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New women world record by Opseth with 230.5m!

New women world record by Opseth with 230.5m!

Kristjan Čeh and Kanter part ways. This is the 2nd time that Čeh has "lost" his coach in an Olympic season. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't medal again. 

Kristjan Čeh and Kanter part ways. This is the 2nd time that Čeh has "lost" his coach in an Olympic season. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't medal again. 

2-year cycle worked. There is no need to have worlds every year. As some said already it devalues the whole thing. What world athletics should have done is revamp the whole diamond, golden, silver, bronze league system. 

2-year cycle worked. There is no need to have worlds every year. As some said already it devalues the whole thing. What world athletics should have done is revamp the whole diamond, golden, silver, bronze league system. 

Ideas like these just devaluate the titles and competition in other events because of competition inflation. It's happening in all of the sports, but nowhere does more competition actually lead to happier athletes or happier spectators I feel...

Just like in 2004 right. 

JoshMartini007's Top Athletes of 2023 Awards (Part 1/3)
 
Nation Name Sport Honorable Mentions Afghanistan Rashid Khan Cricket Sayed Rohullah Mosawi (Muaythai)
Mohsen Rezaee (Taekwondo)
Albania Zelimkhan Abakarov Wrestling Luiza Gega (Athletics)
Eklent Kaci (Cue Sports)
Matvei Petrov (Gymnastics)
Alvin Karaqi (Karate)
American Samoa Penei Sewell American Football Seva Jarrard (Surfing)
Micah Masei (Swimming)
Andorra Monica Doria Canoeing Joan Verdu (Alpine Skiing)
Ireneu Esteve (Cross-Country Skiing)
Angola Benilson Sanda Canoeing Rui Andrade (Auto Racing)
Luana Gomes (Gymnastics)
Francisco Andre (Sailing)
Antigua and Barbuda Tiger Tyson Sailing   Armenia Artur Aleksanyan Wrestling Artur Davtyan (Gymnastics)
Vahagn Davytan (Gymnastics)
Samvel Gasparyan (Weightlifting)
Varazdat Lalayan (Weightlifting)
Malkhas Amoyan (Wrestling)
Vazgen Tevanyan (Wrestling)
Aruba Ethan Westera Sailing Kyra Hoevertsz (Artistic Swimming)
Rob Timmermans (Karate)
Philipine van Aanholt (Sailing)
Bahamas Devynne Charlton Athletics Anthonique Strachan (Athletics)
Rhema Otabor (Athletics)
Lamar Taylor (Swimming)
Bahrain Akhmed Tazhudinov Wrestling Birhanu Balew (Athletics)
Kemi Adekoya (Athletics)
Winfred Yavi (Athletics)
Gor Minasyan (Weightlifting)
Bangladesh Najmul Hossain Shanto Cricket Mohammad Ashikuzzaman (Archery)
Mohammad Hakim Rubel (Archery)
Imranur Rahman (Athletics)
Barbados Sada Williams Athletics Hayley Matthews (Cricket)
Amber Joseph (Cycling)
Matthew Wright (Triathlon)
Belize Brandon Jones Athletics   Benin Noelie Yarigo Athletics   Bermuda Conor White Cycling Kaden Hopkins (Cycling)
Tyler Smith (Triathlon)
Bhutan Lam Dorji Archery Sonam Penjor (Archery) Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso Racquetball Angelica Barrios (Racquetball)
Carlos Keller (Racquetball)
Bosnia & Herzegovina Lana Pudar Swimming Sanjin Pehlivanovic (Cue Sports)
