Athletics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Josh 10,830]

4.84m WL for  Eliza McCartney in women’s pole vault!
 

What a meet this has been. 

Edited February 10, 2024 by Josh

[Biathlonfan 631]

Also a comp happened today and the only relevant results are Steven judge[I assume this is formerly Steven Richter]Throwing 60.72 which moves him up to 7 on the world list.And from the women Snanice craft who improves from a high 57 opener from her first comp to 61.36 today to move into the second position on the world list.Antonia Kinzel who was in the field finished in second with 60.08.  

Edited February 10, 2024 by Biathlonfan

[hckošice 15,027]

31 minutes ago, Dragon said:

This is probably not the place to post this but I've just been told this story and I can't help myself.

 

Question - Why was there no marathon at the 1974 Asian Games despite there being one in 1970 and 1978?

Now, I am curious. Why ?

[Dragon 1,887]

10 minutes ago, hckošice said:

Now, I am curious. Why ?

The Games were held in Teheran, Iran.

The leader of the country at the time, the Shah of Iran, objected to holding the marathon because the legend of the messenger running to Athens from the Battle of Marathon celebrated a Persian/Iranian military defeat.

[Dragon 1,887]

 

Zhango No Go

 

[Josh 10,830]

Probably a mediocre mark by his standards, but  Hugues Fabrice Zango 17.21m for the win in the men’s triple jump  

[Josh 10,830]

Two more notable results to close out the meet.

 

Grant Holloway with a new WL of 7.32* in the men’s 60m hurdles, and  Lamecha Girma with a new WL of 4:51.23 in the men’s 2000m!

Edited February 11, 2024 by Josh

[bestmen 2,829]

11 hours ago, Josh said:

Probably a mediocre mark by his standards, but  Hugues Fabrice Zango 17.21m for the win in the men’s triple jump  

The 2nd position is more important than first 

[bestmen 2,829]

They had no chance 

+ national record 

 

Edited February 11, 2024 by bestmen

[Biathlonfan 631]

More discus updates,this time from .Fedrick Dacres And Chad Wright open the season with 64.49 and 64.25.But the biggest stunner is teammate Travis Smikle taking over the world lead with 67.57 and going past the qualfying mark for the olympics[his equal 3 best result ever].However he had an even greater start last year[A Pb]and it didn't amount to anything when it mattered,we'll see how it turns out for him in the olympic year.

Edited February 11, 2024 by Biathlonfan