2014 Athletics Thread / Birmingham Grand Prix Sunday 24th August BBC1HD

[Headie]

British Indoor Championships are being streamed live on BritishAthleticsTV on Youtube from 3.30

Should be really exciting, with big names such as James Dasaolu, Nigel Levine, Chis O'Hare, Dwain Chambers, Robbie Grbarz, Luke Cutts Eilidh Child, Tiffany Porter, Holly Bleasdale, Jenny Meadows, Asha Phillip and many more...

LIVE link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKjuZT1SADo&feature=share

[Headie]

Athletes that won their events today and have guaranteed their place at the World Indoors for Team GB:

Andy Vernon - 3000m
Will Sharman - 60mH (Depending on whether joint winners can automatically qualify)
Andy Pozzi - 60mH (Depending on whether joint winners can automatically qualify)
Holly Bleasdale - Pole Vault
Asha Phillip - 60m
James Dasaolu - 60m

Also, Katarina Johnson-Thompson broke the British Indoor High Jump record today, jumping 1.96. She's looking to go to the World Indoors for the Pentahlon but she has to be invited to do so.

Some good races tomorrow, mainly finals.

[Headie]

Some new champions were crowned today.

These are the athletes that are 100% going to the World Indoors in Poland because they won their finals and also possess the A Standard.

Asha Phillip - 60m
James Dasaolu - 60m
Margaret Adeoye - 400m
Nigel Levine - 400m
Laura Muir - 800m
Lee Emanuel - 1500m
Andy Vernon - 3000m
Will Sharman - 60mH
Andy Pozzi - 60mH
Holly Bleasdale - Pole Vault
Luke Cutts - Pole Vault

The GB selectors can choose up to 2 people per event at their discretion. The people above have already secured their place in the team for winning their respective events.

[Novo]

The British GP in Birmingham on Saturday, looking forward to it now since I haven't seen much athletics recently, will probably catch up on the British Indoor Championships tomorrow

[Novo]

Lavillenie breaks Bubka's pole vault record

[Headie]

Full GB team confirmed for Indoors:
GB team for Sopot:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgwJEfGCYAAKg-T.jpg:large

No Dasaolu due to injury, and KJT didn't get an invite for the Pentathlon so she's just doing Long Jump instead.

[Novo]

Shame about Dasaolu, his time would have been amazing on the weekend without the injury, really impressive run by Asha as well to keep in touch wit h Fraser Pryce and Ahoure, Dibaba though this year >

[Headie]

Lavillenie not competing at the World Indoors due to injury after breaking the World Record, so that gives Luke Cutts a good chance at a Gold medal :amazed:

[Headie]

Laura Muir, Luke Cutts and Holly Bleasdale seem to be our only genuine Gold medal hopes. Dwain Chambers, Tiffany Porter, Asha Philip, and the 4X400 relay squads are also good chances of contesting for a medal.

[Headie]

Action starts tomorrow at 9am! Startlists for Day 1 have been released
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships

[Black Dagger]

Exciting :amazed:

[Novo]

Terrible run by Shana Cox

[Headie]

Shana and Margaret are great athletes, just a shame they were drawn in the toughest heats with the toughest lanes.

[Novo]

Its a shame Hejnova is injured

[Headie]

Now for the men's 400m where hopefully we'll have better success

[Novo]

Levine is in Heat 3 with Santos, should be a good one

[Headie]

Levine is in Heat 3 with Santos, should be a good one

Levine beat him in Birmingham so hopefully he can do it again

[Novo]

Hello Dusanova

[Headie]

Oh great so Levine has probably been run out of it too!

[Headie]

Not looking good for British sprinting so far

[Novo]

Come on Maslak

[Headie]

Nigel Levine - OUT

[Novo]

Oh dear.. 1 fastest loser spot from 4 of our athletes

[Headie]

Wait what? Levine ran quicker than that. What's Steve Cram on about?

IAAF site says Levine is through

[Novo]

So he is officially through then? Or is that a mistake on the IAAF site?

[Headie]

Levine is THROUGH.

Don't listen to Steve Cram.

[Novo]

Dibaba is just running against world records rather then other athletcs

[Novo]

Cheers Phil

[Headie]

Phil Jones correcting Steve Cram :joker:

Just want to see Laura Muir run now tbh

[Novo]

Olga in the triple jump soon, probably won't be coverage but she better win

[Headie]

Steve Cram apologising to Levine :joker:

[Headie]

Ugh cba with this 3000m. Just make it the final and crown Dibaba the winner

[Novo]

All this just to eliminate 3 people

[Headie]

Next British athlete competing will be in an hour!

Wish KJT was in the pentathlon

[Novo]

Impressive from Miss Eaton

[Headie]

Back to British action now with the 1500m for men

[Novo]

DQ him!!!

[Novo]

The Austrian guy walking behind him when he said he hopes he gets disqualified :joker:

[Headie]

Holusa better get disqualified for pushing Emmanuel

[Headie]

He hasn't been DQ'd apparently

[Headie]

So GB are out in the 1500m.

Laura Muir up next in 800m

[Headie]

All this tripping and shoving always seems to happen to british athletes :joker:

[Headie]

Think Laura is out now.

Not looking good for Britain at all

[Headie]

Poland aren't very good with computer technology :joker:

[Novo]

It's all gone pear shaped

[Headie]

Don't think we'll have any GB athletes in finals at this rate

[Novo]

Aman can't be 20, closer to 30 my guess

[Headie]

Afternoon session will probably (hopefully) be better than this morning's session.

