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Daegu, Korea – There will be something for everybody on Day Seven of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, when six titles will be decided and Usain Bolt makes his eagerly-awaited return to the track.

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Felix vs Jeter vs Campbell-Brown

How’s this for a line-up? Carmelita Jeter, the freshly-minted 100m champion. Allyson Felix, the three-time defending champion who took silver in the 400m a few days ago; and Veronica Campbell-Brown, the two-time Olympic champion who took 100m silver here. The trio looks invincible for the podium and virtually inseparable for the win. There’s a lot riding on this one in the lead-in to the 2012 Olympics, and it promises to be fast.

Cheruiyot riding high

Vivian Cheruiyot returns to action not only to defend her title from two years ago but to become only the second woman to win the 5000/10,000m double in the same Championships. The world leader at 14:20.87 and unbeaten this year over any distance on the track, the target will be on the 27-year-old’s back. Behind her, compatriot Linet Masai, who took third in the 10,000m in Day One, will be pushing for another medal, while Meseret Defar, the 2007 champion, will be looking to bounce back from disappointment in the 10,000m, where stomach problems forced her to drop out.

Can Cantwell defend?

David Storl made a strong statement with his 21.50m heave in qualifying yesterday, but the 21-year-old will still need to do more than that if he’s likely to challenge for a medal in this fiercely competitive event. The world leader and marginal favourite remains Canada’s Dylan Armstrong, who knows what it’s like to compete against the like of reigning World champion Christian Cantwell, 2007 World champion Reese Hoffa, and Olympic champion Pawel Majewski of Poland. Like so many other events in Daegu this week, this is also very much a toss up.

Can Obergfoll finally strike gold?

In the women’s Javelin, World record holder and Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova is looking to regain the title she won in 2007, but the fight here, too, will be fierce. She’s the world leader at 69.45m, but the most consistent coming in has been Germany’s Christina Obergfoll who is still chasing elusive gold. Sunette Viljoen recently improved her African record, and Russian Maria Abakumova has thrown just shy of 68 metres this summer. The edge is Obergfoll’s side, but expect a thrilling battle.

Watt vs Phillips in the Long Jump

For jumps fans, the men’s Long Jump takes centre stage, with the new generation taking on the old.

Australian Mitchell Watt has been the breakout long jumper thus far in 2011, with four of the farthest leaps of the year and 10 wins in 12 competitions. With an 8.54m best, he’s clearly not the same untested rookie who took bronze two years ago.

By comparison, Dwight Phillips has had a relatively quiet season, but showed in yesterday’s qualifying round, with an 8.32m effort, that he’s taking his title defence – along with his run for a fourth title – very seriously.

The men’s 4x400m crown will also be decided, with the US quartet – whichever foursome ultimately runs – looking difficult to stop en route to their fourth straight title. Jamaica and South Africa, based upon the opening round, look strong for the minor medals.

Bolt returns in 200m

Athletics fans love their statistics, superlatives and records. Here’s one that doesn’t need to be looked up that will certainly be set this morning: the most closely watched opening round of a men’s 200m at a global Championships. Usain Bolt returns to the starting blocks after his false start disqualification in Sunday’s 100m final sent shockwaves throughout the sporting world. A repeat of that isn’t likely. A repeat of his 2009 victory in the event, is. The heats are scheduled for 11:10 local time, with the semi-finals at 19:55.

Competition also continues in the women’s 800m with the always notoriously brutal semi-final round. Qualifying also gets underway in the men’s Triple Jump, and the women’s 100m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay, and Hammer Throw.

Bob Ramsak for the IAAF

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Por Leopoldo Gil Dulcio Vaz
em 2 de Setembro de 2011 às 07:59.

Triple Jump - M   Qualification
qualification standard 17.10m or at least best 12 qualified. Group A 02 September 2011 - 10:30

Position	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark	Wind
1	1069	Will Claye	USA	17.19 Q	(-0.4)
2	442	Phillips Idowu	GBR	17.17 Q	(0.5)
3	161	Leevan Sands	BAH	17.13 Q	(0.4)	(SB)
4	404	Benjamin Compaoré	FRA	17.11 Q	(0.1)
5	1127	Christian Taylor	USA	16.99 q	(0.7)
6	1045	Sheryf El-Sheryf	UKR	16.81 q	(0.4)
7	282	Arnie David Girat	CUB	16.74	(0.2)
8	579	Fabrizio Schembri	ITA	16.71	(0.3)
9	913	Aleksey Fedorov	RUS	16.42	(0.5)
10	529	Samyr Laine	HAI	16.38	(0.1)
11	242	Yanxi Li	CHN	16.28	(0.4)
12	609	Wilbert Walker	JAM	15.97	(0.2)
	109	Sief El Islem Temacini	ALG	NM
	544	Renjith Maheshwary	IND	NM
	681	Deokhyeon Kim	KOR	NM
	898	Tumelo Thagane	RSA	NM

