BRASIL É TOP 10 NO MUNDIAL INDOOR EM DOHA

. FABIANA MURER E OURO NO MUNDIAL NO CATA

Fabiana Murer comemora título mundial em Doha (Divulgação IAAF)São Paulo - O Brasil obteve sua melhor performance histórica em Mundiais Indoor, que teve a sua 13ª edição, encerrada neste domingo (14), no imponente Aspire Dome, ginásio de atletismo, em Doha, no Catar.

A equipe nacional conquistou uma medalha de ouro, com Fabiana Murer no salto com vara, e uma de bronze, com Keila Costa, no salto em distância.Assim, o País ficou em 8º lugar no Quadro de Medalhas, junto com a Jamaica, e na frente de potências, como o Quênia, Alemanha, França, Ucrânia, Polônia e Espanha."O desempenho da equipe comprova o acerto do programa de preparação da CBAt, aprovado pelo Fórum-2009", comemorou Roberto Gesta de Melo, presidente da CBAt e membro do Conselho da IAAF.

O dirigente elogiou o feito de Fabiana e a medalha de Keila, e dos outros bons resultados: "Tivemos mais um finalista (Jadel Gregório, sexto no triplo, com 16,78 m) e dois semifinalistas (Vicente Lenilson nos 60 m e Fabiano Peçanha nos 800 m). Isto é, a maioria dos integrantes da superou a fase inicial do Mundial".Os demais integrantes da equipe, em Doha, disputaram a fase preliminar do Mundial: Kléberson Davide (800 m), Jéfferson Sabino (triplo), Eliane Martins (salto em distância) e Gisele de Oliveira (triplo).

Com as medalhas de Fabiana e Keila, o Brasil soma 12 medalhas em Mundiais Indoor.

As medalhas anteriores:

Zequinha Barbosa (800 m), ouro em Indianápolis-1987 e prata em Budapeste-1989 Róbson Caetano (200 m), bronze nos 200 m em Indianápolis-1987 André Domingos, Gilmar Santos, Eronildes Araújo e Sidnei Teles (revezamento medley), prata em Toronto-1993 Maurren Maggi (salto em distância), bronze em Birmingham-2003 e prata em Valência-2008 Jadel Gregório (salto triplo), prata em Budapeste-2004 e em Moscou-2006 Osmar Barbosa dos Santos (800 m), bronze em Budapeste-2004 Fabiana Murer (salto com vara), bronze em Valência-2008.Antes da primeira edição do Mundial Indoor, em Indianápolis-1987, a IAAF realizou os Jogos Mundiais Indoor de Paris-1985 e João Batista Eugênio da Silva (200 m), foi o terceiro colocado.

fonte CBAt.

Position Bib Athlete Country Mark . 1 19 Fabiana Murer BRA 4.80 . 2 190 Svetlana Feofanova RUS 4.80 (SB) 3 175 Anna Rogowska POL 4.70 . 4 194 Elena Isinbaeva RUS 4.60 . 5 54 Jirina Ptácniková CZE 4.60 (PB) 6 29 Kelsie Hendry CAN 4.50 . 7 98 Kristina Gadschiew GER 4.40 . . 108 Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou GRE NM

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Isinbayeva returns to Donetsk, her World record home

When Yelena Isinbayeva says that competing in Donetsk is like competing at home, she isn't just being diplomatic.Since rising to the top of the world stage in the Pole Vault, the Russian hasn't missed an appearance in this southeast Ukrainian city since her first in 2004, and she has yet to lose.

Another sellout crowd won't be expecting anything less when the 27-year-old returns to the Druzhba Auditorium tomorrow for the 21st edition of the Pole Vault Stars Meeting.Not only has Isinbayeva remained undefeated here, but she has competed consistently well.

She has produced history's four highest clearances in Donetsk - a few more if you include ancillary efforts - topped by her 5.00m leap a year ago, the first indoors beyond that majestic barrier. In all, she has raised the World record indoors eight times in Donetsk, twice last year - first to 4.97m before having the bar raised to 5.00m.

Saturday's outing will be just the second of her abbreviated indoor campaign, and her last prior to her title defense at the World Indoor Championships in Doha next weekend.

Her first competition of the year was in Moscow on 78 February where she won with a first attempt clearance at 4.85m. She continued with three attempts to improve upon the mark she set in Donetsk last year, first with two at 5.01m, and another at 5.02m.But Donetsk, as the meet’s name implies, is never a one-woman (or one-man) show. The women’s field is the strongest to be assembled this year, with Brazil’s Fabiana Murer leading the challengers. The 2008 World indoor bronze medallist continues to improve.

In two of her three competitions this winter the 28-year-old has raised her own South American record indoors, first to 4.81m in Stuttgart and again to 4.82m in Birmingham two weeks ago. Others in the mix include Russians Yuliya Golubchikova and Tatyana Polnova who have mastered 4.70m this season. The field also includes Chelsea Johnson of the USA (4.62m), Briton Kate Dennison (4.60m), Caroline Hingst (4.60m) and Kristina Gadschiew of Germany (4.60m), and Poland’s Monika Pyrek (4.60m) who have all cleared 4.60m or better in 2010.

On the men’s side, seven of the 10 vaulters on the slate have cleared 5.70m or better this year, making for an unpredictable affair. Among the standouts are freshly-minted Russian indoor champion Dmitriy Starodubtsev (5.70m), 2004 Olympic champion and Doha-bound Tim Mack of the USA, Russian Aleksandr Gripich, and Steven Lewis of Great Britain.

Bob Ramsak and organisers for the IAAF