Athletics 2023/2024

[maidstonevillain]

A quite big season of athletics ahead. So thought a new Athletics thread was justified.

Just dipped into tonight's Diamond League (Florence). Specifically to watch Asher-Smith (W100m) and Laura Muir (W1500m).

Asher-Smith pulled out just before the start. Not for the first time. An affliction she seems to have in common with her fellow school alumni, Emma Raducanu.

Muir was a distant second.
The winner did smash the World Record however.

[nigel]

Great story

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65949718

To a degree I can liken it a bit to myself.
I was a very quick rugby player and did athletics for the fire service, PB of 10.4.
I was asked a few times to try out for an athletics club, but never followed it up.
Not saying I’d have pulled those times out, though

[Rudy Can't Fail]

This is well worth a watch..

[nigel]

This is well worth a watch..

Flippin heck, he must have been touching 90-100m adrift at the start of the final lap.

[JD]

This is well worth a watch..

Flippin heck, he must have been touching 90-100m adrift at the start of the final lap.

Wow, that's amazing. He ran it like a 400m race.

[paul_e]

Some big stories in the athletics in the last week or so.

Mens 400m hurdles - Warholm looks like he's gone up a level, I reckon he'll get the world record this summer.
Mens 100m - Christie's record has gone after 30 years, Zarnell Hughes currently with the best time in the world this year at 9.83

Then there's this from the europeans in Poland - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/athletics/66010470 - I love everything about that, credit to her for doing it, for being clearly pleased to be there, for all the photographers and comms not being twats about her and for the fantastic touch of putting it as a seasons best on the overlay. I love it when you get things like this in sport.

[nigel]

Some big stories in the athletics in the last week or so.

Mens 400m hurdles - Warholm looks like he's gone up a level, I reckon he'll get the world record this summer.
Mens 100m - Christie's record has gone after 30 years, Zarnell Hughes currently with the best time in the world this year at 9.83

Then there's this from the europeans in Poland - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/athletics/66010470 - I love everything about that, credit to her for doing it, for being clearly pleased to be there, for all the photographers and comms not being twats about her and for the fantastic touch of putting it as a seasons best on the overlay. I love it when you get things like this in sport.

That’s brilliant, mate

[Brazilian Villain]

Faith Kipyegon just broke then World Record for the mile running it in 4.07:64 at the Monaco Diamond League meet.

Ciara Mageean finished 2nd and broke Sonia O'Sullivan's Irish record. Everyone in the race either broke a national record or ran a PB.

[Exeter 77]

Mondo Duplantis was uncharacteristically out of form in the pole vault tonight.

[Brazilian Villain]

Mondo Duplantis was uncharacteristically out of form in the pole vault tonight.

I think you mean Timothée Chalamet.

[Exeter 77]

Mondo Duplantis was uncharacteristically out of form in the pole vault tonight.

I think you mean Timothée Chalamet.

It hadn't occurred to me how much they look alike but now you mention it...

[maidstonevillain]

Faith Kipyegon just broke then World Record for the mile running it in 4.07:64 at the Monaco Diamond League meet.

Ciara Mageean finished 2nd and broke Sonia O'Sullivan's Irish record. Everyone in the race either broke a national record or ran a PB.

Faith Kipyegon just broke then World Record for the mile running it in 4.07:64 at the Monaco Diamond League meet.

Ciara Mageean finished 2nd and broke Sonia O'Sullivan's Irish record. Everyone in the race either broke a national record or ran a PB.

Incredible race. Despite, as Cram said -"the others have finished a mile behind", the first 8 (including Muir and Courtney-Bryant) now populate the 18 fastest times of all time.

Kipyegon obliterated the World record by 5 secs. And when she crossed the line she looked as if could have continued and done it again. This is on top of smashing the 1500m and 3000m World records in the last few weeks.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/66272997

[paul_e]

KJT takes the gold in the worlds, fabulous performance from her, brilliant 800m run from her.

[aldridgeboy]

A good bronze for Hughes after the gold earlier.

Just giving them their medal trackside immediately after the race seems a but rubbish though.

[edgysatsuma89]

A good bronze for Hughes after the gold earlier.

Just giving them their medal trackside immediately after the race seems a but rubbish though.

I was surprised by this considering it's the 2nd most notable medal they could achieve in the sport. I wonder if the athletes really care, though? Genuinely intrigued if they're bothered or not by the ceremony.