Athletics 2024 Discussion Thread

[dullard 504]

Nice to see Maloney doing so well at Götzis after such a terrible injury affected couple of years,

[Josh 6,968]

WL of 9.90 for  Akane Simbine in the men’s 100m at the Atlantic City Games! 

[Josh 6,968]

And a 13.07 WL for  Grant Holloway in the 110m hurdles at the Atlantic City Games as well!

Edited May 19 by Josh

[Josh 6,968]

 Tara Davis-Woodhall with a HUGE WL of 7.17m in women’s long jump at the Atlanta Track Classic! 
 

Assuming she can stay healthy, she’s winning Olympic gold this year. 

 

 

[Monzanator 3,636]

4 hours ago, Josh said:

22.07 PB in the women’s 200m for  Sydney McLaughlin 

 

It's almost a shame the US media focus on Richardson instead of McLaughlin who is much more likeable and could actually be the doing things Marion Jones was supposed to do 25 years ago. I do realize SML's somewhat indifferent persona is a nightmare for story-telling TV ratings.

[dullard 504]

2 hours ago, Monzanator said:

 

It's almost a shame the US media focus on Richardson instead of McLaughlin who is much more likeable and could actually be the doing things Marion Jones was supposed to do 25 years ago. I do realize SML's somewhat indifferent persona is a nightmare for story-telling TV ratings.

For some reason the younger generation loves obnoxious attention seekers like SCR and SML is the opposite of that.

[Olympian1010 7,574]

5 hours ago, Monzanator said:

 

It's almost a shame the US media focus on Richardson instead of McLaughlin who is much more likeable and could actually be the doing things Marion Jones was supposed to do 25 years ago. I do realize SML's somewhat indifferent persona is a nightmare for story-telling TV ratings.

Sydney gets a lot of media attention as well. She just wasn’t very active for a while due to her injury and her coaching camp likes to keep things on the down low.

Edited May 19 by Olympian1010

[Jinzha 559]

4 hours ago, Monzanator said:

 

It's almost a shame the US media focus on Richardson instead of McLaughlin who is much more likeable and could actually be the doing things Marion Jones was supposed to do 25 years ago. I do realize SML's somewhat indifferent persona is a nightmare for story-telling TV ratings.

There is not much to focus on when McLaughlin only races about 2-3 times a year. Unless she suddenly turns up to Diamond Leagues and other competitions this season, it's going to feel really unsatisfying as a fan when she wins gold in Paris to be honest.

[Jinzha 559]

Götzis Decathlon Results

 

1.  Damian Warner 8678 pts

2.  Sven Roosen 8517 pts PB OQT

3.  Johannes Erm 8462 pts

4.  Ashley Moloney 8367 pts

5.  Lindon Victor 8366 pts

6.  Tim Nowak 8282 pts PB

7.  Felix Wolter 8190 pts

8.  Ken Mullings 8176 pts PB

9.  Nils Laserich 8146 pts PB

10.  Edgaras Bunkunskas 8098 pts PB

 

Sven Roosen finished right behind  Markus Rooth and Sander Skotheim in the U23 Euros last year, when Rooth and Skotheim had their breakthrough years with 8600+ pts results. Glad Roosen is catching up to his age group again with 6 PB's today!

 

Götzis Heptathlon Results

1.  Anouk Vetter 6642 pts WL

2.  Annik Kälin 6506 pts

3.  Michelle Atherley 6465 PB

4.  Emma Oosterwegel 6337 pts

5.  Vanessa Grimm 6307 pts

6.  Tori West 6245 pts PB

7.  Annie Kuns 6209 pts

8.  Verena Mayr 6196 pts

9.  Allie Jones 6185 pts

10.  Ivona Dadic 6115 pts

 

Vetter

 

 

Not the best fields for Götzis, but still a great athmosphere and competition and a whole bunch of PBs across the board.

[intoronto 4,504]

17 year old Julia Tunks with a 62.07 m throw in the discus today. Hoping she qualifies for Paris!