I think France will top the medal table, with Germany second and GB third.

There's a really weird rule this year for all sprint events (up to 400) and hurdles events that if you're ranked in the top 12 in Europe you automatically get a place in the final.

Christine Ohuruogu isn't even top 12 so she'll have to run 3 rounds </3

^ So only the sprints (100m and 200m) have qualification rounds for all the participants?

The magic's especially real for the Oregon athletes/alumni. The residents of Eugene are very into it and insanely loyal to their Ducks and go crazy whenever an Oregon athlete does something great. Like, out of all the great things that happened I'm pretty sure they got the most excited over Jenna Prandini and Ariana Washington going 1-2 in their semi :joker:

I don't wanna call it a home-field advantage, but they almost always rise to the occasion and perform well for their fans. All five big-name recent Oregon sprinters (Gardner, Prandini, Washington, Jasmine Todd, and Deajah Stevens) made the 100 semi-final, and I'd bet that Hannah Cunliffe would have too if she was healthy.

You might be correct. France will definitely dominate the sprints, relays, 400m, 800m and be a serious contender in the long distances. They´ll also have candidates for all of the medals in all of the field events.

Germany will be great in the field events, but maybe lose somewhat to France in the track.

GB will do well also, but i think France and Germany are somewhat ahead. Not much, but just enough.

Women's 800 was a complete trainwreck. Wilson, Rogers, Montano, Martinez, Ludlow, and Grace all together with 150m to go when Montano takes a spill and also knocks Martinez down and trips up Ludlow who stayed up but still lost her momentum. Grace ended up winning, Wison came in second, and Crishuna Williams kicked like crazy to beat out Ludlow for the third spot by 0.04. Alysia Montano threw a giant fit and was hysterically crying and putting on all these theatrics as she jogged and stumbled into a 3 minute finish.

^Yikes, sounds messy

And the Men's 800 was a mess too with most of the big names not even surviving the heats. The only qualifier I've ever heard of out of the top 3 is Boris Berian tbh

Omg I've missed Jonathan Edwards coverage <333

YASSSSSS DINA

European champion :clap1:

I honestly think she can go sub-22 in the Olympic final :worship:

yay, good for Dina! I think it was during World Juniors that I listened to some of her interviews, she comes across well. I like her.

US Trials continue today and high schoolers aren't messing around. Chanel Brissett (16 years old, just finished her junior year) ran a wind-legal 12.95 in the 100H to qualify for the semis, and 18 year old recent HS grads Noah Lyles and Michael Norman each won their 200m heats in 20.04w and 20.06w.

The state of the women's hurdles is ridiculous. It's our strongest event by far, but six different girls made the high school all time top 10 list this year with times of 12.84, 12.95, 13.04, 13.04, 13.08, and 13.17. Not to mention collegian Dior Hall ran a 12.74 last year but has been out this year with a torn ACL.

Amazing day today. Sydney McLaughlin CRUISED to a 55.46 to win her prelim heat and her chances got a whole lot better with Georganne Moline scratching for some reason. Keturah Orji won the triple jump as expected and Christina Epps just hit the standard on her last jump to take second -- they're both from NJ so I have to root for them. First time we're sending three women's triple jumpers since 1996. Women's steeplechase final was also outrageous, has to be the fastest American race ever. Coburn in 9:17, Frerichs and Quigley in 9:21.

Martyn Rooney defends his European title :worship:

I must admit I haven't been following the US trials since the Euros have started in Amsterdam but I'll rely on your flawlessly detailed reviews to keep up to date :love:

Eek Desiree Henry's injury doesn't look good at all

Gotta feel for Churandy Martina, thinking he had just done the 100/200 double in front of a home crowd only be to DQ'd for a lane infringement after celebrating and doing winner interviews

100H finalists are Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, Kristi Castlin, Queen Harrison, Jackie Coward, Keni Harrison, Jasmin Stowers, and Sharika Nelvis. Dawn Harper Nelson misses the final by 0.01 :o

SHAMIER LITTLE IS OUT :o :o :o

hoooooly **** Sydney McLaughlin is probably going to the Olympics

Michael Norman and Noah Lyles each win their semi-final heat for the 200m :o :o :o Norman beat Gatlin by 0.02 head to head

Brianna Rollins, Kristi Castlin, and Nia Ali!!!! Queen Harrison fourth, Keni Harrison only for sixth :o

and not to pat myself on the back or anything, but I predicted that top four and only had Queen and Nia switched.

and a 12.34 for Rollins -- she's back!!!

Omg @ Shamier Little and Keni Harrison not making the teams!

Ugh I really wanted Keni to break the WR this year too </3

Track for the Olympics unveiled:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cm6hUkOWAAAoycA.jpg

It's gonna feel weird having a blue track for an Olympics, think this is the first time it's ever been that way :laugh:

Praying Jeff Porter makes the US team... final is in about an hour :fc:

Men's 200 time :o

Lyles and Norman ran awesome and Lyles broke the national high school record, good for him.

David Oliver scratched from the HH final but here we go!

so happy for Devon Allen and Jeff Porter!!!!

Yay!!!! Jeff Porter!

A hubsand, wife and sister all competing on the same track at the same olympics - that mus be a first :laugh:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cm9zy47VIAA1x9n.jpg

Wow @ that European 5000m Men's final, that's the closest finish I've ever seen, especially considering it was a long distance race and not a sprint race. Gold, Silver and Bronze all given the same time, and 4th was one hundredth outside winning Gold :o

I used to be a big athletics fan, back in the day of Linford, I would have never have missed an event like this, but I haven't been that interested in the past 5-10 year's and didn't even realise this was happening.

Just checked out the men's 100m, that was a disgrace the British lad getting kicked out.

