Athletics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Grassmarket 3,303]

34 minutes ago, vovanA said:

By the way those who make an Olympic Standart at this event will receive 10,000 euros 

Yeah, watching it I did think that a lot of good athletes had just given up. No money in it.  Unlike biathlon & cross country where all the big names are still active.

[Swewi 376]

The most successful male alpine skiier Ingemar Stenmark today finished only 15cm from a medal at the World Masters Championship in pole vault for men 65+ (3.00m)

Edited Monday at 04:49 PM by Swewi

[Grassmarket 3,303]

A  meet tomorrow night with a reasonable international cast. 

 

European Athletics - YouTube

[Grassmarket 3,303]

Keely Hodgkinson announces she's picked up a training injury so is ending her year.    Too bad, she was gearing up for an on Kratochvilova's WR in Zurich which lots of people thought might be within range.  

[Dragon 1,816]

Is Djamel Sedjati injured? He seems to have withdrawn from his next scheduled race.

[vovanA 141]

• Bahrain participation in World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 will be limited to a maximum of 10 athletes.
• Bahrain will not participate in any other World Athletics Series events for 12 months from 1 June 2024.
• Bahrain will not apply for any transfers of allegiance or recruit any foreign athletes until 2027.

 

https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/aiu-board-recommendation-bahrain-athletics-association-roadmap

[TeamGB 145]

33 minutes ago, vovanA said:

• Bahrain participation in World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 will be limited to a maximum of 10 athletes.
• Bahrain will not participate in any other World Athletics Series events for 12 months from 1 June 2024.
• Bahrain will not apply for any transfers of allegiance or recruit any foreign athletes until 2027.

 

https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/aiu-board-recommendation-bahrain-athletics-association-roadmap

“recruit any foreign athletes” . surely they shouldn’t be doing that anyway.

[dodge 1,022]

Really weird that this is announced now when it seems to have been sorted before Paris 

[Dragon 1,816]

27 minutes ago, TeamGB said:

“recruit any foreign athletes” . surely they shouldn’t be doing that anyway.

In the 21st century 47 of 56 Bahraini track and field Olympians were born in Africa. 2 in Jamaica

[heywoodu 14,789]

2 hours ago, vovanA said:

• Bahrain will not participate in any other World Athletics Series events for 12 months from 1 June 2024.

Meaning the following events:

 

World U20 2024

World indoors 2025

World Relays 2025