Lejla Njemcevic (Cycling)
Larisa Ceric (Judo)
Nedzad Husic (Taekwondo)
Botswana Letsile Tebogo Athletics Bayapo Ndori (Athletics)
Busang Kebinatshipi (Athletics)
Leungo Scotch (Athletics)
Tshepiso Masalela (Athletics)
British Virgin Islands Kyron McMaster Athletics Adaejah Hodge (Athletics) Brunei Basma Lachkar Wushu   Burkina Faso Hugues Fabrice Zango Athletics Marthe Koala (Athletics)
Awa Bamogo (Cycling)
Faysal Sawadogo (Taekwondo)
Burundi Rodrigue Kwizera Athletics Egide Ntakarutimana (Athletics)
Francine Niyomukunzi (Athletics)
Ange Niragira (Judo)
Cambodia Margot Garabedian Triathlon Julie Mam (Taekwondo) Cameroon Andre Onana Football Mvogo Zacharie Serge (Boxing)
Reine Ngoune (Boxing)
Georgika Djengue (Judo)
Richelle Soppi (Judo)
Seidou Njimouluh (Sambo)
Cape Verde Edy Tavares Basketball Bruno Fernandes (Boxing)
Ivanusa Gomes (Boxing)
Cayman Islands Jordan Crooks Swimming   Central African Republic Nadia Guimendego Judo   Chad Israel Madaye Archery Martine Hallas (Archery) Comoros Andy Barat Canoeing Mohamed Radjay (Boxing) Congo Dem. Rep. Chancel Mbemba Football Marcelat Sakobi Matshu (Boxing)
Pita Kabeji (Boxing)
Steve Kulenguluka (Boxing)
Congo Republic Saheed Idowu Table Tennis Mpi Anauel Ngamissengue (Boxing) Cook Islands Wesley Roberts Swimming Alex Beddoes (Athletics)
Andre George (Canoeing)
Lanihei Connolly (Swimming)
Costa Rica Leilani McGonagle Surfing Andrea Vargas (Athletics)
Daniela Rojas (Athletics)
Jennifer Kalmbach (Surfing)
Lia Reyes Dias (Surfing)
Nishy Lee Lindo (Taekwondo)
Cote d'Ivoire Cheick Sallah Cisse Taekwondo Marie-Josee Ta Lou (Athletics)
Zouleiha Dabonne (Judo)
Ruth Gbagbi (Taekwondo)
Nogona Bakayoko (Wrestling)
Cyprus Pavlos Kontides Sailing Milan Trajkovic (Athletics)
Olivia Fotopoulou (Athletics)
Sokratis Pilakouris (Gymanstics)
Eleonora Filippou (Muaythai)
Denis Taradin (Sailing)
Georgios Achilleos (Shooting)
Djibouti Mohamed Ismail Athletics Djamal Abdi Direh (Athletics) Dominica Thea Lafond Athletics   El Salvador Marcelo Arevalo Tennis Uriel Canjura (Badminton)
Jorge Merino (Karate)
Ivonne Nochez (Roller Sports)
Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue     Eritrea Nazret Weldu Athletics Dawit Seare (Athletics)
Dolshi Tesfu (Athletics)
Samsom Amare (Athletics)
Henok Mulueberhan (Cycling)
Eswatini Sibusiso Matsenjwa Athletics   Ethiopia Tigst Assefa Athletics Amane Beriso Shankule (Athletics)
Deso Gelmisa (Athletics)
Diribe Welteji (Athletics)
Gudaf Tsegay (Athletics)
Lamecha Girma (Athletics)
Tamirat Tola (Athletics)
Fikremariyam Leta (Boxing)
Fed State of Micronesia Tasi Limtiaco Swimming Junjun Asebias (Wrestling) Fiji Reapi Ulunisau Rugby Yeshnil Karan (Athletics)
Jone Davule (Boxing)
Taniela Rainibogi (Weightlifting)
 

basketball legend Dimitra Zaponidou passed away at 89 yo
 
She was the first captain of our women's national team. A great player for Greece in an era where it was almost unheard of for women to be playing basketball in our country. A lot of people believe she lived in the wrong country and that in another life she would've been a big name in the basketball world.
 
