Athletics 2023 Discussion Thread

[Grassmarket 2,971]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

Noah Lyles ends his season, according to Twitter which I’m not in so can’t link to.

Confirmation of the story.

 

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/09/noah-lyles-just-announced-hes-skipping-the-first-diamond-league-final-ever-held-in-the-us/

[Belle 779]

 20 years old Maja Åskag. 

 

New PR 14.27 in Triple Jump only two cm from Carolina Klüft’s Swedish National Record. 

[Swewi 316]

In the oldest annual team event in athletics between Sweden and Finland , Sweden won 228.5-225.5 on womens side and 227-227 on mens side (more event wins)

[phelps 7,420]

earlier Today,  Zane Weir won the men's Shot Put in Padua with 22m44cm (he also had 22m22cm and 22m05cm throws)

 Joe Kovacs was second with 22m40cm (he also had a 22m39cm throw)

World Silver medallst  Leonardo Fabbri was 3rd with 21m49cm

 

women's 100m World Champion  Sha'Carri Richardson was also announced at the start of this meet, but finally she didn't show up

 

 

Tomorrow night a really nice meet in  Bellinzona will be on stage with a few interesting competitions

star of the night is men's High Jump champion of everything  Gianmarco Tamberi

[Makedonas 1,907]

On 7/19/2023 at 11:09 PM, Makedonas said:

Due to the heat wave, our National U20 Championships which were supposed to take place this week will be now held in September. Also, the Balkan U20 Championships were already cancelled.

 

So our U20 athletes now will not have many opportunities to achieve standards for the upcoming European U20 Championships...

And now it looks like they won't be held in September, as they are supposed to be next weekend but there is severe flooding in the city where they are supposed to take place...

[Makedonas 1,907]

They will go ahead but in a different city on the other side of the country. A lot of people are complaining but it was either this or nothing.

[Grassmarket 2,971]

Seb Coe’s favourite toy gets an outing this weekend - DNA Clash of the Clubs from Rome on YT.  Not quite sure who is involved, but professional Club athletics is of course a fruitful medallist recruiting ground for   

 

 

[Olympian1010 7,652]

AIU is the appealing the decision in the Tobi Amusan case.

 

 

[Grassmarket 2,971]

Berlin Marathon tomorrow!  Sadly coverage outside  is varied - some get it for free on the Olympics Channel, others on an expensive PPV streaming service.

 

https://olympics.com/en/news/berlin-marathon-2023-preview-schedule-how-to-watch-live

 

 

[dullard 572]

FloTrack  Maybe a VPN will work for Olympic Channel.