The Official Athletics Thread

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Some field - all of the Tokyo podium plus world champ, world record holder and world XC champ

Bahega surely?

 

[El Guapo]

Hard to know who has the kick.

 

[El Guapo]

Cheptegui! Legend. great race. Hasn't raced much this year. Kiplimo only back from injury.

The Ethiopian lock out is really surprising.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Cheptegei! He learnt from Tokyo - delivered a blistering 53.4 for the last lap -holy sh*t. Some run out of Fisher - almost got the bronze

 

[El Guapo]

The 5k Cheptagei Vs JIngy just ratcheted up a notch or two

 

[El Guapo]

10.66 for Shelly-Ann Frazer-Price at the same meet. She's in full "she hasn't gonme away you know" mode. Looks like she's aiming for Paris 2024

This was a great shout after Paris DL. SAFP in GOAT territory

The frenemies stuff with Elaine Thompson remains entertaining

 

[El Guapo]

Mens 1500 semi final 1 was a game of death. Could have easily been the final.

Coscoran way off it in 3.44 was covering moves at 800m and got spat out the back once the pack started moving. Finished 7 seconds down. When that elastic snaps it snaps.

Josh Kerr looks like he's peaking at the right time. Kicked home from nowhere ahead of Jingy, Tim and Spanish Champ Garcia Romo

My boy Ollie Hoare chewed up and spat out fot 10th.

The other semi was a run quick and not worry about it affair for Kipsang

Kerr has gloated at the field in the heat and semis now. he's feeling himself. Has only raced about 4 times since indoors so is a relative unknown interms of form. An easy fella to dislike but will be close.

Stewy is in the final so there should be less jockying for position up to 1200m so we'll see who can close in 51 off 3.29 pace. Most likely Jingy still.

 

[El Guapo]

Devin Allen WR for the eagles absolutely screwed in a 0.099 reaction time DQ..

0.1 is legal. He had a 0.101 reaction in the semis. No way the tolerance on those blocks is accurate to the 1/1000th.

Hensel Parchment olympic champ injured himself in the warmup to so Grant Holloway had a clear run for gold

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

This was a great shout after Paris DL. SAFP in GOAT territory

The frenemies stuff with Elaine Thompson remains entertaining

Yeah she's been strong all season - would definitely rank in the "top 5 sportspeople in the World" list in our house. Thompson-Herah lets it get to her I think

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Devin Allen WR for the eagles absolutely screwed in a 0.099 reaction time DQ..

0.1 is legal. He had a 0.101 reaction in the semis. No way the tolerance on those blocks is accurate to the 1/1000th.

Hensel Parchment olympic champ injured himself in the warmup to so Grant Holloway had a clear run for gold

It was a right old sh*tshow. The rule is a balls for sure - then you have the inevitable 10 minutes of arseing around once the verdict is announced - just like the time Bolt got the DQ in Daegu in 2011). With Parchment gone, Allen was defo in the frame.