Athletics 2023 Discussion Thread

[Monzanator 5,136]

It turns out Pia Skrzyszowska has pulled a thigh muscle and her indoor season is over

[Belle 1,047]

8 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

It turns out Pia Skrzyszowska has pulled a thigh muscle and her indoor season is over

Wow that’s terrible. Feel so bad for her 

[Grassmarket 4,314]

9 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

It turns out Pia Skrzyszowska has pulled a thigh muscle and her indoor season is over

Yeah, she seemed not happy the other day. 

 

Coming up next - the Millrose Games from New York.

 

Giants of track and field prepare for battle at Millrose Games | PREVIEWS | World Athletics

 

And next weekend, the World Cross Country (earlier than usual, from Bathurst, Australia.

 

0_E Event (worldathletics.org)

[Monzanator 5,136]

IOC proposed a 2x 35 km mixed race walk relay. So they got rid of 50km and now want a 70km relay instead? Or a marathon distance race-walking

 

I'm not even going to say anything about the reasoning crap and the usual politically correct excuses

 

Looks like another pitch for the mythical new fans that will never come anyway

 

 

[owenp_23 564]

Asian Indoor Athletics Championships (Astana ) - Day 1 Results

 

Women's 60m

Gold:  Fasihi Farzaneh 7.28 Silver:  Olga Safronova 7.32 Bronze:  Valentine Vanessa Lonteng 7.37

 

 

Women's 3000m

Gold:  Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui 9:01.98 Silver:  He Wuga 9:03.43 Bronze:  Yuma Yamamoto 9:09.29

 

Men's Triple Jump

Gold:  Fang Yaoqing 17.20 Silver:  Praveen Chithravel 16.98 Bronze:  Yu Kyu-min 16.73

 

Men's Shot Put

Gold:  Tajinderpal Singh Toor 19.49 Silver:  Karanveer Singh 19.37 Bronze:  Chen Xiaodong 18.85

 

 

Women's Pentathlon

Gold:  Ekaterina Voronina 4386 pts Silver:  Swapna Barman 4119 pts Bronze:  Yuki Yamasaki 4078 pts

[Biathlonfan 842]

World junior discus record holder Mika sosna fails to record a mark at the meeting in Berlin

[Biathlonfan 842]

Rio discus bronze medalist Daniel Jasinski returns to competition after a year off with 62.81,which currently is the second result in the world this year.

[Biathlonfan 842]

Kristin Pudenz starts her season off with 63.24,while Shanice Craft wins the meet with 65.23 and takes the world lead.

[Monzanator 5,136]

Femke Bol 49.96 in Metz.

 

Only the 4th woman in history to run under 50 secs indoors (after Kratochvilova in 1982, Kocembova in 1984 and Nazarova in 2004).

 

 

 

[Jinzha 703]

Poor Lieke Klaver running a NR indoor 200m only to see Femke Bol running in the next heat...