Athletics 2024 Discussion Thread

[FireRun 197]

  On 6/24/2024 at 7:49 AM, Faramir said:

Lyles is so unbearable with his pre and post race antics...trying to constantly remind you he's the "cool guy" and coming off as an arrogant and let's say not-so-smart weirdo.

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A lot of sprinters run on confidence. Might be his way of "staying in the zone". Or he just wants to be the next face of athletics. Who knows.  

[Grassmarket 3,625]

  On 6/24/2024 at 2:56 AM, Josh said:

 Provisional Olympic team after Day 3 (23 athletes)

 

On Tuesday, when the US Olympic Trials are taking a break (not sure why), I’ll do a rundown of the events where the US hasn’t qualified a full Olympic team 
 

 

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They always run it over two weekends.   Maybe goes back to the day where athletes regularly doubled up at Olympic events. 

Edited June 24, 2024 by Grassmarket

[wamel042 18]

  On 6/22/2024 at 8:59 AM, thepharoah said:

https://www.athletics.africa/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Day-1-Results-African-Senior-Championships-Douala-24.pdf

 

Day 1 results of African athletics Championships in Douala ,Cameroon 

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No results of the following days?

[dodge 1,028]

  On 6/23/2024 at 6:37 PM, dodge said:

One way to solve the v  debate…

 

 

 

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FWIW this time hasn't been ratified by World Athletics yet (ie it isn't list on the Road to Paris section or any toplists). There's been some question marks about timing at the African championships

[rybak 3,239]

  On 6/24/2024 at 2:04 AM, Josh said:

49.46 for  Kendall Ellis in the women’s 400m 

 

Aaliyah Butler 2nd in 49.71, and Alexis Holmes 3rd in 49.78 grab the other two individual quotas. 

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How chances for Natalia's medal looks now after that?

[Monzanator 4,611]

  On 6/24/2024 at 12:10 PM, rybak said:

How chances for Natalia's medal looks now after that?

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It's difficult to say. A lot of these US runners peak at the Trials especially if they don't have international experience like let's say Felix.

Edited June 24, 2024 by Monzanator

[dodge 1,028]

Natalia's time is significantly below theirs too. 

 

All medalists will run under 49s to win a medal in Paris and I don't think any of the American women can (at the moment)

 

Medals should go to 3 of (barring injury)  

 

I'm also starting to worry about the cheat representing  coming back into "form"

[Grassmarket 3,625]

  On 6/24/2024 at 10:48 AM, dodge said:

FWIW this time hasn't been ratified by World Athletics yet (ie it isn't list on the Road to Paris section or any toplists). There's been some question marks about timing at the African championships

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Aha, possibly.  World Athletics were, for the first time, pretty sceptical about last minute miracles in the weeks pre-Tokyo.

[thepharoah 2,405]

  On 6/24/2024 at 9:15 AM, wamel042 said:

No results of the following days?

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https://www.facebook.com/AthleticsAfrica

 

here u can find all results 

[bestmen 2,831]

All results 

 

https://sportronics.co.zm/Results/DOUALA2024/schedule.html#Day4