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Nesterenko breaks US supremacy

AFP, Athens
Carolina Kluft and Yulia Nest-erenko were crowned Olym-pic champions in the heptathlon and 100 metres here on Saturday but
their moments of glory received very different receptions.
Kluft, the 21-year-old golden girl of the sport since the drugs allegations surfaced against 2000 Olympic 100m champion Marion Jones, received a rapturous reception after securing her gold medal.
However, Nesterenko's outstanding victory in the blue riband event for women -- breaking America's hold on the title dating back to 1984 -- was
received in silence, as she was not a contender prior to the Olympics and was barely known having been not in the top 100 fastest in the world last year.
While they celebrated the greatest moments in their careers, former greats were heading towards the exit door for good.
Ato Boldon announced he would not be back to an arena where he has won four minor medals after bowing out in the first round of the 100m at a stadium where he won the world 200m title in 1997.
Frankie Fredericks, owner of four Olympic silver medals, exited in the second round of the men's 100m.
While he will run in the 200m there is little chance of seeing him next year at the World Championships and even less of Britain's Denise Lewis competing there after a dreadful defence of her
Olympic heptathlon title.
Merlene Ottey and Gail Devers too failed to trouble the younger generation in the 100m, though 44-year-old Ottey was just edged out of the final.
Nesterenko found herself in the unusual position of an Olympic 100m champion of having to defend herself.
The 25-year-old rejected the idea that she was an unlikely winner.
"I have been working hard and training for this for six months. I didn't come from nowhhere, " said Nesterenko, who took bronze in the 60m at the world indoors earlier this year.
Nesterenko had been the dominant force in the heats but in the final had to fight hard to overcome 20-year-old Lauryn Williams, the SEE PAGE 14 COL 6 FROM PAGE 13
American holding a substantial lead at halfway and repelling the attacks of 22-year-old Jamaican Veronica Campbell and 20-year-old Bulgarian Ivet Lalova.
Campbell won the bronze with Lalova fourth and in a sign the baton has been handed over to the younger generation the first six home were 25 and under.
The unexpected success of the sprinter, who was the 113th fastest in the world last year, was greeted in silence by the capacity crowd.
"I'm drained emotionally and I may not look it but I am happy," said the world indoor 60m bronze medallist.
"I just want to go home and celebrate with my family."
She added that she had two drugs tests this year in competition but none out of it.
She put some of her improvement down to domestic affairs.
"There were many factors behind my improvement this year," said
Nesterenko, who was not listed in the top 114 100m runners last year having timed a best of 11.45sec.
"Firstly my husband and I finally got our own apartment as we used to live with my parents and it wasn't very convenient.
"I also changed my training methods, got a new masseur and I have been thinking about winning this all year.
"I've also been doing more weightlifting though I don't want to talk more abut training."
While Boldon and Fredericks are mere memories now it has been left to Boldon's training partner Olympic champion Maurice Greene to defend their honour and he fully intends to against the onslaught of compatriots Shawn Crawford and Justin Gatlin as well as Jamaica's Asafa Powell.
"It's going to be a great party and everybody's invited!" said the 30-year-old.