2010 in the sport of athletics

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2010 in athletics
David Rudisha KBC Night of Athletics 2010.jpg
David Rudisha twice broke the 800 m world record
Major world events 2010 World Indoor Championships
World records set10
New competitions IAAF Diamond League
2009
2011

In 2010 there was no obvious, primary athletics championship, as neither the Summer Olympics nor the World Championships in Athletics occurred in the year. The foremost championships to be held in 2010 included: the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2010 European Athletics Championships, 2010 African Championships in Athletics, and Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [1]

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Two major competitions debuted in new formats. The IAAF Diamond League – a worldwide expansion on the European-centred IAAF Golden League concept – saw a schedule of fourteen one-day meetings with some of the sport's most prominent athletes centrally contracted to a track and field series for the first time. [2] The second competition was the renamed IAAF Continental Cup (formerly World Cup) which had its format simplified: previously a contest between several countries and continents, it comprised only four teams (Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia/Oceania). [3]

Major events

World

Regional

National

Local

World records

Men

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
800 m David Rudisha Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:41.09 ISTAF Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany22 August
800 m David Rudisha Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:41.01 Rieti Meeting Flag of Italy.svg Rieti, Italy29 August
10 km (road) Leonard Komon Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 26:44 Singelloop Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht, Netherlands26 September
15 km (road) Leonard Komon Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 41:13 Zevenheuvelenloop Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nijmegen, Netherlands21 November
20 km (road) Zersenay Tadese Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 55:21+ Lisbon Half Marathon Flag of Portugal (official).svg Lisbon, Portugal21 March
Half marathon Zersenay Tadese Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 58:23 Lisbon Half Marathon Flag of Portugal (official).svg Lisbon, Portugal21 March
25 km (road) Samuel Kosgei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:11:50 [4] BIG 25 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany9 May
Triple jump (indoor) Teddy Tamgho Flag of France.svg  France 17.90 m World Indoor Championships Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar14 March
Indoor heptathlon Ashton Eaton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6499 pts [5] [6] NCAA Indoor Championship Flag of the United States.svg Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States12–13 March

Women

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
Hammer throw Anita Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 78.30 Enea Cup Flag of Poland.svg Bydgoszcz, Poland6 June
25 km (road) Mary Keitany Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:19:53 [4] BIG 25 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany9 May
4 × 800 m relay (indoor) Tatyana Andrianova
Oksana Spasovhodskaja
Yelena Kofanova
Yevgeniya Zinurova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Moscow-1 Team)8:12.41 [7] Russian Indoor Championships Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia28 February

