Athletics 2024 Discussion Thread

[dullard 744]

 

[justony 475]

Another bullshit from World Athletics, same as combining records from Indoor with Outdoor.

 

No, thanks. 

[Josh 11,790]

Am I the only user on here who actually likes the idea? Diamond League and World Championships meshed into one event sounds pretty sick.

[dodge 1,040]

It’s just unnecessary. They’ve clearly been angling to have some sort of end of season event and the diamond league final wasn’t really grabbing attention

 

Budapest might be fine but in 2028 or 2030, it’ll be in Riyadh or Doha in front of a handful of people and TV viewers won’t care as the Olympics will have already decided who’s best 

 

[Josh 11,790]

Edited June 5, 2024 by Josh

[Biathlonfan 802]

On 6/4/2024 at 9:30 AM, Josh said:

can't even tell that this is warholm  

Edited June 5, 2024 by Biathlonfan

[mpjmcevoy 375]

On 6/4/2024 at 1:24 AM, dodge said:

It’s just unnecessary. They’ve clearly been angling to have some sort of end of season event and the diamond league final wasn’t really grabbing attention

 

Budapest might be fine but in 2028 or 2030, it’ll be in Riyadh or Doha in front of a handful of people and TV viewers won’t care as the Olympics will have already decided who’s best 

 

I don't dismiss the idea of a 'Major' being created for that 'off' year - Quite a lot of continental and community events happen in that year, not to mention world Indoors, and both Gymnastics and Cycling seem to do perfectly well with annual 'finals' - I understand that.

 

But i think the sell is wrong, and I think the Bienneial is probably wrong too.

 

This is not - and should not be suggested as -a championships, least of all the 'Ultimate' championships, a major naming mistake that undermines all their other properties, opens them up to ridicule and sells what is essentially a Diamond League final as something it isn't.

 

If they had called it the World Athletics Grand Prix, the World Athletics Grand finals, something that didn't overshadow the champiomnship properties, the it could have been just a bit of well financed fun, a move to create short sharp 'majors' of a type different to 'major championships'. Raxxamataz it a bit with a Gala dinner/Hall of Fame/Awards ceremony beforehand, so it feels different from the more natural drama of a champs.

 

One of the unappreciated realities of award shows is they rarely exist to actually give awards. They exist to bring the industry together to do business, and also to sell the industry with a facsimile of competition. WA has actual competition to sell. But there's no reason it couldn't add the razzle, make an event of it (think how IOC and EOC do this as second nature)

 

But not like this. It just doesn't work.

Edited June 5, 2024 by mpjmcevoy

[Josh 11,790]

 Neugebauer 

[dullard 744]

Any other non-Americans watching NCAAs? If so how? I'm currently watching an Ace Stream but it's not great.

[Josh 11,790]

Through 7 events,  Neugebauer is currently on pace for 8,953 points in the decathlon 

 

Absolutely demolished Bob Clay’s decathlon discus throw WR by over 2m, with a best mark of 57.70m. 

Edited June 6, 2024 by Josh