Athletics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Josh 10,886]

More information has been released on the first edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in 2026, including the events. Mixed 4x100m relay will make its global debut. 

 

https://x.com/worldathletics/status/1859915183071662442?s=46&t=_XjleMNZelg_AVmJy7FfWA

[Grassmarket 3,574]

The European Cross Country meet from Anatolia, Turkey Anatalya, Turkiye will be on Sunday 8th of December.  Quite a few familiar names in action at all levels.

 

Here's a preview.

 

Preview | Ingebrigtsen seeking glorious end to adventurous year at Antalya 2024 | European Athletics

 

And here's the full official Start List - completed about a week, so there may be changes since.

 

EXCH2024 - FE - Athletes List By Event.pdf

 

And the default TV coverage is FTA on European Athletics website = you'll need registration and usually a browser that does not have adblocking by default. 

 

SPAR European Cross Country Championships Antalya 2024 Live Stream

 

 

[Grassmarket 3,574]

What I don't see yet is a timetable, which is good to have because these races are usually run in blocks and there can be large gaps between them for medal ceremonies, tears'n'hugs, dimwitted "and how do you feel about tripping just before the line, blowing a certain Gold and finishing fourth"-type questions etc. 

[Grassmarket 3,574]

New events happening.

 

• There will be a mixed 4x100m, starting 2025
• Official Walk distances from 2026 will now simply be Marathon & Half Marathon.

 

https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/world-athletics-council-action-against-gender-based-violence

[phelps 7,770]

14 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

New events happening.

 

• There will be a mixed 4x100m, starting 2025
• Official Walk distances from 2026 will now simply be Marathon & Half Marathon.

 

https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/world-athletics-council-action-against-gender-based-violence

[Monzanator 4,596]

Gotta love the race walk nitpicking. 50km is too long and boring! Hell, let's do marathon distance in walk now

 

There will be more throws in field events now alas it's only a change for a change. At least this automatically means the longest marks will still win. Just no chance someone steals gold or silver from outside the podium with the last effort.

[Grassmarket 3,574]

Got the full schedule for the Cross-Country Europeans now.  They have taken the logical step of running all the races firsts, and then holding the medal ceremonies.....has only taken them about 40 years to come up with this genius new idea. 

 

 

Antalya 2024 - Live Results

[dullard 721]

Gout Gout has been making waves the last couple of days at a national school meet in Australia

 

 

 

[Grassmarket 3,574]

Double Gold in the first race of the European Cross Country, U20 Girls.

[Grassmarket 3,574]

And another  Double Gold for the U23 Women!