Dragon

I Interesting. That's a lot lower than I would predict and I'm usually very pessimistic. I would predict 10-14 golds including 1 or 2 in swimming,

If Britain win 10 gold medals in Tokyo I hope you'll send a written apology to them?

For anyone not watching the British coverage, the BBC commentators are making a lot of fuss over the fact that the GB team are in heavy training and not peaking for this competition

That was decided by World Athletics some months ago

I've been arguing that the event be decided by the best times in either race. That way Toussaint would get a bronze for her 59.02 in the first final behind Dawson 58.18 and Panziera's 59.01 in the rerun

According to the weather forecast it'll be a lovely day in Gateshead until about the time the athletics start. Then we'll have the steady heavy rain as usual.

https://www.iwf.net/2021/05/21/public-disclosure-190/ European champion at 69kg, Kostova of Azerbaijan, has been caught for steroids

Women's Hammer

I think Burgin's previous qualifying time might have been when the qualifying was suspended?

Christian Taylor (USA) Triple jump legend Achilles tendon injury

She's had a good career but she's over 30 and unlikely to improve. I do feel sorry for her at being the victim of bullying by Semenya fans who thought she said worse things about Caster than she did. What she actually said in 2016 was "“It is out of our control and we're pretty much relying on people at the top sorting it out,” . “The public can see how difficult it is… but all we can do is give it our best.” I can't see much controversial in that

EJR are the best performance of an athlete before the year of their 20th birthday. Maybe the other 5 ran the times in the year they turned 20?

Men's 3000 SC Phil Norman 8:20.12

Ah well. Never mind...

Although GBR seem to have moved to 6th in the nations ranking? Which would give them 2 places in Tokyo?

Pidcock has already said that he is only going to start the MTB event in Tokyo. By the way does anybody know how many places the GB women have in MTB? 1 or 2?

I think everybody else who made the qualifying time in the men's race were already in

I was told this a few minutes ago. "No Slovakian riders finished above 63rd so the Romanian rider had to finish 24th or better to move above them in the nation rankings releasing a place to Britain via the U23 2019 World Cup results"

I don't know if this correct though ???

Men's 50km walk Podebrady, CZE Marc Tur 3:47,40 Aleksi Ojala 3:48.25 Andrea Agrusti 3:49,52

Los Angeles, USA Women's 1500m Kate Snowden 4:02.98

Men's 10000m Los Angeles, USA Zouhair Taibi 27:20.61 https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/10061/events/1/Final