Athletics EAA European Championships 2024

[Grassmarket 2,976]

 DQFed in the Steeple!!

 

Foot over the line.

Edited June 9 by Grassmarket

[Monzanator 3,828]

Finot DQ for stepping on the inside track line. So the Kenyan for Romania gets a medal.

[Epic Failure 181]

Terrible start from Dina there but maybe showing some of the strength that she has been working on over the summer.

[Bohemia 1,268]

13 minutes ago, Bohemia said:

Wooow 4 medals for us tonight 

Lol nevermind, that was too good to be true  Nice of them to announce it so long after the race ended and she had time to celebrate...

[Epic Failure 181]

1 minute ago, mpjmcevoy said:

Tactically, Giles has run like a drain his entire career. It's almost supernatural!

Well, there's that as well. But even still, he and Reekie had the same problem - no kick to call on in the home straight.

 

That steeple DSQ is very, very harsh, especially with the leniency being shown in the sprints.

[Grassmarket 2,976]

1 minute ago, Bohemia said:

Lol nevermind, that was too good to be true  Nice of them to announce it so long after the race ended and she had time to celebrate...

So they are being weak on false starts & tough on lane discipline.  

[OlympicIRL 5,031]

9 minutes ago, Josh said:

Favourite Irish athlete and isn’t in the favourite athletes section of your bio? 

Updated now, thank you for the reminder

[mpjmcevoy 269]

3 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

Terrible start from Dina there but maybe showing some of the strength that she has been working on over the summer.

Sub 11 with a start like an absolute clown is quite impressive, actually.

[Epic Failure 181]

Just now, mpjmcevoy said:

Sub 11 with a start like an absolute clown is quite impressive, actually.

aye, if she can put the first 40 of the SF and the last 60 of the final into one race, there's a good time there.

[mpjmcevoy 269]

6 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

Well, there's that as well. But even still, he and Reekie had the same problem - no kick to call on in the home straight.

 

That steeple DSQ is very, very harsh, especially with the leniency being shown in the sprints.

I'm tempted to hold fire on the 1500 joy because that barge by Ciara, while legit in race, was bordering on assault! If Jemma had finished 4th rather than 5th, I wonder...

I hope Jemma concentrates on 800, where I genuinely think she still has a Paris medal shout in the right race - the extra two laps just takes too much sting out of her finish, which isn't fabulous to begin with..

 

and yes, that SC DQ looks horrific, stand by for appeal methinks

Edited June 9 by mpjmcevoy