Athletics Discussion Thread

[Headie]

Birmingham Diamond League is on BBC now, Mo Farah's last British track race

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(thanks to whoever edited the title, it won't let me do it)

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Mess @ this Run vs Walk race

[James]

I just turned it on, and wondered what was going on.

[Headie]

I just turned it on, and wondered what was going on.

:joker:

[Headie]

Dina :lovedup:

[Headie]

Kyle Langford is on now :flutter:

@Lucas @Macie

[Black Dagger]

Kyle Langford is on now :flutter:

@Lucas @Macie

Urgh. Missed the hunky gay icon

Saw the messy run vs walk tho lmao

[Headie]

Urgh. Missed the hunky gay icon

Saw the messy run vs walk tho lmao

Your Daddy Talbot is on in a bit

[Headie]

Oh good the BBC haven't deleted their #MOTIME graphic just yet :)

[Headie]

Phil Jones is leaving???? :amazed:

Eilidh running on to give him a gift bag leaving present :joker:

I'll lowkey miss his non-interviews though, here for them hiring another mess

[Headie]

2.40m jump for Barshim!!!

[Headie]

As usual this race is SO set up for Mo to win, such a weakened field with hardly any African contigent

[Headie]

"We're gonna head down there now for TWO goodbyes, one for Phil and one for Mo"

:joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

well Hayden we got our answer to "what happened to Kaylin Whitney" bc she's anchoring a ****ty 4x1 at Zurich

[Macie Lightfoot]

YUP and she took off hella early and had to turn around and get the baton, I'm sure Dennis Mitchell taught her well :joker:

GB ladies ran a nice 41.86 though!

[Alf]

Mo Farah takes to the track for the final time tonight, in the Diamond league final at the legendary athletics track in Zurich.

[Headie]

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I love Perri <3

[Headie]

England Commonwealth Games team announced:

England athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games:

100m & relay: James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili, Asha Philip, Desiree Henry

200m & relay: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Danny Talbot, Zharnel Hughes, Dina Asher-Smith, Bianca Williams

400m & relay: Matthew Hudson-Smith

110m hurdles: Andy Pozzi, Dave King

100m hurdles: Tiffany Porter

400m hurdles: Jack Green, Meghan Beesley

4x100m relay: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Ashleigh Nelson, Corinne Humphreys

4x400m relay: Dwayne Cowan, Rabah Yousif, Martyn Rooney, George Caddick, Emily Diamond, Finette Agyapong, Anyika Onuora, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Margaret Adeoye, Cheriece Hylton

800m: Kyle Langford, Elliot Giles, Andrew Osagie, Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, Adelle Tracey

1,500m: Charlie Grice, Sarah McDonald, Jessica Judd, Katie Snowden

5,000m: Laura Weightman

10,000m: Andy Vernon

Marathon: Alyson Dixon, Sonia Samuels

3,000m steeplechase: Rosie Clarke, Iona Lake

20k Race Walk: Tom Bosworth, Callum Wilkinson, Gemma Bridge

High jump: Robbie Grabarz, Tom Gale, Chris Barker, Morgan Lake, Bethan Partridge

Pole vault: Adam Hague, Luke Cutts, Holly Bradshaw, Lucy Bryan, Molly Caudery

Long jump: Greg Rutherford, Dan Bramble, Lorraine Ugen, Shara Proctor, Jazmin Sawyers

Triple jump: Nathan Fox, Nathan Douglas, Ben Williams

Shot put: Rachel Wallader, Amelia Strickler

Discus: Jade Lally

Hammer: Nick Miller, Taylor Campbell, Sophie Hitchon

Decathlon: Ashley Bryant, John Lane

Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Niamh Emerson, Katie Stainton

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/41733945

Here for Kat finally winning her first senior global title

[Headie]

Greg Rutherford withdraws from Commonwealth Games

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/42776077

[Macie Lightfoot]

ladies did we know Brittney Reese had a Twitter fight with Cardi B last month?!?!

[Macie Lightfoot]

So Christian Coleman broke the 60m WR yesterday and Sharika Nelson broke the 60mH AR yesterday!

My favorite part as about Lolo Jones tweeting that Nelson's record "doesn't officially count" because it was at altitude and insisting that she "still has the true record" :joker: she since deleted the tweet and congratulated Sharika while also reminding us that she broke the AR when she won worlds.

Basically, Lolo Jones would be my choice for snatch game.

[Headie]

GB Team for the World Indoor Championships announced (it's another home games, this time in Birmingham):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/43129139

I can't edit the thread title though </3

[Headie]

Also apparently Nafi Thiam and a couple other big Heptathletes aren't doing the World Indoors this year, so the title should be Kat's to lose, she just needs to not **** up this time.

[Headie]

Glasgow Grand Prix is live on BBC2 now

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Wtf @ a whole heat being DQ'd for lane infringements so no one advances to the semis :joker:

[Headie]

Decent morning for KJT, hopefully she can get a good Long Jump in and secure her first global Gold.

[Twosugars]

Laura Muir spent 1.5K on a taxi to get herself to the Championships 'cause of snow delays and cancellations

[Headie]

Laura Muir spent 1.5K on a taxi to get herself to the Championships 'cause of snow delays and cancellations

A national treasure <3

[Twosugars]

She's a talent and one to watch going forward.

Catching up with all the action so far, wonder if KJT does any better this time.

[Headie]

Asha out in the semis </3 She was **** with that draw though. 4 of the 5 favourites put in that heat smh.

KJT pretty much guaranteed Gold now. Watch her trip and fall in the 800m or something stupid like that though.