[Headie]

Also something interesting I read, Perri Shakes-Drayton may have to switch to the 400m and ditch the hurdles due to her knee injury that she's still recovering from.

Would be nice to see a Christine/Perri rivalry.

[Headie]

I don't like this new GB kit tbh, it looks plain and cheap.

Much prefer the Union Jack vest >>>>>

[Headie]

On now on BBC Red Button

[Novo]

I've always thought Perri would be suited to strictly running rather then Hurdles, she seems better built for it

[Jemal]

Is adam gemili iin this

[Headie]

Is adam gemili iin this

No. He's focusing on outdoors instead.

[Headie]

On BBC2 now

[Jemal]

Gemili is so talented lol.
Hes gonna rip up rio 2016 for sure

[Headie]

Long distance is not my cup of tea :idc: But rooting for Mellor and Vernon.

[Headie]

Great run by Andy Vernon to bag an automatic qualifying spot

[Novo]

Pozzi and Sharman both getting PBs

[Novo]

Asha Phillips and Sophie Papps through as well, good morning for our athletics

[Headie]

Denise Lewis clocking Veronica Campbell Briwn :joker:

[Headie]

Now for the 4x400m relays. We should win both heats tbh

[Headie]

What the hell happened there?

Recall gun after 150m? Bet they'll all be tired now

[Novo]

Ashton Eaton is unreal, he has literally got no weak event

[Headie]

Nice to see Shara and KJT qualifying for long jump final.

Let's hope Grabarz and Parsons do well in qualifying for high jump.

[Headie]

Parsons and Grabarz both OUT in qualifying.

[Novo]

Gebrhiwet 17/10 to win the 3000m, amazing price

[Headie]

Luke Cutts could win Gold in the Pole Vault tonight since Lavillenie is not competing.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen :worship: true power couple

[Headie]

Luke Cutts isn't doing too well atm. I don't think he'll even medal tbh.

Hope we can at least get 1 medal by tonight.

[Headie]

So 2 of our medal hopes are out so far - Cutts and Muir.

I actually don't think we'll get any gold medals this champs tbh

[Headie]

Finally a medal for Team Gb. Bronze for Tiffany Porter. Surprised Pearson didn't win. Fed up of USA winning everything :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

NIA ALI GOLD MEDAL :worship: :worship: :worship: doing NJ proud. I had a feeling Pearson wouldn't win but I didn't know if it'd be Ali to do it.

Also pleased with Tiffany Porter medaling, my father coached her husband in high school #funfact

[Headie]

WOW! Gold for Kilty.

Did didn't see that coming at all since he was Dasaolu's replacement. First gold for GB. He's done really well! So pleased for him.

[Novo]

Amazing stuff

[Novo]

Good to see maslak won gold as well and a silver for Olga in the triple jump

[Headie]

Kilty was 66-1 to win coming into the championships. Blimey!

[Headie]

Final day of action starts at 2:00pm on BBC2 :)

[Headie]

KJT is currently winning in the long jump after her 2nd jump. Shara Proctor is in 3rd. Wish BBC would show us the jumps.

[Headie]

Silver for KJT! Makes up for her not being selected for the pentathlon I guess. Shara Proctor finished 4th.

Let's hope for more success later on for Team GB. Hope Andy Vernon can get a PB in this final.

[Headie]

Bleasdale - OUT

We're not doing as well as expected tbh

[Headie]

Osagie left it too late. One hundredth of a second off bronze.

[Headie]

Oh wait a minute the Polish athlete in 3rd stepped off the track. Should be a DQ but since it's in Poland I doubt it.

[Headie]

Gun has gone off about 4 times now! Athletes must be very nervous now.

[Headie]

Osagie upgraded to bronze. Women's relay also bronze. Asha Philip 4th place.

[Headie]

To sum up Team GB's performances:

Gold: Richard Kilty, 60m
Silver: Katarina Johnson-Thompson, long jump; men's 4x400m
Bronze: Tiffany Porter, 60m hurdles; Andrew Osagie 800m; women's 4x400m

Now it's just gonna be Diamond League meets from now on until major events in June/July.

[Headie]

Greg Rutherford broke the British Long Jump record today, jumping 8.51m in a meet in America.

The first Diamond League meet is on Friday May 9th

[Novo]

Tomlinson has always thought he is the better long jumper at least Rutherford has ended his claim completely now

[BBfanUSA]

Was the Meet called the Drake Relays?

[Headie]

Was the Meet called the Drake Relays?

Somewhere in San Diego
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/27153702

[Headie]

Tomlinson is calling for Rutherford's record to be nullified:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/27209852

Seems as though his foot touched the plasticine. Tomlinson seems like a bitter person to me.

[Headie]

Startlists for Diamond League Doha meet on Friday have been released:
http://www.diamondleague-doha.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview1/

Quite a fair bit of British athletes participating even though it's quite early on in the season.

Eilidh Child, Jenny Meadows, Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, Chris Tomlinson, Andrew Osagie and Brett Morse.

[Novo]

The Diamond League App is amazing, it was much needed as well

[Jemal]

Adam Gemili to beat Usain in rio.

[Novo]

Let's not get ahead off ourselves young Jemal

[Headie]

The Diamond League App is amazing, it was much needed as well

Ikr :love:

Only problem I had was that it didn't update the startlists until a few days after they'd already been releaed. Then again they were probably waiting for the lane draws before updating it.

