Athletics 2022 Discussion Thread

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Great moment in the  Nationals as Stadium announcer Geoff Wightman gets to commentate on his son Jake winning the national 1500m title. 

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Probably last update from the Lithuanian championships as it's unlikely that anything crazy is going to happen.

 

Greta Karinauskaitė broke the Lithuanian U23 record in the 3000m Steeplechase with 9:50.26, you're likely to see her in the European Championships, she was also very close to qualify to the World Championships as well. 

 

400m had two good news today: Tomas Keršulis won the race with 46.45, this will probably be enough to qualify him to the European Championships through the ranking system, whilst Lukas Sutkus came second with 47.57, qualifying to the World U20. 0.26s off of the Lithuanian U20 record, which might still be broken this season. 

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Only a couple of finals on Day 1 in the UK Champs.

In the Women's 3000m (U20): 1. Pippa Roessler 9:33.13, 2: Emily Shaw 9:34.03 PB, 3: Jessica Spilsbury 9:37.31 PB, and in the men's equivalent: 1. Thomas Bridger 8:18.10 CR, 2. Edward Bird 8:18.22 PB, 3. Johnny Livingstone 8:18.38

Elsewhere, Elliot Thompson leads the decathlon after impressing in the shot put and going sub-50 in the 400m. In the Men's 400m Hurdles, Joshua Faulds went fastest in round 1 with a 50.05 PB, while Ojie Edoburun set a 10.13 to go fastest in the first round of the Men's 100m. Daryll Neita set the fastest time in the women's event with an 11.04. Victoria Ohuruogu's 51.53 set the fastest time in the Women's 400m, while a 46.43 from Matthew Hudson-Smith was the best in the men's event. Finally, in the 1500m, Neil Gourley's 3:42.54 was fastest on the men's side, with Laura Muir the fastest woman, setting a 4:11.34. There's a lot more finals today, will send a recap when the day is done

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39 minutes ago, Mkbw50 said:

  Only a couple of finals on Day 1 in the UK Champs.

In the Women's 3000m (U20): 1. Pippa Roessler 9:33.13, 2: Emily Shaw 9:34.03 PB, 3: Jessica Spilsbury 9:37.31 PB, and in the men's equivalent: 1. Thomas Bridger 8:18.10 CR, 2. Edward Bird 8:18.22 PB, 3. Johnny Livingstone 8:18.38

Elsewhere, Elliot Thompson leads the decathlon after impressing in the shot put and going sub-50 in the 400m. In

Elliot is Daley’s son & he has just put in an incredible 1500m run to go from bronze to gold!  

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So on Day 2:

Jodie Smith has been pretty dominant in the Heptathlon, winning the 100m Hurdles, High Jump, and 200m

The Decathlon finished today: 1. Elliot Thompson 7197, 2. Caius Joseph 7169, 3. Jack Turner 7121

Women's Javelin Throw: 1. Bekah Walton 51.87 2. Emily Dibble 51.54 PB 3. Emma Hamplett 49.02

In the Men's 110m Hurdles first round, Tade Ojora was fastest with a 13.31. In the final: 1. Tade Ojora 13.27 2. Joshua Zeller 13.31 3. David King 13.38

Men's High Jump: 1. Joel Clarke-Khan 2.21 2. David Smith 2.18 3. Kelechi Aguocha 2.18 PB

In the Men's 800m: Max Burgin was fastest in Round 1 with a 1:48.68

Women's Discus Throw: 1. Jade Lally 61.42 SR 2. Kirsty Law 55.18 3. Amy Holder 54.54

In the Women's 800m: Jemma Reekie fastest in the first round with a 2:06.65

In the Women's 400m Hurdles: Jessie Knight with a 55.96 to go fastest in the first round

Women's Triple Jump: 1. Naomi Metzger 14.17 w 2. Sineade Gutzmore 13.36 SB 3. Lily Hulland 12.84

Men's 100m (Ambulant): 1. Zachary Shaw 10.66 2. Thomas Young 10.80 3. Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker 11.03

