Reynolds QUIRIN (18/05/2005)

Mauritius' rising stars heralded their home coming with impressive performances at the Skyline International meeting held at the Maryse Justin Stadium in Réduit.

IAAF High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) students Eric Milazar, Arnaud Casquette and Jonathan Chimier returned home from their Dakar training base, after six months spent away from the island, and offered a beautiful show to their most fervent fans, the people of Mauritius.

Eric Milazar, the three times gold medallist at the African Athletics Championships had an easy win in the 400m in 46.56 seconds.

Jonathan Chimier, the Mauritius best long jumper of the decade, made history by winning for the first time at the Mauritius International Meet.

The 22-year-old who has an impressive prize list – African Junior Champion in 2001, African Senior Champion in 2004, gold medallist at the Francophone Games, finalist in the World Youth Championships in Bydgoszcz, and was tenth at the Athens Olympics – took the Long Jump with a 7.94 metres leap.

Arnaud Casquette came fourth in the Long Jump event after clearing 7.76 metres and declared "there’s nothing stronger than competing at home".

An obviously happy Chimier exclaimed: "You see that! That’s the first time that I win the Mauritius International Meet. I’m so happy to win this meeting for the first time of my career and even happier to win in the presence of Mauritian people.

"I had to stay away from the track for a moment, therefore missing the start of the outdoor season. This is my first outdoor competition of the year, and I’m very pleased to start with a victory,"

Eric Milazar echoed the group's thoughts when he said: "It really a very special moment for us.

"The Mauritius International Meet is the only event where we are competing in Mauritius and the most important thing was not really the performance, but to the pleasure of running for the Mauritian people," he added.

Speedy Buckland

Athens Olympic 200m finalist, Stéphan Buckland, won the 100 metres event with a 10.40 seconds clocking despite the formidable presence of Senegalese Oumar Loum, who finally finished fifth in 10.78 seconds.

Buckland, who left the HPTC of Dakar a couple of years ago, underlined the importance of this meeting when he said it was the only competition were he faces international opposition on Mauritian soil.

"Training in Mauritius is one thing, but running against great athletes like Oumar Loum in front of our public is absolutely exciting," he said.

Complete Results -

• MEN

100m (wind: 1,0 m/s)
1. Stéphan Buckland MRI 10.40
2. Jean Du Randt RSA 10.57
3. Fabrice Coiffic MRI 10.69
4. Benetitius Botha NAM 10.72
5. Oumar Loum SEN 10.78
6. Jonathan Chimier MRI 10.81

400m
1. Eric Milazar MRI 46.56
2. Temba NCube ZIM 47.39
3. Fernando Augustin MRI 48.40
4. Jean-François Degrâce MRI 49.63
5. Evans Marie SEY 49.95
6. Paul Gorries RSA 50.99

Long jump
1. Jonathan Chimier MRI 7.94m (+0,7)
2. Yayhia Berrabah MAR 7.85m (+1,7)
3. Martin McClintock RSA 7.77m (+2,2)
4. Arnaud Casquette MRI 7.76m (-0,8)
5. Giovanni Lindor MRI 6.85m (-1,1)
6. Maxwell Evenor MRI 6.72m (+2,1)
7. Kevin Farla MRI 6.15m (-1,4)

Javelin
1. Lohan Rautenbach RSA 77.99m
2. Willie Human RSA 71.25m
3. Fabio Ramsamy MRI 69.70m NR
4. David Lam Vo Hee MRI 62.44m
5. Stéphano Rousselin MRI 52.50m
6. Maxwell Evenor MRI 41.69m

• WOMEN

400m
1. Sandrine Thiebaud TOG 54.19
2. Amanda Kotze RSA 54.85
3. Dominique Koster RSA 55.43
4. Silba Tingaete NAM 57.04
5. Olga Razanamalala MAD 59.93
6. Annabelle Lascar MRI 60.56

1 500m
1. Dina Lebo Phakula RSA 4:30.87
2. Natacha Monique MRI 4:42.35
3. Leonor Piuza MOZ 4:46.66
4. Elianne Saholinirina MAD 4:48.90
5. Christianne Louis MRI 5:32.65

3 000m walk
1. Yolène Raffin MRI 14:41.73 MR
2. Ivonne Lacey FRA 15:57.72
3. Alizée Sadry FRA 16:12.47
4. Darelle Calice MRI 17:15.34
5. Sarojini Kistnen MRI 17:46.31
6. Marlyse Kerville MRI 18:13.21

