Athletics IAAF Diamond League 2019

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Here it's called a 'matje', which is the smaller version of 'mat'. Mat is pretty much this, which I think is the same in English but I'm not sure, hence the picture.

 

Yes that is a mat  

[OlympicsFan 860]

The dominance of the 3 guys really was bad for the women's 800 m, before those 3 started to dominate we had girls like Jozwik or Bishop who were much better than everyone we have now except for Wilson (but she was caught before, so everyone should cheer against her). Those girls got really unlucky, if they would have been born a couple years later, then they could have won an olympic gold next year.

[heywoodu 15,253]

Wait what, triple jump is being kicked out of the Diamond League too?  

 

Can someone kick the IAAF in the balls?

[OlympicsFan 860]

Was Lyle the guy who was caught and then was still allowed to compete or was it someone else? Also nice job by USADA once again, 50 % of their athletes in the men's 4 x 100 m relay will be known cheaters, i hope they drop the baton in Doha once again.

[OlympicsFan 860]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Wait what, triple jump is being kicked out of the Diamond League too?  

 

Can someone kick the IAAF in the balls?

Good to hear, hammer throw, triple jump and race walking should be thrown out of the olympics and every other major competition.

[Grassmarket 3,533]

Just now, OlympicsFan said:

Was Lyle the guy who was caught and then was still allowed to compete or was it someone else? Also nice job by USADA once again, 50 % of their athletes in the men's 4 x 100 m relay will be known cheaters, i hope they drop the baton in Doha once again.

 

Christian Coleman missed three random tests, got off on some very complicated technicality, so not as completely clear as Gatlin.

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

When are they introducing the 50km walk to the Diamond League circuit?

[heywoodu 15,253]

Just now, OlympicIRL said:

When are they introducing the 50km walk to the Diamond League circuit?

I heard they're planning to have it as closing event of every Diamond League meet, starting after the last track and field events finished.

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Just now, heywoodu said:

I heard they're planning to have it as closing event of every Diamond League meet, starting after the last track and field events finished.

 

Makes sense. 

[Grassmarket 3,533]

Just now, heywoodu said:

I heard they're planning to have it as closing event of every Diamond League meet, starting after the last track and field events finished.

 

Going from one venue to the next, like the Olympic Torch Relay.  Obviously nobody wants to do the Shanghai-Oslo leg.

Edited September 6, 2019 by Grassmarket