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SHAMIER LITTLE IS OUT

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

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

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

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!!!

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

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

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Track for the Olympics unveiled:



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

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

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Men's 200 time

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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!

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

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Yay!!!! Jeff Porter!

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

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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

[Alf]

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?

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Originally Posted by Alf

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!

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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!

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Hayden

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!

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.

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Originally Posted by Alf

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

NMB:

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British Champs:

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Euro Champs

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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.

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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 yikes.

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Sydney

How many days of US Trials are left Troy?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Team GB announced @ 3pm today

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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/