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Jelimo delights in 800m

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Pamela Jelimo.

BERLIN: Kenyan teenager Pamela Jelimo clocked the fastest women’s 800 metres for nearly 11 years in only her fourth race over two laps at the Berlin Golden League meeting on Sunday. Jelimo, 18, who took up the event just three months ago, ran away from a formidable field in one minute 54.99 seconds. Only five women have run faster.

The results: Men: 100m: 1. Nester Carter (Jam) 10.08s, 2. Kim Collins (SKN) 10.12, 3. Ivory Williams (USA) 10.13; 400m: 1. LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.03, 2. Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.07, 3. Chris Brown (Bah) 44.68; 5000m: 1. Moses Masai (Ken) 12:50.55, 2. Tariku Bekele (Eth) 12:52.45, 3. Moses Kipsiro (UGA) 12:54.70; Javelin: 1. Tero Pitkamaki (Fin) 85.20m, 2. Andreas Thorkildsen (Nor) 85.19, 3. Tero Jarvenpaa (Fin) 84.07; Pole vault: 1. Evgeniy Lukyanenko (Rus) 5.85m, 2. Maksym Mazuryk (Ukr) 5.80, 3. Sergey Kucheryanu (Rus) 5.75; Long jump: 1. Hussein Al-Sabee (KSA) 8.21, 2. Godfrey Mokoena (RSA) 8.18, 3. Mohamed Al-Kuwailidi (KSA) 8.17. Women: 200m: 1. Sherone Simpson (Jam) 22.43s, 2. Yuliya Gushchina (Rus) 22.58, 3. Kerron Stewart (Jam) 22.58; 800m: 1. Pamela Jelimo (Ken) 1:54.99 (world junior record), 2. Yuliya Krevsun (Ukr) 1:58.98, 3. Janeth Jepkosgei (Ken) 1:59.13; 100m hurdles: 1. Josephine Onyia (Esp) 12.50, 2. Susanna Kullar (Swe) 12.54, 3. Lolo Jones (USA) 12.57; High jump: 1. Blanka Vlasic (Cro) 2.03m, 2. Ariane Friedrich (Ger) 2.00, 3. Anna Chicherova (Rus) 1.97. — Agencies