RIETI (ITA) - Event by event summary.

David Rudisha confirmed he is the current top middle distance runner in the world. After superb 48.8 in the 400 m and 1:14.28 at 600 m he was seriously attacking his own world record achieved in the same stadium a year ago. At 41th Rieti Meeting (IAAF World Challenge) in hot conditions he clocked 1:41.33 what is world lead and fifth fastest ever (he and Wilson Kipketer two faster times each). Poland's World Championships finalist and European Indoor champion Adam Kszczot set the fastest time of his career clocking 1:43.30.

  More fast times followed, with this year's World Youth silver medallist and World Championships finalist Mohammed Aman from Ethiopia smashing the World Youth best and the national record with a hugely impressive 1:43.37 in the process beating former World champion Alfred Kirwa Yego who ran his seasonal best finishing fourth in 1:44.07. More sub 1:45 followed: Poland's world finalist Marcin Lewandowski (1:44.53 seasonal best), Jackson Kivuva (1:44.53) and Australia's Jeffrey Riseley (1:44.64, PB). "The pace was ok. I felt in record shape but it was too fast in the 200 meters split between 400 and 600 metres. The conditions were perfect. Daegu was hard but I did not feel tired because I had time to recover. I will run in Brussels (16 September) and at the Notturna di Milano (18 September). Whether I attack the World record, it depends on how my body feels," said Rudisha per IAAF.

Other events

Men

100 m: Walter Dix confirmed his position in world of sprinting with 10.02 win over in-shape Zurich B-race winner Lerone Clarke 10.06 and Justin Gatlin 10.08 (+0.1). Actually after heats 10.04 by Dix and 10.12 by Gatlin a sub 10 was expected.

200 m: L. Merritt in his first deuce since 2009 was more than impressive 20.13 (+0.2). He is now 8th fastest performer of the year at the distance. Specialist Saidy Ndure was well beaten with 20.41 as second (he got dq in 100 m heats).

1500 m: World champion Kiprop beaten in Zurich (7th) clocked second world lead of the day 3:30.46 improving Kiplagat´s mark by 0.01.

3000 m: World medalist experienced Bernard Lagat in his last track race of the year won in impressive 7:32.13 (8th position in WL 2011). Kenyans Chepkok 7:32:38 ahead of Longosiwa 7:32.71 followed with Tariku Bekele fourth 7:34.71.

110mH: Italian Abate clocked personal best 13.54 (-0.1) to beat favorites from USA Brown and Porter.
PV: Daegu medalist Cuban Borges cleared 581 his second best mark ever.

HT: In the finals with 4 throwers Krisztian Pars again dominated, but this time no 80 m (78.77). Koji Murofushi was the guest of honour. Pars leads the series with 6 meters margin and is clear leader before last meet in Zagreb.

Women

100 m: Racers TC fastest woman is Schillone Calvert who won here in her second fastest ever 11.09 (-0.1). Hurdles world champion Sally Pearson clocked 11.24 as second and Daegu finalist Ivet Lalova 11.26 as third.

400 m: Relay silver medalist Shericka Williams won in 50.81 and took European champion Tatyana Firova to season best 50.97.

1500 m: Moroccan Mariem Selsouli returning from doping ban clocked fourth fastest time of the year 4:01.04 ahead of Russian Yekaterina Martynova 4:02.10. Third Anna Mishchenko of Ukraine improved to 4:02.79. World champion Jenny Simpson was 10th (4:06.13). In the B-race also fast life time best for Kenyan Hellen Obiri (4:04.11).

400mH: Diamond Race winner Kaliese Spencer won again in 53.60.

HJ: Third attempt clearance at 196 was the win for tired Antonietta Di Martino, the local star.

LJ: Olga Zaytseva who did not make the qualification in Daegu won with 683 and 684 here.

HT: Tatyana Lysenko dominated with the only meet record of the day 75.58. Heidler ahead of Moreno, Klaas and Lysenko is overall series winner.

Picture by Ales Graf.