Looking forward to tomorrow!

[Jemal]

Let's not get ahead off ourselves young Jemal

LOL ok, i over exaggerated.

Erm he could sneak a bronze tbh in 200m.
He done well at the world championship, high hopes for mr gemili.

[Headie]

Starting now.

I can't wait for jenny Meadows to return, hopefully in form.

[Headie]

Great running from Eilidh Child to finish 3rd.

I'll be surprised if she doesn't win the commonwealths.

[Black Dagger]

I've only just seen about Tomlinson... he sounds bitter as **** lmao.

Greg can't help that Tomlinson didn't live up to his hype.

[Novo]

****, I missed that who finished 1st and 2nd?

[Novo]

Doha atmosphere is amazing

[Novo]

Kiprop :worship:

[Novo]

2 national records, world Leader and 2 personal bests in the top 6 :joker:

[Novo]

Destroy them Pavel

[Headie]

****, I missed that who finished 1st and 2nd?

Kaliese Soencer second... Some Bahrain athlete first. Kemi Adekoyin I think.

EDIT: results get posted live on the diamond league app.

[Novo]

Santos flopped

[Headie]

800m next :love:

Come on Jenny

[Headie]

Surprised Shelayna Oskan is there... She's 2.03 at best.

[Headie]

Think Jenny has passed it now :laugh:

[Novo]

Olha!!!!

[Headie]

PB for Shelayna... From 2.03 to 2.01... Pretty impressive.

[Novo]

Everyone has new hairdos in this race

[Novo]

Expected Dibaba to kill the field today but finishing outside the top 5 is just shocking after how amazing she has been

[Headie]

Next event is the Great City Games in Manchester on BBC One 17th May 13:15 - 14:45

[Headie]

Andrew Pozzi is out for the season due to injury
http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2014-news-page/may-2014/09-05-14-pozzi/

[Headie]

Startlists for the Shanghai Diamond Leage Meet on Sunday have been released:
http://www.diamondleague-shanghai.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/

British athletes taking part include Shara Proctor, Luke Cutts, Steve Lewis, Dwain Chambers and finally Phillips Idowu makes his big return to the big stage again. Not that many GB athletes tbh, but it is only the start of the season still.

[Headie]

Teams announced for the IAAF World Relays in Bahamas on 24th-25th May:
Men’s 4x100m:

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (Rana Reider)
Dwain Chambers (Rana Reider)
James Ellington (Rana Reider)
Richard Kilty (Rana Reider)
Andrew Robertson (Dan Cossins)
Danny Talbot (Dan Cossins)

Women’s 4x100m:

Desiree Henry (Rana Reider)
Hayley Jones (Donald Moss)
Anyika Onuora (Rana Reider)
Asha Philip (Christine Bowmaker)
Bianca Williams (Lloyd Cowan)
Jodie Williams (Christine Bowmaker)

Men’s 4x400m:

Dan Awde (Chris Zah)
Michael Bingham (George Williams)
Jamie Bowie (Piotr Haczek)
Nigel Levine (Linford Christie)
Martyn Rooney (Rana Reider)
Conrad Williams (Linford Christie)


Women’s 4x400m:

Margaret Adeoye (Linford Christie)
Eilidh Child (Malcolm Arnold)
Shana Cox (George Williams)
Emily Diamond (Dan Cossins)
Christine Ohuruogu (Lloyd Cowan)
Victoria Ohuruogu (Lloyd Cowan)

Our 4x400 squads :worship:

[Headie]

Great City Games are on at 1.15pm today

[Headie]

Diamond League Shanghai is on BBC Red Button at 1pm.

[Headie]

On now

[Headie]

The World Relay Champs from the Bahamas next weekend are on Eurosport!

Saturday 21:45, then Sunday/Monday Morning at 00:00 both on Eurosport 2.

And the next Diamond League meet is Eugene, Oregon on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st May.

[Headie]

Startlists for the World Relays on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th have been released:
http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaa...imetable/byday

It appears the GB women are also competing in the 4x200m final. That's a nice surprise

[Headie]

It starts on Europsort 2 tonight at 22:30.

Can't wait for these World Relays to begin.

[Novo]

Ah yes, hopefully the CL final doesn't go into Extra time and Pens then

[Headie]

GB Women's 4x100m team came 5th in yesterdays final.

Today team GB are in Men's 4x100 and 4x400 and Women's 4x200 and 4x400.

[Headie]

Some good performances from Team GB (excusing the Women's 4x400 who absolutely flopped because they swapped out the girl most in form this season with a sloppy Christine Ohuruogu who clearly wasn't in any shape to be running so early in the season). I hope UKA send full teams next year and not just teams for 'World Championship' events.

GB won silver in womens 4x200 and bronze in 4x100.

Next up is the Diamond League in Eugene on Saturday at 9pm.

[Headie]

Next meet is the Diamond League in Rome on Thursday 5th June at 19:00. It finished at 9pm, just in time for Big Brother starting :p

[Headie]

British athletes competing in Rome Diamond League on Thursday:

Eilidh Child, Brett Morse, Nigel Levine, Conrad Williams, Adam Gemili, Richard Kilty, Tiffany Porter, Julia Bleasdale and Jo Pavey

[Novo]

I want to see more of Beasley after that impressive run at the city games

[Headie]

I want to see more of Beasley after that impressive run at the city games

Yeah she's already ranked second in the UK this year and I think she's in the top 10 in the world at the moment in terms of times.

