Athletics 2017 Discussion Thread

[Dragon 2,026]

At the British trials today World and Olympic 400m gold medalist Christine Ohourogu failed to reach the final. I think this is the end for her after winning medals at nine successive world/Olympic championships.

[OlympicIRL 5,665]

1 hour ago, Dragon said:

At the British trials today World and Olympic 400m gold medalist Christine Ohourogu failed to reach the final. I think this is the end for her after winning medals at nine successive world/Olympic championships.

 

Any chance she can still make the relay squad for London?

[Werloc 3,191]

Our Youth is looking great.

Lithuanian U20 records were broken in two disciplines

110m. Hurdles - Rokas Ickys 13.60

Shot Put - Paulius Gelažius 19.55

[Dragon 2,026]

3 hours ago, OlympicIRL said:

 

Any chance she can still make the relay squad for London?

Possible - but looking less likely every day

[Xander 53]

Meanwhile despite cold weather & rain 18 years old heptathlete  Alina Shukh has just qualified to London with 6208 pts (with quite strong headwind in 100mH and 200m ... -3.2 and -2.8, she managed to achieve PBs in both events). NU20R - the previous record stood for 33 years.

 

 

Edited July 2, 2017 by Xander

[bestmen 2,904]

13th african athletics championships2017 U20

Final table of medals , Ethiopia won this edition

 

 

 

to fixe the Silver 43 not 44

 

 

Edited July 2, 2017 by bestmen

[rybak 3,305]

1 godzinę temu, bestmen napisał:

13th african athletics championships2017 U20

Final table of medals , Ethiopia won this edition

 

 

 

to fixe the Silver 43 not 44

 

 

Algeria only 3rd 

[Werloc 3,191]

4 hours ago, bestmen said:

13th african athletics championships2017 U20

Final table of medals , Ethiopia won this edition

 

 

 

to fixe the Silver 43 not 44

 

 

Is it usual for Kenya to finish the medal table with ~10 medals in the African Championships or are they having a bad year/their main athletes skipping the event? Just curious.

[bestmen 2,904]

13 hours ago, Werloc said:

Is it usual for Kenya to finish the medal table with ~10 medals in the African Championships or are they having a bad year/their main athletes skipping the event? Just curious.

 

Kenya participated with 14 athletes ,Ethiopia 69, South africa 24   but there is no excuse as many Kenyans didn't get the minima

[Dragon 2,026]

Major announcement just been made.

A study has revealed female athletes with hyperandrogenism get a huge boost because of their high testosterone levels

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ATH_IAAF_TESTOSTERONE_STUDY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-03-16-50-17

Too late for 2017 but, for example, the 800m could be very different in 2018