Athletics 2020 Discussion Thread

[Olympian1010 8,229]

54 minutes ago, Wumo said:

Thanks  I follow the event over the livestream. High jump is after all one of my favourite disciplines in athletics. (Mostly due to being a former high jumper myself in my youth.)

It was my worst jump. I do all three, but man I hated high. Triple was my beautiful baby though.

[Blue Swede 8]

Sweden has hope regarding the son of the Olympic gold medalist from Athens 2004 Stefan Holm.

 

Melwin Holm is 15 years old and last week cleared a new PB of 2,13 meters.

 

He is ahead of his dad thus far.

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Non-geoblocked Berlin meet on now.

 

https://www.rbb-online.de/rbbsport/themen/livestream-leichtathletik-istaf-indoor-2020.html

 

Berlino  is there!  All field events & 60m runs - no 200m track!

 

Also Glasgow tomorrow afternoon, live on the BBC if you can get it.

 

https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/indoor-tour-2020-glasgow-duplantis-fraser-pry

 

 

 

 

 

 

[phelps 8,278]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Non-geoblocked Berlin meet on now.

 

https://www.rbb-online.de/rbbsport/themen/livestream-leichtathletik-istaf-indoor-2020.html

 

Berlino  is there!  All field events & 60m runs - no 200m track!

 

aaaarrrggghhhh!!!! the mixed indoor discus throw!

 

hope nobody among the IOC members are watching this!

[Olympian1010 8,229]

36 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

aaaarrrggghhhh!!!! the mixed indoor discus throw!

 

hope nobody among the IOC members are watching this!

I heard they’re going to add Mixed Team Javelin to the next Olympics. Teams of 4, two pairs, one throws, one catches.

[LowerSaxony 205]

21 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I heard they’re going to add Mixed Team Javelin to the next Olympics. Teams of 4, two pairs, one throws, one catches.

Your suggestion would be more fun if it wasn't so realistic

[phelps 8,278]

3 minutes ago, LowerSaxony said:

Your suggestion would be more fun if it wasn't so realistic

 

realistic? with someone trying to catch the javelin? are you a fan of splatter/snuff movies? or just an extreme sadist?

[LowerSaxony 205]

10 hours ago, phelps said:

 

realistic? with someone trying to catch the javelin? are you a fan of splatter/snuff movies? or just an extreme sadist?

 

I was referring to the "Mixed Team" part of his comment 8 teams,2 throwers per team in knock out system, Quarterfinals to Final will take about 30 minutes, easy to follow - come on, IOC is keen on having such events in the Olympic program!

[phelps 8,278]

1 hour ago, LowerSaxony said:

 

I was referring to the "Mixed Team" part of his comment 8 teams,2 throwers per team in knock out system, Quarterfinals to Final will take about 30 minutes, easy to follow - come on, IOC is keen on having such events in the Olympic program!

 

OK...instead I mainly focused on the "one throws, one catches" the Javelin part...

 

yeah...better not to give IOC weird ideas, as it looks like they love to make them come true...

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Duplantis about to go for 6.18 in Glasgow.....

 

OVER!!!

 

And easily at that.  A lot more there.  
 

Very wisely saves it for another day.

Edited February 15, 2020 by Grassmarket