unless stated): Men: 1 W Sigei 30:11.56; 2 D Kirui 30:20.46; 3 I Kirui 30:28.69. Overall: 1 J Kariuki 80pts; Kirui 78; 3 O Osoro 77. GB: 5 S Tunstall 69; 8 J Brown 58; 10= D Lewis, P Dugdale 49. Women: 1 H Kimaiyo 20:51.53; 2 B Adere (Eth) 20:59.05; 3 T Loroupe 21:02.25. Overall: 1 C McKiernan (Irl) 97; 2 M Albertina Dias (Por) 88; 3 E Kiplagat 80. GB: 4 S Rigg 78.

ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (London): Men (15km): 1 R Nerurkar (Bingley Harriers) 42min 52sec; 2 D Payne (Tipton Harriers) 43:02; 3 P Roden (East Cheshire Harriers) 43:08; 4 B Dee (Luton) 43:18; 5 J Downes (London Irish) 43:42; 6 M Jones (Horwich) 43:44. Team: Bingley Harriers 68pts.

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