The Official Athletics Thread

[BlackpoolTerrier]

This Hailu business is intriguing alright. I can never decide whether I like Tsegay or not - hardy bridesmaid or wagon…

 

[greengrass]

We're Spoiled for it tonight

If you're not watching Armagh you're surely watching the auld Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF

Very good slate as usual for Leivin,

Jakob aiming to show em who's boss in the mile. Anything short of a WR and the "chatter" just gets louder. Naguse went 3:46:63 and shur he's just a pretender. Right?

Cathal Doyle is going in this also. Shooting for the Euro Indoor standard, he did well in Karlsruhe last week finished 4th and showed well. He ran a 1s PB for 3:37:x the 1500m standard for euros is 3:37. Some Swedish lad won it in his club vest. you've to see it.

Keep an eye on the Dutch fella Stefan Nillesson or something, he'll be good this year. Beat some serious operators in Paris and Ostrava,.we'll be seeing him a lot in Appeldorn I reckon


Womens 3000m is Gudef Tsegay and Frewanyi Hailu. This is a Boxing style "we just don't like each other" match up. Tsegay and her husband rule the roost in Ethiopian Athletics. Hailu left their training group and was subsequently not selected for Paris despite her being world indoor champ. Hailu went on TV and called her out for corruption and undue influence. Tsegay is no wilting violet either as Faith Kipyaygon found out. Elbows out everyone. Hailu is flying, she Solo'd 8:24 at some kiss me arse meet I watched a few weeks ago. Batocletti in there too

Mark English PBd (and NR'd) last week it'd be nice to see him break 1:45:00. Bryce Hoppel and Moula the second best Algerian fella In there.

Lavin in the 60m hurdles too.

The stream starts at 19:00 . I think

Where can I catch this, Guap?

 

[El Guapo]

Where can I catch this, Guap?

Major advantage to RTE/Virgin not giving a fuck they're all on the WA website with no Geoblock.

Free but you have to register.

Stream starts at 19:45 Irish time

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worldathletics.org

 

[greengrass]

Major advantage to RTE/Virgin not giving a fuck they're all on the WA website with no Geoblock.

Free but you have to register.

Stream starts at 19:45 Irish time

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worldathletics.org

Cheers Guap

 

[Carmona]

Thanks, Guapo, found it on the TV

 

[Carmona]

Wow.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Wow.

Onreal ? - well over a second off the record.
Guapo’s tip got a distant second with the ever-improving Doyler making up the podium.

Hailu done the biz too

 

[El Guapo]

He broke the 1500m WR too

Doyle was 3:37:39 so another half second improvement, frustratingly outside the Euro standard though (he'll be grand he'll get a ball of points for this)

Standard in the women's 60h was unreal.

Laros, Gebhriwet, Wale and Tefera coming up in the 3000m

 

[El Guapo]

Also is it just me or has Erryon Knighton gone back to being skinny?

 

[Carmona]

Laros good there. I thought Knighton struggled badly on the bend. Then I saw he had strapping on the hammie.