The Most Must See Blog : IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics

Thursday, 8 March 2012

IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics

The World Indoor Championships in Istanbul are starting tomorrow on Channel 4 at 7am i've been looking forward to it for a while now i loved the world Championship in Deagu the whole tournament was a bit mixed for Great Britain though Jessica Ennis only a silver medal in the heptathlon when most people including me were expecting her to win Gold, the event which let her down the most was the Javelin throw the eventual winner Tatyana Chernova managed to gain 250 points over her which leads me to believe that if she has been polishing up on her Javelin throw then the gold medal at the Olympics will be hers although Tatyana is younger and will only get better but i do believe for now it's more of Jess under performing then Tatyana being the better Athlete, tomorrow Jess is completing in the pentathlon which consists of 60 metre hurdles, high jump, putshot, long jump and 800 metres i expect her to win the Gold medal without the Javelin throw in the line up to let her down again

Jessica Ennis Prediction - Gold

In total there are 34 British athletics competing which is only bettered by Russia who have 42 and USA which have 51, Mo Farah is running in the 3000m against Bernard Lagat from the USA who he beat to win the Gold medal in the 5000m back in Deagu last year maybe i'm being a bit to Pro British now but i also expect Mo to win Gold in the 3000m i think he is more suited to the 3000m and the 5000m rather then the 10000m which he seems to lose momentum in when going into the final few minutes

Mo Farah Prediction - Gold

In the 60m hurdles we have a really interesting choice competing for us a highly rated 19 year old called Andrew Pozzi who won the outstanding athlete of the year award in November of last year he also holds the UK Junior fastest time record i haven't seen him compete before so it should be a good watch if he lives up to his potential i don't think he'll be up in the medals this time around but he should have a solid run and just miss out

Andrew Pozzi Prediction - Final - 5th

Some other facts about the Championship you might be interested in hearing

£32,000 is the prize for any athlete who sets a new world record this weekend
over £1.5m is on offer from the IAAF as prize money to athletes and federations
783 Athletes will take part 349 male and 334 female

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1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 10,980 0 18

2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 10,860 0 19

3 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,060 0 18

4 Ferrer, David (ESP) 6,850 0 24

5 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,535 0 23

6 Federer, Roger (SUI) 4,515 1 21

7 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 4,425 -1 23

8 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 3,425 0 23

9 Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 3,165 0 23

10 Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI) 3,150 0 23

11 Raonic, Milos (CAN) 2,555 0 24

12 Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 2,325 0 21

13 Haas, Tommy (GER) 2,265 0 27

14 Janowicz, Jerzy (POL) 2,110 0 21

15 Isner, John (USA) 2,025 2 26

16 Simon, Gilles (FRA) 1,950 0 25

17 Fognini, Fabio (ITA) 1,945 1 28

18 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP) 1,940 -3 24

19 Robredo, Tommy (ESP) 1,890 3 25

20 Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS) 1,825 4 26

21 Anderson, Kevin (RSA) 1,775 -1 24

22 Seppi, Andreas (ITA) 1,630 1 29

23 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 1,505 -2 27

24 Cilic, Marin (CRO) 1,445 -5 21

25 Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER) 1,445 0 26

26 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP) 1,435 0 23

27 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT) 1,425 0 29

28 Paire, Benoit (FRA) 1,380 0 32

29 Dimitrov, Grigor (BUL) 1,375 0 24

30 Monaco, Juan (ARG) 1,275 2 28

WTA Rankings

1 Williams, Serena United States 26 Sep 1981 12260 17

[2] 2 Azarenka, Victoria Belarus 31 Jul 1989 9505 17

[3] 3 Sharapova, Maria Russia 19 Apr 1987 7866 16

[4] 4 Radwanska, Agnieszka Poland 06 Mar 1989 6335 20

[6] 5 Li, Na China 26 Feb 1982 5565 19

[5] 6 Errani, Sara Italy 29 Apr 1987 4325 22

[7] 7 Bartoli, Marion France 02 Oct 1984 3746 21

[8] 8 Wozniacki, Caroline Denmark 11 Jul 1990 3645 25

[9] 9 Kerber, Angelique Germany 18 Jan 1988 3420 22

[12] 10 Jankovic, Jelena Serbia 28 Feb 1985 3245 20

[10] 11 Kvitova, Petra Czech Republic 08 Mar 1990 3170 23

[13] 12 Vinci, Roberta Italy 18 Feb 1983 3065 26

[16] 13 Stephens, Sloane United States 20 Mar 1993 3045 19

[14] 14 Flipkens, Kirsten Belgium 10 Jan 1986 2806 21

[20] 15 Suarez Navarro, Carla Spain 03 Sep 1988 2775 27

[18] 16 Lisicki, Sabine Germany 22 Sep 1989 2770 21

[15] 17 Ivanovic, Ana Serbia 06 Nov 1987 2720 21

[11] 18 Stosur, Samantha Australia 30 Mar 1984 2715 24

[19] 19 Halep, Simona Romania 27 Sep 1991 2630 24

[17] 20 Kirilenko, Maria Russia 25 Jan 1987 2620 19

[25] 21 Makarova, Ekaterina Russia 07 Jun 1988 2275 22

[22] 22 Cirstea, Sorana Romania 07 Apr 1990 2250 27

[21] 23 Cibulkova, Dominika Slovakia 06 May 1989 2126 24

[24] 24 Vesnina, Elena Russia 01 Aug 1986 2125 22

[26] 25 Hampton, Jamie United States 08 Jan 1990 2036 20

[27] 26 Kanepi, Kaia Estonia 10 Jun 1985 1941 16

[23] 27 Petrova, Nadia Russia 08 Jun 1982 1937 18

[29] 28 Kuznetsova, Svetlana Russia 27 Jun 1985 1839 16

[28] 29 Cornet, Alize France 22 Jan 1990 1790 29

[48] 30 Hantuchova, Daniela Slovakia 23 Apr 1983 1680 27

Tennis Calender

December 2012

29th - 5th January ITF Hyundai Hopman Cup , Perth, Australia.

30th - 5th January WTA Brisbane International , Brisbane, Australia.

30th - 6th January ATP Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia.

30th - 5th January WTA Shenzhen Longgang Gemdale Open, Shenzhen, China.

31st - 5th January ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar.

31st - 5th January WTA ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand .

31st - 6th January ATP Aircel Chennai Open, Chennai, India.

January 2013

6th - 11th WTA Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

6th - 12th ATP Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

6th - 12th WTA Moorilla Hobart International, Hobart, Australia.

7th - 12th ATP Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand.

12th - 20th AEGON GB Pro-Series Men's & Women's Event, Glasgow, Scotland.

14th - 27th Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia.

19th - 27th AEGON GB Pro-Series Men's & Women's Event, South Ribble, TBC.

26th - 2nd February AEGON GB Pro-Series Men's Event, Sheffield, England.

28th - 3rd February WTA PTT Pattaya Open, Pattaya City, Thailand .

28th - 3rd February WTA Open GDF SUEZ, Paris, France .

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