Athletics - Track and field thread

[Vieux Talonneur]

Nice one Josh Kerr 1500m world champion.

Or Edinburgh AC 2 : Jakob Ingebrigsten 0

Brother of Jake Kerr who hooked for both Tigers and Brizzle, picking up a Scottish cap a few years ago.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

I like that the main finals are in the evening. Weird how they have WCs in consecutive years. Suppose that's because 2021 was cancelled due to clashing with Tokyo.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Bronze for Hughes in the 100. Lyles wins but no where near his predicted 9.65s. I doubt he gets near his predicted 19.1 in the 200 either.

Hughes misses out as Lyles completes golden double

Noah Lyles completes a sensational sprint double at the World Athletics Championships as Zharnel Hughes misses out on a 200m medal.

www.bbc.co.uk

And no where near 19.1s in the 200. He’s not getting near Bolt yet.

 

[Al Bangor]

That was an excellent kick by Kerr in the 1,500. Well done!

And kudos to Ingebrigsten for coming back to win the 5,000.

 

[Al Bangor]

I'm glad the USA did well. But I was most impressed by Ukraine, because their athletes have been training on the road since the war with Russia began. Kudos to them for keeping their spirits up and continuing to compete in these trying times.

Medal Table | Budapest 23 | World Athletics Championships

World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023

worldathletics.org

 

[Al Bangor]

42nd annual 5th Avenue Mile. I love this yearly event in New York City.

Josh Kerr, Jemma Reekie Make For Scottish Sweep At Fifth Avenue Mile - FloTrack

For the 3rd consecutive year athletes from Scotland, Josh Kerr and Jemma Reekie, won the men's and women's professional divisions of the Fifth Avenue Mile.

www.flotrack.org

 

[Al Bangor]

Prefontaine Classic from Track Town, USA (Eugene, Oregon). It's also the Diamond League Series Final. *Results will be listed on the website linked here.

PreClassic.com - Official Website of The Prefontaine Classic

May 27-28, 2022 | Hayward Field at the University of Oregon

www.preclassic.com