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Originally Posted by Hayden

I literally CAN'T though like how do you break your foot at the end of February and run a 22.22 to be just outside a world medal?

She's honestly the best athlete we've had in a long time, even if she doesn't have the medals to prove it

Apparently this was her 3rd fastest time ever, making it even more incredible

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Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

I think she signed pro too early tbh. Like her times were definitely good enough to warrant sponsorships and whatnot, but she hardly had any racing experience against high-level competition and it's a huge transition to go from being a high school athlete where you race a lot in a shorter season to a professional athlete where you race more sparingly over a longer period of time. That's why I think the NCAA is such a good stepping stone, because the D1 championships are insanely competitive and that's where so many athletes are made and learn their racing tactics and instincts from. Candace Hill is kind of in that same funk now too -- sure it's great that you can 10.98 against a bunch of high schoolers but when are you going to do that against anyone who's legit? That's why I'm actually really happy that Sydney McLaughlin is going to Kentucky next year rather than signing pro. The talent's there but now she'll get the time to develop into her own.

I don't really mind Whitney much tbh, but it's shady as could be that her training group is full of a bunch of drug cheats including her coach Dennis Mitchell. Between that and being completed usurped by Candace Hill a year later she's a complete nobody now.

Yeah the NCAA's seem pretty cool, a fair few British athletes go through the US collegiate system too

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Always tie your bibs on correctly folks! It could cost you the world title:

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Youtube video

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On now

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The penultimate day

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Men's 4x100m looked gooood.

Alol at James Ellington predicting gold on Twitter though.

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^ Ellington (and Kilty) are a mess and I will rejoice the day they retire

Penultimate evening session on now, GB could win up to 4 realistic medals tonight (Farah, KJT/Lake and the two sprint relays)

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Exciting night tonight

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Morgan rattling 1.84 welp

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mess I forgot how empty the stadium was in Rio

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Originally Posted by Jack_

mess I forgot how empty the stadium was in Rio

Here for all future Athletics events being given to London

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Originally Posted by Hayden

Here for all future Athletics events being given to London

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@ the empty stadium for the Decathlon Pole Vault

Decathlon is such an awkward event because you have to fit so many in one day

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They should consider moving a couple of finals to morning sessions in the future cause otherwise it seems people just don't care

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Originally Posted by Jack_

They should consider moving a couple of finals to morning sessions in the future cause otherwise it seems people just don't care

They normally do that but the stands are even emptier

I think London have tried something different with there only being 4 morning sessions this champs and most of the action being evening sessions... and I've kind of liked it? idk how I feel about it though

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Kat and Morgan clean sheets so far on the easy height

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Denise Lewis sent KJT a emoji after her High Jump bcos that's not discouraging at all is it xoxo

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The mascot has been a highlight of this week

Originally Posted by Hayden

They normally do that but the stands are even emptier

I think London have tried something different with there only being 4 morning sessions this champs and most of the action being evening sessions... and I've kind of liked it? idk how I feel about it though

welp really?

I did think there seemed less morning sessions than usual so I see why now, I prefer it too because a) I don't feel obliged to wake up early and b) it makes the evening sessions more action-packed

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Originally Posted by Hayden

Denise Lewis sent KJT a emoji after her High Jump bcos that's not discouraging at all is it xoxo

mess what

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Originally Posted by Jack_

mess what

According to Denise, she's ~good friends~ with Kat and when Kat jumped 1.92 in the HJ qualifying she sent her the roll eyes emoji as a joke and Kat replied "I know"

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Mess @ everyone spectating the warm up track instead of the actual action inside the stadium

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omg I was only thinking yesterday how I was missing an Eddie Butler VT

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Originally Posted by Hayden

According to Denise, she's ~good friends~ with Kat and when Kat jumped 1.92 in the HJ qualifying she sent her the roll eyes emoji as a joke and Kat replied "I know"

what a twat