Women's 1500m: 1. Laura Muir 4:12.91 2. Melissa Courtney-Bryant 4:17.72 3. Sabrina Sinha 4:19.76

Men's 1500m: 1. Jake Wightman 3:40.26 2. Neil Gourley 3:40.38 3. Josh Kerr 3:40.63

Men's 100m: In the semifinal, Zharnel Hughes went fastest with a 9.91. In the final: 1. Jeremiah Azu 9.90 2. Reece Prescod 9.94 3. Zharnel Hughes 9.97

Men's Pole Vault: 1. Harry Coppell 5.75 SB 2. Adam Hague 5.40 3. Benjamin Lazarus 5.30 PB

Women's 100m: In the semifinal, Daryll Neita was fastest with a 10.92. In the final: 1. Daryll Neita 10.80 2. Dina Asher-Smith 10.87 3. Imani Lansiquot 11.03

Men's Shot Put: 1. Scott Lincoln 20.40 2. Youcef Zatat 18.21 3. Patrick Swan 17.24

Men's 3000m Steeplechase: 1. Jamaine Coleman 8:27.01 PB 2. Phil Norman 8:28.86 3. Zak Seddon 8:34.47

Women's Long Jump: 1. Lorraine Ugen 6.79 w 2. Jazmin Sawyers 6.67 w 3. Lucy Hadaway 6.45 w

Men's 400m: 1. Matthew Hudson Smith 44.92 SR 2. Lewis Davey 46.18 PB 3. Rio Mitcham 46.22 PB

Women's 400m: 1. Victoria Ohuruogu 51.45 2. Nicole Yeargin 51.69 3. Laviai Nielsen 51.97

Men's Hammer Throw: 1. Nicholas Miller 73.84 2. Osian Jones 69.68 3. Jake Norris 68.79

Women's 5000m: 1. Amy-Louise Markovc 15:37.23 SB 2. Jessica Judd 15:38.39 3. Sarah Inglis 15:39.55

 

Some good times. It's a shame that the Women's 100m was wind-assisted. Would have been a new British record if not

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At US Championships, Sydney McLaughlin  51.41 WR

 

And a few other performances of note today

 

Keni Harrison 12.34 Alaysha Johnson 12.35 in 100H 

Michael Norman 43.56 

Daniel Haugh, Hammer 80.18 

 

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What is going on?

Wilfried Happio has sensationally won the French 400m hurdles championship - despite being assaulted just 20 minutes earlier in shocking scenes. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10954245/Wilfried-Happio-ASSAULTED-20-minutes-race-national-400m-hurdles-champion.html

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Some notable moments from the Lithuanian athletics championships day 2:

 

200m 1. Gediminas Truskauskas 20.62 SB  2. Tomas Keršulis 20.90  - with no wind assistance what so ever. These two guys are probably going to be noticeable in European running.

 

200m 1. Modesta Justė Morauskaitė 23.26 PB  - she decided to skip the 400m since she has qualifying marks for both championships.

 

400m Hurdles 1. Ema Sarafinaitė (2004) 1:00.63 PB  2. Gerda Kirkytė (2005) 1:00.73 PB  - both qualify to the World U20 championships.

 

High Jump 1. Airinė Palšytė 1.89 SB  2. Urtė Baikštytė 1.86  - Urtė Baikštytė already is safely qualified to ECH through the ranking, but this won't be enough for her to qualify to the WCH. Airinė might barely scrape through to qualify to WCH, but she'll definitely need more solid starts to get into ECH later this year.

 

Triple Jump 1. Aina Grikšaitė 13.98/-1.0 PB 2. Dovilė Kilty 13.74/+1.3 SB 3. Diana Zagainova 13.67/+0.7 SB - this is an iconic day when Aina for the first time in her life beat both the European U23 triple jump champions in a very entertaining battle. Four of her jumps were further than Dovilė and Diana and this might actually open doors for her first ever international competitions, whilst Kilty and Zagainova might just remain at home, not having enough points for ranking qualification.

 

European Javelin Throw bronze medalist Liveta Jasiūnaitė won today with a humble throw of 58.43

 

The +28oC sun was killing everyone and definitely interfered with the results of middle/long distance runners that were way off of their best times.

