GB Athletics

[TeamGB 86]

5 hours ago, RussB said:

Athing Mu has failed to make the US team for Paris after falling in the 800m trials. I must admit I'm a bit disappointed not to see the battle with Keely and Mora.. but positive news for the Brits' medal hopes.

I guess its pretty difficult to do this in America but if this was Keely or maybe even Jemma they would be put on the team no matter what.

[mpjmcevoy 269]

4 hours ago, RussB said:

That’s kind of where I am with it tbh.

 

Reekie has a chance of bronze if she doesn’t try and follow the big 2. If she goes all out for gold I’d worry she dies on the home straight out of the medals 

Reekie has a tendency to front run - she must resist that instinct, and basically tuck in behind Hodkinson the entire way - there's just a chance, if she does that, Keely drags her to a medal, possibly even past Moraa.

[mpjmcevoy 269]

1 hour ago, TeamGB said:

I guess its pretty difficult to do this in America but if this was Keely or maybe even Jemma they would be put on the team no matter what.

America is incredibly litigious - if they tried discretionary picks, they'd be drowned in lawsuits.

[Epic Failure 181]

5 hours ago, mpjmcevoy said:

America is incredibly litigious - if they tried discretionary picks, they'd be drowned in lawsuits.

It wouldn't be a problem if they had the policy written out in advance. They just can't change it midway through the competition!

 

It would be the same in the UK if both Keely and Jemma fell and the top 2 had the Q. Only one of them would make it.

Edited Tuesday at 10:13 PM by Epic Failure

[Olympicsnell 57]

Men's 100 at the trials, who do we think is getting the 2 spots? 

Am hoping hinchliffe, and maybe Prescod?

That event and both 800's and 1500's are what intrigue me the most, everything else should be pretty clear cut, was gonna go but all tickets on home straight are gone and i can't be bothered sitting anywhere else

[Epic Failure 181]

If I'm talking about who I would like to get the spots, Azu and Hinchliffe.

 

I'm intrigued for the 400s as well. Relay implications there.

 

The middle distances are where the real action is at though.

[mpjmcevoy 269]

44 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

If I'm talking about who I would like to get the spots, Azu and Hinchliffe.

 

I'm intrigued for the 400s as well. Relay implications there.

 

The middle distances are where the real action is at though.

Wondering if a quick UK Athletics Trials prediction thread might be in order...

[mpjmcevoy 269]

FWIW

 

100m;

 

M - 1. Azu 2. Hinchliffe 3 Prescod

W - 1. Neita 2. Hunt 3. Lanisquot

 

200m

M - 1. Quainoo. 2 Mitchell-Blake 3. Efokoku

W - 1. Asher-Smith 2. Hunt. 3 Agyepong

 

400m

 

M -  1. Dobson. 2. Carville 3. Haydock Wilson

W  - 1. Anning 2. Neilsen La 3. Yeargin

 

800m

 

M - 1. Kerr 2. Burgin. 3 Pattison

W - 1. Reekie 2. Gill 3. Wallace

 

1500m

 

M - 1. Wightman 2. Gourley. 3. Giles

W - 1. Muir 2. Bell 3. Courtney Bryant

 

5000m

 

M - 1. Mills 2. Dever 3. Atkin

W - 1. Muttall 2. Fry 3. Neale

 

Sprint hurdles

 

M - 1. Pozzi 2. Ojora 3. King

W - 1. Sember 2. Pawlett 3. ?

 

400 hurdles

 

M - 1. Chalmers 2 Derbyshire 3. Paul

W - 1.Neillsen Li 2. Knight 3. Newham

 

3000sc

 

M - 1 Norman, 2 Peirce 3. Seddon

W - 1. Pratt 2. Bird

[RussB 63]

4 hours ago, mpjmcevoy said:

FWIW

 

100m;

 

M - 1. Azu 2. Hinchliffe 3 Prescod

W - 1. Neita 2. Hunt 3. Lanisquot

 

200m

M - 1. Quainoo. 2 Mitchell-Blake 3. Efokoku

W - 1. Asher-Smith 2. Hunt. 3 Agyepong

 

400m

 

M -  1. Dobson. 2. Carville 3. Haydock Wilson

W  - 1. Anning 2. Neilsen La 3. Yeargin

 

800m

 

M - 1. Kerr 2. Burgin. 3 Pattison

W - 1. Reekie 2. Gill 3. Wallace

 

1500m

 

M - 1. Wightman 2. Gourley. 3. Giles

W - 1. Muir 2. Bell 3. Courtney Bryant

 

5000m

 

M - 1. Mills 2. Dever 3. Atkin

W - 1. Muttall 2. Fry 3. Neale

 

Sprint hurdles

 

M - 1. Pozzi 2. Ojora 3. King

W - 1. Sember 2. Pawlett 3. ?

 

400 hurdles

 

M - 1. Chalmers 2 Derbyshire 3. Paul

W - 1.Neillsen Li 2. Knight 3. Newham

 

3000sc

 

M - 1 Norman, 2 Peirce 3. Seddon

W - 1. Pratt 2. Bird

I’d expect a good win for Charlie Dobson for the win in the 400 with Toby Harries my surprise podium.

 

Phoebe Gill to shock Reekie and claim the 800m title.

 

Neita v Dina in the 200m will be a great battle, I’m edging Dina to take it.

 

other than that I agree with most of these predictions. Possibly Hinchliffe to beat Azu in the 100m.

Edited Wednesday at 04:24 AM by RussB

[Epic Failure 181]

Mills has dropped the 5k for just the 1500m here.

 

Pozzi out of the hurdles, which is a shame, although if they did want to select him I guess there's nothing stopping them. No Aimee Pratt either.

 

For what it is worth (not much), here's my thoughts:

 

100m - (M) Azu, Hinchliffe, Glave ;  (W) Neita, Hunt, Wedderurn-Goodison

200m - (M) MHS, Quainoo, Efoloko ; (W) DAS, Neita, Agyapong

400m - (M) Dobson, Carvell, Smith ; (W) Anning, Nielsen, Ohuruogo

800m - (M) Pattison, Giles, Sharman-Newell ; (W) Reekie, Gill, Baker

1500m - (M) Wightman, Gourley, Mills ; (W) Muir, Bell, Walcott-Nolan

5000m - (M) Dever, Atkin, Rowe ; (W) Fry, Nuttall, Fitzgerald

3000m SC - (M) Norman, Seddon, Pierce ; (W) Bird, Thorner, Tank

110m H - (M) Bennett, Ojora, King, : (W) Sember, Pawlett, Wakefield

400m H - (M) Chalmers, Faulds, Derbyshire ; (W) Nielsen, Knight, Newnham

 

HJ - (M) JCK, Grimsey, Jack (W) Lake, KJT, Ferguson

PV - (M) Heard, Hague, Coppell ; (W) Caudrey, Bradshaw, Ashurst

LJ - (M) JFD, Farquhson, Fortheringham ; (W) Hopkins, Irozuru, Olajide

TJ - (M) Falode, Ajala, Bright-Davies ; (W) Ojora, Metzger, Omitowoju

 

SP - (M) Lincoln, Cameron, Swan ; (W) Vincent, Omoregie, Campbell

Discus - (M) Okoye, Percy, Thompson ; (W) Lally, Law, Oladipo

Hammer - (M) Norris, Ikeji, T Campbell; (W) Purchase, Payne, Mayho

Javelin - (M) East, Evans, Bainbridge ; (W) Walton, F Jones, A Jones