[Headie]

This has been such a messy champs so far in terms of technicalities

-A 400m heat where all 5 competitors were DQ'd
-A 60m where 9 women qualified for the final but only 8 lanes

And it's only Day 2 :joker:

[Black Dagger]

KJT has a major... wow I can't.

[Headie]

FINALLY KJT takes a global title :clap1:

[Headie]

KJT has a major... wow I can't.

And all it took was all the big competitors deciding not to compete! <333

[Black Dagger]

And all it took was all the big competitors deciding not to compete! <333

Lmao. I love her.

[Headie]

Here for her winning the Commonwealths as well :clap1:

[Headie]

Also this JJ guy who's replaced Phil is ****ing dreadful. At least Phil was fun dreadful. This guy is just awfully dreadful.

[Headie]

Screaming @ the two British gals not making the final but then two favourites getting DQ'd so they both make it through :joker:

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Mess

[Headie]

Ahouré <333

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Kambundji bronze as well <333 So glad she finally won a medal after years of almost medalling!

[Twosugars]

Ahouré <333

yeah, that was long overdue

[Twosugars]

And all it took was all the big competitors deciding not to compete! <333

hope that gives her a boost
she always looks as if she was on her last legs :shrug:

Thiam injured or something?

[Macie Lightfoot]

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Mess

we're up to 21 now!

[Black Dagger]

This is a mess lol

[Headie]

Shelayna winning her semi :love:

[Headie]

Wambui DQ'd in the 800 <3 Shelayna might actually have a chance at a medal now :love:

[Headie]

For **** sake CJ

[Black Dagger]

Eilidh finally doing something <3.

[Headie]

Eilidh finally doing something <3.

A new concept!

[Macie Lightfoot]

So the latest talking point in American track and field is how the British officials are RIGGING the meet by DQing everyone and helping the Brits move up in the ranks.

[Headie]

So the latest talking point in American track and field is how the British officials are RIGGING the meet by DQing everyone and helping the Brits move up in the ranks.

:joker:

[Headie]

Pozzi :worship:

Hope he can snatch Gold in the final!

[Macie Lightfoot]

Shockingly again, none of the nerdy white boys at FloTrack cared until Drew Windle got DQed and then reinstated in the 800. Because the 800 is all the matters.

[Headie]

Here for this 800m being another messy one!

Come on Shelayna :fc:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Come on Ajee' come on

idk what Raevyn is doing...x

[Black Dagger]

Yasss Sheleyna kween

[Headie]

Bronze for Shelayna <333

[Macie Lightfoot]

blegh Ajee' didn't run poorly but oh well.

gj Brits xx

[Headie]

If Buchel hadn't bumped Shelayna then she would've been much closer to the front

[Macie Lightfoot]

Shawn Barber out of PV :( QUEEN of testing positive for cocaine for hooking up with a girl on Craigslist the night before a big meet and then coming out as gay after the fact :love:

[Black Dagger]

Come through cutie Chris.

[Headie]

Shawn Barber out of PV :( QUEEN of testing positive for cocaine for hooking up with a girl on Craigslist the night before a big meet and then coming out as gay after the fact :love:

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[Headie]

Mess @ this slow race

[Macie Lightfoot]

75.84 opening 400 omg

[Headie]

What a **** race that was, my lord

[Black Dagger]

That was diabolical.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Just waiting for a few people to get DQed. Can we hit 30 before the end of the meet?

[Headie]

Just waiting for a few people to get DQed. Can we hit 30 before the end of the meet?

Perched for the relay chaos

[Headie]

All of GB's medals so far have been from female athletes

#YearOfTheWoman

[Headie]

Um why is Eilidh Doyle sat in the studio instead of being in the 4x400m team right now? Smh

[Macie Lightfoot]

No Doyle?

[Headie]

Screaming @ Ukraine running in plain black kit because the kit team forgot to bring the jerseys over :joker:

[Headie]

Mess I swear Moline trips in every race I see her in

[Headie]

Nnn if GB get bronze due to a USA DQ :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

SHUSH don't speak it into reality

[Macie Lightfoot]

welp Spanovic taking the lead back

[Nicky91]

i have also been watching this for the last few days, and i am surprised that there are so many great athletes

[Headie]

WELP Jamaica DQ'd instead of USA, GB get their bronze one way or another! :joker:

[Headie]

Denise saying the official wasn't forceful enough :joker:

[Headie]

Omg so close :o

[Headie]

Yasssssss pozzi gets it!

[Black Dagger]

Pozzi Power <333

[Macie Lightfoot]

gj Pozzi

[Headie]

Screaming @ Colin's commentary

"LEEEEAAANNNN ANDREW POZZI LEANNNNN"

[Headie]

SCREAMING The GB women's 4X400 have had their belated bronze taken away for them for bumping and shoving :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

lmfaoooooo all the American commentators are talking about how Vernon Norwood was running a BRILLIANT final leg and he put away the thoughts that anyone would catch him...

and then immediately afterwards Poland passes him :joker::joker::joker:

[Headie]

MESS how did Poland beat the US???

[Macie Lightfoot]

and now it's "He ran a GREAT LEG..... for 375 meters."

