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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, July 7, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 7. 1983 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports want gun Nav s Borlis Becker kisses Tot Wimbledon championship trophy after his it alight set Triumph Over Ivan Lendl sunday. Or of Ansen Breaks own 10,000-Mefer Mark by 46 seconds Becker rips Lendl to repeat Wimbledon England a Boris Becker retained his Wimbledon Utle sunday by blasting top seeded Ivan Lindl in straight sets 6-4. 6-3, 7-5. In he Noih men s final Becker re pealed his historic 1985 Triumph in 2noun and 2 minutes and foiled Lindl s bid to win the Lille for the first time. The 26-year-old Czechoslovakia who is ranked no. 1 in the world had no answer to the Power of the 18-year-old West German who sent Down 15 aces and unsettled his opponent with solid ground strokes. When Lendl hit a forehand into the net on the final Point Becker pumped his arms into the air and Shook hit whole body with Delight at winning the trophy for the second year in succession. Becker was presented with the trophy by the oldest surviving men s Champion 87-year-old Frenchman Jean Borotra who last won he Tulc in 1926. The West German who also picked up a Check for $196.000. Smiled and wave to his parents and Suler Sabine in the crowd As he celebrated his Triumph. Becker had dropped Only two sets in his seven championship matches compared with eight when he won the title last year. He surrendered his serve Only sin limes. The West German had to survive a tale scare when Lindl held a 4-1 Lead in the third set and then had three set Points. Lifting his game Lendl broke the West see Becker on Page 25 Oslo Norway a ing id Kristianscn lowered her world 10.000-meter record by an amazing 46 second sat urday with a Lime of 30 mum 13.74, but Steve cram and said Aouila failed in their attempts to rewrite the record Book. The 30-year-old norwegian Long Dis Tance Queen who also holds the world s fastest women s Marathon time set the old Mark of 30 59.42 Here last year. "1 found my rhythm from the Start she said. I didst feel tired. It s always Nice to run when you re running fast Middle distance rivals cram and Wouita clocked the fastest times of the year in their races. Cram captured the dream mile the final event on the program in 3 4b.3i,two seconds off the English Star s world record of 3 46.32 set Here last year Steve Scott was second in 3 48.73,with fellow american Jim Spivey third in 3 49.80.aouita, who skipped the mile because he had done very Little Speed work recently won hit first Ever 10,000-meter rate in 27 26.11. It was Well Oft Portu Gal s Fernando Mamede s world Stan Dard of27 13.8l.Mark Nenow of the United slates was second in 27 28.50 for a personal Best that was just three seconds on Alberta Salazar s american , of Morocco made a Brave Effort running tie last 2tt Miles in pain after being spiked on Lap 4. I Don t know who spiked me he said. I did t feel any pain during the first part of the race. I would Tiave dropped out of the race had Nenow not run so Well. He helped me stay in the Aouila s injury will keep him out of action for at least two weeks and he will not compete in monday s grand prix meet in Helsinki  used tactics similar to those she employed in setting the record last year. She broke away from front runners Aurora Cuhna of Portugal and Lesley Welch of the United Stales at the two mile Mark and then increased the Pace for every  also set a world record in the 5 000 at the Bis Lett games in 19b4, a Mark later bettered by Zola Budd of Brit she ran the 10,000 a new olympic event in the 19sb summer games at Seoul Only once before this season but it was a Road race. With about 400 Yards left a Stiansen lapped Cunha who finished second in31-29.41 for a portuguese record. Third went to Erika Vereb of Hungary in Heike drechsler of East Germany who in the last two weeks broke or tied world records in the Long jump and the 200 meters ran to a wind aided 10.80 in see Mark on Page 23 appt Ingrid Kristiann Nart trophies alter smashing 10,000-meter world record in Oslo  
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