Athletics / Robin Adams / 18 August 2009 / Leave a comment

It's fair to say that on day four in Berlin, Bob Adams is very excited about a certain bet in the women's 400m finals...

" Krivoshapka is a mercurial talent and her performances this season just get better and better."

Antonina Krivoshapka has to be backed at an amazing [15.0] to dethrone Christine Ohuruogu as 400m World Champion and also to give backers of favourite Sanya Richards a huge shock. The young Russian is a mercurial talent and her performances this season just get better and better. Krivoshapka clocked 49.29 to win the Russian national championships in July and a repeat of that performance would almost certainly carry her to gold.

There is no doubting the talent of Richards, who oozed confidence in her semi-final, however, [1.37] is a bit skinny and with so many of the finalists breasting the 49 second mark Richards is worth laying at the price. If you fancy Richards to take the title then grab some insurance and back Krivoshapka is the Winner W/O Richards market.

As to the podium finish Krivoshapka [1.88] and Richards [1.04] should be the 1-2 with Jamaica's Shericka Williams [1.2] favourite to capture the bronze, but take a glance at America's Debbie Dunn, who is certainly no back number at the age of 31 and seems worth a risk for the minor honours at a stand out [9.0].

The evening session begins with what should be a thrilling men's triple jump competition and I am amazed that Portugal's Nelson Évora is as short as [1.77] to take the title. Évora is certainly the man to beat as reigning World and Olympic champion, but there are three opponents in the field breathing down his neck in the 2009 rankings. Phillips Idowu has been well supported at prices down from [10.0] to his current [4.6], but I believe he's underpriced on what he has achieved this season and I'm going to Dutch my bets in the Winner's market on the Cubans Arnie David Girat [8.6] and Alexis Copello who is way too big at [19.5].

Tags: Alexi Copello, Antonina Krivoshapka, Christine Ohuruogu, Men's long jump betting, Nelson Evora, Philips Idowu, Sanya Richards, women's 400m betting, World Athletics Championship Betting