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Day 2's main event was the Men's 10000m and this saw the
welcome return to form of Germany's Dieter Baumann. The event
was won by Spain's , where she set a new European Record.
10000m Men Winner Jose
Manuel Martinez Spain Time 27:47.65
Jose Manuel Martinez of Spain held on to win the Men's 10000m
from Germany's Dieter Baumann. The German made a late dash
for victory and was unable to catch the Spaniard, however
he was able to pass Martinez's team-mate, Jose Rios, over
the final 20 meters.
The Spanish are creating a nation of distance runners who
believe in the ethics of teamwork and a win for one Spaniard
is a win for all. Martinez's victory was seen as a success
for Rios who displayed a huge smile on witnessing his team-mate
take the title.
 Results
: Men's 10000m Final
1. Jose Manuel Martinez (Esp) 27:47.65
2. Dieter Baumann (Ger) 27:47.87
3. Jose Rios (Esp) 27:48.29
4. Stefano Baldini (Ita) 27:50.98
5. Karl Keska (GBR) 28:01.72
6. El Hassan Lahssini (Fra) 28:05.13
7. Marco Mazza (Ita) 28:05.94
8. Dmitriy Maksimov (Rus) 28:19.20
9. Kamiel Maase (Ned) 28:21.85
10. Rachid Berradi (Ita) 28:24.31
11. Dennis Jensen (Den) 28:24.55
12. Ignacio Caceres (Esp) 28:25.84
13. Alexander Lubina (Ger) 28:43.90
14. Claes Nyberg (Swe) 29:03.92
15. Mario Krockert (Ger) 29:08.86
16. Seamus Power (Irl) 29:43.65
DNF Abdellah Behar (Fra)
Below is a 'capping' of the Women's 800m and Men's 3000m
S/Chase semi final.
Men's 3000m steeplechase
Antonio Jimenez of Spain, the favourite for gold, and his
team-mate controlled heat one with a time of 8:27.60. Time-to-Run's
favourite to win the final is the French athlete, Bouaddellah
Tahri, who was content to finish in 3rd qualyfing spot. Holland's
Simon Vroemen, the new European record holder ran a controlled
race to easily take the second heat.
Women's 800m
Kelly Holmes, the Commonwealth Games champion over 1500m,
ran a controlled and comfortable race to qualify for the final.
The Brit only moved to the front over the last 100m. Jolande
Ceplak cruised into the final and looks a good bet for the
title.
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