LONDON, Aug 16 - Leading world men's and women's rankings issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Tuesday (previous ranking positions in brackets):
MEN 1. (1) Saif Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar) 3,000 metres steeplechase, 1,453 points 2. (4) Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 100/200 metres, 1,426 3. (2) Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 5,000/10,000 metres (cross country), 1,425 4. (3) Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 100/200 metres, 1,419 5. (5) Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) discus, 1,403 6. (18) Bershawn Jackson (U.S.) 400 metres hurdles, 1,400 7. (18) Ladji Doucouré (France) 110 metres hurdles, 1,398 8. (14) Allen Johnson (U.S.) 110 metres hurdles, 1,388 9. (17) James Carter (U.S.) 400 metres hurdles, 1,386 10. (11) Dwight Phillips (U.S.) long jump, 1,378
Women 1. (1) Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) pole vault, 1,472 points 2. (8) Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) 5000 metres (cross country), 1,440 3. (2) Carolina Klüft (Sweden) heptathlon (pentathlon indoor), 1,421 4. (23) Paula Radcliffe (Britain) marathon, 1,411 5= (4) Veronica Campbell (Jamaica) 100/200 metres, 1,388 5= (5) Tonique Williams-Darling (Bahamas) 400 metres, 1,388 7. (19) Christine Arron (France) 100/200 metres, 1,376 8. (12) Edith Masai (Kenya) 5000/10,000 metres, 1,368 9= (-) Berhane Adere (Ethiopia) 400 metres, 1,365 9= (3.) Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia) high jump, 1,365
