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Wariner leads U.S. to 400 sweep, sets personal best

OSAKA, Japan -- Defending and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner led an American sweep of the medals in the 400 meters Friday at the track and field world championships.

Wariner won in a personal best 43.45 seconds, with LaShawn Merritt taking silver in 43.96 and Angelo Taylor getting bronze in 44.32.

It was the first medal sweep for any country in the men's 400 at the world championships.

Chris Brown of Bahamas was fourth in 44.45.

The American gold rush continued in the women's 200, as Allyson Felix defended her world title.

Days after skipping the 100 meters to concentrate on the 200, Felix had all the power her competitors lacked to surge down the home stretch.

Her face intense with concentration, she let go of a big "yes" and broke into an immediate smile once she streaked across the line in a season's best of 21.81 seconds.

She was 0.53 seconds clear of Veronica Campbell, who had to settle for silver after winning gold in the 100.

Jamaica's Campbell had the best start and kept ahead until halfway, but then the toil of eight races in six days caught up to her. Felix swept ahead and, keeping her lithe body and elegant stride under control, won the United States' seventh gold medal of the meet.

Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka won bronze in 22.63. Americans filled fourth and fifth places with Torri Edwards in 22.65 and Sanya Richards in 22.70.

However, not all was well for the United States.

Bryan Clay's defense of his decathlon world title was over by the end of the first day.

Clay hurt his right quadriceps when he planted his foot for his second attempt in the high jump at 6-6?, and slumped under the bar onto the mat. He limped away and did not return to competition.

"He heard something pop," said his agent, Paul Doyle, adding the injury made it impossible for Clay to run the 400 meters.

Jamaican Maurice Smith also failed at the same height and could not further build his lead in the standings. Czech Olympic champion Roman Sebrle however moved up into second place when he cleared a season's best 6-11?.

After 4 of 10 events, Smith had 3,591 points for a 28-point edge over Sebrle. Clay had faded to third with 3,558.

Clay's misfortune in the high jump spoiled a good opening to the competition. He started with victories in the 100 and the long jump. But he slipped behind Smith after the shot put.

After failing to defend his 1,500 title and finishing with silver, Rachid Ramzi of Bahrain could not even make the final of the 800 on Friday. In his semifinal, he faltered badly and finished last of his race. Favorite Yuri Borzakovsky easily won his semifinal to advance to Sunday's final.

While Clay and Ramzi had trouble in the stadium, for Russia, it was a walk in the park earlier Friday.

Olga Kaniskina led a 1-2 finish in the women's 20-kilometer walk through the muggy parkland outside the Nagai stadium, keeping Russia in close contention with the United States in the medal standings.

And Russia had to do it without defending champion Olimpiada Ivanova, who walked out early when the pain of an old skiing accident became too much.

Instead of 37-year-old Ivanova, a new generation took over. Kaniskina, 22, who walked away from the pack early, was never troubled again. Behind her, 19-year-old Tatyana Shemyakina won silver.

"To be world champion after 2? years of serious walking training is great," said Kaniskina.

Russia now has 13 medals, including four gold. The U.S. team also has 13 medals, but has six gold.

In other results Friday, Yargelis Savigne kept Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva from a triple-and-long jump double Friday by winning the multistep event with a season's best leap of 50 feet, 1? inches. Lebedeva jumped 49-5?.

In the high jump, season's leader Blanka Vlasic of Croatia was among 16 who reached the qualifying mark of 6-4. Defending champion Kajsa Bergqvist of Sweden, Olympic champion Yelena Slesarenko and European titlist Tia Hellebaut also advanced.

In women's javelin, Barbara Spotakova of the Czech Republic won the title with a national record throw of 220 feet, 0 inches.

Christina Obergfoll of Germany finished second at 218 feet, her second silver medal at consecutive world championships. Steffi Nerius of Germany, the Olympic silver medalist, was third at 211-4.

World record holder Osleidys Menendez of Cuba did not defend her title because of injury.

In men's javelin, defending champion Andrus Varnik of Estonia failed to qualify for the final.

Vadims Vasilevskis of Latvia had the top throw of 286-7. Season's leader Breaux Greer of the United States, Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen and Finland's Tero Pitkamaki also advanced.

Later Friday, Liu Xiang was favorite to give China its first gold of the championships in the 110-meter hurdles.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

英语新闻稿

1.Barack Obama was voted the most influential man of 2008 in an online poll released on Tuesday that asked men to decide who most impacted the way they behave, buy and think.

（美国民主党总统候选人）巴拉克?奥巴马当选2008年度男士心目中最具影响力的男性。该调查旨在评选出在过去一年中对男士的行为、购物方式以及想法影响最大的“名士”。

2.People who eat quickly until full are three times more likely to be overweight, a problem exacerbated by the availability of fast food and the decline of orderly dining habits, Japanese researchers said on Wednesday.

