Fantasy League Gets Started

Two teams. Man vs. wife, men vs. women. We each get ten athletes now and two more during the August break in the World Athletics Tour. The top eight athletes on each team count towards the team totals.

The men's team:

Bershawn JACKSON	USA	400mH	197.2
Justin GATLIN	USA	100m,200m	194.8
Virgilijus ALEKNA	LTU	DT	191.5
Dwight PHILLIPS	USA	LJ	163.4
Brad WALKER	USA	PV	163
Kenenisa BEKELE	ETH	5k, 10k	161.3
Daniel Kipchirchir KOMEN	KEN	1500m	159.6
Dominique ARNOLD	USA	110mH	148.1
Ladji DOUCOURÉ	FRA	110mH	147.6
Saif Saaeed SHAHEEN	QAT	3000mSC	142.1
		Team Total	1378.9

The women's team:

Sanya RICHARDS	USA	400m	176
Lashinda DEMUS	USA	400mH	166.2
Tirunesh DIBABA	ETH	5k, 10k	164.7
Meseret DEFAR	ETH	5000m	164.1
Ejegayehu DIBABA	ETH	5k, 10k	154.8
Michelle PERRY	USA	100mH	154.6
Veronica CAMPBELL	JAM	100m,200m	149.8
Berhane ADERE	ETH	5k, 10k	147.5
Yelena ISINBAYEVA	RUS	PV	145.2
Christine ARRON	FRA	100m,200m	138.9
		Team Total	1277.7

The men are out to an early lead, but there are problems. Of the five Americans on the men's team, three did not win at the USATF meet and will not be able to compete at the World Cup. However, all three American women did win. Also, the athlete expected to be the top scorer overall, Isinbayeva, has not yet competed outdoors this year.

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