Oh and a bunch of foreign athletes with British citizenship recently switched allegiance to the UK, including Zharnel Hughes (who broke Blake's junior records and almost beat Bolt in New York) and Cindy Ofili (Tiffany Porter's sister).

I'm going to watch the Trials and will be there for the 100m Hurdles final, which will consist of Tiffany Porter, Cindy Ofili, Lucy Hatton, Serita Solomon and Jess Ennis. It's definitely gonna be the event of the champs for me!

This is a useful website for seeing which athletes across the globe have achieved World Champs qualifying standards:
http://toplist.leichtathletik-mehrkampf.de/

Some of our performances in the team champs last weekend :clap1:

the only thing I support about Tyson Gay is his bubble butt tbh.

But yeah, the drug cheat stuff is why I can't fully get behind Kaylin Whitney (the girl who broke high school records in the 100/200 last year as a sophomore and went pro. Candace Hill broke her 100 record this year.) She's been training with Star Athletics, which is Dennis Mitchell's track club that Damu Cherry and Justin Gatlin are associated with. All three are drug cheats so it naturally makes you suspicious of everyone involved.

Speaking of drug suspicions, there's been a hell of a lot of stuff going on with the Nike Oregon Project, one of the best distance groups in the country. Alberto Salazar (who is controversial enough as it is) is under suspicion mainly for stuff with Galen Rupp. It's also interesting that Mary Cain (the American equivalent of Jessica Judd as I understand) has left NOP and Lauren Fleshman has come out and talked about how Salazar took her to one of his doctors to get her diagnosed with asthma and then told her how she should take her asthma medicine.

Fun fact, my father coached Tiffany Porter's husband in high school!

Yeah the whole Oregon thing sounds messy tbh

Omg Jeff Porter? That's so cool... he seems like a nice guy too, unlike some American athletes (y'all know the ones)

ya I like what I've seen from him. This also makes Tiffany Porter my favorite Brit athlete just bc of the degrees of separation <3

US Nationals aren't being shown because of the NFL draft :rolleyes: but they cut to the women's 100 final and it's gonna be Torie Bowie, English Gardner, and Jasmine Todd going to Beijing! They beat out Prandini, Bartoletta, Tarmoh, and Jeter :o Jeter went down and might've pulled something right at the end of the race but she was already out of it.

and Tyson Gay predictably won the 100. I h8 that he's a drug cheat but he interviews well. It's nice to see a sprinter who isn't completely cocky and is respectful of his competitors, as sad as that is to say.

Trayvon Bromell got second place though! Turns 20 in July and ran 9.96.

New Jersey girls got 1st and 3rd in TJ <3 including 19 year old Keturah Orji. I have no clue who actually goes to Beijing though since not many of our women TJers meet the standard usually. (ETA: Orji got 3rd place but has the best jump in the country, only 0.05 off the qualifying mark!)

Sanya Richards-Ross didn't make the 400 meter final :o :o :o

:o :o :o Francena McCorory doesn't make it in the 400! Died in the last 50 and fell right at the line for fourth place (was already in fourth though so the fall didn't change things.) The team will be Allyson Felix, Natasha Hastings, and Phyllis Francis!

The US trials are brutal. Stowers, Richards Ross and McCorory all out of the team despite topping the world leading times. Nelvis only just made it by 0.01 second...

Christine's chances of defending her title have drastically improved.

The last day of US trials are on Eurosport 2 @ 9pm tonight

Yah but apparently he made a homophobic tweet against lesbians or something, which makes it hard to root for him.

Hoping Gatlin has a disastrous 200

Georganne Moline was in the mix but fell at hurdle #8 :\

Top three were Shamier Little (2x NCAA champion, 20 years old), Cassandra Tate, and Kori Carter. Lashinda Demus misses the team by 0.03 :o :o :o

Maggie Vessey falls with 200 to go and Ajee' Wilson loses a shoe in the process and just holds on for third. Montano, Martinez, and Wilson are going to Beijing.

lmfao Duane Solomon spent all this time talking about how he's going to take the race into ~*~THE TWILIGHT ZONE~*~

...and then he went out super fast and just stopped with 50 meters to go and didn't even finish :joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

Jenna Prandini is the national champion in the 200 :worship:

Jeff Porter misses the US team by 0.005 :( he had a good start but his second half fell apart.

