Borsu is back in the running.Byline: By Bill McGuirk Olympic 400 metres hurdles ace Anthony Borsumato, battling back to fitness after breaking his left ankle in last year's Paris World Championships, made a welcome appearance at the North Eastern Athletics League meeting at Monkton Stadium. With hurdling hurdling Track-and-field event, a footrace over a series of obstacles called hurdles. Runners must remain in assigned lanes throughout a race, and, though they may knock hurdles down while running over them, they may do so only with a leg or foot, not a hand. still out of the question, the Teesside-based Sale Harrier harrier, breed of dog harrier, breed of medium-sized hound whose origin is obscure but whose existence in England dates from the 13th cent. It stands from 19 to 21 in. (48.3–53.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22. competed in the flat 400 metres and came away with a satisfactory performance. Borsumato, quickly back into his stride in an international meet in Spain on Sunday, said: "That was my second race since the accident in France and I have to admit it's been a hard battle getting back to some form of fitness. "It was a good opportunity to see where I stand at the moment and, though I would have liked to run quicker, I have to be patient and hopefully I can build on it." Borsumato won in a time of 49.8sec, a time slower than his best time over hurdles. But he is confident he can regain his international status in the near future. However, hurdling will not be an option this season for the former English Schools' champion. What the meeting lacked in numbers in numbered parts; as, a book published in numbers. See also: Number was compensated for by good performances on the track. As well as Borsumato's sub-50sec 400m, teenager Kieran Flannery showed a clean pair of heels to his older rivals to win the 100m in 11.8sec. In the 3,000m, Chester-le-Street's Simon O'Donnell Simon Patrick O'Donnell (born 26 January, 1963 in Deniliquin, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and AFL footballer, and is currently a cricket commentator. Cricket Simon played as an all-rounder for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield between 1984 and 1993. waited until the last lap to head a good field and was rewarded with a time of 8min 51.6sec. Morpeth's Mark Brown, who together with team-mate David Swinburne alternated the early pace, finished second in 8:54.4 with teenager Lewis Moses filling the third berth in 8:55.4. The women's 100m was comfortably won by Emma Morris (South Shields South Shields, city (1991 pop. 86,488), South Tyneside, NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River. It is a significant port. Shipbuilding and marine engineering are the main industries; chemicals and paints are manufactured. ) in 12.7s with Morpeth's versatile Nisha Desai in second place. Desai moved into pole position pole position Noun 1. (in motor racing) the starting position on the inside of the front row, generally considered the best one 2. an advantageous starting position Noun 1. in the 400m, winning in 56.9s, with Gateshead teenager Sam Hart in second position. A competitive 3,000m was won by Chester-le-Street's Alyson Dixon after pulling away from main rival Olivia Walwyn (Durham University) with around two laps to go. In the hammer event, Gateshead's Lisa Marie-Shippen came within a few centimetres of her best-ever, with a winning distance of 45:04m. RESULTS ( Senior men: 100m: 1 K Flannery (Gates) 11.8; 2 D Adamson (DurU) 12.1; 3 K Desai (Morp) 12.3. 400m: 1 A Borsumato (Sale) 49.8; 2 A Moreton (DurC) 51.2; 3 K Desai 51.8. 3000m: 1 S O'Donnell (C-le-St) 8:51.6; 2 M Brown (Morp) 8:54.4; 3 L Moses (NAyc) 8:55.4. 2000m schase: 1 N Shrubb (Morp) 6:11.5; 2 R Robinson (Gates) 6:55.5. Ham: 1 A Smith (Midd) 49:51; 2S Towers (J&H) 39:10; 3 D Maggs (Gates) 38:02. Senior women: 100m: 1 E Morris (SSh) 12.7; 2 N Desai (Morp) 13.2; 3 N Roe (Morp) 13.8. 400m: 1 N Desai 56.9; 2 S Hart (Gates)59.5; 3 C Wilson (Belg) 59.8. 3000m: 1 A Dixon (C-le-St) 10:11.5; 2 O Walwyn (DurU) 10:13.7; 3 A Hunter (J&H) 10:21.0. Ham: 1 L M-Shippen (Gates) 45:04. Under-17 men: 100m: 1 S Horsburgh (Gates) 11.9. 400m: 1 G Docherty (Gates) 54.5. 3000m: 1 M Crawley (DurC) 9:22.5. Ham: S Humphrey (H&P) 20:76. Under-17 women: 100m: 1 J Graham (NSP (1) (Network Service Provider) An organization that provides a high-speed Internet backbone to ISPs and other service providers. Sprint, MCI and UUNET are examples of NSPs. See Internet backbones. ) 12.9. 300m: 1 L Crowell (Sund) 42.0. 3000m: J Stephenson (Blay) 11:43.5. Under-15 boys: 100m: 1 M Mullins (NSP) 12.1. 400m: 1 T Ord (Morp) 60.4. HJ: 1 R Kaufman (Gates) 1.30. LJ: 1 D Hubbart (Gates) 5:35. Ham: 1 A Simpson (Birt) 42:83. Under-15 girls: 100m: 1 N Pearson (H&P) 13.4. HJ: 1 L Watt (SSh) 1:55. LJ: 1 N Pearson 4:49. Under-13 boys: 100m: 1 J Dowson (Gates) 14.3. Under-13 girls: 100m: S Briggs (Morp) 14.5. |
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