It's a shame 200m Hurdles doesn't exist, she'd easily do well in that

[Novo]

Think she quit her job and is fully committed to athletics so she could make an even bigger improvement

[Headie]

Some brilliant running at the Hengelo meet today in the Netherlands.

Chijindu Ujah ran 9.96!!! He's now 3rd on the UK all time list and ranked 5th in the world, as well as GBs no.1 at the moment. And he's only 20 years old! This breaks the UK U23 record and the European U20 record.

This years British Championships is shaping up to be a great one. Tempted to book tickets for all 3 days tbh

[Headie]

On BBC3 now

Lots of British athletes competing, Eilidh child finished 3rd in 400h

[Novo]

Ashton Eaton winning the 400m hurdles easily, feels like he's untouchable at just about any track event

[Headie]

A PB for Jess Judd under 2mins in the 800.

Shame she's not running the euro team champs next week

[Novo]

That jump from Bartoletta... Looked like she was heading for the 8 mark at first

[Headie]

Diamond League New York tomorrow and the big return of Christine Ohurougu! :worship: Don't expect much though, she always starts off seasons really slow.#

Not sure if it's at 18:00 or 21:00 but it's on the BBC Red Button anyway

[Headie]

It's at 21:00 on BBC Red Button tomorrow night

[Headie]

England Commonwealth Team Announced:
100m

Men - Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Adam Gemili, Richard Kilty

Women - Ashleigh Nelson, Asha Phillip, Bianca Williams

T37 Men - Daniel Hooker

T11/12 Women - Selina Litt

T11/T12 Women (Guide) - Ryan Henry-Asquith

200m

Men - Chris Clarke, James Ellington, Danny Talbot

Women - Anyika Onoura, Bianca Williams, Jodie Williams

400m

Men - Michael Bingham, Nigel Levine, Martyn Rooney

Women - Margaret Adeoye, Shana Cox, Kelly Massey

800m

Men - Mukhtar Mohammed, Andrew Osagie, Michael Rimmer

Women- Jessica Judd, Jennifer Meadows, Marilyn Okoro

1500m

Men - Lee Emanuel, Charlie Grice, Richard Peters

Women - Hannah England, Jemma Simpson, Laura Weightman

Men T54 - Will Smith, David Weir

Women T53/54 - Jade Jones, Lauren Rowles, Rochelle (Shelly) Woods

5000m

Men - Mohamed Farah, Thomas Farell, Andy Vernon

Women - Helen Clitheroe, Emelia Gorecka, Jo Pavey

10,000m

Men - Mohamed Farah, Jonny Mellor, Chris Thompson

Women- Julia Bleasdale, Jo Pavey, Sonia Samuels

Marathon

Men - Ben Moreau, Nicholas Torry, Steven Way

Women - Louise Damen, Alyson Dixon, Amy Whitehead

110m Hurdles

Men - Lawrence Clarke, William Sharman, Andrew Turner

100m hurdles

Women - Tiffany Porter, Serita Solomon

400m Hurdles

Men - Niall Flannery, Sebastian Rodger, Richard Yates

Women - Meghan Beesley, Hayley McLean, Ese Okoro

3,000m Steeple Chase

Men - Luke Gunn, James Wilkinson

Women - Rachel Bamford, Pippa Woolven

4 x 100m Relay

Men - Dwain Chambers, Andy Robertson, Mark Lewis Francis

Women - Louise Bloor, Hayley Jones, Sophie Papps

4 x 400m Relay

Men - Daniel Awde, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Conrad Williams

Women - Emily Diamond, Christine Ohuruogu, Victoria Ohuruogu

High Jump

Men - Chris Baker , Martyn Bernard, Tom Parsons

Women - Bethan Partridge, Isobel Pooley

Pole Vault

Men - Luke Cutts, Max Eaves, Steve Lewis

Women - Katie Byres, Sally Scott

Long Jump

Men - JJ Jegede, Greg Rutherford, Chris Tomlinson

Women - Shara Proctor, Jazmin Sawyers, Lorraine Ugen

Women F37/F38 - Fiona Clarke, Bethany Woodward

Triple Jump

Men - Nathan Douglas, Nathan Fox, Phillips Idowu

Women - Yamile Aldama, Chioma Matthews, Laura Samuel

Shot

Men - Scott Rider

Women - Eden Francis, Sophie McKinna, Rachel Wallader

Discus

Men - Carl Myerscough, Tom Norman

Women - Eden Francis, Jade Lally

F42/44 Men - Daniel Greaves

Hammer

Men - Nick Miller, Alexander Smith, Amir Williamson

Women - Shaunagh Brown , Sophie Hitchon, Sarah Holt

Javelin

Men - Joe Dunderdale, Benji Pearson

Women - Isabelle Jeffs, Freya Jones, Goldie Sayers

Decathlon

Men - Martin Brockman, Ashley Bryant, John Lane

Heptathlon

Women - Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Morgan Lake, Jessica Taylor

Nice to see a nearly-full team, can't wait for the Commonwealth Games now :D

[Novo]

Were going to smash the medal table this time around

[Headie]

Yep, can't wait for it now. Confused why Adam Gemili is focusing on the 100m and not the 200m though.

And no James Dasaolu anywhere to be seen... maybe he's still injured?

[IheartBB]

No Holly Bleasdale in the pole vault, is she injured?

