Track and Field

Tessa Sanderson made what probably was an exit from track and field, and Maria Mutola signaled her emergence in powerful fashion during the World Cup competition at Havana’s Olympic Stadium.

Sanderson, 36, a Briton who competed in the first World Cup in 1977 and in none of the next four, won the women’s javelin with a toss of 202 feet 11 inches.

Mutola, 19, a native of Mozambique participating in her first World Cup, overtook American Joetta Clark with a strong stretch run and won the women’s 800 meters in 2 minutes 00.47 seconds.

Their victories overshadowed a triumph by Olympic gold medalist Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia in the women’s 10,000, and fourth-place finishes by men’s gold medalists Fermin Cacho of Spain in the 1,500 meters and Romas Ubartas of Lithuania in the discus.

Sanderson indicated after the competition that she might retire.

Tony Washington of the United States won the discus with a throw of 212 feet 9 inches.

Washington’s victory was one of only two by the beleaguered Americans. The other came in the men’s 400-meter relay, where Jeff Williams held off Brazil’s Robson da Silva on the anchor leg. The winning time was 38.48.

After 12 women’s events, the Unified Team led with 73 points, followed by the Europe Select team with 67 and the United States with 57. Today is the last day of competition.