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Gardiner down injured!

36 years and Schoenlebe's ER is finally gone

van Niekerk only 3rd in the first SF.

PB for Watson and Norwood.

Allman 68.79 in Round 3 and extends her lead.

1 minute ago, hckošice said:

another Asian record by the girl from Lagos 53.39

Banned 4 years for stanozolol but she's back

Dalilah Muhammad out in 400H SF.

Javier Sotomayor shows up on Eurosport

Peter Bol absolutely nowhere in his heat

Olympic & World Champion Korir goes out in the heats

Jenneke qualified with ease at 12.71.

Tjin-a-Lim pushed Bapte off the final FL spot by 0.01.

Ali wins ahead of Skrzyszowska, Fourie and Kozak. Forster completely messed up the approach to the first hurdle and was a non-factor.

@hckošiceBetter don't miss the start of the session as Forster is in the second 100H heat already (together with Skrzyszowska, Kozak & Ali).

Meanwhile in Tampa things are going even more sideways

5 hours ago, Federer91 said:

Kaczmarek time  

After this performance I'm starting to believe she can beat Szewinska's NR after all - which is the second oldest NR in Polish athletics (women's shot put is one month older).

@OlympicsFanWell, let's see if Mihambo injury woes continue into 2024. USA doesn't have a Reese type jumper either. Vuleta isn't blind, the overall level of LJ has dropped compared to the 2010s. Germany still have some push in the javelin but the track events have completely folded. Nothing in 400/800 or hurdles. Compared to the early 1990s when I started watching athletics Germany has regressed the most out of European countries (followed by France). Meanwhile countries like Netherlands and Italy are maximizing their chances and winning more medals than expected.

@heywooduIt's funny because I almost missed ES getting the athletics back. I suppose Discovery let the product out on European market again because there seems to be lack of depth among the so-called US track & field stars. No offense but Kerley & Coleman ain't exactly Maurice Greene. Likewise women's sprints, Richardson isn't Marion Jones for better or worse. USA remains a powerhouse but they don't have star appeal athletes and the quiet & stoic McLaughlin isn't the best sell for being the face of the sport.

6 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

NBC likes the outer stadium shots because it sets them up nicely for commercial. The warm up shots let them preview big athletes coming up later in the program.

 

I generally watch the international feed for most events, since I prefer to watch the event uninterrupted with neutral commentary. I agree that it’s annoying that the HB is doing that stuff on the international feed too.

We don't get TV commercials during live sporting event in public TV over here. Our commentators went RAVING MAD after TV director cut off from hammer right before Nowicki's first attempt to show some Ethiopians dancing on the warm-up track instead. So anyone watching TV could only watch Nowicki's first throw off tape some five minutes later (there was a special hammer cam on streaming though). I know nobody gives a flying hoot about field events these days but that was criminal coverage indeed, they didn't even cut off to lap 7 of the 10,000 race or something but to show some stupid dancing in the warm-up area

I don't think anyone knows what's going on. If it's not about the money then it could be about strict training but the end result silenced the naysayers. Just look how USA ended up, their biggest stars became influencers & activists more than football players and suffered their worst World Cup ever. Long story short, it looks like the tail wanted to wag the dog and it backfired

Funny how media didn't take so much care about the previous French NT coach that was eventually fired and replaced by Renard. That was far more extreme case and dragged on for much longer.

6 hours ago, OlympicsFan said:

Women's long jump: Pretty weak behind Spanovic. Insane that she peaks at such an old age. Mihambo shouldn't lose too much sleep over this. Iapichino was a massive letdown. Luzolo for sure had the chance to finish top 6, but sadly she couldn't even replicate her performance from prelims.

Women's heptathlon: Pretty low level for bronze. Right now Thiam, KJT and Hall look like the clear favorites for the medals next year, but maybe someone else can step up and get to 6700-6800 points. Weißenberg would have won bronze with 6.40 m in the long jump.

Men's hammer throw: Insane that Katzenberg improved by 12 m in 2 years ... i wish Germany would some day find an athlete with such a rate of improvement.

Heike Drechsler was winning gold medals at 36 so it's not that insane - especially that Vuleta still has Paris OG on her mind.

Germany had their golden era in the throwing field events - but the overall German athletics has regressed badly once the last athletes who remember the 1990s training programmes retired.

Random fans celebrating with Lyles

Medal for

Polish ES podium picks: 1. Lyles, 2. Seville, 3. Coleman.

Okay, so what are the odds Omanyala wins a medal as FL from semis?

Katzberg could become a national celebrity right now? Or is it back to hockey in September?

Cheptegei wins 3rd title in a row at 10000 meters. Matches Gebreselassie and Farah