Athletics 2017 Discussion Thread

[bestmen 2,817]

it's official :Russia’s Athletics Ban Extends Beyond 2017 World Championships

 

so Russia will miss the 2017 World Championships

[JoshMartini007 2,536]

Won't they compete as neutral athletes?

 

Also the news is not surprising, they have been dragging their heels throughout the entire time.

[intoronto 5,635]

Derek Drouin, Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games, World and Olympic champion in the men's high jump has switched to the decathlon 

The goal is the 2018 Commonwealth Games, in which we might see a Canadian sweep in the event (Drouin, Warner and Pierce Le Page, imo Canada's best young athlete atm). 

 

2.36 in the high jump in Rio's decathlon would have given him 169 more points than the rest of the field in the high jump.

 

Looks intriguing 

[hckošice 14,820]

Additional Bronze Medal for Slovakia from the womens 800m at European Championships 2010 in Barcelona After disqualification of Russian Savina Lucia Klocová moved up from 4th to bronze medal position. Congrats Lucia ! cool it took only some 7 years

[dareza 911]

really?

 

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

1 hour ago, dareza said:

really?

 

 

This happened at the Irish intervarsities...... "Janey Mac" as the commentator says

 

[dareza 911]

4 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

 

This happened at the Irish intervarsities...... "Janey Mac" as the commentator says

 

 

 

this is funny and sad in same moment

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Just now, dareza said:

 

 

this is funny and sad in same moment

 

Yes, too funny

Good thing it was a heat so he was allowed to advance to the final

[EselTheDonkey 824]

Germany's Shot put World Champion Christina Schwanitz is pregnant and won't compete this year anymore.

[michelinianin 0]

Arena Toruń (Poland): Klaudia Siciarz - new world indoor record U20 in 60m Hurdles - 8.00.