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Guy ran with the breeze
Chronicle of sporting events
At the USA Track and Field Championships, which is a qualifying competition for the Beijing Olympics and runs until July 6, the winner of the 100m final, Tyson Guy, finished with a time of 9.68 seconds. - this is the best result in history. True, it cannot be recorded as a world record and will not be included in the official statistics of the International Athletics Federation, since the tailwind speed was twice the permissible 2 m/sec.But two days earlier, at the quarterfinal stage, Guy set a new US record - 9.77 seconds. This is the fourth fastest time in the 100-meter dash of all time. Let us remind you that the world record was set on May 31 this year in New York by the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt - 9.72 seconds. His compatriot Asafa Powell ran the distance in 9.74 last September. In early May, Bolt showed a result of 9.76. Powell previously, between June 2005 and September 2007, finished four times (!) with a time of 9.77. If we talk about achievements that are illegitimate due to a tailwind, then in 9.69 a dozen years ago, the representative of Barbados, Obadele Thompson, managed to race a hundred meters. He did this at the stadium in El Paso in the US state of Texas, and the wind speed was then 5 m/sec.
Last weekend, several track and field athletics tournaments took place in Europe, bringing together a decent line-up of participants. The first summer start of Athens Olympic champion in high jump Elena Slesarenko brought her victory. In Eberstadt, Germany, she conquered 2 m 02 cm. In another city in Germany, Biberach, another 2004 Olympic winner, Yuri Borzakovsky, showed the best result of the season in Europe, running his signature 800-meter race in 1 minute. 44.81 seconds.
World records for swimmers Phelps and Hoff
At the pre-Olympic qualifying competitions in the United States, two world records were set on the same day, both in the 400 m individual medley. In the men's tournament, Michael Phelps swam it in the pool of Omaha (Nebraska) in 4 minutes. 5.25 seconds, exceeding its previous achievement at last year’s World Championships in Australia by 0.97 seconds. Among the representatives of the fairer sex, Katie Hoff distinguished herself - 4.31.12, which is 0.32 better than the time of the now ex-record holder of Australia Stephanie Rice.
Interestingly, Phelps first became the holder of the 400-meter medley record in the 2002 season and has since improved his own result six times. Hoff held the world's top honor from April 1, 2007, to March 22 last year, and has now returned it. In total, the International Swimming Federation registers world records for competitions in 50-meter pools in two dozen disciplines. Of these, Phelps is the sole owner of four achievements, and in two more types of programs he is one of the co-authors. These are 200 m freestyle, 200 m butterfly, 200 and 400 m medley, 4x100 m and 4x200 m freestyle relays.
Poyarkov and Savvin will be inducted into the Hall of Fame
The administration of the Volleyball Hall of Fame, located in the birthplace of the game in Holyoke (Massachusetts, USA), announced the perpetuation of the names of six people who left a significant mark on the history of the flying ball. Among them are two representatives of domestic volleyball. The induction ceremony for Vladimir Savvin and Yuri Poyarkov into the Hall of Fame will take place on October 23.
Savvin, as a player in the USSR national team, became the world champion (1949) and European champion (1951), but he is better known as a sports functionary. In 1953-1967 and 1972-1975 (until his death) he headed the USSR Volleyball Federation, and for 23 years in a row he served as vice-president of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). Poyarkov is a two-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968) and world champion (1960, 1962); for many seasons he was the captain of the USSR national team and its leading player. Previously, Yuri Chesnokov, Inna Ryskal, Givi Akhvlediani, Vyacheslav Platonov, Konstantin Reva and Nina Smoleeva were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
In addition to Savvin and Poyarkov, the Hall of Fame in October will officially include the famous former beach-volleyball player American Randy Stoklos, three-time world champion in “classics” Italian Andrea Giani, former captain of the Turkish national team and head of the country’s Olympic Committee Sinan Erdem, champion of the Summer Games. 1964 Japanese Masae Kasai.
FIG warns Wiener
Yesterday, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) published a press release on the case of the head coach of the Russian national team, Irina Viner. It states: “Disciplinary proceedings against Irina Viner were opened on April 20, 2008 as a result of statements published in the media after the 2007 World Cup. The allegations in question could harm the image of gymnastics and affect the dignity of the judges and the federations involved.” The hearing of the disciplinary commission took place on June 15 in Lausanne. Ms. Wiener apologized because her remarks may have been misinterpreted and reported to the media in a manner that could have been harmful to the judges and gymnastics. Having considered the circumstances of the case, the commission decided to impose a minimum sanction on Irina Viner - a warning.