Athletics

[Josh 5,717]

12 minutes ago, Surlympics said:

Alysha Newman breaks the Canadian record with a 4.83m!!

SO SO happy for her. She was one of the favourites for a medal at Tokyo 2020, but when the Olympics got delayed another year due to the pandemic it impacted her a lot. 

Here’s a video of the clearance for anyone that missed it:

 

 

[Josh 5,717]

Tokyo Marathon in about a week and a half. Andrea Seccafien will attempt to breach the OQS of 2:26.50. 

[intoronto 4,244]

Christopher Morales Williams just broke the WORLD RECORD in the 400m indoor event

 

 

[Josh 5,717]

9 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Christopher Morales Williams just broke the WORLD RECORD in the 400m indoor event

Also breaches the 45.00 OQT for Paris!

[intoronto 4,244]

17 minutes ago, Josh said:

Also breaches the 45.00 OQT for Paris!

Does it count? I am not sure it does...

[Josh 5,717]

59 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Does it count? I am not sure it does...

Indoor races 200m and above* count towards the OQS, and it’s on the World Athletics calendar, so I would assume so. 
 

@intoronto Meant above, not below. 

Edited February 25 by Josh

[Surlympics 194]

This is crazy news 

[intoronto 4,244]

[Topicmaster1010 2,378]

20 hours ago, intoronto said:

Does it count? I am not sure it does...

His time is now officially on the "Road to Paris" rankings.

 

Being 12th in the rankings with an indoor time is wild!

[intoronto 4,244]

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