Stars return from Dakar to highlight Skyline meet in Mauritius

Réduit, Mauritius - It was a very special moment for Mauritian people, and while it certainly was not the greatest meeting of all time, there was some real magic conjured up at the Skyline International, which took place on Sunday (15 May) at the Maryse Justin Stadium in Réduit.

HPTC students return home

After six months spent away from their island, it was the time for Eric Milazar, Arnaud Casquette and Jonathan Chimier, who live Senegal and train at the IAAF High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) of Dakar, to return to their country and offer a beautiful show to their most fervent fans, the people of Mauritius.

“It really a very special moment for us,” said Eric Milazar, the three times gold medallist at the African Championships and who had an easy win on Sunday at in the 400m in 46.56.

“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,” insisted Eric Milazar.

Arnaud Casquette, who came fourth in the Long Jump event with 7.76m, had similar thoughts - “All through the year, we are competing all around the world, but it is only in Mauritius were we can feel this particular consciousness. Here we are at home, and there’s nothing stronger than competing at home.”

First time for Chimier

It was an especially historic time for the winner of the Long Jump (7.94m) Jonathan Chimier, as this was the first time that he had won at the Mauritius International Meet. Even though, Chimier 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, tenth at the Athens Olympics – he seems much more happy about his win here in the presence of his most ardent fans in Mauritius than any of those past deeds at world level.

“You see that? That’s the first time that I win the Mauritius International Meet”, said Chimier. “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.”

But the result in the Mauritius International Meet also left him happy for another reason, as this was his first competition outdoors in 2005. “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,” explained Chimier.

Buckland still the fastest

Stéphan Buckland, Athens Olympic 200m finalist was competing in the 100 metres event on Sunday and clocked 10.40 to win despite the presence of the formidable Senegalese Oumar Loum, who finally finished fifth in 10.78.

Although, he left the HPTC of Dakar a couple of years ago, Buckland insists how important this meeting is by the fact that “this is the only competition were he faces international opposition on Mauritian soil, as most of the time we are competing in Europe. Training in Mauritius is one thing, but running against great athletes like Oumar Loum in front of our public it absolutely exciting”.

Reynolds Quirin for the IAAF

Results -

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

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 Chimler 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

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