[Headie]

^Yep, she's taking a break this season due to injury, is focusing on the major champs instead

[Novo]

Bolt likely doing the relay at the Commonwealth games then

[Headie]

British Champs have been good so far :clap1:

Wonder if Ujah can break 10 seconds again

[Headie]

Gutted Bianca Williams got DQ'd for false start. Reckon she would've won.

Great run by Asha Philip though to take the crown again :clap1:

[Macie Lightfoot]

I know that probably hardly anyone here cares about American stuff but I'm beyond thrilled that Dawn Harper won USAs and crushed Lolo by a full tenth <3

[Headie]

Athletes who've secured selection for the Europeans Champs:

100m - Dwain Chambers, Harry Aikines Aryeetey
100m - Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson
110mH - William Sharman, Lawrence Clarke
100mH - Tiffany Porter
200m - Danny Talbot
200m - Jodie Williams, Bianca Williams
400 - Martyn Rooney
400h - Niall Flannery, Tom Burton
400h - Eilidh Child, Meghan Beesley
800 - Lynsey Sharp
1500m - Charlie Grice
1500m - Laura Weightman, Laura Muir
3000mSC - James Wilkinson
5000m - Tom Farrell
5000m - Emelia Gorecka, (Jo Pavey also if she chooses this instead of 10k)
Long Jump - JJ Jegede
Long Jump - Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Triple Jump - Julian Reid
Hammer Throw - Sophie Hitchon
Pole Vault - Steve Lewis
Javelin - Goldie Sayers

[Macie Lightfoot]

Ajee' Wilson and Laura Roesler going 1-2 in the USA 800 <3 and Devon Allen winning the HH as a 19 year old holy **** he is the real deal

[Novo]

Kuchina!!!!

[Novo]

This Kuchina v Vlasic battle is amazing

[Novo]

Kuchina :worship:

[Novo]

Lifetime best on her 3rd attempt

[Headie]

Glasgow Grand Prix (also part of Diamond League) is this Friday @ 6:30pm on BBC2, and Saturday @ 2:30pm on BBC1. Should be a great event leading up to the commonwealths, will be the first time the stadium is used for athletics too.

Startlists here:
http://www.diamondleague-london.com/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/

[Novo]

Looking forward to tomorrow's meeting

Amazing line up for the womens 400m and men's 100m

[Headie]

Christine O and Mo Farah have pulled out, it seems.

[Novo]

Im more interested in the up and comers now, Laura Wieghtman has a good chance of finishing in the top 3 tomorrow and i think KJT will do really well in the long jump as well although Bartaletta is a class above the rest of that starters list, and there is Muir v Wallace in the 800m as well

[Headie]

Easy win for Weir

[Novo]

KJT with a PB and only 3 cm short of Bartaletta

[Novo]

Ashton Eaton getting 2nd in the 400m hurdles is unreal in that strong field considering he doesn't do 400m hurdles at all

[Novo]

Blake pulling up with an injury

[Headie]

On right now

[Headie]

Absolutely brilliant run from Matthew Hudson-Smith to break the 45-second barrier! Broke his PB by almost a second! 44.97... wow!

Conrad Williams also running 45.46 to confirm his place for the European Champs... think Hudson-Smith will be joining him and Martyn Rooney in Zurich!

[Novo]

Ahye has got to be a lesbian

[Novo]

Great run though to beat SAFP

[Headie]

Ahye has got to be a lesbian

:joker:

[Headie]

Hudson-Smith only 19 too! Wow, hope this isn't a one-hit-wonder like we've seen plenty times before

[Novo]

14th in the world I think they said before

[Headie]

14th in the world I think they said before

Yep and second in Europe, which is more important this year as European Champs follow Commonwealths pretty soon after

[Novo]

I forgot all about the European Championships

[Headie]

I forgot all about the European Championships

Team is announced on Tuesday, the athletes with the A Standard who finished in the Top 2 at the trials have already guaranteed selection. This is how it looks so far, with selectors choices to be chosen Monday and announced Tuesday:

100m - Dwain Chambers, Harry Aikines Aryeetey
100m - Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson
110mH - William Sharman, Lawrence Clarke
100mH - Tiffany Porter
200m - Danny Talbot
200m - Jodie Williams, Bianca Williams
400 - Martyn Rooney, Conrad Williams
400h - Niall Flannery, Tom Burton
400h - Eilidh Child, Meghan Beesley
800 - Lynsey Sharp
1500m - Charlie Grice
1500m - Laura Weightman, Laura Muir
3000mSC - James Wilkinson
5000m - Tom Farrell
5000m - Emelia Gorecka, (Jo Pavey also if she chooses this instead of 10k)
Long Jump - JJ Jegede
Long Jump - Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Triple Jump - Julian Reid
Hammer Throw - Sophie Hitchon
Pole Vault - Steve Lewis
Javelin - Goldie Sayers

[Novo]

Sally Pearson just 0.01 faster then Porter, set up nicely for the commonwealths

[Novo]

So gutted about what happned to PSD with the knee injury, she was looking so good last summer

[Headie]

So gutted about what happned to PSD with the knee injury, she was looking so good last summer

She was one of the pundits for the Euro Team Champs a few weeks back, she was saying that when she comes back she's going to do the 400 flat instead and try and go for the British Record set by Chrissy O. Can't wait for that! Always thought she suited 400 flat better than the hurdles anyway.

[Novo]

She was one of the pundits for the Euro Team Champs a few weeks back, she was saying that when she comes back she's going to do the 400 flat instead and try and go for the British Record set by Chrissy O. Can't wait for that! Always thought she suited 400 flat better than the hurdles anyway.

