Friday, August 19, 2005

Fernandez and Turava top final IAAF Race Walking Challenge standings Monte-Carlo - The three Race Walks - men's and women's 20km and men's 50km - which were part of the 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Helsinki, Finland (6 [^] 14 August), brought to a close the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge 2005, with overall victories for Francisco Javier Fernández of Spain (30pts) and Belarus' Ryta Turava (29pts), who each net US$30,000. Final positions were based on the best total of points achieved by an athlete in any three of the Challenge competitions, with 10 points scored for a win, nine for second, eight for third, and so on, down to 10th position. Standings. 8:52:10 PM     comment []

	Thursday, May 5, 2005

Paquillo on Paquillo's win in Sesto Paquillo Fernandez's website reports the Spanish winner that "the heat passed me invoice in the three last kilometers but I am very contented since my trainer and I have fulfilled the objective", confessed Paquillo. Robert Korzeniowski was very "satisfied" by the obtained result and confirmed that "the next test for Paquillo will be La Coruna". Photo - judging by the position was taken by Agniezka Korzeniowski. 1:05:45 PM     comment []

	Sunday, May 1, 2005

Favourites the winners at Sesto San Giovanni Pre-race favourites Margaryta Turova and Francisco Fernandez were both clear winners at the fourth IAAF World Race Walking Grand Prix event here in Milan today. Turova, put in a 8:27 2km just after half way in the 20km in the morning to ease to a win while Susanna Feitor of Portugal surprises many, and pleased "Team Flagstaff" by pulling clear of last year's winner Elisa Riguada and Romania's Claudia Stef for second place. Francisco Fernandez (supported by coach Robert Korzeniowski, was clear winner too - only slowed by 35C heat on the last 4km. His training partner Ilya Markov was second, Luke Adams third. Ivano Brugnetti was cheered by his own Tifosi to come through for fourth place. IAAF report with top 10 results here. 6:10:35 PM     comment []

	Saturday, April 30, 2005

Life's good.... Not much could be better - a hour's worth of fast Wi-Fi to download a week's missed e-mail alongside a large cappuccino before flying to Milan for , as IAAF bill it, Fernandez Vs Brugnetti highlight Sesto San Giovanni race. IAAF - Francisco Javier Fernandez, Olympic silver medallist in Athens in the 20km race walk, starts as the favourite in Sunday's Coppa Città di Sesto, the Italian leg of the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge. 5:46:26 PM     comment []

	Friday, April 29, 2005

one of the more important appointments of the world for this hard and fascinating specialty. This Sunday the 47th Coppa dio Citta Sesto San Giovanni is to be held in the suburb of Milan, Italy. 1:34:23 AM     comment []

	Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Further news from Cixi City (sounds good in an Australian accent) Nathan Deakes very pleased while chinese food not to Jefferson's liking. 1:13:47 PM     comment []

	Sunday, April 24, 2005

Oceanian and Asian records fall in Cixi - Deakes records quickest 20km Race Walk of 2005 - updated IAAF - The third leg of the 2005 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in the city of Cixi, China, lived up to the expectations of quality fields. This time, however, it was not a Chinese walker finishing first, but the 2004 Olympic bronze medallist Nathan Deakes (AUS). Deakes crushed his four-year-old Oceanian record of 1:18:14 setting a whole new standard with his winning mark of 1:17:34. Deakes' time is also a world leading time in 2005 surpassing Vladimir Parvatkinís (RUS) 1:18:06 which he walked in Sochi in March. 8:00:12 AM     comment []

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