Grassmarket

Got a huge glut of good meets this week.  Outdoor Gold meet from Melbourne on Thursday with plenty international names.
 
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/maurie-plant-meet-melbourne-2024

Got a huge glut of good meets this week.  Outdoor Gold meet from Melbourne on Thursday with plenty international names.
 
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/maurie-plant-meet-melbourne-2024

More athletics this week - first up is a Silver meet in Belgrade on YT.
 
 

And a special Jumps meet from 
 
 

More athletics this week - first up is a Silver meet in Belgrade on YT.
 
 

Hey, Charles Aznavour was Armenian!

Big shock in the Scottish Nationals as Bruce Mouat gets hammered 9-1 in the semis and quit early.
 
Scottish Curling Championships 2024: Team Craik upset Team Mouat's rink to reach final - BBC Sport
 
 

Oh dear. The Totallympics’ Curse!  

Ilves just sooooo close to a moment of Estonian history with a win at home.

Hey, if Joe Biden wants to demonstrate his mental acuity, surely he should be demanding that the charges be reinstated & that he stands trial?  
 
 

Big shock in the Scottish Nationals as Bruce Mouat gets hammered 9-1 in the semis and quit early.
 
Scottish Curling Championships 2024: Team Craik upset Team Mouat's rink to reach final - BBC Sport
 
 

Big shock in the Scottish Nationals as Bruce Mouat gets hammered 9-1 in the semis and quit early.
 
Scottish Curling Championships 2024: Team Craik upset Team Mouat's rink to reach final - BBC Sport
 
 

Another big weekend double bill.
 
Lièvin  on Saturday
 
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/girma-goes-after-2000m-mark-in-lievin
 
New York  on Sunday
 
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/millrose-games-new-york-2014

Better than that - he has done enough in the CC & Nationals to get a National place in the World Cup in Sapporo next weekend!   

Better than that - he has done enough in the CC & Nationals to get a National place in the World Cup in Sapporo next weekend!   

Well, since the 1250s, when they dominated archery, fencing & dressage.  Swimming let them down in modern pentathlon.

Well, since the 1250s, when they dominated archery, fencing & dressage.  Swimming let them down in modern pentathlon.

Might also be streamed here FTA.
 
https://competitions.scottishcurling.org/competitions/scottish-curling-championship-3/

Might also be streamed here FTA.
 
https://competitions.scottishcurling.org/competitions/scottish-curling-championship-3/

Getting busy now - Torun tomorrow night, with the famous gingerbread man mascot!
 
 
Sprint showdowns and distance duels at every turn in Torun | PREVIEWS | World Athletics
 

Getting busy now - Torun tomorrow night, with the famous gingerbread man mascot!
 
 
Sprint showdowns and distance duels at every turn in Torun | PREVIEWS | World Athletics
 

Full Schedule is here, and also links which might be ad-free as opposed to the YT ones.
 
Home - International Ski & Snowboard Federation (fis-ski.com)

Or of course from  “embassies” abroad, which are part of Slovenia.
 
 
Waahoo.  So just  that it’s as good as last year.
 
 

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)
 

Solidarnosc preparing a strike to protest against General Tuskuzelski.
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-farmers-plan-general-strike-blockade-ukraine-border-2024-02-02/