Yeah I can see her doing really well in the 400m although that's a bit of a optimistic goal

[Headie]

1500m EUROPEAN CHAMPS A STANDARD : 3:37.50

Chris O'HARE 3:35.06 PB
Jake WIGHTMAN 3:35.49 PB
Charlie GRICE 3:35.59 PB

Think those 3 have secured their place for the Europeans now (Grice is already selected).

[Novo]

Schippers beating Felix :worship:

[Headie]

Jodie Williams 20.60 PB :worship:

[Headie]

Hope Schippers chooses Heptathlon over Individual Sprints... she definitely won't beat KJT overrall but could easily beat any of our female individual british sprinters

[Novo]

Didn't Schippers get Bronze last year at the World Champs? not much in it between them two

[Novo]

What the **** happened to the GB B team :joker:

[Headie]

Didn't Schippers get Bronze last year at the World Champs? not much in it between them two

KJT is world leader this year, she finished a fair bit ahead of Schippers at Gotzis and also beat Thiesen-Eaton who is her biggest threat at commonwealths

[Headie]

Women's 800 looks a great line up

[Headie]

Alison Leonard confirming her spot in Zurich

Selectors now choose between Judd and Meadows, although the decision seems pretty clear to me.

[Novo]

Love how everyone was going all out at the end and Wilson was still in 1st gear

[Headie]

So these are the athletes confirmed for European Championships in Europe:

100m - Dwain Chambers, Harry Aikines Aryeetey
100m - Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson
110mH - William Sharman, Lawrence Clarke
100mH - Tiffany Porter
200m - Danny Talbot, Adam Gemili
200m - Jodie Williams, Bianca Williams
400m - Martyn Rooney, Conrad Williams
400mh - Niall Flannery, Tom Burton
400mh - Eilidh Child, Meghan Beesley
800m - Michael Rimmer
800m - Lynsey Sharp, Alison Leonard
1500m - Charlie Grice
1500m - Laura Weightman, Laura Muir
3000mSC - James Wilkinson
5000m - Tom Farrell
5000m - Emelia Gorecka, (Jo Pavey also if she chooses this instead of 10k)
Long Jump - JJ Jegede
Long Jump - Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Triple Jump - Julian Reid
Hammer Throw - Sophie Hitchon
Pole Vault - Steve Lewis
Javelin - Goldie Sayers

Think Matthew Hudson-Smith (400m), Jess Judd (800m), Chris O'Hare and Jake Wightman (both 1500m) and James Dasaolu (100m) will have secured their selection too after their performances, although you never know...

[Headie]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM GB SQUAD :

Men
100m: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Dwain Chambers, James Dasaolu;
200m: James Ellington, Adam Gemili, Daniel Talbot;
400m: Matthew Hudson-Smith, Martyn Rooney, Conrad Williams;
800m: Andrew Osagie, Michael Rimmer;
1500m: Charlie Grice, Chris O'Hare, Jake Wightman;
5000m: Mo Farah, Tom Farrell, Andy Vernon;
10000m: Mo Farah, Chris Thompson, Andy Vernon;
3000mSC: James Wilkinson;
110mH: William Sharman, Lawrence Clarke, Andy Turner;
400mH: Niall Flannery, Tom Burton, Dai Greene;
High Jump: Chris Baker;
Long Jump: JJ Jegede, Greg Rutherford, Chris Tomlinson;
Triple Jump: Phillips Idowu, Julian Reid;
Pole Vault: Steve Lewis, Luke Cutts, Jax Thoirs;
Decathlon: Ashley Bryant;
20k Walk: Tom Bosworth;
4 x 100m: Aikines-Aryeetey, Chambers, Dasaolu, Ellington, Talbot, Gemili, Richard Kilty, Chinjindu Ujah;
4 x 400m: Michael Bingham, Hudson-Smith, Nigel Levine, Rooney, Williams, Rabah Yousif.

Women
100m: Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Desiree Henry;
200m: Dina Asher-Smith, Bianca Williams, Jodie Williams;
400m: Christine Ohuruogu;
800m: Jessica Judd, Alison Leonard, Lynsey Sharp;
1500m: Hannah England, Laura Muir, Laura Weightman;
5000m: Julia Bleasdale, Emelia Gorecka, Jo Pavey;
10000m: Jo Pavey, Beth Potter, Julia Bleasdale;
100mH: Tiffany Porter;
400mH: Meghan Beesley, Eilidh Child;
High Jump: Morgan Lake;
Long Jump: Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Shara Proctor;
Hammer Throw: Sophie Hitchon;
Javelin: Goldie Sayers;
4 x 100m: Louise Bloor, Henry, Nelson, Anyika Onuora, Sophie Papps, Philip, B Williams, J Williams;
4 x 400m: Margaret Adeoye, Child, Shana Cox, Kelly Massey, Emily Diamond, Ohuruogu, Victoria Ohuruogu, J Williams.

[Headie]

The World Junior Championships start on Wednesday, it's on Eurosport if you want to watch it. It lasts for 6 days, and the last few days of it clash with the Commonwealths.

Morgan Lake, Dina Asher Smith and Desiree Henry are some the big names representing Team GB, as well as Zharnel Hughes who is from Anguilla but will most likely represent Britain at the next Olympics due to Anguilla not being eligible to compete in Olympics. He's broke Yohan Blake's and Usain Bolt's junior records too.

