Sporting Digest: Athletics

PEARL INTERNATIONAL GAMES (Glasgow; winners) Men: 60m: L Christie (GB) 6.56sec. 200m: S Wariso (GB) 21.01. 400m: M Richardson (GB) 46.11. 800m: T McKean (GB) 1min 47.60sec. 1500m: J Mayock (GB) 3:45.82. 3,000m: P Larkins (GB) 7:57.02. 60m hurdles: C Jackson (GB) 7.59. 4 x 200m relay: Russia 1:23.26. High jump: S Smith (GB) 2.30m. Long jump: S Tarasenko (Rus) 8.06. Triple jump: V Sokov (Rus) 16.87. Shot: Y Palchikov (Rus) 20.36. Pole vault: P Bochkaryov and D Petushinsky (Rus) 5.60. Women: 60m: O Bogoslovskaya (Rus) 7.30. 200m: G Malchugina (Rus) 22.97. 400m: M Neef (GB) 52.91 (Scottish indoor record). 800m: Y Afanasyeva (Rus) 2:07.41. 1500m: Y Podkopayeva (Rus) 4:19.47. 3,000m: O Kovpotina (Rus) 9:16.82. 60m hurdles: E Sokolova (Rus) 8.04. 4 x 200m relay: Russia 1:33.33 (UK all-comers record). High jump: Y Topchina (Rus) 1.88. Long jump: Y Sinchukova (Rus) 6.44. Triple jump: A Biryukova (Rus) 14.11. Shot: L Peleschenko (Rus) 18.79. Match result: Men: Great Britain 74 Russia 63. Women: Great Britain 41 Russia 75. Overall: Great Britain 115 Russia 138.

WORLD CROSS CHALLENGE SERIES (San Sebastian, Sp) Men's 10km: 1 H Gebresilasie (Eth) 30min 23sec; 2 I Kirui (Ken) 30:30; 3 A Silio (Arg) 30:34; 5 S Tunstall (GB) 30:42. Leading standings: 1 Kirui 71pts; 2 Gebresilasie 69; 3 E Bitok (Ken) 60; 5 Tunstall 50, 6 D Lewis (GB) 43; 8 J Hobbs (GB) 40; 9 M Jones (GB) 31. Women's 5.6km: 1 Y Romanova (Rus) 19:06; 2 M Keszeg (Rom) 19:09; 3 O Bondarenko (Rus) 19:10. Leading standings: 1 C McKiernan (Irl) 91; 2 A Dias (Por) 66; 3 Romanova 50; 7 L Adam (GB) 37.

MARRAKESH MARATHON: 1 M Nazipov (Rus) 2hr 12min 5sec.