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So it will be a fitting final Would also be rather fitting if this race, of all races, is going to break Koch's record

If she had gone for it, this would have been a serious challenge for Martina Koch's time. First time in many years that time is actually, genuinely under threat this week.

McLaughlin-Levrone showing why the women's 400m hurdles really should be using higher hurdles by now

Just 21cm extra and it's the world's best throw since 1986 Then he'd also beat Tikhon's fellow Belarussian mega-doper Devyatovski.

She forgot Paulino ended up making it?

I'll try, but I'm watching HBO

Damn Katzberg Always good when someone passes one of the most epic dopers, Ivan Tikhon

After one round, bronze position is already one and a half meters ahead of the Olympic silver To show both what a mediocre competition that was, and what a great start we've had here!

Hummel Exactly 1,5 meter PB

For people wondering what's up with Denzel Comenentia's eye: 10 years ago he had a nasty fall in the gym, which blinded his right eye entirely.

Hahaha Paulino. Too bad she got away with it.

Well, yeah, but if we see him as potential medal winner, there were probably 15-20 potential medal winners. More likely than not that he didn't make it

Halasz starts well, hopefully this final is going to be a lot more interesting than the women

Why? A few 'maybes' that don't make the next round and one 'maybe' who does, that's about it Sounds like it's simply going normal, instead of, again, going very well.

Holloway continues his 2025.

Right, important choices to make. "Original" "Double chocolate" "m&m's" "Stroopwafel" Which brownie am I going to treat myself to?

Wanyonyi stumbles right in front of Clarke and that's it for Clarke.

Can hardly blame him, the hype was insane, not easy to not let it get to you when you're only 16... That trials system is definitely even worse for young athletes, if you have a sensational performance there, everyone is going to expect you to repeat it.

And that's it for phenom Lutkenhaus. The mega hype ends in round one, yay trials

Let's see if phenom Lutkenhaus can make true on the promise.

Nope, there would absolutely have been a lot fewer protests without "Israel" in the name (from the start) and genocidal nut Adams leading the team. The problem will solve itself though, hardly any self-respecting rider is going to sign for them anymore.

UCI mostly. At least not allowing Israel in the name (and not allowing the truly horrible owner/boss of the team in the race) would have avoided most if not all of this. The organizers are certainly to blame as well for not changing routes where protests were clearly going to happen. You can't always stop that, unless you have a North Korean police force.

I honestly think yesterday was one of the most amazing days of athletics I've ever seen Gold for Alphonce Simbu, gold for Ditaji Kambundji, gold for Geordie Beamish, Duplantis' WR...from left to right it was just astonishing

Imagine if things were actually run smoothly, instead of the judo federation destroying judo by centralizing everything, other federations thinking "hey, that centralization thing went like shit...maybe we'll try that too" and things like the athletics federation covering up sexual misconduct because whoever did it is more important for a medal. Anyhow, athletics Too bad there was no morning session, but the evening session is once again looking quite interesting, especially the hurdles.

He would have turned 26 tomorrow...