A few shocks from the US trials this time.

British Trials are next week. I can't see Team GB being that full tbh, since selectors have been extra harsh this year. First of all, you need 2 A Standards AND Top 2 at the trials to achieve auto selection. If you fail to reach top 2, you can only be selected if you have a realistic chance at making the final in Rio. Selectors also get final say over IAAF invitations, so someone who doesn't win the Trials but is high enough in the world rankings to receive an invite from IAAF to fill up remaining spots could still get rejected if selectors don't see enough potential in them. Men's middle distance in particular is looking likely that no one will be sent. Also, if you plan to compete at the Euro Juniors or U23s, then you aren't allowed to compete in that same event at Beijing :shrug:

I'm going on Friday and Saturday to watch, but all the main finals will be on Sunday (which is the only day being televised by the BBC).

:(

Lmao I love Cindy Ofili's resting bitch face in this interview. She looks pissed that her sister beat her :joker: And then Tiffany's face when Cindy is talking :joker:

That "mhmmm" at the end :joker:

Cindy Ofili feeling British will never not be hilarious to me <3

Do they not get on? There is so much passive aggressiveness in that video lmao.

I have no idea but apparently Tiffany said "the day her sister beats her is the day she retires" lmao

Team GB Auto-selected athletes (so far, before selectors remaining decisions):

MEN

100m
C. Ujah, J. Dasaolu

200m
Z. Hughes

400m
R. Yousif, J. Dunn

5000m
M. Farah

10,000m
M. Farah

Pole Vault
S. Lewis

Long Jump
G. Rutherford, D. Bramble

Hammer
N. Miller

WOMEN

100m
D. Asher-Smith

200m
B. Williams, M. Adeoye

400m
A. Onuora, C. Ohuruogu

800m
L. Sharp

1500m
L. Muir, L. Weightman

100m Hurdles
T. Porter, C. Ofili

400m Hurdles
E. Child, M. Beesley

High Jump
I. Pooley, M. Lake

Pole Vault
H. Bradshaw

Long Jump
S. Proctor, L. Ugen

Hammer
S. Hitchon

Candace Hill set meet record at World Youth with an 11.08.

Hannah Brier got sixth in 11.66, idk anything about her but she's British

Can we get Dawn Harper Nelson on BBUS pls... The way she manipulated those officials into pulling out a green card when she blatantly false started <333

Here’s a list of automatic qualifiers. Those in brackets have one A-standard, but need another for automatic selection.

MEN

100m
J. Dasaolu, C. Ujah

200m
Z. Hughes, (D. Talbot)

400m
J. Dunn, R. Yousif

800m
(M. Rimmer)

1500m
(C. Grice), (C. O’Hare)

5000m
M. Farah, (T. Farrell)

10,000m
M. Farah

110m Hurdles
L. Clarke

400m Hurdles
(N. Flannery)

High Jump
(R. Grabarz)

Pole Vault
Steve Lewis

Long Jump
D. Bramble, G. Rutherford

Triple Jump
(N. Douglas), (J. Reid)

Hammer
M. Dry, N. Miller

WOMEN

100m
D. Asher-Smith

200m
M. Adeoye, B. Williams

400m
C. Ohuruogu, A. Onuora

800m
S. Oskan-Clarke, L. Sharp

1500m
L. Muir, L. Weightman

5000m
(S. Twell)

100m Hurdles
C. Ofili, T. Porter

400m Hurdles
M. Beesley, E. Child

High Jump
M. Lake, I. Pooley

Pole Vault
H. Bradshaw

Long Jump
S. Proctor, L. Ugen

Hammer
S. Hitchon

omfg Candace Hill just broke Kaylin Whitney's 200 world youth record with a 22.43. Lauren Rain Williams got second for USA with a 22.90. They're both 16 years old.

