Posted January 1, 20241 yr A thread to discuss all things athletics related such as events, debates and news and anything to with the world of athletics in 2024.
January 1, 20241 yr Author Key dates: 17-18 February - British indoor championships 1-3 March - World Indoor Championships 20 April - Xiamen (first Diamond League) 21 April - London Marathon 4-5 May - World Relays 7-12 June - European Championships 8-9 July British Championships 20 July - London Diamond League 1-11 August - athletics Olympic program 13-14th September - Diamond League final in Brussels
January 2, 20241 yr Always a quiet start on the Athletics calendar! The indoor championships should be a good start to it all though.
January 5, 20241 yr Author Laura Muir has been awarded a retrospective European Indoor bronze after Russian Yelena Korobkina was found guilty of doping offences. Scottish athlete Muir, an Olympic 1500m silver medallist, finished fourth in the 3,000m at the 2015 event in Prague. Belarusian Sviatlana Kudzelich has had her silver upgraded to gold with Dutch runner Maureen Koster taking silver. A reallocated medal ceremony will be arranged and Muir, 30, said the news brings "mixed emotions". She told Scottish Athletics: "Predominantly I feel very fortunate and grateful to receive the bronze medal, particularly when still competing at an elite level, as I am aware many athletes are not afforded that opportunity.
January 30, 20241 yr Author Former world indoor champion and drugs cheat Dwain Chambers is set to race in the 60m at the UK Indoor Championships at the age of 45. Chambers qualified for February's event by running 6.81 seconds at a meet in Lee Valley earlier this year. He was banned for doping in 2004 but returned to the sport in 2006 and won the 60m world indoor title in 2010. The qualifying time for the World Indoor Championships, which take place in Glasgow in March, is 6.58s.
February 20, 20241 yr Author World Athletics is planning to introduce a new trial for measuring long jump take-offs. A "take-off zone" is set to be used instead of the traditional wooden board, where a no-jump is called if the athlete's foot crosses the line. The jump will be measured from where the athlete's front foot takes off to where they land in the pit. "It will mean that every jump counts," World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon told the Anything But Footy podcast., external "It adds to the jeopardy and the drama of the competition."
February 20, 20241 yr Not sure how that will go down - it certainly removes a lot of the jeopardy of making sure your foot is as close to the board as possible, which I'm not sure is a good thing! Plus there's nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned board. Having a look online now and it certainly looks like people aren't too happy about it.
February 28, 20241 yr World Indoor Championships are happening from the 1st to the 3rd March! Will be nice to see some action getting going on the athletics front.
March 5, 20241 yr A reasonable display for Team GB in the World Indoors in the end - gold for Josh Kerr in the 3000m and Molly Caudery in the Pole Vault, and a silver for Jemma Reekie in the 800m.
March 28, 20241 yr Author Megan Keith admits "through gritted teeth" the track 10,000m could be the event that suits her best, despite finding it "pretty boring". The 21-year-old from Inverness, a European Under-23 cross country and 5,000m gold medallist, clocked 30 minutes 36.84 in California this month. That is inside the Olympic qualifying standard in her first 10,000m race and Keith is now open to a switch.
March 28, 20241 yr I guess whichever gets her the best chance of success! I wish I could describe long-distance running as 'boring' though, it would be more absolutely knackering for me!
April 26, 20241 yr Author British long jumper Jazmin Sawyers will miss this summer's Paris Olympics because of a ruptured Achilles. The 29-year-old confirmed on Instagram on Thursday she had undergone a successful operation on her take-off leg. Sawyers won her first major long jump title at the European Indoor Championships in 2023. That's absolutely gut wretching for her.
April 27, 20241 yr Author Britain's Daryll Neita beat world 100m champion Sha'Carri Richardson as she took victory in the women's 200m at the Suzhou Diamond League. Neita, 27, clocked 22.62 seconds in her season-opening outdoor individual race to cross the line clear of Anavia Battle, who finished in 22.99secs. Battle's fellow American Richardson, who took world 200m bronze last year, was third in 23.11secs. "I came here praying and hoping for the win," said Neita. "To come out here and win it, in a decent time, in such a strong field, I feel really confident going forward."
April 27, 20241 yr Well done to her! Hopefully that'll give her confidence as things get going in the summer.
May 19, 20241 yr Author Megan Keith won a dramatic sprint finish at the Night of the 10,000m PBs in London to book her place at the Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old Scot finished in a time of 31 minutes 3.01 seconds at the Olympic trial event after surging ahead of the United States' Fiona O'Keeffe in the home straight. O'Keeffe's American compatriot Amanda Vestri took third place.
June 8, 20241 yr European Athletics Championships are going on at the moment! Ireland getting the mixed relay gold which is good for them. Also a rather unfortunate slip up from Spanish race-walker Laura García-Caro that you may well have seen on the news!
June 11, 20241 yr Caught a little bit of the championships tonight - well done to Megan Keith for her bronze in the 10000m! The high jumpers looked like they were having quite the time of it trying to avoid crashing into the runners though :lol:
June 26, 20241 yr Author Reigning women's Olympic 800m champion Athing Mu will not defend her title at the 2024 Paris Games after falling in the US trials. The 22-year-old tripped as she ran in the middle of the pack about 200m into the race in Eugene, Oregon and finished last. Nia Akins won the race and will travel to Paris along with runner-up Allie Wilson and third-placed Juliette Whittaker.
September 27, 2024Sep 27 Author American Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas was edged by Brittany Brown as many of the world's top women's track athletes competed for record prizes at the inaugural Athlos NYC. Thomas, winner of three golds at Paris 2024, clocked 22.21 seconds but was beaten by Olympic bronze medallist Brown, who crossed the line in 22.18. Kenyan 1500m world record holder Faith Kipyegon and Olympic 400m champion Marileidy Paulino were among the winners to receive $60,000 (£44,900) at the women's-only track invitational. Alexis Ohanian - Reddit co-founder and husband of tennis' 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams - launched the event, which boasts a record $500,000 (£374,000) prize pool, external for a women's track meet.
October 10, 2024Oct 10 Author Former world under-20 athletics champion Kipyegon Bett has died aged 26 in Bomet, Kenya, following a short illness. The 800m specialist won his junior world title in 2016 and then took bronze at the senior World Championships in London the following year. However, his career was halted in 2018 when he was handed a four-year doping ban and he struggled on his return.
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