日本研究人员于本周三称，吃饭快且习惯吃到饱的人肥胖几率为细嚼慢咽者的三倍。如今，快餐的盛行和不规律的饮食习惯导致肥胖问题日益严重

3.The fried foods, salty snacks and meats that are staples of the Western diet account for about 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, a new report suggests.

一项最新研究报告称，以油炸食品、高盐食品和肉食为主的西式饮食易引发心脏病，目前全世界约30%的心脏病是由这种饮食方式引起的。

4.A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet.

日本一个探险小组日前称，他们发现了传说中 的“雪人”的脚印。据说“雪人”活动在尼泊尔和西藏的喜马拉雅山一带。

5.Russia's satellite navigation system isn't fully operational yet, but it seems to work on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's dog.

俄罗斯的卫星定位系统还未全面投入使用，不过经过普京总理爱犬的检验证明，它的性能还不错。

6.A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world's longest insect, British scientists said Thursday.

英国科学家于上周四称，在婆罗洲群岛发现的一种身长超过1英尺的竹节虫为目前世界上最长的昆虫。

7.Pop megastar Madonna and her British film director husband Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce, a spokeswoman for Madonna said on Wednesday.

歌坛“大姐大”麦当娜的女发言人于本周三证实，麦当娜已与英国**导演盖?里奇达成离婚协议。

8.Nearly half the U.S workers polled in a survey released on Tuesday said they were worried their jobs are at risk amid the current economic crisis.

本周二公布的一项调查显示，近一半的美国员工称他们担心眼下的经济危机会危及到自己的工作。

9.Searching the Internet may help middle-aged and older adults keep their memories sharp, US researchers said on Tuesday.

美国研究人员于本周二称，网络搜索有助于中老年人保持良好的记忆。

10.Bill Gates topped the business category and Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie scored high marks but many Americans said they had difficulty naming a responsible leader or celebrity, according to a new poll.

一项有关责任感的最新民调显示，比尔?盖茨被评为最具责任感的商界领袖，奥普拉?温芙瑞和安吉利娜?茱丽在大众名人之列最受好评，但很多美国民众表示他们很难选出一个责任感强的领袖或名人。

这个是英国广播公司BBC的新闻稿子原文：

Pope Benedict has been celebrating Christmas midnight Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The service was broadcasted to more than forty countries around the world. Although it was conducted in Latin, the worldwide reach of the Roman Catholic Church was represented by readings and prayers in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Arabic and Tagalog spoken in the Philippines.

The Cuban authorities are reported to have flown in a leading Spanish surgeon for consultations on the health of President Fidel Castro. A Spanish newspaper reported that the head of the surgery at the Madrid hospital, Hose Luis Garcia Sabrido, had arrived in Havana several days ago. Stephen Gibbs reports from Havana.

The Barcelona-based newspaper says the Doctor Garcia flew to Havana last Thursday on a jet chartered by the Cuban government. It says he came to give his professional advice on whether President Castro should undergo further surgery. There has been no confirmation from the Cuban government of any aspect of the report. Doctor Garcia is however understood to have been in Havana just last month, on that occasion to take part in an international conference on surgery.

This is BBC world news.

Georgia says it has agreed to buy eight hundred million cubic meters of gas from Turkey next year almost half of its needs. The price has not been disclosed, but the announcement follows Georgia agreeing last week to buy slightly larger amount from the Russian state-controlled Gazprom at double its previous price.

The Iranian parliament has described the United Nation Security Council decision to impose sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear programme as unjust and illegal. The big majority of Iranian deputies have approved a bill, instructing the government to review cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The former Chilean military ruler General Augusto Pinochet who died earlier this month has left a posthumous letter. The letter was published by a group of his supporters who said it had been received in 2004. Simon Watts reports.

General Pinochet saw himself as a warrior hero, but he was pursued to the last by investigations into alleged human rights abuses. Trying to salvage his reputation from beyond the grave, the general says he was proud of stopping a Marxist dictatorship. Referring to the estimated three thousand deaths during his rule, he says tough measures were needed but he was more flexible than generally realized. The letter reveals how unappreciated General Pinochet felt in his final days. He says there was a kind of banishment and unimagined loneliness.

A contact of a former Russian agent who died in British after contracting radiation poisoning has been arrested in Naples. The man Mario Scaramella met the Russian Alexander Litvenenko on the day he became ill. Mr. Scaramella who has also been affected by radiation was arrested on his return from London. The BBC correspondent in Italy says the arrest is connected with the long-running investigation into arms trafficking and is not related to the death of Mr. Litvenenko.

BBC world news.

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