Athletics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Totallympics 55]

[dullard 437]

I'll just leave this here

 

 

[Bearas 365]

Ohh, a Kenyan runner breaking a record... let's wait for doping test first

[Makedonas 1,584]

 triple jumper Maria Purtsa will now represent 

 

She is 36th in the current World Rankings, so a decent pickup for us 

 

It was announced on our athletics federation website and also on Instagram and she reposted it.

 

She was born and raised in Germany to a Greek father and a Bulgarian mother. Her father is from Pella, Greece and she visits frequently.

[Grassmarket 2,757]

We got our first Indoor meets of 2024!  
 

(OK, I am excluding the Siberian Regionals from last weekend)
 

Dortmund on Saturday afternoon.

 

 

Edited January 16 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 2,757]

And Luxembourg on Sunday afternoon.

 

 

 

[Makedonas 1,584]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

We got our first Indoor meets of 2024!  
 

(OK, I am excluding the Siberian Regionals from last weekend)
 

Dortmund on Saturday afternoon.

 

 

Glad I can rely on you to let me know when this is, because one of the biggest Greek sport sites published an article today saying that we will have three athletes competing in Dortmund, but nowhere in the article did they state when the meet would take place 

[Grassmarket 2,757]

And just a reminder - here's the schedule for the World Athletics Gold Level Indoor Tour

 

27 Jan – Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes, Astana, Kazakhstan
30 Jan – Czech Indoor Gala, Ostrava, Czech Republic
4 Feb – New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Boston, USA
6 Feb – ORLEN Copernicus Cup, Torun, Poland
10 Feb – Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais ‘Trophée EDF’, Lievin, France
11 Feb – Millrose Games, New York, USA
23 Feb – World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2024, Madrid, Spain

 

https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/world-indoor-tour-expands-2024

[Biathlonfan 377]

I'm coming back with my discus updates.One solid result on the men's side,Connor Bell opened his season with 65.39,his fourth best ever result.

[FireRun 179]

2 hours ago, Biathlonfan said:

I'm coming back with my discus updates.One solid result on the men's side, Connor Bell opened his season with 65.39,his fourth best ever result.

I'll be shocked if anyone breaks the Čeh-Stahl-Alekna trio this season.