Athletics WA Grand Slam Track League 2025

[Gianlu33 5,969]

"we'll save the athletics" and the stadium is empty

[Biathlonfan 830]

6 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

"we'll save the athletics" and the stadium is empty

the marketing was piss poor apparently and jamaicans didn't know this was going on,lol.Tara woddhall is so laughing it up right now. 

[Federer91 3,376]

It's on regular Eurosport here and I'm catching a replay now after I woke up. The whole thing still feels weird and not having full stands is not helping the excitement  And the graphics they are using are atrocious.

[Biathlonfan 830]

9 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

It's on regular Eurosport here and I'm catching a replay now after I woke up. The whole thing still feels weird and not having full stands is not helping the excitement  And the graphics they are using are atrocious.

watching it now,also that commentary somehow doesn't sound all that impressive

[Biathlonfan 830]

13 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

It's on regular Eurosport here and I'm catching a replay now after I woke up. The whole thing still feels weird and not having full stands is not helping the excitement  And the graphics they are using are atrocious.

DAMMNNNNN,i just saw it on tv,it's REALLY EMPTY 

[Gianlu33 5,969]

Yesterday I watched the races on TV before falling asleep (and I must say that the sleeping effect of the event worked), in addition to a depressing atmosphere, there was a 10 to 15 minute break between races...

[Biathlonfan 830]

4 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

Yesterday I watched the races on TV before falling asleep (and I must say that the sleeping effect of the event worked), in addition to a depressing atmosphere, there was a 10 to 15 minute break between races...

LOL,i went to sleep super early for my standarts,i really could of watched the livestreams on youtube but clearly i really didnt miss much.Johnson flopping after running his mouth so much is honestly funny.Field events  take a big W after the snub.

[Biathlonfan 830]

Also there's some british guy who's trying to do grand slam FIELD in 2026,as much as i like the idea if Johnson can't pull his thing off,i really struggle to see how that guy could.

[FireRun 198]

This could have been a rival to the diamond league if done right, but this isn't it. It's boring, too many breaks not enough action. It would have been much more interesting as a league, say you get top 32 athletes in every track discipline together. You have 3 rounds or 2 in longer disciplines. So QF, SF and Finals. Essentially how sprints work in cross country skiing. For the disciplines that need longer recovery limit the amount of participants. Maybe you switch it up for some races and you do 1v1 like the Warholm vs Duplantis thing. That would provide constant action without breaks. But the biggest issue for me is no field events. I hope Coe sees this failure and realises how important they are. I also hope he stops trying to reinvent them with new rules every year. 

[Biathlonfan 830]

4 minutes ago, FireRun said:

This could have been a rival to the diamond league if done right, but this isn't it. It's boring, too many breaks not enough action. It would have been much more interesting as a league, say you get top 32 athletes in every track discipline together. You have 3 rounds or 2 in longer disciplines. So QF, SF and Finals. Essentially how sprints work in cross country skiing. For the disciplines that need longer recovery limit the amount of participants. Maybe you switch it up for some races and you do 1v1 like the Warholm vs Duplantis thing. That would provide constant action without breaks. But the biggest issue for me is no field events. I hope Coe sees this failure and realises how important they are. I also hope he stops trying to reinvent them with new rules every year. 

so happy it's his final term,and so happy he got buried in the world athletics elections.