Pearson 11.24; Breen 11.74 & Riseley 1-44.64 in Rieti

Rieti (ITA) - Saturday, Sep 10, 2011

Women - 100 Metres
Wind : -0.1 m/s
1 Schillonie Calvert [JAM] JAM 11.09
2 Sally Pearson [AUS] AUS 11.24
3 Ivet Lalova [BUL] 11.26
4 Mariya Ryemyen [UKR] 11.41
5 Mikele Barber [USA] 11.50
6 Myriam Soumaré [FRA] 11.65
7 Melissa Breen [AUS] 11.74
DNF Shelly-Ann Fraser - Pryce [JAM]

Pearson may not have broken the Australian record but to beat Ivet Lalova (SB 10.96 in July) and Mikele Barber (SB 11.09 in June) shows she's more than capable of mixing it with international top quality flat sprinters.


Men - 800 Metres
Race 1
1 David Lekuta Rudisha [KEN] 1:41.33
2 Adam Kszczot [POL] 1:43.30
3 Mohammed Aman [ETH] 1:43.37
4 Alfred Kirwa Yego [KEN] 1:44.07
5 Marcin Lewandowski [POL] 1:44.53
6 Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva [KEN] 1:44.53
7 Jeffrey Riseley [AUS] 1:44.64
Manuel Olmedo [ESP] ESP DNF
Bram Som [NED] NED DNF
Sammy Tangui [KEN] KEN DNF

In Rieti yesterday, Jeff Riseley became only the the third Australian to run sub 1-45. His 800m time of 1-44.64 is the 2nd fastest ever behind Ralph Doubell's 1-44.40 at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and the fastest time ever by an Australian at sea level, eclipsing Peter Bourke's time of 1-44.78, recorded at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games in 1982.

The lad who finished 3rd in the 800m at Rieti - (Mohammed Aman) running 1-43.37 is only 17 years old. Here is Aman on the left.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Aman_%28athlete%29