Athletics 2023 Discussion Thread

[phelps 7,675]

8 hours ago, FireRun said:

Has Kerley decided on doing both 100m and 200m at the worlds? 

no idea

 

but tbh, I don't think he will actually go for the double at the world champs, even if he qualifies through the US trials (the Olympics would be another story, of course, but the risk of injury 1 year before the Games is too high for an athlete like Kerley).

[Makedonas 2,155]

Overall a good first day at our National Championships, which are being held in Volos for the first time.

 

The two big stars who competed today were Tzengko and Karalis. Tzengko won the women's javelin with 58.50, which was her only valid throw. She fouled her second and didn't throw again. Karalis won the men's pole vault with 5.50, and had three failed attempts at 5.72.

 

The women's 100m was a great race, even without Emmanouilidou who has 11.21 this year (she's resting to focus on the European U23s). Anastasiou won with a new PB of 11.41 (she previously had 11.52), and Tsoukala was second with a new PB of 11.44 (she previously had 11.48). Spanoudaki, who is coming back from injury, had a respectable third place finish with 11.49. With these three girls and Emmanouilidou (plus Pesiridou who only competed in 100H here), we can have a real shot at qualifying a relay for Paris 

 

The men's 100 had a wind of +4.2 so unfortunately those marks won't count (though I guess they do for rankings), as the medalists were Nyfantopoulos (10.15w), Trivyzas (10.31w), and an unknown young athlete named Volikas (10.32w).

 

We also saw big things in the men's triple jump. Pantazis won gold with 17.19w (he also had 16.91 today which was with +1.4 so that is his new PB, after he had 16.86 from 2021). 41 yo Tsiamis got silver with 16.82w (his best legal jump today was 16.39), and European indoor silver medalist Andrikopoulos got bronze with 16.18, which was his only valid jump today as he also had 5 (!!!) fouls.

 

The men's hammer was underwhelming, with the medals going to Anastasakis (74.21), Frantzeskakis (72.72), and Zaltos (72.26). All three will be going to Budapest anyways so I guess it doesn't matter too much that they were so far from their PBs today.

 

Douvalidis won the men's 110 hurdles for the 28423686754th time, with a SB of 13.61, and Pesiridou won the women's 100 hurdles for the 284387428th time, with a SB of 13.05. We had a lot of PBs and SBs in that race.

 

Mouzenidis won the men's shot put with a new PB of 19.98. After his U23, U20 and U18 success, I definitely expected more from him, but maybe now he is finally moving in the right direction again. He only turned 24 yo last week, so he still has time on his side.

 

The level in the women's high jump was embarrassingly low, but Dosi won gold with a new PB of 1.88. She had our national U20 and U18 records and then stopped improving since the pandemic began, but now this year she got two new PBs so hopefully she's on the right path again. She's only 22 yo so she also has time.

 

Koreneva won the women's triple jump with 13.92w, and also a new PB of 13.87(+1.3). Karydi finally jumped over 13m for the first time this year in qualifying (13.11), but in the final all three of her valid jumps had too much wind assistance to be a new SB. She won silver with 13.55w.

 

Lastly, we saw a new U20NR from Kallimogianni in the women's 3000 steeplechase, who improved her own NR from 10:26.11 to 10:21.51 to win bronze. Even more impressive was 20 yo Rafailaki who won silver, improving her PB from 10:41.70 to 10:20.79 

Edited July 8, 2023 by Makedonas

[Olympian1010 7,976]

13 minutes ago, phelps said:

no idea

 

but tbh, I don't think he will actually go for the double at the world champs, even if he qualifies through the US trials (the Olympics would be another story, of course, but the risk of injury 1 year before the Games is too high for an athlete like Kerley).

*U.S. National Championships. The trials only take place during the Olympic season 

[Cinnamon Bun 896]

7 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

British National Championships referees shown they are not going to be messed about - two guys simultaneously DQed  in a single 400m heat!  

They were ruthless today. Unfairly disqualified 2 from the last heat of the Men's 100m.  

[phelps 7,675]

12 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

*U.S. National Championships. The trials only take place during the Olympic season 

semantics...

[Swewi 382]

Wow so Sad both Lightfoot and Kendricks misses the world champs 

[Josh 10,512]

23 hours ago, Werloc said:

It's weird how much the high jump scene declined in both the men's and the women's field. 

 

Most of the athletes are now struggling at 1.90 and 2.25 lately. 

Well to be fair, in Vashti's case, she has actually been jumping really well this year. Not sure I can say the same about other HJ athletes. (Woo, Olyslagers, and Mahuchikh are the only exceptions)

[dullard 699]

Patterson will be making her return after having surgery to mend a fracture in her foot at the Silesia Diamond League. Not much time for her to get back in form to defend her world title.

[Grassmarket 3,408]

Zharnel Hughes just ran a 19.77 200m in the  Nationals - sadly, wind assisted.  But he’s the form guy at the moment.

[EselTheDonkey 824]

Long Jump World and Olympic Champion Malaika Mihambo injured herself on the fermur during her fourth attempt at the National Championships in Kassel.