REGIONAL EVENTS

• WOMEN

100m (wind: 1,0 m/s)
1. Nirina Ramlojoana MAD 11.98
2. Gibette Bao MAD 12.02
3. Angele Ramiarinarivo MAD 12.60
4. Mary Jane Vincetn MRI 12.73
5. Doyana Jolicoeur MRI 12.84
6. Jena Rima MRI 13.04

200m - heat 1 (wind: 1,0 m/s)
1. Alicia Lamusse MRI 27.81
2. Sylvia bosquet MRI 28.03
3. Lorna Radis MRI 28.16
4. Ketty Manon MRI 28.55

200m - heat 2 (wind: 0,6 m/s)
1. Nirina Ramlojoana MAD 24.98
2. Kajura Rukero NAM 25.96
3. Sarah Jane Gujadhur MRI 26.36
4. Mary Jane Vincent MRI 27.15

High Jump
1. Arielle Brette MRI 1.74m
2. Hind Naiko MRI 1.65m
3. Jenny Louis MRI 160m
4. elsa Lepoigneur MRI 1.55m
5. Margaret Adrien MRI 1.50m
6. Alicia Lamusse MRI 1.45m

Discus
1. Corinne Ramillah MRI 35.07m
2. Laura Mohun MRI 32.06m
3. Steffi Sookanah MRI 31.72m
4. Mélanie Valaydon MRI 30.16m
5. Gaëlle Gaspard MRI 21.40m
Mirella Pullut MRI DNS

• MEN

100m (wind: 0,8 m/s)
1. Jocelyn Sinosoke MAD 10.71
2. Enrico Louis MRI 10.74
3. Sheldon Edwards MRI 10.94
4. Mervyn L’Oiseau SEY 11.02
5. Yannick Momplé MRI 11.09
6. Mohamed Hardou MAD 11.20

110m hurdles (wind: 0,5 m/s)
1. Alberto Mondré MRI 14.70
2. Lensley Juhel MRI 15.05
3. Nicolas Juhel MRI 15.21
4. Delvin Chinapyel MRI 15.63
5. Jérôme Juhel MRI 15.66
6. David Henry MRI 17.20

200m (wind: 0,6 m/s)
1. Sheldon Edwards MRI 22.01
2. David Blais MRI 22.65
3. Krishen Veeraragoo MRI 22.68
Fabrice Coiffic MRI DNS
Ahmed Bongo MRI DNS
Jean-Yves Pierre MRI DNS

400m
1. Ommanandsingh Kowlessur MRI 49.63
2. Travis Hardy SEY 50.35
3. Pascal Moonien MRI 50.60
4. Sébastien Djaovazaha MAD 51.45
5. Samuel Sagor MRI 52.05
6. Ian Monet MRI 52.81

3 000m
1. Menon Ramsamy MRI 8:37.65
2. Dharamjai Jeetun MRI 8:39.39
3. Westley Tauckoory MRI 9:00.72
4. Fancis Manon MRI 9:09.34
5. David Carver MRI 9:14.26
6. Hansley Tuyau MRI 9:35.89
7. Daniel Noëlette MRI 9:41.32
Jean-Luc Vilbrun MRI DNF
Kamardine Andriantambezena MAD DNS

400m Hurdles
1. Kurt Couto MOZ 52.77
2. Antonio Vieillesse MRI 53.27
3. Lensley Juhel MRI 53.29
4. Rado Randrianasoi MAD 56.97
5. Nicolas Juhel MRI 58.34
6. David Henry MRI 58.80

High Jump
1. Khemraj Naiko MRI 2.15m
2. Jude Sidonie SEY 2.05m
3. Eugene Ernesta SEY 2.00m
4. thierry Lepoigneur MRI 2.00m
5. Perry Prosper MRI 2.00m
6. Rri Josveh Thamond MAD 2.00m

YOUTH EVENTS

• MEN

100m (wind: 0,5 m/s)
1. Ahmed Bongo MRI 10.91
2. David Blais MRI 11.23
3. Stéphano Lapunaire MRI 11.40
4. Abhishek Chummun MRI 11.48
5. Warren Chan Chin MRI 11.49
6. Terish Gungabissoon MRI 11.66

400m
1. Ashley Athion MRI 52.77
2. Fabrice Pointu MRI 53.86
3. Lloyd Babet MRI 54.20
4. Jean-Yves Pierre MRI 55.17
5. Christophe Bhugaloo MRI 56.24
Benoît Comarmond MRI DNS