Athletics 2022 Discussion Thread

[Olympian1010 7,990]

Erriyon Knighton  became the fourth fastest person over 200m yesterday. He ran a wind legal (+1.4) 19.49

[Grassmarket 3,449]

Two good televised (or streamed) meets this weekend from Nairobi & Tokyo, but lots of complications about what’s on where.

 

 

https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/how-follow-watch-continental-tour-gold-2022

[phelps 7,706]

15 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Two good televised (or streamed) meets this weekend from Nairobi & Tokyo, but lots of complications about what’s on where.

 

 

https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/how-follow-watch-continental-tour-gold-2022

Nairobi's meet just lost its main event...

 

the 100m Olympic Champion Marcell Jacobs in fact has been recovered to the hospital because of severe gastric problems, with high fever, vomiting and diarrhea...

 

he was set to make his outdoor debut in an intriguing challenge against Fred Kerley and some of the best African specialists...

 

now his whole season is in danger (hope he hasn't got malaria)...

[dullard 703]

8 minutes ago, phelps said:

Nairobi's meet just lost its main event...

 

the 100m Olympic Champion Marcell Jacobs in fact has been recovered to the hospital because of severe gastric problems, with high fever, vomiting and diarrhea...

 

he was set to make his outdoor debut in an intriguing challenge against Fred Kerley and some of the best African specialists...

 

now his whole season is in danger (hope he hasn't got malaria)...

So he's in hospital in Kenya?

[phelps 7,706]

2 minutes ago, dullard said:

So he's in hospital in Kenya?

yes, he's in Nairobi...

 

he started to feel bad already on thursday evening, then yesterday the situation got worse and worse and he had to go to the hospital, where he's still recovered and treated by the doctors...

 

so far, the Italian media only reported the symptoms...malaria has never been named, it's just my fear given the place...

[dullard 703]

So the Kip Keino Classic is turning into a bit of a disappointment but at least there's still the Mboma drama to follow.

[Grassmarket 3,449]

4 hours ago, dullard said:

So the Kip Keino Classic is turning into a bit of a disappointment but at least there's still the Mboma drama to follow.

Injured!  
 

 Celebrating the new spelling of their name by beefing up their middle distance running squad with some  transfers.  Luckily, no name changes.

[Monzanator 4,526]

I see they painted the lines in the field better than last year

 

[Makedonas 2,165]

77.19 and third place for Frantzeskakis in the men's hammer throw. I'm glad he got the chance to go to Nairobi. Greece was one of several countries which boycotted the 2017 World Youth Championships when he was the number one U18 hammer thrower in the world at that time, so it was a missed opportunity for him.

[Grassmarket 3,449]

4 hours ago, dullard said:

So the Kip Keino Classic is turning into a bit of a disappointment but at least there's still the Mboma drama to follow.

Injured!  
 

 Celebrating the new spelling of their name by beefing up their middle distance running squad with some  transfers.  Luckily, no name changes.