Time table and Result

Date Time Sex Event Round Status
07/03 10:00 M Shot Put Qualification Startlist Results .
07/03 10:05 M High Jump Qualification Startlist Results .
07/03 10:10 W Triple Jump Qualification Startlist Results .
07/03 10:15 W 3000 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
07/03 10:55 M 3000 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
07/03 11:45 W 60 Metres Hurdles Pentathlon Startlist Results Summary
07/03 12:00 W 60 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
07/03 12:15 M Long Jump Qualification Startlist Results .
07/03 12:30 W High Jump Pentathlon Startlist Results Summary
07/03 12:45 M 60 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
Afternoon session
Date Time Sex Event Round Status
07/03 16:15 W Shot Put Pentathlon Startlist Results Summary
07/03 17:00 W Pole Vault Qualification Startlist Results .
07/03 17:10 W 60 Metres Semi-Final Startlist Results .
07/03 17:25 W Long Jump Pentathlon Startlist Results Summary
07/03 17:30 M 60 Metres Semi-Final Startlist Results .
07/03 17:55 W 800 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
07/03 18:20 M 800 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
07/03 18:30 M Shot Put Final Startlist Results .
07/03 18:50 M Triple Jump Qualification Startlist Results .
07/03 19:00 M 400 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
07/03 19:30 W 400 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
07/03 20:00 M 1500 Metres Heats Startlist Results .
07/03 20:25 W 60 Metres Final Startlist Results .
07/03 20:35 W 800 Metres Pentathlon Startlist Results Summary
07/03 20:45 M 60 Metres Final Startlist Results .
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With elusive title in hand, Soboleva breaks the 'deadlock'
Valencia, Spain - For Yelena Soboleva, tonight's 1500m World record came only as a bonus.

The 25-year-old Russian revealed that she only thought about the gold medal and not about the record when she stormed to a superb 1500m victory in Valencia. But with a new all-time best indoors of 3:57.71 she crowned the final day of the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

“I did not expect to break the World record," Soboleva said. "I was running for gold."

It was the third time that Soboleva lowered the World indoor 1500m standard. Two years ago she had improved on the pre-Soboleva best of 3:59.98 to 3:58.28 in Moscow. This year she lowered it yet again at the Russian Championships in the capital, to 3:58.05.

But in contrast to her two World records previous to Valencia Soboleva had never won a major championship. Two years ago she had entered the World Indoors in Moscow as the big favourite but was then beaten by her fellow countrywoman Yuliya Chizhenko. After that silver medal it becmae even worse at the European Chamionships final in Gothenburg later that year. In Sweden she could only finish fourth after she had improved her outdoor best to 3:56.43. Last year it was a similar story, although she at least won a silver medal in Osaka. Soboleva had entered the event leading the world lists with 3:57.30 which remained the fastest time of the year. But then she could not cope in the end of the race when Bahrain’s Maryam Jamal stormed past her to take the gold.

So finally, Soboleva has broken the deadlook. And she could not have accomplished that in a more impressive way.

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entry Rules

* Each Member is entitled to enter up to three competitors in each event of the Championships, provided all have achieved the corresponding entry standard, but only two will be permitted to compete (except the Combined Events and the Relays - see below).

* For the Combined Events, eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:

* The top 4 athletes from the 2007 Outdoor Lists (as at December 31st 2007), limited to a maximum of one per country.

* The top 4 athletes from the 2008 Indoor Lists (as at February 18th 2008).

* In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member Federation will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions.

* For the Relays, each Member Federation will be able to enter up to 6 athletes in each team.

* Members who have no male and/or no female qualified athletes whom they wish to enter in any event may enter one unqualified male athlete and/or one unqualified female athlete in one event except the Combined Events.

* The acceptance of unqualified entries in the Field Events is at the discretion of the Technical Delegates.

* Youth athletes (any athlete aged 16 or 17 years on 31 December in the year of the competion) CANNOT be entered in the Men's Shot Put.

* Athletes younger than 16 ye

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valenca 2008

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 UNITED STATES (USA)
5 5 3 13
2 RUSSIA (RUS)
5 4 3 12
3 ETHIOPIA (ETH)
3 1 2 6
4 GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.
1 4 0 5
5 CUBA (CUB)
1 1 1 3
6 SOUTH AFRICA (RSA)
1 1 0 2
6 SWEDEN (SWE)
1 1 0 2
8 AUSTRALIA (AUS)
1 0 1 2
8 PORTUGAL (POR)
1 0 1 2

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IAAF World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 7/9 March 2008 Entry Standards - Women

Event Indoor Outdoor
60 Metres 7.37 11.25 (100m)
400 Metres 53.00 51.00
800 Metres 2:04.00 2:00.00
1500 Metres 4:16.00
or 4:33.00 (Mile) 4:05.00
or 4:23.00 (Mile)
3000 Metres 9:05.00 8:40.00
or 15:05.00 (5000m)
4x400 Metres Relay No standard No standard
60 Metres Hurdles 8.20 12.95 (100mH)
High Jump 1.92m -
Pole Vault 4.40m -
Long Jump 6.65m -
Triple Jump 14.05m -
Shot Put 17.50m -

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