Athletics 2019 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 16,460]

Nafi Thiam was well on her way to setting the world's best heptathlon result since Jackie Joyner-Kersee's WR in 1988, but apparently sustained a bit of an injury and now is behind schedule  

[hckošice 16,613]

So the National Record in Hammer Throw is 17.44m and womens is 13.10m + the W Discus NR being 12.78 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Afghan_records_in_athletics

[Swewi 506]

Daniel Ståhl threw 71.86, longest discus throw in the world in 13 years!

[Gianlu33 6,008]

Just now, Swewi said:

Daniel Ståhl threw 71.86, longest discus throw in the world in 13 years!

And it's the 4th trow ever! 

[juddy96 171]

Will Claye 18.14m (0.4) for 3rd on the all-time list in Men's Triple Jump

[vinipereira 3,513]

Darlan Romani new South American record in Men's Shot Put.

 

 

[LDOG 2,477]

It's amazing how much this dude has progressed, he wasn't particularly great before Rio, now he's throwing top ten all-time distances.

 

Brazil athletics in general has gotten crazy good these last two years.

[heywoodu 16,460]

Sifan Hassan ran the fastest ever 3000m outside of the 1993 turtle blood Chinese Games

[phelps 8,695]

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Sifan Hassan ran the fastest ever 3000m outside of the 1993 turtle blood Chinese Games

 

yeah, with Klosterhalfen right behind her (and she too, below the old ER by Gabi Szabo)...

 

ah, those Salazar magics!

[heywoodu 16,460]

2 hours ago, phelps said:

 

yeah, with Klosterhalfen right behind her (and she too, below the old ER by Gabi Szabo)...

 

ah, those Salazar magics!

Now it's just waiting for Ayana to once again appear out of nowhere and destroy everything