Athletics 2020 Discussion Thread

[Dragon 2,034]

13 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Yeah, that is right.  It’s kind of forgotten, but when an international athlete changes country then the birth country has the right to insist on a four-year embargo from World & Olympic Championships*.  Nobody ever bothers with it anymore - except .
 

*But not DL etc.  Possibly Europeans, I don’t know.

These are the latest rules from World Athletics (updated in 2019)

 

Alternatively, an athlete may represent another Member with the approval
of World Athletics, which approval shall be conditional upon:

a. the athlete observing a waiting period of three years from the date
that the application for approval is made to World Athletics (during
which period the athlete must not represent any other Member in
National Representative Competition or compete in any Other
Relevant Competition);

 

and

b. the athlete demonstrating that as at the end of the waiting period:

i they are or will be aged twenty or over; and
ii they are or will be a Citizen of the Country or of the parent
Country of the Territory which the Member represents; and

iii they are or will have a genuine, close, credible and
established link to that Country or Territory (e.g., through
Residence there).

[Grassmarket 4,082]

1 hour ago, Dragon said:

These are the latest rules from World Athletics (updated in 2019)

 

Alternatively, an athlete may represent another Member with the approval
of World Athletics, which approval shall be conditional upon:

a. the athlete observing a waiting period of three years from the date
that the application for approval is made to World Athletics (during
which period the athlete must not represent any other Member in
National Representative Competition or compete in any Other
Relevant Competition);

 

OK, I knew they had changed the rule to prevent Turkey, Bahrein etc signing up a whole teams of promising young Ethiopians & Kenyans.  
 

Did not realise they had also abolished the birth nation rule though - as I say Cuba were the only Federation that had used it in about the last 15 years.  

[Grassmarket 4,082]

Paris Marathon, rescheduled for 15 November, is off.

[Grassmarket 4,082]

The BBC confirm they’ve got live streaming of the Monaco DL tomorrow night....

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/53745076

 

....which probably means that it’s on YouTube in some other territories.

[Werloc 3,191]

Hey, if anybody missed some Baltic athletics, today it's the grown ups turn to duke it out between each other. 

 

The livestream is in less than 6 hours and tomorrow Day 2 of the competition will follow as well:

 

 

Some notable athletes starting today:

 

Discus Throw: Ieva Zarankaitė, Zinaida Sendriūtė, Sindija Bukša running 100m, Hans-Christian Hausenberg starting in pole vault as well as men's long jump, Liveta Jasiūnaitė, Lina Mūze and Madara Palameika in the Javelin Throw, Simas Bertašius in 1500m, Edis Matusevičius in Javelin Throw and Modesta Morauskaitė in 400m.

 

Tomorrow you'll be able to watch: Andrius Gudžius and Martin Kupper in the Discus Throw, Modesta Morauskaitė in 400m Hurdles, Adrijus Glebauskas in High Jump, Sindija Bukša in 200m.

 

A few notable names from all three countries are skipping this event due to starting in competitions abroad, some just chose to not participate on their own accord, still, this competition is always interesting even when I don't understand what the commentators are saying 

[Grassmarket 4,082]

Complete Guide as to where to watch tonight’s DL.

 

https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/how-to-follow-2020-diamond-league-online-cove

 

If you’re in , it’s YouTube.

[Werloc 3,191]

Top 10 Performances on the first day of the Baltic Team Championships based on IAAF points:

 

#	Sportists	Disciplīna	Rezultāts	IAAF
1	Gatis Čakšs	Šķēpa mešana	84.56	1166
2	Jānis Svens Grīva	Šķēpa mešana	81.85	1128
3	Līga Velvere	800m	2:02.69	1115
4	Rūta Kate Lasmane	Trīssoļlēkšana	13.75	1092
5	Simas Bertašius	1500m	3:41.21	1090
6	Līna Mūze	Šķēpa mešana	60.33	1084
7	Modesta Justė Morauskaitė	400m	53.22	1080
8	Ieva Zarankaitė	Diska mešana	59.51	1062
9	Mareks Ārents	Kārtslēkšana	5.25	1061
10	Eerik Haamer	Kārtslēkšana	5.25	1061

 

3 Javelin Throwers, 2 Pole Vaulters and 1 from 800m, Triple Jump, 1500m, 400m and Discus Throw.

[OlympicsFan 860]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Complete Guide as to where to watch tonight’s DL.

 

https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/how-to-follow-2020-diamond-league-online-cove

 

If you’re in , it’s YouTube.

I think people from most countries can watch on YouTube. I definitely can ... (in Germany)

[Swewi 460]

Low Level on the competitors perhaps But still, Melwin Lycke Holm, son of the 2004 olympic high Jump champion Stefan Holm won the Swedish nationals today in the same discipline at the age of 15.

[hckošice 15,599]

Stanislava Škvarková (known by her maiden name Lajčáková) run today 12.90 in 100m H. establishing new NR and became the first slovak female to run the 100m Hurdles under 13 seconds ever now she is 0.06 away from the Tokyo standard, who knows maybe there some chances to have another slovak athlete in the Olympics Track&field events next year ...we still have yet to qualify in this sport (SVK - 0  qualified in athletics so far)