[Novo]

Tiffany Porter beating Sally Pearson and Rollins at the anniversary games

[Headie]

Tiffany is getting better and better IMO, although she's still not at the top yet.

[Headie]

Katarina Johnson Thompson has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to injury :bawling:

[Jemal]

Wow?
Are you serious..

[Jemal]

Wow?
Are you serious..

[Headie]

Meghan Beesley has also pulled out of the 400mH due to injury :bawling:

[Novo]

**** sake, and Cavendish as well, although that was predictable

[Macie Lightfoot]

World Juniors in Eugene start tomorrow if there's any interest in that

[Novo]

Chambers out of the Commonwealths now

[Headie]

Dina Asher Smith looks like she'll win the World Juniors with ease, no one seems on her level based on heat performances.

Morgan Lake is leading the heptathlon after Day 1 as well.

[Macie Lightfoot]

US hasn't been off to much a good start all in World Juniors (lane violation for Shaina Burns in the Hep 200, Haley Showalter fouling all her HTs, Raevyn Rogers and Sabrina Southerland not making the 800 final, Ariana Washington randomly dropping into 11.6-11.7 range - I could go on and on) but an awesome 1-2 finish in the mens 100 with Kendal Williams and Trayvon Bromell (who has a sub 10 PR :shocked:), even crazier considering Trentavis Friday ran 10.00 in the US Junior prelims and false started the final. Also 11.45 into a headwind for bronze isn't bad at all for Kaylin Whitney. 16 years old and broke the US high school record with 11.10 at US Juniors so she should have a bright future (except for the fact that she trains with a bunch of professional dopers but yeah.)

I'm not as in touch with the British stuff but I try to be as well-informed as I can (along with Canada and Australia, basically any country with English-speaking BB #shameless) and Dina Asher-Smith won the 100 in 11.23 and Morgan Lake with 6148.

Another interesting note - no Jamaican in either 100 final :shocked:

[Headie]

Dina Asher Smith and Morgan Lake both getting gold for GB :worship:

I expects DAS will claim another Gold in the 200m (Kaylin Whitney seems to be a one-hit wonder with her WLs she set - not showing great form at the moment but she's only 16 so it's a new experience for her I suppose).

Morgan Lake has been entered for the High Jump too - if she does it I expect she'll easily medal, providing there are no fluff ups. Gold is a probable possibility again.

It's been quite good so far, I'm enjoying it more than I was expecting to. I like how it will finish just as the Commonwealth Athletics starts too! :p

[Headie]

Asher Smith not contesting the 200m anymore, probably still tired from the effects of yesterday

[Macie Lightfoot]

(Kaylin Whitney seems to be a one-hit wonder with her WLs she set - not showing great form at the moment but she's only 16 so it's a new experience for her I suppose).

Conditions were near perfect at US Juniors so that certainly played in her favor. Also she trains with Star Athletics, which is Dennis Mitchell (drug cheat), Damu Cherry (drug cheat), and Justin Gatlin (drug cheat)'s training group in Florida. I wouldn't dare accuse a 16 year old of doping but unfortunately when you surround yourself with people like that you're going to draw some suspicion eventually.

Morning session is closing to wrapping up on the track with 400 hurdle prelims for girls. Shamier Little (US) and Shona Richards (I'm sure you guys know more about her than me) should do well. The same of it all is that Sydney McLaughlin's 55.63 at US Juniors doesn't matter because she's only 14 (too young to make the US Junior team.) Was beating Little for most of the race until she stuttered on a few end hurdles per usual and Little's strength took over at the end.

And I must say after watching a few interviews with Dina Asher-Smith she's a sweetheart ^_^

[Headie]

^Yeah I'm suspicious of Kaylin Whitney tbh, but I'd rather think positive than negative. I'm surprised how poorly the jamaicans have been doing so far.

I other news, Gatlin's win in Monaco over the 200m seemed like definite drugs to me. He must've found something new which they can't detect.

[Headie]

And yes, Dina is lovely! :) Definitely one to watch out for over the coming years and I have no doubt she'll break the British record sooner or later.

[Macie Lightfoot]

French dude just broke WJR in the highs with 12.99, the British guy got bronze.

Other things I missed due to that atrocious BBUS episode:
-Braheme Days bronze in shot put
-both America girls made the 200 final, along with some British non-Dina chick, and most of the usual suspects one would expect
-Trentavis Friday into the 200 final with the fastest time but definitely has some competition
-Olivia Baker into the 400 final <3 her range from 100-Mile is out of this world (sub 12.00 in the 100 and can threaten 5:00 in the mile)

[Macie Lightfoot]

Desiree Freier just cleared 14'7.25" on her first attempt :o (4.45 sry I'm an American struggling with the metric system plz forgive me)

[Macie Lightfoot]

lmfao girls 800 went out in 56.3 they're ****ed

[Macie Lightfoot]

pretty blonde Australian chick Georgia Wassall deserves that bronze medal for not going out at a suicidal pace #yougoglenncoco

[Macie Lightfoot]

I think Freier ends up with silver to some Russian girl.