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2 hours ago, Werloc said:

 

High Jump 1. Airinė Palšytė 1.89 SB  2. Urtė Baikštytė 1.86  - Urtė Baikštytė already is safely qualified to ECH through the ranking, but this won't be enough for her to qualify to the WCH. Airinė might barely scrape through to qualify to WCH, but she'll definitely need more solid starts to get into ECH later this year.

 

Made a mistake, Airinė cannot qualify to the WCH, because she doesn't have the 5 starts needed for her to qualify through rating, so her entire focus is on the European Championships, whilst Baikštytė has a decent chance to qualify to both of the championships.

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Final Day of UK Athletics Champs.

Men's Javelin Throw: 1. James Whiteaker 74.06 2. Benjamin East 73.49 PB 3. Daniel Bainbridge 71.35

Heptathlon: 1. Jodie Smith 5929 CR 2. Ella Rush 5469 3. Eloise Hind 5318

Women's Shot Put: 1. Adele Nicoll 17.59 PB 2. Sophie McKinna 17.49 SB 3. Divine Oladipo 17.20

Women's 5000m Walk: 1. Bethan Davies 22:30.59 2. Gracie Griffiths 25:18.40 PB 3. Abigail Jennings 25:26.23

Men's Discus Throw: 1. Nicholas Percy 65.00 PB 2. Zane Duquemin 63.76 PB 3. Greg Thompson 61.23 SB

Men's 5000m Walk: 1. Thomas Bosworth 19:51.21 2. Christopher Snook 21:20.14 3. Luc Legon 22:33.18 SB

Men's Triple Jump: 1. Benjamin Williams 16.76 2. Jude Bright-Davies 16.10 3. Seun Okome 16.09 w

Women's 100m Hurdles: Cindy Sember went fastest in the first round with a 12.64. In the final: 1. Cindy Sember 12.56 2. Jessica Hunter 12.79 3. Alicia Barrett 12.98

Women's 200m: Daryll Neita fastest in the first round with a 22.48. In the final: 1. Daryll Neita 22.34 2. Beth Dobbin 22.49 3. Imani Lansiquot 22.70

Women's High Jump: 1. Morgan Lake 1.85 2. Emily Borthwick 1.85 3. Kate Anson 1.79 SB

Men's 200m: Joe Ferguson fastest in the first round with a 20.18. But in the final: 1. Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 20.05 CR 2. Joe Ferguson 20.23 PB 3. Jeriel Quainoo 20.40 PB

Women's Pole Vault: 1. Holly Bradshaw 4.50 2. Molly Caudery 4.50 3. Jade Ive 4.30

Women's 400m Hurdles: 1. Jessie Knight 55.08 2. Lina Nielsen 55.32 3. Hayley MacLean 56.74

Men's Paralympic 1500m: 1. Steven Bryce 4:11.57 2. Kieran O'Hara 4:12.67 3. Daniel Wolff 4:13.23

Women's 3000m Steeplechase: 1. Elizabeth Bird 9:46.16 2. Aimee Pratt 9:49.32 3. Elise Thorner 9:57.06

Men's Long Jump: 1. Reynold Banigo 8.00 2. Jack Roach 7.88 w 3. Samuel Khogali 7.83 PB

Men's Wheelchair 400m: 1. Nathan Maguire 51.37 2. Moatez Jomni 56.44 3. Isaac Towers 58.47

Women's Wheelchair 400m: 1. Hannah Cockroft 58.79 2. Melanie Woods 1:00.54 3. Eden Rainbow-Cooper 1:05.88

Men's 5000m: 1. Marc Scott 13:42.82 2. James West 13:44.47 PB 3. Jack Rowe 13:45.30

Men's 800m: 1. Max Burgin 1:44.54 SR 2. Daniel Rowden 1:45.58 SB 3. Kyle Langford 1:46.34

Women's 800m: 1. Jemma Reekie 2:06.03 2. Ellie Baker 2:06.26 3. Isabelle Boffey 2:06.59

 

No big surprises, perhaps apart from McKinna being dethroned in the Shot Put