Season's bests

Best marks of the year
EventMenWomen
AthleteMarkNotesAthleteMarkNotes
60 metres Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dwain Chambers  (GBR)6.48Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  LaVerne Jones-Ferrette  (ISV)6.97NR
100 metres Flag of the United States.svg  Tyson Gay  (USA)
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Nesta Carter  (JAM)
9.78Flag of Jamaica.svg  Veronica Campbell-Brown  (JAM)10.78
200 metres Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)19.56Flag of Jamaica.svg  Veronica Campbell-Brown  (JAM)21.98
400 metres Flag of the United States.svg  Jeremy Wariner  (USA)44.13Flag of the United States.svg  Debbie Dunn  (USA)49.64
800 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)1:41.01WRFlag of the United States.svg  Alysia Johnson  (USA)1:57.34
1500 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Silas Kiplagat  (KEN)3:29.27Flag of Russia.svg  Anna Alminova  (RUS)3:57.65
3000 metres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tariku Bekele  (ETH)7:28.70Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Defar  (ETH)8:24.46Indoors
5000 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Eliud Kipchoge  (KEN)12:51.21Flag of Kenya.svg  Vivian Cheruiyot  (KEN)14:27.41
10,000 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Josphat Kiprono Menjo  (KEN)26:56.74Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meselech Melkamu  (ETH)31:04.52
60 metres hurdles Flag of Cuba.svg  Dayron Robles  (CUB)7.34Flag of the United States.svg  Lolo Jones  (USA)7.72
100/110 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  David Oliver  (USA)12.89NRFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Priscilla Lopes-Schliep  (CAN)12.52
400 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Bershawn Jackson  (USA)47.32Flag of the United States.svg  Lashinda Demus  (USA)52.82
3000 metres steeplechase Flag of Kenya.svg  Brimin Kipruto  (KEN)8:00.90Flag of Kenya.svg  Milcah Chemos Cheywa  (KEN)9:11.71
10 kilometres Flag of Kenya.svg  Leonard Komon  (KEN)26:44WRFlag of Kenya.svg  Lineth Chepkurui  (KEN)30:45
15 kilometres Flag of Kenya.svg  Leonard Komon  (KEN)41:13WRFlag of Kenya.svg  Peninah Arusei  (KEN)47:48
20 kilometres Flag of Eritrea.svg  Zersenay Tadese  (ERI)55:21WRFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Mare Dibaba  (ETH)1:03:47
Half marathon Flag of Eritrea.svg  Zersenay Tadese  (ERI)58:23WRFlag of Turkey.svg  Elvan Abeylegesse  (TUR)1:07:07
25 kilometres Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei  (KEN)1:11:50WRFlag of Kenya.svg  Mary Keitany  (KEN)1:19:53WR
30 kilometres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tsegaye Kebede  (ETH)1:28:46Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Atsede Baysa  (ETH)1:39:28
Marathon Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Makau  (KEN)2:04:48Flag of Russia.svg  Liliya Shobukhova  (RUS)2:20:25
20 kilometres race walk Flag of Italy.svg  Alex Schwazer  (ITA)1:18:24Flag of Russia.svg  Anisya Kirdyapkina  (RUS)1:25:11
50 kilometres race walk Flag of France.svg  Yohan Diniz  (FRA)3:40:37
Pole vault Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Steven Hooker  (AUS)6.01 mIndoorsFlag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Suhr  (USA)4.89 m
High jump Flag of Russia.svg  Ivan Ukhov  (RUS)2.38 mIndoorsFlag of Croatia.svg  Blanka Vlašić  (CRO)2.06 mIndoors
Long jump Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Reif  (GER)8.47 mFlag of Russia.svg  Olga Kucherenko  (RUS)7.13 m
Triple jump Flag of France.svg  Teddy Tamgho  (FRA)17.98 mFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Olga Rypakova  (KAZ)15.25 mAR
Shot put Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Cantwell  (USA)22.41 mFlag of Belarus.svg  Nadzeya Ostapchuk  (BLR)21.70 mIndoors
Discus throw Flag of Estonia.svg  Gerd Kanter  (EST)71.45 mFlag of Germany.svg  Nadine Müller  (GER)67.78 m
Javelin throw Flag of Norway.svg  Andreas Thorkildsen  (NOR)90.37 mFlag of Russia.svg  Maria Abakumova  (RUS)68.89 m
Hammer throw Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)80.99 mFlag of Poland.svg  Anita Wlodarczyk  (POL)78.30 mWR
Pentathlon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jessica Ennis  (GBR)4937 ptsNR
Heptathlon Flag of the United States.svg  Ashton Eaton  (USA)6499 ptsWRFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jessica Ennis  (GBR)6823 pts
Decathlon Flag of the United States.svg  Bryan Clay  (USA)8483 pts
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of the United States.svg United States
Trell Kimmons
Wallace Spearmon
Tyson Gay
Michael Rodgers
37.45 [8] Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Olesya Povh
Nataliya Pohrebnyak
Mariya Ryemyen
Elizaveta Bryzhina
42.29
4 × 400 metres relay Flag of the United States.svg United States U23
LeJerald Betters
O'Neal Wilder
Joey Hughes
Tavaris Tate
2:58.83Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya
Antonina Krivoshapka
Kseniya Ustalova
Tatyana Firova
3:21.26


Awards

Blanka Vlasic topped the IAAF, Track & Field News and European Athletics polls. Blanka Vlasic.jpg
Blanka Vlašić topped the IAAF, Track & Field News and European Athletics polls.

