Athletics WA World Championships 2023

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Konstanze Klosterhalfen officially out due to injury. 

 

 

On a more cheerful note, Heroes Square is getting ready for the marathon and race walking events.

 

 

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 Jacob Kiplimo also out (harmstring injury)  

 

https://www.the-sportsnation.com/2023/08/11/jacob-kiplimo-out-of-world-athletics-championship/

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Apparently 300 thousand tickets have been sold so far. 52.3% of ticket holders are Hungarian, the rest are foreigners. Tickets have been bought in 103 countries.

 

That seems like a lot of foreign spectators. Probably the most for a sport event in Hungary, only the EURO2020 matches can rival with that. 

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You can get to the stadium by boat. Nice.

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team for the world champs have its training camp in Slovakia since 2nd August

 

World Athletics’ Ukraine Fund and the International Olympic Committee’s Solidarity Fund have combined to provide training camp accommodation for 40 athletes and officials in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, which will allow Ukraine’s top athletes to complete their final preparations for their most important competition of the year.

World Athletics has provided additional accommodation for three athletes and their families for an extended period in Bankska Bystrica, from 1 June to 30 September.

 

https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/news/press-releases/ukrainian-team-prepares-world-athletics-championships-budapest

 

 

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Norman  out

 

https://x.com/citiusmag/status/1691532736106766336?s=46&t=eeNhSzi4Rylqjvpt-IBinQ

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a few more people pulling out and WA will start calling some Totallympians to fill the entry lists  

 

p.s. no way I'm going...it's too hot and I'm too lazy...better stay home with air conditioning working hard 

Edited August 15, 2023 by phelps

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1 hour ago, phelps said:

a few more people pulling out and WA will start calling some Totallympians to fill the entry lists  

 

p.s. no way I'm going...it's too hot and I'm too lazy...better stay home with air conditioning working hard 

Can't do any worse than the Somali at the FISU Games.  

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For the people who can't wait for the start of the 2023 world championships ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2023 by OlympicsFan