Athletics EAA Indoor European Championships 2021

[rybak 3,314]

8 minutes ago, dcro said:

Only 4 athletes for us (2M+2W).

 

You know, the usual for the nation who placed 7th in the Rio medal table...

Well, there is no "long throw" events  and Blanka just retired few days ago  

[Monzanator 4,798]

4 hours ago, rybak said:

Sadly Konrad Bukowiecki and Ewa Swoboda will not take part in starting tomorrow IEC, Bukowiecki due to foot injury which he gets yesterday and defending champion Swoboda due to positive covid-19 test, and yet two days ago her test was negative... 

 

Malwina Kopron said Swoboda got infected in Spala from one of the training athletes that don't take part in indoor sports.

 

Second positive test for Swoboda. She's out 100%.

 

Meanwhile Malgorzata Holub is pulled from the 400m individual races and won't be replaced by anyone leaving Swiety-Ersetic as the lone entry. Then what's the point of having SIX 400m runners if there only will be a relay final contested

[dcro 10,210]

17 minutes ago, rybak said:

Well, there is no "long throw" events  and Blanka just retired few days ago  

Obviously no medals are expected in Torun, but the fact that those medals did nothing to improve the overall rate of championships participation says it all.

[rybak 3,314]

4 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Malwina Kopron said Swoboda got infected in Spala from one of the training athletes that don't take part in indoor sports.

 

Second positive test for Swoboda. She's out 100%.

 

Meanwhile Malgorzata Holub is pulled from the 400m individual races and won't be replaced by anyone leaving Swiety-Ersetic as the lone entry. Then what's the point of having SIX 400m runners if there only will be a relay final contested

Maybe that infected athlete was Kopron itself 

 

Do you know reason why Hołub will not race in individual? Focusing on relay isn't enough good argument and yet Lesiewicz had a standard that could start on 400m individual...

[Monzanator 4,798]

6 minutes ago, rybak said:

Maybe that infected athlete was Kopron itself 

 

Do you know reason why Hołub will not race in individual? Focusing on relay isn't enough good argument and yet Lesiewicz had a standard that could start on 400m individual...

Apparently no injury, just all-in on the 4x400 relay. However it would make sense to at least put Lesiewicz in the individual. Due to her lack of experience I think she won't make the relay despite finishing 2nd at the Polish indoors.

[phelps 8,337]

in the men's High Jump,  Protsenko is out because of an injury...

 

there should be only 13 or 14 starters later tonight in the qualification round...

[Mkbw50 449]

Athletes on Day 0

Men's High Jump Qual. Round Group A: Joel KHAN

Men's Long Jump Qual. Round Group A: Jacob FINCHAM-DUKES

Women's Shot Put Qual. Round Group A: Amelia STRICKLER, Sophie MCKINNA

Women's 3000m Round 1 Heat 1: Amy-Eloise MARKOVC and Heat 2: Verity OCKENDEN, Amelia QUIRK

Men's 1500m Round 1 Heat 2: Piers COPELAND, Heat 3: Neil GOURLEY and Heat 4: Archie DAVIS

 

Good luck to all, will be exciting to watch

 

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The EA official live stream starts tonight for the field event quals.

 

https://european-athletics.com/live-stream

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1 hour ago, Mkbw50 said:

Athletes on Day 0

Men's High Jump Qual. Round Group A: Joel KHAN

Men's Long Jump Qual. Round Group A: Jacob FINCHAM-DUKES

Women's Shot Put Qual. Round Group A: Amelia STRICKLER, Sophie MCKINNA

Women's 3000m Round 1 Heat 1: Amy-Eloise MARKOVC and Heat 2: Verity OCKENDEN, Amelia QUIRK

Men's 1500m Round 1 Heat 2: Piers COPELAND, Heat 3: Neil GOURLEY and Heat 4: Archie DAVIS

 

Good luck to all, will be exciting to watch

 

Never heard of any of them ...

GB obviously sending their reserves, which is smart. Compared to the Olympics, this event is irrelevant.

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Me neither but I only rarely watch Athletics, I'll still watch though because it's on the Beeb and it's good fun to watch