Athletics 2022 Discussion Thread

[rybak 3,432]

21 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

The entry standards are absurd especially in the sprint races. What is WA thinking? They want to get rid of all the minnows from World Championships? Only the rich & famous can compete?

 

By this hilarious standards I believe that 60% of athletes will qualify by ranking rather than by standard.

[Dennis 849]

What are those standards 

 

Karstoft, the women's bronze medal winner on the 200m at the European Championships won her medal in a time above that qualifying standard. Same with the men's 100m bronze medal winner Azu.

[hckošice 16,641]

I wonder how many countries have "active" NR in 100m under 10.00, surely there will be one or two qualified via ranking I will bet

[Vektor 3,326]

2023 World Champs timetable: https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/63087dd9c5235363651fbbe3.pdf

 

100 final on our national holiday (Aug 20). That evening session will also have the men's hammer throw final with a Hungarian medal chance, so the stadium will certainly be full. 

[Jinzha 703]

A Dutch running talent Niels Laros has just taken Jakob Ingebritsen's U18 European Record on the 1500m with a 3.39:46 in Luzern!

[intoronto 6,944]

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1127660/nzubechi-grace-nwokocha

 

Another Nigerian doping fail

 

[Dragon 2,083]

58 minutes ago, intoronto said:

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1127660/nzubechi-grace-nwokocha

 

Another Nigerian doping fail

 

Or you could call it another North Carolina A & T University doping fail....

 

[dullard 744]

22 hours ago, Dragon said:

Or you could call it another North Carolina A & T University doping fail....

 

This is the more accurate assessment.

[Grassmarket 4,314]

Last globally broadcast big meet of the season is the Boris Hanžeković Memorial from Zagreb on Sunday.  Then after that we are into road racing, marathons & cross-country until late January.

 

https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldAthletics/videos

[heywoodu 16,468]

Insane ending at the Talence Decastar heptathlon  

 

Dutch Emma Oosterwegel has 9 points to defend on Austrian Ivona Dadic in the 800m. Dadic attacks in the last lap and gets a gap of 1-2 seconds, which is enough. Oosterwegel pulls absolutely everything out of it though, and closes the gap back to a little under 0,7 seconds.....the result?

 

Spoiler

 

I do not think I have seen that in the recent past  

Edited September 18, 2022 by heywoodu