Sporting Digest: Athletics

PEARL EUROPEAN RELAYS MEETING (Portsmouth, including field events international, GB v Italy v Hungary) Men: Hammer: 1 E Sgrulletti (It) 77.74m; 2 L Redei (Hung) 69.66; 3 E Calabro (It) 69.06; 4 M Jones (GB) 68.20; 6 P Vivian (GB) 67.52. Discus: 1 A Horvath (Hung) 62.82m; 2 R Weir (GB) 58.56; 3 D Fortuna (It) 58.16; 6 G Smith (GB) 50.16. Javelin: 1 M Hill (GB) 81.48m; 2 C MacKenzie (GB) 76.00; 3 J Belak (Hung) 67.82. Pole vault: 1 A Pegoraro (It) 5.40m; 2 N Winter (GB) 5.30; 3 N Salmaso (It) 5.20; 7 N Buckfield (GB) 4.80. High jump: 1 D Grant (GB) 2.26m; 2 B Reilly (GB) 2.23; 3 P Deutsch (Hung) 2.23. Triple jump: 1 T Czingler (Hung) 17.25m; 2 J Edwards (GB) 16.79; 3 J Golley (GB) 16.73. Emsley Carr Mile: 1 P Hanneck (Zim) 3min 57.06sec; 2 K McKay (Sale) 3:57.26; 3 J Mayock (Barnsley) 3:57.30. Invitation 3,000m: 1 S Cram (Jarrow) 7:54.22; 2 G Staines (Belgrave) 7:54.62; 3 E Martin (Basildon) 7:55.93. 4 x 100m: 1 Ukraine 38.85; 2 GB (M Adam, T Jarrett, J Regis, J John) 38.86; 3 Italy 39.42. 4 x 200m: 1 Ukraine 1:21.32; 2 GB (J John, M Adam, D Braithwaite, J Regis) 1:21.54; 3 Russia 1:21.63. 4 x 400m: 1 Russia 3:01.87; 2 GB (W McDonald, R Black, A Mafe, D Grindley) 3:02.29; 3 Italy 3:04.08. 4 x 800m: 1 Belarus 7:11.42; 2 Russia 7:11.96; 3 GB (S Heard, D Sharpe, M Yates, C Robb) 7:12.66. 4 x 110m hurdles: 1 GB (T Jarrett, A Tulloch, D Nelson, C Jackson) 54.67; 2 Ukraine 55.07; 3 Russia 55.12. Medley relay (100m, 200m, 300m, 400m): 1 Russia 1:49.68; 2 Italy 1:50.40; 3 Ukraine 1:50.87; 5 GB (L Christie, D Campbell, S Wariso, K Akabusi) 1:52.34.

Women: Long jump: 1 Y Idowu (GB) 6.42m; 2 F May (GB) 6.39; 3 E Andretti (It) 6.14; 4 T Horgan (guest, Irl) 6.06. Shot: 1 M Augee (GB) 16.47m; 2 M Lynes (GB) 16.09; 3 M Torazza (It) 15.79. AAA 10,000m Championship: 1 V McPherson (Glasgow) 33min 49.29sec; 2 L Adam (Parkside) 34:00.12; 3 A Rose (Edinburgh Woollen) 34:35.73. Invitation 1,500m: 1 Y Murray (Edinburgh) 4:12.37; 2 D Gunning (Swindon) 4:14.94; 3 M Faherty (Skyrac) 4:15.37. 4 x 100m: 1 Ukraine 43.55sec; 2 Germany 43.59; 3 GB (D Hogarth, B Kinch, S Short, M Richardson) 44.41. 4 x 200m: 1 Russia 1:31.49 (UK all-comers record); 2 Ukraine 1:31.98; 3 Germany 1:32.30; 4 GB (S Jacobs, P Cohen, S Douglas, S Short) 1:34.00; 6 Ireland (M Smith, E Haastrup, T Horgan, E Nicholson) 1:39.22. 4 x 400m: 1 GB (P Smith, T Goddard, J Stoute, S Gunnell) 3:24.36; 2 Russia 3:24.62; 3 Ukraine 3:29.05. 4 x 800m: 1 Russia 7:57.08 (UK all-comers record); 2 Romania 7:57.21; 3 Belarus 8:03.85; 6 GB (P Fryer, L Gibson, L Keough, D Modahl) 8:20.73. 4 x 100m hurdles: 1 Russia 52.00; 2 Ukraine 52.30; 3 GB (J Agyepong, S Baker, L Fraser, S Farquharson) 53.63. Medley relay (100m, 200m, 300m, 400m): 1 Russia 2:01.10; 2 Ukraine 2:02.32; 3 GB (D Hogarth, S Jacobs, L Fraser, S Leigh) 2:05.13.