Cain's hanging up there with all the Africans 2000m into the 3000

[Macie Lightfoot]

6 girls still in it, Cain's boxed in but is getting out with a lap to go

[Macie Lightfoot]

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 8:58 for Cain

[Macie Lightfoot]

Cain is such a sweetheart letting Stephanie Jenks carry the flag with her even though Jenks came in last :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

omg this is the longest victory lap ever :joker: Jenks is so out of her element too

[Macie Lightfoot]

omg the race ended almost 10 minutes ago and they're still going :joker::joker::joker:

[Headie]

Gareth Warbuton (800m) and Rhys Williams (400mH) have both failed drugs tests. Williams was the captain of Team Wales for the Commonwealths, so disappointing on his half Warbuton also removed from Welsh squad.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28479246

I'm surprised by this as their results didn't seem to be indicating any improvements this season.

[Macie Lightfoot]

British girls 4x100 dropped the baton in WJR prelims on the final exchange

[Macie Lightfoot]

British boys did too... #awkward

[Macie Lightfoot]

Two Americans, a Brit, and a Canadian in the women's 400H final <3

[Macie Lightfoot]

Bronze for TJ Holmes in 400 hurdles

[Macie Lightfoot]

Whitney flinched in set position in the 200 final, yellow card thrown up so she'll still run

[Macie Lightfoot]

Whitney runs the curve furiously and wins in 22.82 to hold off Ekelund (22.97) and Tenorio (23.15). British Hylton in 4th and American Martin in fifth.

[Macie Lightfoot]

20.04w (+2.3) for Trentavis Friday to complete the American sweep. Insanely impressive to watch.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Also a silver medals for Raven Saunders in the shot put to cap off an insane year. Went from 42+ feet to 56+ feet in one year.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Kendall Baisden and Olivia Baker go 1-3 in the women's 400 <3 :worship:

great night for USA

[Macie Lightfoot]

Kendell Williams and Dior Hall into the 100H final as expected. There's a Brit in there too.

[Macie Lightfoot]

cackilng @ the Nigerian running the second leg of the 4x4 in lane 3 the whole time :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

lmaoooo and then the Nigerian anchors goes all out on the first 150 and ends up getting passed by Great Britain and South Africa :joker: let's see if Nigeria gets into the final on time

[Macie Lightfoot]

Nigeria somehow ends up with an automatic qualifier because South Africa was disqualified (something with how they lined up for one of the end exchanges) :joker: what a mess

[Macie Lightfoot]

Harry Coppell out at 5.30 for Great Britain. Devin King clears 5.30 on his first attempt.

also this French girl just went 14.44 (over 47 feet) in TJ :shocked:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Shamier Little runs away with the gold in 400H after falling two years ago in Barcelona. Shona Richards outleans Jade Miller for the silver.

[Macie Lightfoot]

:joker: apparently now Nigeria has been disqualified from the men's 4x4 and South Africa was reinstated

[Macie Lightfoot]

Devin King clears 5.50!

[Macie Lightfoot]

Devin King just misses a PV medal after an amazing attempt at 5.55m

[Macie Lightfoot]

US Girls run away with the 4x1 in 43.46 (Daniels, Washington, Martin, Whitney I believe)

[Macie Lightfoot]

38.70 for US boys to win the 4x1 on pure speed. Handoffs were horrible and they were pretty much even with Jamaica and Japan at the final exchange (despite Bromell destroying the second leg and Williams destroying the third leg.) After Friday switches hands like an idiot he leaves everyone in the dust and wins for the US.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Last day of World Juniors and off to a good start for USA, Kendell Williams and Dior Hall go 1-2 in 100H. First time under 13 for Hall and it should be a national HS record, fantastic end to a high school career (she also broke the 60H national record in her final indoor meet so that's sweet.)

[Macie Lightfoot]

Bailey Roth lowers his HSR in the 3000SC by about 1 second in only his third time running it :shocked:

Elise Cranny and Alexa Efraimson running the 1500 now, could be the first time US ever medals in this event on the junior level

[Macie Lightfoot]

Cranny's up front but boxed in, Efraimson is in a perfect position right on the outside of lane 1

[Macie Lightfoot]

Two Ethiopians and a Kenyan, Efraimson right in fourth with them

[Macie Lightfoot]

Cranny sneaks into fourth and Efraimson fades into sixth I think?

[Macie Lightfoot]

Yup, Cranny in 4:12.82 and Efraimson 4:13.31. Took 4:11.21 to medal, still stellar job by both of them. Best year for American girls distance in a long time with them, Cain, and Baxter

[Macie Lightfoot]

Morgan Lake secures the Hep/HJ double

[Macie Lightfoot]

Kenyans went out in 23.59 for the 800 :shocked:

[Macie Lightfoot]

rofl and 49.42 through the 400 this is like the Icelandic girl all over again

[Macie Lightfoot]

Australia, Canada, UK, and US all in the girls 4x400 final about to go off

[Macie Lightfoot]

US gold, GB silver, Germany just holds off Canada for bronze

[Macie Lightfoot]

US boys get the 4x4 sweep with Japan silver and Jamaica bronze

[Mystic Mock]

I think I'm in love with Jasmin Sawyers and Jade Jones.

[Headie]

I'm having a week-long holiday in London, and as I was travelling to London on the train today, Andy Turner (110mH Commonwealth Champion 2010) was heading back from Glasgow after a disappointing crash out in the heats earlier in the week. No one else on the train seemed to recognise him but he seemed a bit baffled when I asked him if he was Andy Turner and if I could have a photo :joker: He was really nice and friendly, I think athletes in Athletics deserve a lot more recognition than they get. He was travelling in standard class ffs, a commonwealth champion surrounded by screaming babies and loud yellers having conversations across the carriage :joker: