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Mack. View member profile	Jul 4 2017, 12:13 PM Post #1
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,640 User: 12,915	This might generate some interest. I thought about doing an athletics thread. Upcoming events: 9 July - Anniversary Games, London 14 July- 23 July- IPC World Championships, London 4 Aug-13 Aug - World Champs, London 20 August - Diamond League, Birmingham 31 August - Diamond League Final, Brussels


Houdini View member profile	Jul 5 2017, 12:28 PM Post #2
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 4 April 2015 Posts: 7,820 User: 21,725	I will try to watch the World Championships. It's a shame that the Olympics are not being held this year as it would have been a perfect time for it to take place seeing as there's not much else happening this summer.


Mack. View member profile	Jul 10 2017, 11:57 AM Post #3
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,640 User: 12,915	That was an enjoyable Anniverary Games with Felix, Pearson (even though she didn't win) and O'hare probably the stand-outs for me. Not expecting much from London in terms of British success but I am expecting a high-quality championships.


Mack. View member profile	Jul 13 2017, 12:07 PM Post #4
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,640 User: 12,915	Great Britain's squad for the World Athletics Championships in London. Men: 100m: Reece Prescod, James Dasaolu, CJ Ujah 200m: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Danny Talbot, Zharnel Hughes 400m: Matt Hudson-Smith, Dwayne Cowan, Martyn Rooney 800m: Elliot Giles, Guy Learmonth, Kyle Langford 1500m: Chris O'Hare, Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman 5000m: Mo Farah, Andrew Butchart 10,000m: Mo Farah3000m steeplechase: Rob Mullett, Zak Seddon 110m hurdles: Andrew Pozzi, David King, David Omoregie 400m hurdles: Jack Green High Jump: Robbie Grabarz Long jump: Greg Rutherford Triple jump: Nathan Fox Hammer: Nick Miller Decathlon: Ashley Bryant 20km walk: Tom Bosworth, Callum Wilkinson 50km walk: Dominic King Marathon: Callum Hawkins, Josh Griffiths, Andrew Davies 4x100m relay: CJ Ujah, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Danny Talbot, Zharnel Hughes, Adam Gemili, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Richard Kilty, Reece Prescod 4x400m relay: Matt Hudson-Smith, Dwayne Cowan, Martyn Rooney, Delano Williams, Rabah Yousif, Jack Green, Cameron Chalmers. Women: 100m: Asha Philip, Daryll Neita, Desiree Henry 200m: Shannon Hylton, Bianca Williams, Dina Asher-Smith 400m: Zoey Clark, Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora 800m: Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, Adelle Tracey, Lynsey Sharp 1500m: Laura Muir, Laura Weightman, Jessica Judd, Sarah McDonald 5000m: Steph Twell, Eilish McColgan, Laura Muir 10,000m: Beth Potter, Jessica Martin, Charlotte Taylor 3000m steeplechase: Rosie Clarke 100m hurdles: Tiffany Porter 400m hurdles: Eilidh Doyle High jump: Morgan Lake, Katarina Johnson-Thompson Pole vault: Holly Bradshaw Long jump: Lorraine Ugen Discus: Jade Lally Hammer: Sophie Hitchon Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson 20km walk: Gemma Bridge, Bethan Davies Marathon: Alyson Dixon, Charlotte Purdue, Tracy Barlow 4x100m relay: Asha Philip, Daryll Neita, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Shannon Hylton, Bianca Williams, Corinne Humphreys 4x400m relay: Zoey Clark, Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle, Laviai Nielsen, Perri Shakes-Drayton.


Mack. View member profile	Aug 20 2017, 10:14 PM Post #5
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,640 User: 12,915	A final win for Mo Farah in his final track race in the 5000m in Birmingham.


Baytree View member profile	Aug 20 2017, 11:58 PM Post #6
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 1 April 2006 Posts: 16,762 User: 334	QUOTE(Mack @ Aug 20 2017, 11:14 PM) A final win for Mo Farah in his final track race in the 5000m in Birmingham. So glad for him. He must've been disappointed in the Worlds. Mind you, the GB team left it very late to hit their medal target in London.


Mack. View member profile	Sep 4 2017, 03:20 PM Post #7
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,640 User: 12,915	More upcoming events: Marathons Lots of them, but the ones that are likely to be on TV will be 24 September - Berlin - Usually on Eurosport 8 October - Chicago - You'll probably need a VPN 15 October - Amsterdam - Usually on Eurosport 5 November - New York - Usually on Eurosport, but Freesports say they have it now. Great Run Series 10 September - Great North Run, Newcastle 1 October - Great Scottish Run, Glasgow 15 October - Great Birmingham Run, Birmingham 22 October - Great South Run, Portsmouth Cross Country 18 November - NCAA Championships from Kentucky, usually on free live stream 10 December - European Cross Country Champs from Samorin, Slovakia, usually live on BBC Red Button, highlights on BBC2.


Mack. View member profile	Sep 23 2017, 04:01 PM Post #8
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,640 User: 12,915	Former Olympic 1500m champion Asli Cakir Alptekin has been banned for life after a third doping offence. In 2015, the 32-year-old was stripped of her 2012 Olympic and European titles and suspended for eight years by the Turkish Athletics Federation. She returned this year after the ban was halved and its start date backdated to 2013, but has since reoffended. "We are never, ever going to allow doping," said Turkish Athletics Federation chief Fatih Cintimar. Six of the first nine finishers in the women's 1500m final at the 2012 Olympics have been given drugs bans, leading some to refer to it as the "dirtiest race in history".


PeteFromLeeds View member profile	Sep 26 2017, 07:37 PM Post #9
Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon Joined: 6 May 2016 Posts: 23,882 User: 23,247	That's not great. Knowing that I was watching the Games back then makes it feel weird that doping was still happening


Mack. View member profile	Oct 1 2017, 04:42 PM Post #10
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,640 User: 12,915	Today's Cardiff Half Marathon marked the last commentary for Stuart Storey on the BBC after 44 years. Underrated commentator in my opinion he was.


vidcapper View member profile	Oct 25 2017, 07:32 AM Post #11
Paul Hyett Joined: 4 April 2006 Posts: 25,346 User: 364	QUOTE(PeteFromLeeds @ Sep 26 2017, 08:37 PM) That's not great. Knowing that I was watching the Games back then makes it feel weird that doping was still happening There needs to be an automatic lifetime ban for even the first offence!


Mack. View member profile	Nov 3 2017, 11:58 AM Post #12
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,640 User: 12,915	Sad news - Wayde Van Niekerk has a knee injury which requires surgery & he'll miss the Commonwealth Games.