[Macie Lightfoot]

aaaaand now it's "I don't think there's anything he could've done anyway" I love bitter Americans :love:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Sprints at the NCAAs were *INSANE* this weekend omfg

-Elijah Hall 6.52/20.02 sprint double (American record in the 200)
-Michael Norma WR 44.52 (he's only a sophomore)
-Kendall Ellis American record 50.34, Sydney McLaughlin WJR 50.36 in a different heat, Lynna Irby 50.87 (another freshman... she ran 50.64 earlier this year)
-Tara Davis WJR 7.98 in the hurdles
-Gabby Davis 22.38, Lynn Irby third in 22.55, Sydney McLaughlin 22.80 for fourth (ran a 22.68 in prelims yesterday)
-USC 3:00.77, Texas A&M 3:01.39, Florida 3:01.43, all under the 4x400 world record Poland set at worlds

I think I covered everything? **** was insane, you pretty much had to break a meet/collegiate/American/world record if you wanted to win something today. My other fave thing was Georgia women going 1-2-3 in long jump because that's just insanely impressive to have your third best jumper beat every other jumper in the collegiate system.

[Twosugars]

MESS how did Poland beat the US???

by running faster

:cheer2: go Poland
Kszczot was also excellent in 800

[Headie]

Welp the poster girl Sally Pearson has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43625454

[Headie]

Tim Duckworth just went to 4th on the All-Time GB Decathlon list, setting a PB of 8145.

I think this is his last year in the collegiate system so looking forward to seeing what he can do, it will be exciting to have a GB athlete competing with the best decathletes in the world!

[Headie]

Tom Bosworth is currently heading for England's first medal in the Athletics at the Commonwealth Games, in the 20km Walk (on BBC Red Button NOW).

He's in the top 3 and the three are well clear from the rest. Will come down to a sprint finish for Gold/Silver/Bronze I think

[Headie]

The Kenyan in front of Bosworth is already on two red cards, one more and he'll be out. There's just under 10 minutes left of the race now.

[Headie]

SILVER for Bosworth, in a new British Record!! Was always gonna be the Australian who won it tbh.

[Headie]

Mess @ Hitchon, Pozzi and Warner flopping

[Headie]

Hughes gets Gold for England in the 200m!

[Headie]

Hughes gets Gold for England in the 200m!

Mess he got disqualified :skull:

[Headie]

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Faves <3

[Jack_]

So pleased for KJT finally winning a major outdoor title :clap1:

Also I always thought Kat was hot but wow, Niamh Emerson :flutter: new fave

[Headie]

So pleased for KJT finally winning a major outdoor title :clap1:

Also I always thought Kat was hot but wow, Niamh Emerson :flutter: new fave

KJT has won two major outdoor titles now this year against weak, non-competitive fields. She's been really lucky that none of the top dogs are competing til the Summer :joker: If she doesn't start taking her performances more seriously she's going to have a massive shock at the Europeans this year.

[Jack_]

KJT has won two major outdoor titles now this year against weak, non-competitive fields. She's been really lucky that none of the top dogs are competing til the Summer :joker: If she doesn't start taking her performances more seriously she's going to have a massive shock at the Europeans this year.

Which was the other?

I know it was a weak field but honestly with her track record I expected her to bottle it again (and as you said she still wasn't at her best) :joker: so I'm just pleased for her more than anything

[Twosugars]

drag queens cameo, two blokes getting married, nice one. Bet Uganda can't wait for Birmingham.

[Headie]

Which was the other?

I know it was a weak field but honestly with her track record I expected her to bottle it again (and as you said she still wasn't at her best) :joker: so I'm just pleased for her more than anything

She won the Pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in March, they were held in Birmingham so her, Pozzi and Muir were the main poster-athletes.

[Headie]

I can't wait for the Europeans in the Summer. I just hope this early Commonwealth Games means our athletes haven't peaked too early/gonna peak at the wrong time. The last non-Olympic European year (2014) was the highest (or one of) GB medal tally in history so hopefully we can repeat that once more.

[Jack_]

She won the Pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in March, they were held in Birmingham so her, Pozzi and Muir were the main poster-athletes.

Oh I knew she won the world indoor title, you said outside so I got confused :laugh:

[Headie]

Oh I knew she won the world indoor title, you said outside so I got confused :laugh:

Mess idk why I said that :skull::joker:

[Headie]

https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/eligibility-regulations-for-female-classifica

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/43890575

I'm in two minds about this...

[Headie]

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:o

[Macie Lightfoot]

YUP just came here to post about it. 53.60 is INSANE for her first 400H of the year. Not to mention all her other flat race times she's put out already this season.

Thrilled to see all the progress she's making through collegiate track so far. Definitely the best thing for her development, she'll be the face of USATF come Tokyo Olympics.

[Headie]

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52.75!!!!

[Headie]

https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/grabarz-calls-time-on-an-illustrious-career/

Robbie Grabarz has retired

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:love:

[Headie]

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Screaming

[Black Dagger]

fAT FREE?!

[Jack_]

:joker: :joker:

also I think her and Pozzi are dating

[Headie]

:joker: :joker:

also I think her and Pozzi are dating

She's dating Nick Bright from BBC Radio 1Xtra :laugh:

[Headie]

DINA HAS JUST BROKE HER NATIONAL RECORD FOR 100M!!! 10.92!!!

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[Black Dagger]

Yasss kween.

[Jack_]

She's dating Nick Bright from BBC Radio 1Xtra :laugh:

I'm sure they split up about a year ago, she doesn't follow him on Twitter

Her and Andrew went on holiday together recently

p/Bizec7-h6kT

[Macie Lightfoot]

NCAAs started yesterday, men's prelims were kinda boring tbh! Women's prelims tonight though and they should be gr8.

[Ross.]

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Screaming

fAT FREE?!

no ADDED SUGAR?

[Headie]

I'm sure they split up about a year ago, she doesn't follow him on Twitter

Her and Andrew went on holiday together recently

p/Bizec7-h6kT

Oop I never clocked that, all I know is she was dating him [Nick] last year when she moved training camps to France

[Headie]

NCAAs started yesterday, men's prelims were kinda boring tbh! Women's prelims tonight though and they should be gr8.

