Posted July 4, 20178 yr 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
July 5, 20178 yr 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.
July 10, 20178 yr Author 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.
July 13, 20178 yr Author 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.
August 20, 20177 yr Author A final win for Mo Farah in his final track race in the 5000m in Birmingham.
August 20, 20177 yr 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.
September 4, 20177 yr Author 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.
September 23, 20177 yr Author 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".
September 26, 20177 yr That's not great. Knowing that I was watching the Games back then makes it feel weird that doping was still happening :(
October 1, 20177 yr Author 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.
October 25, 20177 yr 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!
November 3, 20177 yr Author Sad news - Wayde Van Niekerk has a knee injury which requires surgery & he'll miss the Commonwealth Games.
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