Shanghai DL: w800: Francine NIYONSABA 2:00.33 out WL

[t_monk]

World Record 1:53.28 KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ Jarmila TCH München 26 JUL 1983
Area Record 1:54.01 JELIMO Pamela KEN Zürich 29 AUG 2008
Area Record 1:55.54 DONG Liu CHN Beijing 9 SEP 1993
World Lead 2:00.37 JUDD Jessica GBR Watford 15 MAY 2013
Meeting Record 1:58.58 BENHASSI Hasna MAR 17 SEP 2005

Rank Athlete Nation Result Reaction time Diamond Points Diamond Ranking
1 NIYONSABA Francine BDI 2:00.33 WL 4 1
2 JEPKOSGEI Janeth KEN 2:01.28 2 2
3 AKKAOUI Malika MAR 2:01.49 SB 0.166 1 3
4 CHEBET Winny KEN 2:01.54 SB
5 ARZAMASOVA Marina BLR 2:02.44
6 WANG Chunyu CHN 2:02.81
7 MARKELOVA Tatyana RUS 2:02.92 -0.060
8 ZHAO Jing CHN 2:02.94 SB
9 LUKA Tintu IND 2:03.61
10 KOECH Cherono KEN 2:04.31
CICHOCKA Angelika POL DNF

[vencio2]

Re: Shanghai DL: w800: Francine NIYONSABA 2:00.33 WL

Niyonsaba looked like she was jogging that.

[aaronk]

Re: Shanghai DL: w800: Francine NIYONSABA 2:00.33 WL

If the split times are correct, then Niyonsaba ran (approx) splits of 58.28 (if she was even with the rabbit), then a 200 in 32.93 (!!), followed by a 29.12 closer!!
Wild splits!!

BTW, Jenny Simpson would've been just 0.12 behind Niyonsaba!!
And 4 or 5 other Americans would've finished in the next 4 or 5 places, based on their times at Oxy!