NCAA's always produce one or two up and coming young Brits as well so I'll be keeping an eye out for them!

[Headie]

no ADDED SUGAR?

Nearly as iconic as:

https://uploadir.com/u/ap4byg6j

[Headie]

DINA HAS JUST BROKE HER NATIONAL RECORD FOR 100M!!! 10.92!!!

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Omg she just won the Stockholm 100m in 10.93!

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[Black Dagger]

I am so excited for Tokyo 2020

[Headie]

Ohh and Zharnel Hughes just ran 9.91 in Jamaica to go second on the all-time British 100m list, behind Linford Christie!!!

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(It's also a World Lead currently)

[Macie Lightfoot]

I have so many Diamond League meets on my DVR now that I need to sift through at some point, but NCAAs update! I was super pumped for the women's meet bc the collegiate women are just on fire but they were running through a damn monsoon so none of the marks were super impressive sadly. Keturah Orji was probably a highlight since she swept LJ and TJ? Oh and Maggie Ewen bc she won SP and DT, but I'm still kinda upset bc HT is her best but she fouled out at the NCAA West meet.

The men were actually great though on Friday! Michael Norman ran 43.61 and then two Jamaicans from Auburn, Akeem Bloomfield and Nathon Allen, ran 43.94 and 44.13... all three of them are sophomores :skull: and then Rai Benjamin ran 47.02 for 400H :skull:

Michael Norman and Sydney McLaughlin both confirmed after the meet that they plan on going professional now and forgoing the rest of their NCAA eligibility. There's a part of me that would've had fun watching them dominate the NCAA for the next few years bc they're both so young, but they've already done just about everything they could do in the sport so.

OH omfg how could I forget Lynna Irby, true freshman from Georgia ran 49.80 for the 400 :skull: Georgia's known as a field event school primarily BUT they did have Shaunae Miller back in the day. And Lynna Irby already broke a few of her school records.

If you're looking for your British news, Tim Duckworth won the decathlon! I think he's a plastic Brit though iykwim

[Macie Lightfoot]

USA's have been happening this week and it's been pretty unnoteworthy bc it's an off year and LOTS of the big names aren't entered/scratching at the last minute (I'm still mad about Sydney scratching from the 400) BUT I have some random updates...

-Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs looked really good in the 3000SC
-Noah Lyles was AWESOME yesterday, coming from wayyyyy back to run down Ronnie Baker and win the 100 in 9.88. He said he thinks he can run a 19.4 this year and I think it's actually possible?
-Keturah Orji and Tori Franklin went back and forth breaking the stadium record in the TJ. Nice to finally have some American women who can jump
-Deanna Price broke the American Record in the women's hammer throw and moved to #4 all time! She and Gwen Berry are currently the top two throwers in the world for 2018 and #4 and #5 all time, which is really cool for another event that Americans are usually not very strong at.

[Headie]

British Championships are live this weekend on the BBC

Saturday, 30 June

14:45-17:00, BBC Red Button and online

Sunday, 1 July

13:00-17:00, BBC Two
17:00-18:00, BBC Red Button and online

[Headie]

LOOOL the latest Lynsey Sharp drama is her accusing Laura Muir of ~playing a game~ by confirming her place in the 800m for the European Champs by winning the British Champs whilst wanting to compete in the 1500 as well

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/44675623

This girl is a mess

[Headie]

A really good British Champs this weekend, one of the best in a long time. Lots of high quality results, great weather and lots of athletes qualifying for the European Championships. Lorraine Ugen jumping a 7.05 WL in the long jump was probably the highlight for me!

Here's a list of qualifiers so far (those in CAPITALS qualify as reigning champion so 4 can be sent in that event):

Men:

100m: Reece Prescod, Zharnel Hughes
200m: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Adam Gemili
400m: MARTYN ROONEY, Matt Hudson-Smith, Rabah Yousif
800m: Elliot Giles, Daniel Rowden
1500m: Chris O'Hare, Jake Wightman
5000m: Marc Scott
10,000m: Alex Yee, Andy Vernon
3000mSC: Zak Seddon, Ieuan Thomas
110mH: Andy Pozzi, David King
400mH: Dai Greene, Jack Green
High Jump: Chris Baker, David Smith
Pole Vault: Charlie Myers, Adam Hague
Long Jump: GREG RUTHERFORD, Tim Duckworth, Dan Bramble
Triple Jump: Nathan Douglas
Hammer Throw: Nick Miller, Chris Bennett

Women:

100m: Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita
200m: DINA ASHER-SMITH, Beth Dobbin, Bianca Williams
400m: Anyika Onuora, Laviai Nielsen
800m: Laura Muir, Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
1500m: Laura Weightman
5000m: Steph Twell, Melissa Courtney
10,000m: Charlotte Arter
3000mSC: Rosie Clarke
400mH: Meghan Beesley, Kirsten McAslan
High Jump: Morgan Lake
Pole Vault: Holly Bradshaw
Long Jump: Lorraine Ugen, Jazmin Sawyers
Triple Jump: Naomi Ogbeta
Shot Put: Amelia Strickler, Sophie McKinna
Discus: Jade Lally
Hammer Throw: Sophie Hitchon

(Presumably Tim Duckworth, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Niamh Emerson will be selected in the Decathlon/Heptathlon)

[Headie]

Also I think Beth Dobbin has become one of my new GB faves, she's so sweet and bubbly <3

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/44677504

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[Macie Lightfoot]

Hayden give me the tea on GB's best medal hopes for World U20s if you're paying attention to that.