Candace's 100/200 double is the second at World Youth after Jodie Williams fwiw

omfg and Sammy Watson just negative splitted a 2:03.54 to win O_O went out in 63 and closed in 60

Tara Davis wins LJ for USA with 6.41. She's another 16 year old. USA's class of 2017 is ridiculously stacked on the girl's side especially

this is the funniest thing ever to me :joker::joker::joker:

edit: apparently Michelle Visage's daughter is a hurdler and goes to the same high school as Tara Davis :joker: this is all to hilarious to me

Startlists for the London Anniversary Games are up:

http://london.diamondleague.com/lists_results_2015/

GB & NI team for the IAAF World Championships

MEN

100m
James Dasaolu
Richard Kilty
Chijindu Ujah

200m
Zharnel Hughes
Daniel Talbot

400m
Jarryd Dunn
Martyn Rooney
Rabah Yousif

800m
Kyle Langford
Michael Rimmer

1500m
Charlie Grice
Chris O’Hare

5000m
Mo Farah
Tom Farrell

10,000m
Mo Farah

110m hurdles
Lawrence Clarke

400m hurdles
Niall Flannery
Jack Green

High jump
Robbie Grabarz

Long jump
Dan Bramble
Greg Rutherford

Pole vault
Steve Lewis

Hammer throw
Mark Dry
Nick Miller

20km walk
Tom Bosworth

4x100m relay
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
James Ellington
Adam Gemili
Richard Kilty
Danny Talbot
Chijindu Ujah

4x400m relay
Jack Green
Martyn Rooney
Conrad Williams
Delano Williams
Jarryd Dunn
Rabah Yousif
Nigel Levine

WOMEN

100m
Asha Philip

200m
Margaret Adeoye
Dina Asher-Smith
Bianca Williams

400m
Christine Ohuruogu
Anyika Onuora

800m
Jenny Meadows
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
Lynsey Sharp

1500m
Laura Muir
Laura Weightman

5000m
Steph Twell

10,000m
Kate Avery

100m hurdles
Cindy Ofili
Tiffany Porter

400m hurdles
Meghan Beesley
Eilidh Child

High jump
Morgan Lake
Isobel Pooley

Long jump
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Shara Proctor
Lorraine Ugen

Pole vault
Holly Bradshaw

Hammer throw
Sophie Hitchon

Javelin
Goldie Sayers

Heptathlon
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Katarina Johnson-Thompson

4x100m relay
Louise Bloor
Desiree Henry
Jodie Williams
Daryll Neita
Asha Philip
Dina Asher-Smith
Bianca Williams

4x400m relay
Kirsten McAslan
Seren Bundy-Davies
Laviai Nielson
Margaret Adeoye
Eilidh Child
Christine Ohuruogu
Anyika Onuora

Ajee' Wilson is not going to be racing at Worlds because of injury. Real shame.

In more controversial news, however, Nick Symmonds has been dropped off of the Team USA roster! There's been a lot of controversy because's openly refusing to sign a conditions statement because one of the conditions is that everyone must wear Nike at any Team USA event, but there aren't any guidelines as to what is defined as a Team USA event and since he's sponsored by Brooks he could get in trouble and he wouldn't be allowed to bring his trainers on the plane and all this ****. I don't know, Nick's been very vocal about all of this and he had some big press conference tonight where he's blowing up USATF's spot so it should be interesting for the next few weeks.

Probably weirdest/most random interaction I've seen on Twitter

Seb Coe has been elected the new president of the IAAF by 115 votes to 92.

World Champs start tonight at 5 past midnight UK time

Looking forward to the world champs prob second to the Olympics in athletics terms just hope team GB do well and there isn't too many drug stories overshadowing the compettion

We have a few medal shots... Katarina Johnshon-Thompson, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford, Lynsey Sharp, Shara Proctor, Christine Ohuruogu, Tiffany Porter, Zharnel Hughes, Isobel Pooley, Dina Asher-Smith and all of our relay squads are all possible of getting medals although not all will.

Lots of people are using this as a stepping-stone towards Rio.

KJT and Jess Ennis Top 2 in the heptathlon going into today's evening session. Nick Miller, Laura Muir and Laura Weightman all safely qualified in their heats. Mark Dry, Kyle Langford and Michael Rimmer all failed to qualify.

Live action is starting now on BBC2!