Athletics 2019 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,124]

The second fastest ever 105+ year old sprinter has died due to a cerebral hemorrhage

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20190124/k00/00m/050/206000c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidekichi_Miyazaki

[Xander 53]

 

17 years old Yaroslava Mahuchikh jumped 1.99 in Czech Republic

 

=U20 Indoors World Record. She refused from jumping 2.01.

https://twitter.com/emenews/status/1089246239860969473

 

 

 

Another Ukrainian, Kateryna Tabashnyk won these competitions with 1.99 (PB). Very close attempt at 2.01.

 

Edited January 27, 2019 by Xander

[Monzanator 4,490]

Malaika Mihambo 6,94, 6,97 & 6,99 PB WL in Berlin yesterday

 

Ivana Spanovic 6,65 in her first meeting back from injury at the EC.

 

Ewa Swoboda 7,08 WL in 60m.

 

 

[Jur 683]

https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/race-walking-committee-recommendations

[heywoodu 15,124]

11 minutes ago, Jur said:

https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/race-walking-committee-recommendations

I would like to vomit all over this please, with the use of sensors as exception.

[hckošice 14,807]

Really sad.

 

But at least they´ll keep the 50k for Tokyo, so a chance for Matej Tóth to finish his career with a historical record

 

 

[heywoodu 15,124]

3 minutes ago, hckosice said:

Really sad.

 

But at least they´ll keep the 50k for Tokyo, so a chance for Matej Tóth to finish his career with a historical record

You're not gonna give up on me and the 50k after Toth finishes his career, are you? I want someone to march down to IAAF's office with, torchesandpitchforks.gif 

[hckošice 14,807]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

You're not gonna give up on me and the 50k after Toth finishes his career, are you? I want someone to march down to IAAF's office with, torchesandpitchforks.gif 

 

I am with you mister, no worries

 

Spoiler

 

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

So there will be a 20km and a 30km event at the Oregon 2021 World championships..... that's ludicrous.

[Werloc 3,164]

Are they fucking serious? Turning 20K into a junior race and after adding women's 50K, to which some of the athletes have already started moving over from 20K, they decide to scrap all that work down to 30K.

 

Great.