Team GB seemed to do very well at Euro U18s from what I saw!

[Macie Lightfoot]

Ugh, waking up to find out that Caitlyn Collier and Sammy Watson didn't make the 800 final and Alyssa Wilson fouled out of the shot put final... USFlop

[Headie]

Hayden give me the tea on GB's best medal hopes for World U20s if you're paying attention to that.

Team GB seemed to do very well at Euro U18s from what I saw!

Can't lie I haven't been as invested in the World Juniors this year, Eurosport aren't televising it and the only way I can watch it is through the IAAF YouTube stream, but it only rewinds 2 hours when the stream is still live so I've been having to wait until the stream is over to watch the full video online :skull:

I do know that Jake Norris is pretty much locked in for Gold in the Men's Hammer. Jake Heyward is being pinned as "the future of British middle distance running" so hopefully he backs it up with a Gold in the 1500m, and Molly Caudery is another medal contender in the Women's Pole Vault. Oh and Niamh Emerson has a good shot at taking the Women's Heptathlon title if she shows the good form she's been having all season.

We've sent a pretty small team due to British Athletics being bitches as usual and raising pretty much all of the qualifying standards higher than those set by the IAAF (for example we've sent a Men's 4x400m relay squad yet have no one running in the 400m whatsoever due to the standard being raised by nearly a second - what kind of dumb logic???)

I suppose my interest in junior athletes has dipped over the last few years, seeing people like Morgan Lake, David Omoregie, Shona Richards, Yasmin Miller etc. all medal at World Juniors and have still yet to make their mark as a seniors (Lake in the Hep, not the HJ). But then I guess Dina makes up for all of that so <333

[Headie]

Ugh, waking up to find out that Caitlyn Collier and Sammy Watson didn't make the 800 final and Alyssa Wilson fouled out of the shot put final... USFlop

From the bits and bobs I've seen it doesn't look like they've been having a very successful champs so far?

[Macie Lightfoot]

OMG this Indonesian guy upset the field and won the 100 but I don't think their country brought a flag so his pics with the other medalists was so awkward :joker::joker::joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

From the bits and bobs I've seen it doesn't look like they've been having a very successful champs so far?

Yeah for those three it's disappointing bc Collier was ranked #2 going into the meet, Watson is the defending champ and won U18 in 2015, and Wilson had the top throw from prelims and she won bronze at U20 two years ago.

Wilson at least still has the DT final and she's the top seed going into HT. Not sure about the 800 girls though :conf: probably both burnt out from long seasons? Maybe that explains our 51.5 girl who ran a ****ing 55 in the first round of the 400 and didn't even make the semis :skull:

And I'll be on the lookout for those people! I saw Caudery take a few jumps in the qualifications and she looked impressive. British Athletics sounds like they've made some questionable choices though, that's a shame.

[Headie]

The ~Athletics World Cup~ is on this weekend but hardly any of the big names are doing it as it's at such an awkward time during the season :laugh: It's the first time it's been done I see it flopping tbh

[Macie Lightfoot]

And there's a Diamond League meet the same weekend I think? ****ty scheduling!

IDK who's even doing it for USA yet except I think Devon Allen said earlier he wanted to bc he's shamelessly trying to make money this year since there's no championships :joker:

[Headie]

And there's a Diamond League meet the same weekend I think? ****ty scheduling!

IDK who's even doing it for USA yet except I think Devon Allen said earlier he wanted to bc he's shamelessly trying to make money this year since there's no championships :joker:

British Athletics said that the winner of the British Champs would all secure selection for the Europeans AND the World Cup and only like 5 British champion are actually doing the World Cup lmao

AND it's not on any of the free UK channels because it clashes with the World Cup final and Wimbledon final :joker: What a shambles

[Macie Lightfoot]

OMG first 3000SC heat had a Turkish runner slip on the wet track, slide into the barrier, and then cause like a seven-person pileup where people ran straight into the barrier and had to crawl over :joker::joker::joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Ukraine's Alina Shukh is OUT of the Heptathlon :o she won JT last night and was a fave to win the Heptathlon as well but she pulled up during her fifth throw last night with an injury and then passed on her sixth. She ran hurdles today but then is scratching from high jump.

This certainly helps Nimah though?

[Macie Lightfoot]

The Chinese girl who was second seed in HT fouled out in the qualifications :o if you remove her then Alyssa Wilson has the top three throws in the world this year so good news for her.

[Macie Lightfoot]

YES Tara Davis hit her Q with a 6.40 :love:

[Macie Lightfoot]

well **** me bc I don't think Alyssa Wilson was even close to making the HT final :skull:

[Headie]

Niamh Emerson off to a great start in the Heptathlon, a 13.76 PB in the 100m Hurdles, and 1.89 =PB in the High Jump :love:

[Headie]

OMG first 3000SC heat had a Turkish runner slip on the wet track, slide into the barrier, and then cause like a seven-person pileup where people ran straight into the barrier and had to crawl over :joker::joker::joker:

It's even funnier in slow motion :joker:

https://youtu.be/zhOy80rSJ58?t=2h55m35s

That one guy just running inside the track to get around the barrier :skull:

And the Turkish guy still qualified :joker:

[Headie]

In other news, I've officially decided that Alicia Barrett is my favourite GB athlete to listen to being interviewed <333 This is how I imagine Bonneh to be if she was an elite GB athlete

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[Macie Lightfoot]

WOW Twanisha Terry dropped a 11.03 in the semis :o

[Macie Lightfoot]

@Hayden Charlie Dobson just won his semi in 20.53!

