World and Olympic 400m champion Jeremy Wariner, already the IAAF World Ranked number one at his one lap gold medal winning discipline, is now also listed in the 200m Event Ranking.

The Texan opted for the 200m at last weekend's USATF Nationals in Indianapolis, and finished 5th in the final with 20.24 (1225 points). Together with his heat and semi-final wins (20.28 - 1192 points, 20.35 - 1179 points respectively), this result meant that the 22-year-old joined the Men's 200m Event Ranking in 21st place.

Former World and Olympic champion Marion Jones is also back, rejoining the Women's 100m Event Ranking this week, following her 11.10 (1244 points) win at the USATF Nationals, which moved her into 17th place in the Ranking.

Jamaican athletics had a strong week. Long jumper James Beckford stepped up a place in the Men's Long Jump Event Ranking. Due to winning in Huelva, Spain with 8.16m (1258 points), the former World and Olympic medallist moved into 5th place, overtaking France's Salim Sdiri. On the track, fellow Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Christopher Williams moved up one spot to 3rd and 4th respectively in the 200m Event Ranking after World 200m champion Justin Gatlin dropped two places to 5th after not backing up his national title win from Carson, last June.

Jamaica also made a strong showing in the Men's Decathlon Event Ranking. Maurice Smith overtook Aleksey Drozdov and Romain Barras to move into 7th place after finishing runner up in Ratingen with 8349 points (1223 points).

On the women's side, Jamaican Sherone Simpson returned to the 200m Event Ranking in 9th place following her win at the Jamaican Championships in 22.00 (1284 points).

In the Women's Long Jump Event Ranking, Russia's Lyudmilla Kolchanova overtook Cuba's Yargelis Savigne for 8th place after winning in Zhukovsky, Russia with 7.10m (1318 points), while Rose Richmond won the USATF Nationals with 6.93m (1227 points) to move up four places to 11th.

In the Heptathlon Event Ranking, Germany's Lilli Schwarzkopf stepped- up four places to 6th as the 22-year-old finished second in Ratingen with 6413 points (1237 points).

In the Women's Javelin Throw Event Ranking, Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic is now tying with Germany's Christina Obergfoll. Spotakova won the Czech championships with 65.50m (1212 points) to improve her average by eight points and joining World Championship silver medallist Obergfoll in 4th place.