Smock Second in Sweden; Špotáková Second in London

Amanda Smock finished second at the Folksam GP in Karlstad , Sweden on Tuesday, August 2, in swirling winds. She led going into the final jump with a leap of 44'10.2"(13.67m). But Khaddi Sagnia rode a 2.2 mps tail wind to sail 45' 5.7"(13.87m) to snatch the victory. Jumping after Sagnia, Smock could only manage a leap of 44'6.25"(13.57) into a slight headwind, and she fell short of the IAAF qualifying standard, but still has until August 15 achieve it. Garrett Heath finished second in the 3K in 7:57.32, narrowly losing to Qatar's Abubaker Kamal Ali, who ran 7:57.10.

At the Aviva GP Meet in London, Christina Obergföll of Germany threw the javelin 218' 11.5"(66.74M) to beat former Gopher Barbora Špotáková, who reached 217'10.6"(66.41). The pair have been battling each other all season, and will be doing it again for the medals at the IAAF WCs later this month.