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Probably someone from NCAA? Konrad Bukowiecki completes 3 NM so he had a nice trip to China

Mahuchikh only a bronze medal in HJ and Topic was really close on the final attempt to deny her that. Annik Kalin with a silver medal in LJ so the decision to skip pentathlon works for her again.

No medal for Caudery. She celebrated the first attempt at 4.75 with room to spare and clipped it on the way down and also failed the other two attempts.

Meziane trips over the inside kerb and goes out in men's 800 SF.

Anna Wielgosz makes the 800 final.

There's also F1 Chinese Grand Prix held on the same weekend. Distance between Nanjing & Shanghai is relative small given the size of the country alas I reckon athletics tickets will be cheaper.

So much for these predictions Coventry has been phased out and it's down to Samaranch, Jr & Coe

Mirra Andreeva wins back-to-back 1000 titles in Dubai & Indian Wells so the real hype should come soon. The days of her liking IG post with Putin birthday wishes are forgotten already

I can't tell about Sweden but with Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen would be the obvious choice but I've read many years ago already they won't bid for Winter OG no matter what. I can't really say what's the deal here. I know locals are fed up with the drunken parties around the area during World Cup events for a long time.

What smaller countries ever hosted the Olympics though? Sarajevo 1984 is probably the last I can imagine and they would never host one in XXI century. The "grandiose" switch definitely happened in Winter Games, I'd never predict China hosting WOG even in early 00s. But the costs have driven many Summer OG candidates away, the bidding process is dead and IOC basically has to beg anyone to even come forward or else we'd have every Summer OG in the Middle East for a very long time.

Stop the press! Newcastle have won something! Last time they won anything Anthony Eden was prime minister? @Grassmarket

Finally an alpine skiing podium for @heywoodu@vinipereira@hoversaBR

Isabella Whittaker run 49.24 indoors which is second fastest in history behind Femke Bol. Typical NCAA curveball

I've heard about a Slavic goddess of winter but not about this one

Jeanmonnot wins ahead of Todorova & Lampic. Preuss in 5th and her overall lead is down to 20 pts

Lampic easily passes Richard on course and should get a podium

Jeanmonnot goes 19/20 and should win. Todorova 20/20 and Lampic 19/20. Preuss will lose more ground in the overall after 18/20.

Pokljuka MS, Jeanmonnot leads from Richard after three shoots but Todorova & Lampic of all people with 15/15 and sniffing a podium (so here comes the meltdown?).

So decided to stay with IBA?

Probably the least known Russian athlete who acquired Polish citizenship tbh

Fabian Suchodolski with a career best 23rd in Poklujka short individual race (19/20).

Soviet Union & China were at odds since Stalin refused to give nuclear weapons to Mao and worsened after Khruschev denounced Stalin alltogether. Yes, these countries have the same goal but chose a different path to reach it. And currently China's methods are proving more successful. There's no real 5D chess with Trump, he usually means what he says. It's just most politicians actually don't say what they mean and now everyone is trying to uncover layers to his words when in fact there's nothing to uncover. If Trump says China is #1 'enemy' then - from purely business perspective - this is how he views his priorities.

Trump probably wants to swing Russia to help USA with the trade war against China. Nothing else makes much sense. It's all down to business. China is basically the world's second biggest economy and still on the way up. There were some economical forecasts when and if China can actually become the biggest economy in the world. Outside of Japan there probably isn't another single country that could have joined forces with USA in this plan and I'm rather convinced Japan doesn't want to alienate China in such open fashion so it only leaves Russia as a viable player.

Yes, I noticed how names starting with "O'" suggest Irish ancestry. I don't really know any Irish musicians except U2 and The Cranberries. Gary Moore was from Belfast so there is that too.

women's 4x400 was briefly DQ for obstruction on the Peeters changeover but quickly reinstated after appeal