SOLENT GAMES (Southampton, including field events international, GB v Italy v Hungary) Men: Long jump: 1 M Campus (It) 7.70m; 2 F Salle (GB) 7.69; 3 T Ordina (Hung) 7.60; 6 S Phillips (GB) 7.43. Shot: 1 P Dal Soglio (It) 19.94m; 2 C Fantini (It) 18.54; 3 J Koczian (Hung) 18.38; 4 P Edwards (GB) 18.26; 7 S Whyte (GB) 16.56. Women: High jump: 1 J Jennings (GB) 1.89m; 2 K Soltz (Hung) 1.89; 3 D Marti (GB) 1.86. Discus: 1 S Andrews (GB) 55.14m; 2 J McKernan (GB) 54.12; 3 K Csoke (Hung) 51.80. Triple Jump: 1 I Fekete (Hung) 13.49m; 2 S Rossi (It) 13.37; 3 E Medovarsky (Hung) 13.25; 5 E Finikin (GB) 13.03; 6 C Henry (GB) 12.96. Javelin: 1 K Zsigmond (Hung) 57.82m; 2 S Gibson (GB) 57.44; 3 S Holroyd (GB) 53.74. Match result (including events held at Portsmouth on Saturday): Men: GB 61pts; Italy 61; Hungary 54. Women: GB 59; Hungary 42; Italy 31. Other selected results: Men: 100m: 1 M Porkhomovsky (Rus) 10.16sec; 2 J John (GB) 10.30; 3 V Dorogodin (Ukr) 10.37. 200m: 1 J Valik (Cz Rep) 21.20; 2 M Adam (GB) 21.26; 3 A Okeke (Nor) 21.47. 400m: 1 P Sanders (GB) 47.09; 2 V Kozlov (Ukr) 47.13; 3 M Guylai (Hung) 47.95.

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CLUBS CUP (Limassol, Cyp) Final standings: 1 Sisport Fiat (It) 257.5pts; 2 Levski Sofia (Bul) 247; 3 Stade Francais (Fr) and IBL Olympija (Slovakia) 239; 7 Birchfield Ladies 211.5. Selected results: 100m hurdles: 1 B Bulovec (Bul) 13.02sec; 2 C Court (GB) 13.65. 4 x 100m: 1 Stade Francais 44.12sec; 2 Birchfield (K Bullen, G McLeod, C Court, K Merry) 45.15. 100m: 1 M J Perec (Fr) 11.34sec. 200m: 1 Perec 22.78; 4 K Merry 23.72.

BRITISH MEN'S LEAGUE First Division (Birmingham; winners) 100m: M Rosswess (Birchfield) 10.80sec. 200m: Rosswess 21.13. 400m: D McKenzie (Shaftesbury Barnet) 46.48. 800m: S Fairbrother (Haringey) 1min 49.54sec. 1500m: Halliday 3:52.94. 5,000m: K Tadessa (Belgrave) 14:25.29. 3,000m steeplechase: K Penney (Haringey) 8:56.63. 110m hurdles: N Owen (Belgrave) 14.24. 400m hurdles: B Whitte (Haringey) 50.91. High jump: H Pierre (Haringey) 2.05m. Long jump: J Munroe (Thames Valley) 7.61m. Triple jump: J Herbert (Haringey) 16.14m. Pole vault: I Tullett (Belgrave) 4.80m. Shot: 1 P Edwards (Belgrave) 17.56m. Discus: K Brown (Birchfield) 53.70m. Hammer: P Head (Newham & Essex) 70.16m. Javelin: M Roberson (Haringey) 74.78m. 4 x 100m relay: Shaftesbury Barnet 41.40. 4 x 400m relay: Shaftesbury Barnet 3:11.38. Match result (leading positions): 1 Haringey 359pts; 2 Belgrave 315; 3 Birchfield 308.5; 4 Shaftesbury Barnet 277. Leading positions after two matches: 1 Haringey 16pts; 2 Belgrave 14.

