Athletics: Hooker bombs, Kenyans triumph
Injury-wracked Hooker did not register a mark in the pole vault competition after failing three times.
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Defending pole vault champion Steve Hooker bombed out of the world championships in deflating fashion, while Edna Kiplagat led Kenya to a historic clean sweep in the women’s marathon.
Injury-wracked Hooker did not register a mark in the pole vault competition after failing three times to even muster a vault at 5.5m during qualification. “I felt fine physically but I felt kind of lost on the runway,” said Hooker. Meanwhile, Kiplagat claimed the first gold of the championships as she led a Kenyan sweep in the marathon event, with Priscah Jeptoo and Sharon Cherop taking silver and bronze medals to get their country off to a fantastic start.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 28th, 2011.
Defending pole vault champion Steve Hooker bombed out of the world championships in deflating fashion, while Edna Kiplagat led Kenya to a historic clean sweep in the women’s marathon.
Injury-wracked Hooker did not register a mark in the pole vault competition after failing three times to even muster a vault at 5.5m during qualification. “I felt fine physically but I felt kind of lost on the runway,” said Hooker. Meanwhile, Kiplagat claimed the first gold of the championships as she led a Kenyan sweep in the marathon event, with Priscah Jeptoo and Sharon Cherop taking silver and bronze medals to get their country off to a fantastic start.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 28th, 2011.