Group B 02 September 2011 - 10:30

Position	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark	Wind
1	279	Alexis Copello	CUB	17.31 Q	(0.2)
2	853	Nelson Évora	POR	17.20 Q	(0.6)
3	982	Christian Olsson	SWE	17.16 Q	(0.0)
4	275	Yoandris Betanzos	CUB	17.01 q	(0.0)
5	572	Fabrizio Donato	ITA	16.88 q	(-0.1)
6	130	Henry Frayne	AUS	16.83 q	(0.2)
7	876	Marian Oprea	ROU	16.61	(0.7)
8	793	Tosin Oke	NGR	16.60	(-1.2)
9	202	Jefferson Sabino	BRA	16.51	(-0.1)
10	259	Hugo Mamba-Schlick	CMR	16.15	(-0.7)
11	301	Anders Møller	DEN	16.14	(0.2)
12	1072	Walter Davis	USA	16.12	(-0.1)
13	1054	Yevhen Semenenko	UKR	15.96	(-0.9)
14	116	Maximiliano Díaz	ARG	15.91	(0.0)
	639	Yevgeniy Ektov	KAZ	NM

Por Leopoldo Gil Dulcio Vaz
em 2 de Setembro de 2011 às 08:01.

200 Metres - M   Heats
first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified. Heat 5 02 September 2011 - 11:42 Wind: -0.8 m/s

Position	Lane	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark		React
1	3	585	Nickel Ashmeade	JAM	20.47 Q		0.146
2	7	204	Sandro Viana	BRA	20.62 Q		0.165
3	6	629	Hitoshi Saito	JPN	20.80 Q		0.167
4	2	438	James Ellington	GBR	20.82		0.207
5	1	1074	Jeremy Dodson	USA	20.92		0.199
6	5	1147	Gabriel Mvumvure	ZIM	21.11		0.173
7	4	564	Calvin Dascent	ISV	21.15		0.199

Heat 6 02 September 2011 - 11:50 Wind: 0.4 m/s

Position	Lane	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark		React
1	5	813	Alonso Edward	PAN	20.55 Q		0.250
2	3	198	Bruno de Barros	BRA	20.63 Q		0.239
3	2	967	Reto Schenkel	SUI	20.77 Q		0.138
4	6	217	Jared Connaughton	CAN	20.83		0.156
5	1	258	Ben Youssef Meité	CIV	20.97		0.188
6	8	891	Thuso Mpuang	RSA	21.07		0.188
7	4	1028	Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa	UAE	21.45		0.205
8	7	770	Luka Rakic	MNE	22.73		0.181

Heat 7 02 September 2011 - 11:58 Wind: -0.7 m/s

Position	Lane	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark		React
1	6	1015	Rondel Sorrillo	TRI	20.68 Q		0.155
2	4	591	Mario Forsythe	JAM	20.68 Q		0.206
3	7	283	Michael Herrera	CUB	20.76 Q		0.171
4	5	262	Daniel Grueso	COL	20.87		0.179
5	3	360	Marek Niit	EST	20.90		0.201
6	1	191	Nilson Andrè	BRA	20.93		0.171
7	8	851	Arnaldo Abrantes	POR	21.10		0.157
8	2	466	Holder da Silva	GBS	21.82	(SB)	0.195

Por Leopoldo Gil Dulcio Vaz
em 2 de Setembro de 2011 às 08:02.

4x400 Metres Relay - W   Heats
first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified. Heat 2 02 September 2011 - 12:21

Position	Lane	Team	Country	Mark		React
1	2	Russia (Kseniya Vdovina ; Ksenia Zadorina ; Lyudmila Litvinova ; Antonina Krivoshapka )	RUS	3:20.94 Q	(WL)	0.643
2	3	Nigeria (Omolara Omotosho ; Muizat Ajoke Odumosu ; Margaret Etim ; Bukola Abogunloko )	NGR	3:25.59 Q	(SB)	0.587
3	6	Czech Republic (Denisa Rosolová ; Zuzana Bergrová ; Jitka Bartonicková ; Zuzana Hejnová )	CZE	3:26.01 q	(SB)	0.229
4	1	Cuba (Aymeé Martínez ; Diosmely Peña ; Susana A. Clement ; Daisurami Bonne )	CUB	3:26.74	(SB)	0.479
5	4	Canada (Adrienne Power ; Esther Akinsulie ; Jenna Martin ; Lemlem Bereket )	CAN	3:27.92	(SB)	0.199
6	5	Brazil (Geisa Aparecida Coutinho ; Bárbara de Oliveira ; Joelma Sousa ; Jailma de Lima )	BRA	3:32.43		0.214

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