SEVILLE GRAND PRIX (Sp) Men: 100m: 1 D Mitchell (US) 10.50sec; 2 C Smith (US) 10.51; 3 S Burkart (Swit) 10.68. 200m: 1 F Fredericks (Nam) 20.82; 2 A Mahorn (Can) 20.95; 3 Smith 20.98. 800m: 1 P Piekarsi (Pol) 1min 47.16sec; 2 A Douglas (Nor) 1:47.31; 3 J Arconada (Sp) 1:48.18. 1,500m: 1 F Cacho (Sp) 3min 36.30sec; 2 M Suleiman (Qatar) 3:36.64; 3 J-P Herold (Ger) 3:37.07. 5,000m: 1 R Denmark (GB) 13:16.48; 2 D Castro (Port) 13:17.03; 3 A Anton (Sp) 13:17.48. 110m hurdles: 1 M McKoy (Can) 13.55; 2 T Dees (US) 13.68; 3 J Pierce (US) 13.81. 3,000m steeplechase: 1 W Van Dijck (Bel) 8:27.19; 2 M Birir (Kenya) 8:27.68; 3 R Moran (Sp) 8:33.86. Triple jump: 1 L Voloshin (Rus) 17.55m; 2 M Bruziks (Lat) 17.24; 3 A Kvalenko (Rus) 16.74. Hammer: 1 I Astapkovich (Bela) 82.28m; 2 A Abduvaliev (Tajikistan) 80.88; 3 S Alay (Bela) 80.52. Javelin: P Boden (Swe) 81.68m; 2 V Sasimovich (Bela) 80.30; 3 J Laukkanen (Fin) 76.92. Women: 100m: 1 N Vorovna (Rus) 11.51; 2 M Malchugina (Rus) 11.53; 3 M Onyali (Nigeria) 11.54. 200m: 1 N Vorovna (Rus) 23.02; 2 C Guidry (US) 23.13; 3 L Allen (Cuba) 23.81. 1500m: 1 C Sacramento (Port) 4:15.81; 2 M Zuniga (Sp) 4:22.27; 3 A Andres (Sp) 4:25.05. 3,000m: 1 Y Romanova (Rus) 8:54.70; 2 T Dorovskikh (Ukr) 8:55.90; 3 A Wyeth (GB) 8:57.25. 100m hurdles: 1 L Martin (US) 13.18; 2 Y Donkova (Bul) 13.22; 3 M Freeman (Jam) 13.28. 400m hurdles: 1 V Ordina (Rus) 55.33; 2 M Ponomarieva (Rus) 55.71; 3 K Batten (US) 55.78. High jump: 1 S Kostadinova (Bul) 1.97m; 2 G Astafei (Rom) 1.95; 3 I Quintero (Cuba) 1.91. Long jump: 1 H Drechsler (Ger) 7.08; 2 L Ninova (Aut) 7.06; 3 I Kravets (Ukr) 7.02. Shot: 1 V Fedyushina (Ukr) 19.83m; 2 K Niemke (Ger) 19.14; 3 S Krivelyova (Rus) 19.10.

US COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (New Orleans, selected) Men: 1500m: 1 M Koers (Neth) 3min 38.05sec; 2 A Keith (GB) 3:39.06; 3 M Carroll (Irl) 3:39.67. 5,000m: 1 J Dennis (GB) 13:59.00; 2 D Welsh (US) 13:59.25; 3 F Hanley (Irl) 13:59.98.

MELBOURNE MARATHON Men: J Modiga (SA) 2hr 15min 8sec. Women: D Rembert (Fr) 2:44:22.

STOCKHOLM MARATHON: 1 D Mbuli (SA) 2hr 16min 30sec; 2 H Jones (GB) 2:17:29; 3 C Kundrotas (Lith) 2:17:38.