Men

AwardWinner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)
European Athlete of the Year Flag of France.svg  Christophe Lemaitre  (FRA)
European Athletics Rising Star Flag of France.svg  Teddy Tamgho  (FRA)

Women

AwardWinner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Croatia.svg  Blanka Vlašić  (CRO)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Croatia.svg  Blanka Vlašić  (CRO)
European Athlete of the Year Flag of Croatia.svg  Blanka Vlašić  (CRO)
European Athletics Rising Star Flag of Croatia.svg  Sandra Perković  (CRO)

Doping

American sprinter LaShawn Merritt was banned from competition for 21 months. LaShawn Merritt.jpg
American sprinter LaShawn Merritt was banned from competition for 21 months.

The highest profile doping case in 2010 was that of 400 m Olympic and World Champion LaShawn Merritt. He failed three out-of-competition tests in October and December 2009, and January 2010, testing positive for Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on each occasion. He claimed that he had inadvertently ingested the substance via an over the counter sex enhancement drug he was using at the time (ExtenZe). [9] Initially set for a two-year ban, [10] he received a reduced 21-month suspension from October 2010 to July 2012 as a result of his co-operation with anti-doping authorities. However, the seriousness of the doping substance meant he was automatically banned from defending his title at the 2012 London Olympics. [11]

A major investigation by the Guardia Civil into doping in Spain, known as Operación Galgo, began in April 2010 and made headline news in December following a number of arrests. [12] [13] Marta Domínguez, world steeplechase champion and vice president of the Spanish Athletics Federation, was implicated in the blood doping ring. [14] Manuel Pascua Piqueras, coach to a number of prominent runners, admitted to doping his athletes, while Alemayehu Bezabeh (the 2009 European Cross Country Champion) admitted to using banned substances. [15]

Shelly-Ann Fraser received a six-month suspension for using a banned painkiller. Fraser and Stewart Berlin 2009-2.jpg
Shelly-Ann Fraser received a six-month suspension for using a banned painkiller.

Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser received a six-month ban after a positive test for pain relief narcotic oxycodone at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting. Her coach Stephen Francis, who had the painkiller on prescription for his kidney stones, gave the banned substance to his athlete to relieve her toothache. [16] [17]

Another sprinter Laverne Jones-Ferrette ran the fastest 60 metres in a decade in February, but was absent from outdoor competition in 2010. This was later explained by the revelation that she had failed a drug test for clomiphene on February 16. The substance can be used as a complement to steroid cycles, but can also act as a fertility drug and Jones-Ferrette (who announced her pregnancy in November) claimed this was the intended usage. She was banned from competition for six months, lasting from April to September, and lost her silver medal from the World Indoor Championships. [18] Bobby-Gaye Wilkins won a relay medal for Jamaica at the same championships, but she was also stripped of her medal after testing positive for andarine – a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM). [19]

A series of athletes were disqualified from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi as a result of in-competition testing. Nigerians Samuel Okon and Oludamola Osayomi (the 100 m gold medallist) were banned for using the stimulant methylhexanamine. A third Nigerian, Folashade Abugan who won silver medals in the 400 m individual and relay races, failed a drug test for traces of testosterone prohormone and was stripped of her honours [20] Indian racewalker Rani Yadav was also banned after testing positive for 19-Norandrosterone. [21]

Retired American sprinters Ramon Clay and Crystal Cox received retrospective bans from the United States Anti-Doping Agency due to their steroid usage relating to the BALCO scandal period from 2001 to 2004. Cox was stripped of her Olympic relay gold medal as a result. [22] [23] Former Jamaican runner Raymond Stewart was given a life ban from coaching for trafficking and administering banned substances as part of an ongoing investigation. Olympic Bahraini sprinter Roqaya Al-Gassra was banned for two years. [24] Other prominent athletes to receive suspensions included South American triple jump champion Johana Triviño (two years for stanozolol), Asian indoor champion Munira Saleh (life ban for second violation with stanozolol), [25] and 2010 CAC Games medallist Zudikey Rodríguez (methylhexanamine). [26]

Deaths

See also

References

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Further reading

Annual season reviews from IAAF by A. Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava: