Athletics 2021 Discussion Thread

[Grassmarket 4,028]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Yeah, it helped that the video above had the name of the event (Olympic Destiny Series 3) and some tweet had a link  

 

Nothing special in other events by the looks of it.

Sunday evening our time will be the big finals I suppise.

[heywoodu 16,004]

Ugh, it's annoying when media mix up their facts  

 

At the JOA/JAAA Destiny Series Meet at the National Stadium in Kingston, Fraser-Pryce ran 10.63 for a new Jamaican record. The mark is the second-fastest by a female sprinter, only behind American Florence Griffith-Joyner’s (Flo Jo) 10.49 done in 1988.

 

No it's not. It's the fourth fastest time, she is the second-fastest female sprinter. Those are not equal things.

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Mo Farah flopped in the Birmingham 10,000m last night.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/57372151

 

Theoretically still has more chances, but the form looks to be a long way short of anything other than a humiliation.

[Dragon 2,026]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

Mo Farah flopped in the Birmingham 10,000m last night.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/57372151

 

Theoretically still has more chances, but the form looks to be a long way short of anything other than a humiliation.

Carrying an ankle injury. His interview sounded like  he knows he isn't going to recover in time

[dcro 10,210]

No Olympics for Mo Farah?

[phelps 8,282]

if all NOP athletes miss out on the Games, then it means that there's still some kind of justice on earth...

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Off we go in Hengelo with Sifan Hassan going in another 10,000m.  Magic 70s disco lights being featured, but no accompanying Boney M soundtrack.  Separate pacemakers for the Hassan group & for an OQT group.

 

6 minutes in & Hassan is already solo - apart from a bellowing Jos Hermans - in her WR attempt.

 

Up on WR time at 5000m

 

Has lapped the field.

 

 Smashes it!  Over 10 secs off the WR.

[Jur 689]

WR in 10.000m by Sifan Hassan, for those that believe it......

[Jinzha 702]

Incredible world record by Hassan! Rarely see her so happy after a race

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Six Olympic QTs, don’t know how many already had it.