Athletics 2023 Discussion Thread

[Grassmarket 4,274]

At least one big-name meet this weekend - the Kip Keino Classic from Nairobi.  Here’s the Preview.

 

https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/nairobi-kip-keino-classic-fraser-pryce-moraa-wlodarczyk

 

Also, it is the NCAA Regional Final weekend, so very high standards, likely WLs in lots of events esp relays.  Most prestigious meets spread across various pay services, but some free.

 

 

Edited May 11, 2023 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 4,274]

23 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

At least one big-name meet this weekend - the Kip Keino Classic from Nairobi.  Here’s the Preview.

 

https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/nairobi-kip-keino-classic-fraser-pryce-moraa-wlodarczyk

 

Also, it is the NCAA Regional Final weekend, so very high standards, likely WLs in lots of events esp relays.  Most prestigious meets spread across various pay services, but some free.

 

 

Two of the good NCAA Division 1 meets this weekend are FTA (although the red-hot sprint ones aren’t)

 

Mountain West (Colorado, Nevada, unfashionable bits of California etc) has its own app on Amazon, Roku, Apple etc
 

PAC-12 - ie LA, Bay Area, Oregon, so very good field & distance - has a 12 hour rolling YT stream - just rewind to get to the bit you want.

 

 

[Grassmarket 4,274]

On 4/26/2023 at 6:13 AM, Josh said:

Issam Asinga  9.83 (2.6m/s) 100m at the Pure Athletics Spring Invitational Young rising star to keep an eye out for on the road to Paris 2024.

 

Issam has not yet decided which country he will be competing for internationally, with his options being United States, Suriname and Zambia. His dad, Tommy Asinga, holds the national record for Suriname over 400m, 800m and 1500m. 
 

Here’s a link to the race https://twitter.com/travismillerx13/status/1650295676620750852?s=46&t=Ttq53JR4XTfuqqmYe6kI9w

 

He has opted for……, so that’s potentially going to be many firsts. His mother  Ngozi Mwanamwambwa* was also an Olympian.

 

* OK, I admit it - copy & paste.  

[Makedonas 2,262]

14 yos  Anastasia Bouboulidi and Ariadni Mirtsiou cleared 4.00m in the women's pole vault today!

[thepharoah 2,413]

anyone has link for Kip Keino Classic results in kenya today , because their site is always down , or a live streaming link 

[Grassmarket 4,274]

25 minutes ago, thepharoah said:

anyone has link for Kip Keino Classic results in kenya today , because their site is always down , or a live streaming link 

Will be here.

 

https://worldathletics.org/news/news/2023-how-follow-watch-continental-tour

 

SAFP a withdrawal from the 100m after warmup.

[Grassmarket 4,274]

 Włodarczyk third in her return to the Hammer after her citizen’s policing activities 70.27

[thepharoah 2,413]

52 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Will be here.

 

https://worldathletics.org/news/news/2023-how-follow-watch-continental-tour

 

SAFP a withdrawal from the 100m after warmup.

 

Thanks very much , actually she withdrew yesterday due to injury 

[Grassmarket 4,274]

Reynuld Cheruyiot baffles the world’s press by doing his post-race interview in  Swahili.*

 

*Or possibly an even more obscure language than that.

Edited May 13, 2023 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 4,274]

Sha’Carri Richardson could have had a huge 200m time, but slackened off after 170m.  Still was 22.07m