Who are our top male sprinters at present? and where is Gemili? is he going to Rio?

Full team is announced this Wednesday but some athletes have already secured automatic selection at the trials a few weeks ago, Gemili being one of them in the 200m.

Our current auto qualifiers in the 100m sprint are James Dasaolu (PB 9.91 - second fastest British man ever) and James Ellington (PB 10.04 just recently set at these Euro champs). We can send 3 athletes per event so the person who finished 3rd at the trials will probably be sent too - that's CJ Ujah who has also run under 10 seconds in the past year with a PB of 9.96.

In the men's 200m, Adam Gemili (PB 19.98) and Danny Talbot (PB 20.27) were top two at the trials and so are automatically selected, but the big talent is Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake who ran 19.95 earlier this year which ranks him 5th in the world this year going into the Olympics, so there's a real chance he could make the final (same for Adam if he can match his PB again). Nethaneel will most likely be selected as the other potential athlete for the third spot (Zharnel Hughes, PB 20.02 who trains with Usain Bolt and broke Usain Bolt's junior records and was 5th at last years World Champs) has withdrawn from potentially being selected due to injury.

I'll post the team here in full once it's revealed on Wednesday!

Updated the OP with the Rio Athletics timetable

Feels weird to finally give this thread the ~Rio makeover~ now that there's no other major events upcoming til then... it's come around really fast!

Just watched the 200m final, and Mitchell-Blake looked way off, although I see he's only 22 and I'm sure he'll get better with the more championship experience he gets. And running 19.95 at his young age is impressive, let's hope he can fulfil his potential in the year's to come.

Yes, he has only just recovered from a slight injury so was not at his best in the Euro champs, although he was given lane 1 which is hard to run due to the tight bend.

I'll give you a few races Alf to help you with your catch-up before Rio :laugh:

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Sydney makes the team!!!!!!! Dalilah Muhammad 52.88, Ashley Spencer 54.02, Sydney McLaughlin 54.15! Youngest American to qualify since 1972 I think they said, and a world junior record for her.

Johnny Dutch led coming off the tenth hurdle and then got passed by Kerron Clement, Byron Johnson, Michael Tinsley, and Ricky Babineaux to only come up in fifth :o yikes.

Sydney :lovedup:

How many days of US Trials are left Troy?

Today's the last day I'm so devastated it's kinda pathetic.

Brenda Martinez dives at the line for the third spot in the 1500!!!!!! Amazing comeback after that 800 fiasco

Tori Bowie wins the 200 and the Ducks go 2-3-5 with Deajah Stevens and Jenna Prandini going to Rio!!! Prandini trips at the line and holds Felix off by 0.01 :o :o :o

Felix </3

Mess @ them changing the Rio timetable just for her and then she doesn't even make the team for the 200.

Oh well the 200 seems to be advancing with times anyway, it'll probably be easier for her to win the 400m

Also only 2 Russians have been cleared to compete at Rio - Darya Klishina and Yuliya Stepanova - under the IOC neutral flag. This is because they train and have their lifestyle in America and are not part of the systematic doping. All other Russians have been denied, including the homophobic Yelena Isinbayeva who claimed they were "taking away her human rights" by not allowing her to compete yet she said gay marriage should be banned lol

Team GB announced @ 3pm today

Men:

100m
James Dasaolu
James Ellington
Chijindu Ujah

200m
Adam Gemili
Danny Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake

400m
Martyn Rooney
Matthew Hudson-Smith
Rabah Yousif

800m
Michael Rimmer
Elliot Giles

1500m
Chris O'Hare
Charlie Grice

5000m
Mo Farah
Tom Farrell
Andrew Butchart

10,000m
Mo Farah
Ross Millington
Andy Vernon

3000m steeplechase
Rob Mullett

110m hurdles
Andy Pozzi
Lawrence Clarke

400m hurdles
Sebastian Rodger
Jack Green

High Jump
Robbie Grabarz
Chris Baker

Pole Vault
Luke Cutts

Long Jump
Greg Rutherford

Hammer Throw
Nick Miller
Mark Dry
Chris Bennett

20km race walk
Tom Bosworth

50km race walk
Dominic King

Marathon
Callum Hawkins
Tsegai Tewelde
Derek Hawkins


Women:

100m
Asha Philip
Desiree Henry
Daryll Neita

200m
Dina Asher-Smith
Jodie Williams

400m
Christine Ohuruogu
Emily Diamond
Seren Bundy-Davies

800m
Lynsey Sharp
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke

1500m
Laura Muir
Laura Weightman

5000m
Eilish McColgan
Stephanie Twell
Laura Whittle

10,000m
Jo Pavey
Beth Potter
Jessica Andrews

3000m steeplechase
Lennie Waite

100m hurdles
Tiffany Porter
Cindy Ofili

400m hurdles
Eilidh Doyle

High Jump
Morgan Lake

Pole Vault
Holly Bradshaw

Long Jump
Lorraine Ugen
Shara Proctor
Jazmin Sawyers

Discus Throw
Jade Lally

Hammer Throw
Sophie Hitchon

Heptathlon
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Jessica Ennis-Hill

Marathon
Sonia Samuels
Alyson Dixon

Relays:

Men:

4x100m
James Dasaolu
James Ellington
Chijindu Ujah
Adam Gemili
Danny Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Richard Kilty
Ojie Edoburun
Harry Aikines-Aryeteey

4x400m
Martyn Rooney
Matthew Hudson-Smith
Rabah Yousif
Jack Green
Delano Williams
Nigel Levine
Jarryd Dunn

Women:

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

4x400m
Christine Ohuruogu
Emily Diamond
Seren Bundy-Davies
Eilidh Doyle
Anyika Onuora
Margaret Adeoye
Kelly Massey

http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/m...olympics-team/