This is a news report about her death. You don't need to speak Greek to see what a treasure she was, the video of her dribbling the ball and reminiscing on her career/younger days 
 
 

Stage 25 in Schladming (AUT)
 
Men´s Giant Slalom:
 
1. Marco Odermatt    2:10.03
2. Manuel Feller    2:10.08
3. Zan Kranjec    2:10.32
 
Full Final Results HERE

are already qualified to the Olympics
 
 are in the OQT as a World Team.  could qualify to the Olympics as the top European team, but if they don't then they will compete at the OQT as a World Team
 
 is eliminated from Olympic contention.
 
 can qualify to the OQT (as a World Team) as long as Austria does not get the European quota or Egypt wins the African quota. They cannot qualify to the OQT as a European Team
 
 could still qualify to the Olympics. They will need to defeat Iceland, Germany needs to lose to Croatia and then finish higher than Sweden. Austria will qualify to the OQT as a European Team with a win over Iceland. A draw is possible if one of Portugal or Slovenia draws or losses their match or Slovenia qualifies to the OQT as a World Team.
 
 will qualify to the OQT as a European Team if they defeat Austria by 15 goals. They could also qualify with a lesser win, but requires Portugal or Slovenia to lose their match and for Iceland to have a better goal differential (at most they would need a 6 goal win) or Slovenia qualifying to the OQT as a World Team.
 
 will qualify to the OQT as a European Team with a win over the Netherlands. They can also qualify if they get equal points as Slovenia (both draw or both lose). If Slovenia gets more points, but also qualifies to the OQT as a World Team or Austria wins the European quota then Portugal will qualify.
 
 will qualify to the OQT as a World Team if Austria does not get the European quota and Egypt wins the African quota. If not, Slovenia can qualify to the OQT as a European Team if they finish with more points than Portugal. Additionally, if Iceland > Austria then they can qualify with a win, draw or a loss depending on goal differential or if Austria wins the European quota.
 
 
 
Overall Austria/Iceland likely determines one European OQT spot while Portugal is in pole position for the other, especially when you consider Portugal's and Slovenia's final opponents and that Slovenia has a decent chance at getting the World Team OQT spot. Still, Denmark has nothing to play for in the final match so Slovenia getting an upset is not impossible.

Always sad when years of injuries force athletes to retire, but still it was a nice goodbye to Thomas Dressen at the finish area  

Well, even under the shadow of sadness and disappointing nightmare, it must be said that the atmosphere in Jasná is still amazing, and this country despite all the problems it have and despite being run by terrible, terrible... but really terrible politicians deserve to host sport events more regularly than each 3-4 years
 

 

 
 
 
Imagine all this people now have to watch and cheer the rest of the race despite broken hearts. Thumbs up !

To be fair I think there are at least 10 nations that can medal in the single mixed relay. This season we finished 5s of the podium. Last year I think Latvia finished 3rd in one of the races. Swiss always do well, Austria won silver last season... It's much more competitive than say Mixed Relay or normal relays. 

2015 men’s pole vault champion  Shawnacy Barber has died at the age of 29 from unspecified medical issues.

And just a reminder - here's the schedule for the World Athletics Gold Level Indoor Tour
 
27 Jan – Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes, Astana, Kazakhstan
30 Jan – Czech Indoor Gala, Ostrava, Czech Republic
4 Feb – New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Boston, USA
6 Feb – ORLEN Copernicus Cup, Torun, Poland
10 Feb – Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais ‘Trophée EDF’, Lievin, France
11 Feb – Millrose Games, New York, USA
23 Feb – World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2024, Madrid, Spain
 
https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/world-indoor-tour-expands-2024

We got our first Indoor meets of 2024!  
 
(OK, I am excluding the Siberian Regionals from last weekend)
 
Dortmund on Saturday afternoon.
 
 

There's a reason people say it's harder to win the european championships than the world championship or the Olympics. 

There's a reason people say it's harder to win the european championships than the world championship or the Olympics. 

First training sessions in Jasná. Apart Vlhová,   Dubovská, Leona Popovic and Zrinka Ljutic and team trained this weekend in the Jasná slope
 
Despite the whole wekkend is already sold out for a couple of weeks, the organizers added today some 400 new special tickets which were also sold in few minutes
 
FIS made yesterday their mandatory control which ended successfully and the Jasná stage has now green light
 




 
 

To be fair I think there are at least 10 nations that can medal in the single mixed relay. This season we finished 5s of the podium. Last year I think Latvia finished 3rd in one of the races. Swiss always do well, Austria won silver last season... It's much more competitive than say Mixed Relay or normal relays. 

Went back to the continental cup