[Headie]

WOW Twanisha Terry dropped a 11.03 in the semis :o

Championship Record as well! Breaks Candace Hill's record from 2 years

[Macie Lightfoot]

Jona Efoloko wins his semi too in 20.74

[Headie]

@Hayden Charlie Dobson just won his semi in 20.53!

Have just seen :love: Almost caught up with the live stream now!

[Headie]

Niamh Emerson still in the lead after 3 events in the Hep, throwing 12.27 in the Shot Put.

[Headie]

Jona Efoloko wins his semi too in 20.74

Our 200m boys are doing good :clap2:

[Macie Lightfoot]

ughhh Rachel Baxter bailed out of her first two attempts at 4.10 and ran through her third attempt

[Macie Lightfoot]

Good race for Brooke Jaworski, really put the pressure on Xahria Santiago of Canada. I think this is her first year hurdling too and she has two more years as a U20

[Macie Lightfoot]

oh no Molly Caudery misses at 4.20

[Headie]

oh no Molly Caudery misses at 4.20

Smh I doubt she'll even be selected for the Europeans now

[Headie]

Watching these 400m Hurdles semis... any idea why Sydney McLaughlin decided to go pro mid-season as opposed to after the season was over?

She would've won Gold with ease at these champs and now it looks like the US might not even medal in the event.

[Macie Lightfoot]

I think just because she'd have to extend her season by another month and it probably felt like a very long year already with her first year in college and moving across the country and running lots of races at higher intensities? And like... we know she's good, she knows she's good, I guess she doesn't need the validation of winning U20.

And her figures haven't been disclosed yet but ever since she made the Rio team she's reportedly had insane professional offers of six or even seven figures so good for her for finally cashing in on that.

[Headie]

LOOOOL these final intros are unintentionally hilarious

https://uploadir.com/u/vfxzaabd

[Macie Lightfoot]

Hima Das has been very impressive but I'm ready for people to compare her to Semenya

[Macie Lightfoot]

Did Romania not bring a flag for Miklos? :skull:

[Headie]

Hima Das has been very impressive but I'm ready for people to compare her to Semenya

Mess I was thinking this but didn't want to say it :skull:

I guess we'll know in a years time once the testosterone rules come into place (IF they aren't overruled by CAS)

[Headie]

Jake Heyward finished 4th in the Men's 1500m final </3

[Macie Lightfoot]

The Czech pole vaulter did great!!

And Ingebrigtsen was veeeeeery impressive in the 1500

[Macie Lightfoot]

Australia and Switzerland looked very good but they sat too far back on the first lap.

[Headie]

LOOOOL these final intros are unintentionally hilarious

https://uploadir.com/u/vfxzaabd

Mess and now they've given up trying to touch the athletes hands and are just awkwardly/annoyingly flossing as they walk past :skull:

[Macie Lightfoot]

The flossing is TOO MUCH :joker:

blegh, Corey Poole had a slow start and then ran like three or four good hurdles and then died.

[Headie]

Omg new championship record holder Terry is beaten by the Jamaican Williams in the 100m final :o

And GB's Krystal Awuah got the bronze <333

[Macie Lightfoot]

Damn Terry had a **** start

[Macie Lightfoot]

Williams is impressive, she's only 16 :o

[Headie]

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Welp :skull:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Rachel McArthur bombed out in the 1500 and now Caitlin Collier's about to too because the 800 wasn't enough :skull::joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

I'm pretty sure Lagger is only 2 points behind Niamh now headed into the 800 :o

[Headie]

Lauren Rain Williams looks impressive in the 200m!

[Headie]

Oh wow USA's 4x100 Women's team are OUT after dropping the baton in the semis :o

They've won the last seven 4x100s at these champs

[Macie Lightfoot]

Jesus CHRIST and now we can't hand even off on the junior level.

That was such a disaster, second and fourth runners left wayyyyyy too early

[Macie Lightfoot]

Tara Davis better end the drought and win LJ today because so far these champs have been a dumpster fire for us!

[Headie]

Aaaaannndddd GB's 4x100 Men are out lol

[Macie Lightfoot]

uh oh.......

[Headie]

"I don't get why he didn't keep running with it? Obviously he must've realised that he was out of the hand-off zone, but still, don't give up just keep running"

Ok hun x

[Headie]

80.65m British Junior Record for Jake Norris in the Hammer Throw, he's one throw away from Gold :love:

[Macie Lightfoot]

He looked shaky on the first two throws but he's been hitting it on all the others. I like him!

[Headie]

He looked shaky on the first two throws but he's been hitting it on all the others. I like him!

He's a product of the US collegiate system I believe, but he has a British accent so not quite a plastic Brit just yet!

[Headie]

Jake Norris threw over 80m in his last throw as well, securing GB's first (only?) Gold of these champs :love:

[Macie Lightfoot]

I am *ready* for Emerson vs. Lagger

[Macie Lightfoot]

Great runs for Sterling Lester and Anna Hall! Lester is going to University of Georgia next year so she's certainly going to improve a lot, and Hall is only 17 with loads of potential.

Here for Lagger vs. Emerson!!

[Macie Lightfoot]

WOW Niamh!!!!

I was worried bc she looked like she was laboring hard and Lagger looked veeeeery smooth but wow!!!

[Headie]

EMERSON GETS GOLD!!!

2.09 PB :o Amazing!

[Macie Lightfoot]

All these girls are so cute I love the hept :love:

[Headie]

New PB and Junior World Lead of 6253 :love: Looking forward to seeing her take over KJT as our best heptathlete these next few years

Just 15 points behind KJT's junior record from the 2012 Olympics to go 2nd on the All Time GB list

[Headie]

So they've delayed the upcoming events because it's raining heavily :skull:

[Macie Lightfoot]

I hear ATC's All Around the World playing in the stands. We love a bop!

