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Read elsewhere that the Women's 400m.has only 12 entrants out of a projected 30! So enthusiasm not exactly overflowing. Also 4x400m do not earn places in Tokyo, so teams targetting the World Relays in May instead.

Strange new innovation in the Team Time Trial in the Paris-Nice* Instead of the whole team, or most of the team crossing the line together and the time being calculated on rider four or five, now the time is calculated on the second man, so the teams splits up at some agreed point just before the finish, and only the two fastest (obviously one necessarily being your superstar) cross the line together, and the rest can roll in when they wish. Presumably the idea is to make the whole thing less predictable, whereas in previous years it was always just two or three of the mega teams who really took the whole thing seriously. Don't know if this is going to be general now, or just confined to this race, or to ASO races or whatever. *Of course, someone is going to come along and say they've been doing it this way for years, and I've just been too drunk to pay attention.

Team just announced this morning - a bit bigger than expected Women 60m - Amy Hunt 400m - Amber Anning 1500m - Georgia Hunter Bell, Revee Walcott-Nolan 3000m - Innes FitzGerald (subject to rankings) Pole Vault - Molly Caudery Long Jump - Funminiyi Olajide Men 60m - Jeremiah Azu, Andy Robertson 1500m - Adam Fogg, Neil Gourley 3000m - George Mills Shot put - Scott Lincoln

1956 Olympic Lightweight Boxing Champion Dick McTaggart . Never turned pro, spent his whole career as an amateur & then after retirement as a coach. Old School. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwydp2d7l50o

Just caught up with this, so won't spoil it for everyone, but would you believe that in the two-man today there was still a dead heat going into the very final curve on the fourth run?

It's not several times - 1 decision & 1 appeal, that's all.

Come on, the Final. Bah! Cowards.

Bah, another shared gold in the PV. Revive them with oxygen & force them to jump until midnight if needed.

Because with the Olympics you are catering for a general audience who don't understand the technicalities.

Still think the 50km should be Individual Start at the Worlds. Yes to mass start at the Olympics, but at the Worlds you need to find the single toughest skier.

Azu equals the record set by Colin Jackson.

Molnár with the first gold since 1985!

Drama coming in the Hept....straight race for Gold. Wow PBs all down the line but Skotheim takes gold.

Woah, drama in the Triple as * Diaz Hernandez jumping in the 5th round comes up with WL 17.71 to win it! * OK, I'm betting

Me too. Suppose this is first televised race she has done.

First big result of the day as Ehammer puts a good lot of points into Skottheim in the hurdles.

Szymanski wins with.a textbook Colin Jackson jacknife dip!

Out of nothing, Ditadji Kampunji ER, second best of all time! 7.67!

Skottheim piling up the points in hept HJ. Long Jump Gold for ! Furlani just could not find the board.

Oi LaVillenie knocks the bar off then lands on it bang on the middle of his back.

Weston has plenty money in the bank, Gold & Silver ! and well done team coach Dukurs!

Jungk not great, but clings onto bronze.

Wyatt has too much spare. Guaranteed bronze.

Yin also messes up, Heraskevich looking at a shock medal.

Grootheer messes up his final run.....