[Headie]

50.11 for Alastair Chalmers in the 400m Hurdles semis to set a new British Junior Record and secure a place in the final :love:

I think Alex Knibbs has made the final too as a fastest loser

EDIT: Nope, Knibbs just misses out along with Quivell Jordan as well

[Macie Lightfoot]

Another national record for GB! He dropped his best from 50.52 I think they said to 50.11? :o

[Headie]

Lauren Rain Williams looking insanely good in the 200m

[Macie Lightfoot]

The Japanese girl in LJ is so cute bowing to the officials after each jump :love:

Tara needs to put in some damn WORK though omg

[Macie Lightfoot]

Watching Survivor SA makes me want Zeney to pull though and win now alol

[Headie]

Shock win in the Mens 400 :o

[Macie Lightfoot]

WOW Sacoor ****ing ran down Taylor like it was nobody's business

[Macie Lightfoot]

The two Jamaicans are just crouched down on the track trying to comprehend it at all :joker: They look so dismayed

[Macie Lightfoot]

Why is Chespol playing games with these people??? Like a third of this field can't even break 10:00 and her PR is 8:58 :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

ffs Tara Davis is only in the bronze medal spot and she has to improve by nearly a foot if she wants the gold

[Macie Lightfoot]

asdfjkl; one centimeter short of silver ARE YOU KIDDING ME

We're really gonna finish Day 4 without having a damn gold medal.

[Headie]

ffs Tara Davis is only in the bronze medal spot and she has to improve by nearly a foot if she wants the gold

I thought she'd easily get Gold :skull:

It's a mess how USA haven't had one Gold so far (not to jinx it but I'm 99% sure Lauren Rain Williams will change that in the 200)

[Macie Lightfoot]

I'm half expecting Briana Williams to take it at this point, this is disastrous.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Dobson's got this

[Macie Lightfoot]

omg the other one did just kidding

[Headie]

Jon’s Efoloko <333

Fantastic day for GB, 3 Gold medals in one night! :clap1: Probably the only Golds we’ll get tbh but I’m not complaining!

[Headie]

It's a mess how USA haven't had one Gold so far (not to jinx it but I'm 99% sure Lauren Rain Williams will change that in the 200)

Welp I jinxed it :skull:

Briana Williams doing the 100/200 double though, pretty impressive :worship:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Called that ****.

Tia Jones is our last hope for an individual gold, if she doesn't get it I will RIOT

[Headie]

Called that ****.

Tia Jones is our last hope for an individual gold, if she doesn't get it I will RIOT

She did it :clap1: Mess @ only 1 individual US Gold tho (and only 2 other relay Golds). I'm sure it was just a bizarre fluke tho

[Headie]

I'm catching up on this Athletics World Cup thing now and dear god, Sky Sports coverage has to be THE worst coverage of an athletics event I have EVER seen. An hour of talking, hosts spoiling results before they're shown, only seeing 3 or 4 jumps/throws from British athletes ONLY etc.

The crowd is decent enough for a crappy event tho, shame they were probably duped into buying tickets thinking they'd see world class athletes.

[Headie]

Holly Bradshaw jumping a 4.75 SB tho bodes well for the Europeans :clap2:

[Macie Lightfoot]

She did it :clap1: Mess @ only 1 individual US Gold tho (and only 2 other relay Golds). I'm sure it was just a bizarre fluke tho

BARELY, they tied even to the thousandth :skull: and then we ended with a dropped baton in the men's 4x400 (:joker:) and losing to ITALY. Really just puts the cherry on top of a disastrous meet for us :love:

I really don't know what it was this year. It's not uncommon for us to not send all of our best athletes since there's usually a stronger emphasis on NCAA championships and high school nationals, but we had so many people just falter and miss out on gold or be way out of contention.

Anyway, I'm trying to enjoy the World Cup for what is because I do like the idea behind it but there's just so many nobodies who I'm not invested in at all. Not to mention that half of the fields are even smaller because China apparently didn't enter 14 of the events or something :conf:

[Headie]

BARELY, they tied even to the thousandth :skull:

Apparently there's controversy over her win or something because it was a dead heat and the rules state that lots should be drawn when ties like that happen :joker:

And yeah the World Cup is a cute idea I guess, I've always liked the European Team Championships for doing point-based tournaments and stuff, I'm just not keen on the coverage provided over here :laugh: China are a mess only entering the field and sprint events tho :skull: They should be replaced with Japan or Australia or something if they can't/won't fill slots.

[Headie]

Anyway USATF are up to their old tricks again

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[Headie]

Lynsey Sharp has deleted her Twitter :skull:

[Macie Lightfoot]

lmfao we stan a flawed queen

[Headie]

Beatrice Chepkoech just annihilated Ruth Jebet's questionable world record in the steeplechase! :o

Courtney Frerichs just broke Coburn's national record too (beating Coburn in the process) to get 2nd in 9 minutes flat :o :o

[Macie Lightfoot]

Monaco is *INSANE* Shaunae Miller went sub-49 and Amos going 1:42.1.

Steeple was ****ing absurd though, 8:44 is unfathomable.

[Headie]

Monaco is *INSANE* Shaunae Miller went sub-49 and Amos going 1:42.1.

Steeple was ****ing absurd though, 8:44 is unfathomable.

And the youngest Ingebritsen brother, who's only 17 years old, just ran 3.31 :o

All three Ingebritsen brothers are 1, 2 and 3 on the Norweigan all time list now :joker: 3.30.01, 3.31.18 and 3.31.46

[Macie Lightfoot]

19.65 for Noah Lyles :worship:

[Macie Lightfoot]

ugh Jager just over 8:00 again

[Headie]

For once British Athletics have actually selected the fullest squad they can possibly send for this years European Championships coming up in a few weeks. Looking forward to it!

https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/biggest-team-of-modern-era-named-for-european-championships/

MEN

100m: Zharnel Hughes, Reece Prescod, Chijindu Ujah
200m: Adam Gemili, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Delano Williams
400m: Dwayne Cowan, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Rabah Yousif, Martyn Rooney (Reigning Champion)
800m: Elliot Giles, Guy Learmonth, Daniel Rowden
1500m: Charlie Da’Vall Grice, Chris O’Hare, Jake Wightman
5000m: Ben Connor, Marc Scott, Chris Thompson
10,000m: Chris Thompson, Andy Vernon, Alex Yee
3000m Steeplechase: Jamaine Coleman, Zak Seddon, Ieuan Thomas
20km race walk: Tom Bosworth, Callum Wilkinson
110m hurdles: David King, Andrew Pozzi
400m hurdles: Jack Green, Dai Greene, Sebastian Rodger
High jump: Chris Baker, Allan Smith, David Smith
Pole vault: Adam Hague, Charlie Myers
Long jump: Dan Bramble, Feron Sayers
Triple jump: Nathan Douglas
Hammer Throw: Chris Bennett, Nick Miller
Decathlon: Tim Duckworth
4x100m: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Ojie Edoburun, Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Chijindu Ujah
4x400m: Cameron Chalmers, Dwayne Cowan, Jack Green, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Sebastian Rodger, Martyn Rooney, Owen Smith, Delano Williams, Rabah Yousif

WOMEN

100m: Dina Asher-Smith, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Daryll Neita
200m: Dina Asher-Smith (Reigning Champion), Beth Dobbin, Bianca Williams, Jodie Williams
400m: Amy Allcock, Laviai Nielsen, Anyika Onuora
800m: Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, Lynsey Sharp, Adelle Tracey
1500m: Laura Muir, Jemma Reekie, Laura Weightman
5000m: Melissa Courtney, Eilish McColgan, Steph Twell
10,000m: Charlotte Arter, Alice Wright
3000m Steeplechase: Rosie Clarke
20km race walk: Gemma Bridge, Bethan Davies, Heather Lewis
Marathon: Tracy Barlow, Caryl Jones, Lily Partridge, Charlotte Purdue, Sonia Samuels
400m Hurdles: Meghan Beesley, Eilidh Doyle, Kirsten McAslan
High jump: Morgan Lake, Nikki Manson
Pole vault: Holly Bradshaw, Lucy Bryan, Molly Caudery
Long Jump: Shara Proctor, Jazmin Sawyers, Lorraine Ugen
Triple jump: Naomi Ogbeta
Shot put: Sophie McKinna, Divine Oladipo, Amelia Strickler
Discus: Eden Francis, Jade Lally, Kirsty Law
Hammer: Sophie Hitchon
Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson
4x100m: Dina Asher-Smith, Shannon Hylton, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Daryll Neita, Ashleigh Nelson, Asha Philip, Bianca Williams
4x400m: Mary Abichi, Finette Agyapong, Amy Allcock, Meghan Beesley, Zoe Clark, Emily Diamond, Eilidh Doyle, Kirsten McAslan, Laviai Nielsen, Anyika Onuora

[Headie]

Nicholas Bett has passed away :o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/45110246

Died in a car crash :(

[Nicky91]

aw sad to hear that :(

[Headie]

Still hasn't quite sunk in just how incredible this woman is. She'll be challenging for the World Title next year and the Olympic Gold in 2020 :o Madness

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article13068749.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_ATHLETICS-EURO-2018-WOMEN-200M.jpg

[Headie]

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Finally getting the media recognition she deserves :clap1:

[Nicky91]

Queen Dina :clap1:, our Dafne could never win a gold LOL :laugh2:

[Headie]

Queen Dina :clap1:, our Dafne could never win a gold LOL :laugh2:

I mean, she won Gold in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 but you do you boo

[Black Dagger]

I mean, she won Gold in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 but you do you boo

It's better to just not respond lol.

[Jack_]

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a LOOK!

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[Macie Lightfoot]

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the shade in this thread!

[Macie Lightfoot]

Natalie Negrotti would be PROUD of Ajee' finishing second to Casty.

Also lol I still have Birmingham on my DVR but it sounded kinda boring tbh

[Macie Lightfoot]

wow congrats to Laura Muir for finally winning something...x

[Headie]

Kevin Mayer broke Ashton Eaton's Decathlon world record today

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[Headie]

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Well deserved!

[Headie]

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[Macie Lightfoot]

New Balance Indoor Grand Prix live right now in Boston, Raevyn Rogers gets an easy win in the 600 over Lynsey Sharp :love: Georganne Moline was actually in second with 100 to go but it looks like she got tripped up when Rogers passed her? DNF :(

[Macie Lightfoot]

Kendall Ellis and Gabby Thomas go 1-2 in different sections in their professional debuts over 300m. 36.97 for Ellis, 37.03 for Thomas. Shakima Wimbley and Candace Hill were 3-4 I think in that order?

[Headie]

There's literally nothing happening in the UK right now which is kinda sad, especially since the European Indoors are being held in Glasgow this year.

I feel like this year is gonna be a real dud for Athletics, the late Worlds is gonna make this season feel like a drag.